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The schools can buy different versions of the HESI exam, so while I don't know the exact method for numbering the versions, it really doesn't matter which one you take. All of the versions will be tested by HESI so that the scores are comparable reg...

If you're only doing it for the purpose of trying to get in nursing school, then I would probably skip it. You can show on your application that you have previous nursing experience from your work history. The only reason I would consider doing phl...

Yes, the Kaplan strategies book is a good one...I recommend it to my students who want to improve their test-taking strategy for NCLEX. If you're looking for ideas on how to master pharmacology, I think using a "prototype" method is the best way to ...

Yay, that is awesome! Congrats on all your hard work, and good luck as you start the next part of your journey to BSN :)

I suggest starting out offering 1-2 types of classes just so that you can focus your time and develop quality course materials. As you get experience finding your ideal customer, you will also discover what they're biggest problems and concerns are ...

Wow, I remember when you first posted this thread and I can't believe how long it's been since then! Thanks for the update, that is awesome that you have come so far. Congrats on only 6 months left!

Thanks for coming back to share the correct answer, and not leaving us in suspense! I think I would have picked documentation, too. But this is a perfect example of a question where it's sooo easy to read too much into a question. If you just tak...

Hi velmalws! I find that tutoring is still much needed by many nursing students. The biggest challenge is finding a format that pays you what you're worth as a tutor. Obviously, most nursing tutors don't do it only for the money, but we've got to ...

Donaldo11: I don't think that the different schools can automatically see your results unless you took the exam at their school. My experience is based more on the HESI exit exam, though, but I am assuming that the entrance exam would be handled th...

If you're prioritizing and thinking in terms of an exam (like NCLEX), my understanding is that pain is always considered a "psychosocial" need. In that way, it would be prioritized after things like nutrition and fluid balance, since those are more ...

Yay!! Congrats!

I love your thoughts on the reasons people get into nursing, and the importance of passing on the love of NURSING (not just a flexible JOB) on to students. But I would challenge the idea that the best chance nursing educators have to increase their ...

Thought I would throw in my two cents... I think llg put it very well, as did mcmgal. It is not that exit exams are inherently wrong, it is that they are gravely misused by some nursing schools (such as the one mentioned in the article). The exit H...

Sounds like it would work to me. Although I think it's funny that the Adult Failure to thrive nursing dx is psychosocial, while the childhood failure to thrive medical dx is very much physical. Ah well.

2) I would say that situational crisis can definitely be a r/t factor, especially if the crisis exceeds the pt's current coping strategies. 3) I might identify the r/t as "increased anxiety in social situations" or unfamiliar surroundings, or even ...

I took A&P online and Micro at the same time, and I thought that was fine. I would give it try since you won't have to work and are already familiar with the material.

I don't know how babysitease.com works, but on sittercity.com you can post whatever price you want. There is a recommended "going rate," but you get to decide what you want to pay and if someone is willing to take it, so be it. If you're going to b...

Lol! I'm glad you still have your sense of humor PatMac10! That really sounds awesome. I was an OR nurse, so I'm especially glad they gave you the run-down on what it's like to work in an OR. And at some hospitals, RNs get to do both circulating A...

Yay! It's so nice to be able to make a decisions so that you can start moving forward. Good luck meeting with the counselor. Definitely ask about transferring A&P, but if it's been a while since you took it I might recommend retaking it anyway...

No kidding! I know some people who've gone through Medical school (and I've seen the residents at the hospital), and it is ridiculous. I happen to think that evening clinicals followed by morning clinicals is also ridiculous. Then again, I am a bi...

There are definitely pros and cons to doing that way (at least in my opinion). Don't be afraid based on what others have posted, just remember that a lot of times people come here to vent their frustrations, so you get a lot of the negative but not ...

Yes, unfortunately. When I was in nursing school, I had to wake up at 4:30 AM so that I could get ready and drive an hour to my clinical site across town and be there and ready by 6:30 AM. Yuck. My classes varied, I think the earliest lecture was ...

I didn't realize that about CCNE, so I learned something new! That makes sense, though, when I was researching about CCNE earlier I read people saying that their profs were saying that the CCNE accreditation is better than NLN, but nobody seemed to ...

That is true that the school only need be accredited by the Board of Nursing in order to sit for NCLEX. However, NLN is not the only accrediting agency. Another common one is CCNE. I would be surprised if the community colleges are not accredited ...