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yeah, i don't mean to put down saunders! i used it for every exam in nursing school and i loved it! i just don't think i would have passed the nclex if i only relied on that, but everyone is different :) congrats to you too!

congrats!!

I am officially a RN!!! I graduated nursing school in december, I took it on tuesday, had 75 questions. I was a nervous wreck through the whole test, I thought I was getting everything wrong. I went home and did the pearson trick and got the good pop up. wednesday morning my results were available on the florida DOH :) it was official!! :cheers: thursday morning my license number was up and i was accepting a job offer to an interview i had 2 weeks ago!! i start in march!! :) it all went so fast. i'm so glad it's over. my advice: DO THE KAPLAN REVIEW. don't waste your time with saunders or studying content. i've had a lot of review books through out school and nclex is most similar to kaplan. know contact, droplet, airborne precautions, and practice select all that apply. you can do it!!! :w00t:

well, I took it this morning. I had 75 questions and took me 2 hours. I am getting the pop up that says i already scheduled this exam, please contact my board, another appointment can not be scheduled. ... i hope this is real.

i am taking mine on tuesday! i am in the mid 60's for most of my kaplan stuff too. i'm finishing up trainer 6 today and then doing trainer 7 tomorrow. my plan is to go over meds i'm bad at (psych meds, my worst subject), review lab values, review contact/droplet precautions, and maybe do some more select all that apply questions. (all my classmates said they had tons of these). and then maybe if i'm lucky i'll allow myself to relax. good luck!!

what are your grades on the kaplan tests? good luck to you too!

and i'm freaking out. i don't know if i have done enough to prepare. i did the whole kaplan Qbank and i've got trainer 6 & 7 left. i also read that kaplan book they gave us at the class. my grades on the kaplan tests haven't been the greatest, mostly in the the 60's. a lot of my classmates have passed already, but i'm still worried that i won't. and i have a job waiting for me so that makes it 10x more terrifying. any words of wisdom and advice would be appreciated... thanks guys!

do NOT mix! i did this for a month as a tech and i was a complete wreck. now that i'm done nursing school i'm applying for all night positions because 1. more $, 2. manager not lurking over your shoulder, 3. generally slower so more time to learn. yes, adjusting to the sleep schedule will suck to adjust to but i think it will be worth it in the end

my scholarship paid for me to go to the kaplan review. i would never pay 500 bucks to sit in a room for 8 days and do questions with a group of people.

hey guys. i am taking the NCLEX-RN in feb. i went to the kaplan review. i did some of the trainers and now i'm working on the Qbank. my question for you is: is the nclex more like the trainer questions or the Qbank questions. i feel like the Qbank is a lot easier than the trainers were. also, what else did you guys study besides kaplan? i used saunders questions all throughout school but i feel like those might be too easy. thanks guys!

Mayo is a huge hospital and there are several around the country. I don't know if they hire lpns

Thanks! I found it and called the lady! Do you live in Florida? Mayo clinic up here in jax supposedly has a program too.

How did you guys apply for that program? I am graduating in December and I checked the job listings because I heard they offer gn positions. But nothing was up

i live in north florida and would consider moving to orlando. i looked on the website but didn't see anything. is there a separate site for the nurse residency stuff?

I'm graduating in December and i started applying yesterday lol