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1. Pearson Vue Trick - Poll once you receive your results

   ggmugsy replied to Silverdragon102's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

   I live in North Idaho and tested in Spokane, Washington on June 6th. Completed 75 questions and was NOT feeling good about my chances. As soon as I got home I got the good pop-up. Today, quick results...

2. What makes med-surg class seem hard to you?

   ggmugsy replied to northmississippi's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

   For me, patho is the background of Med-Surg. What's in the forefront of most test questions is, "As a nurse, what do I need to do for this patient?" A good friend of mine is completely into patho and...

3. Nurse/Student ratio at clinicals

   ggmugsy replied to ggmugsy's topic in General Students

   Thank you all so much! Reading your posts has been very eye-opening for me. In hindsight, I should have asked more questions about how the clinicals were run. This time next year, I'll be studying...

4. Nurse/Student ratio at clinicals

   ggmugsy replied to ggmugsy's topic in General Students

   Thank you all for your input!

5. Nurse/Student ratio at clinicals

   ggmugsy replied to ggmugsy's topic in General Students

   In my program, there is one clinical instructor for every 10 students. Students are normally spread between 4-5 different areas of the hospital so the instructor travels around as she can to...

6. Final... Basically a test that is a final to end you

   ggmugsy replied to vizzle's topic in General Students

   Congratulations vizzle!! BIG HUG and best

7. Final... Basically a test that is a final to end you

   ggmugsy replied to vizzle's topic in General Students

   I see your point . . . but . . . every question counts, and every question should be fair. If a student can prove that two answers are equally correct, we should have the opportunity to do so on every...

8. Nurse/Student ratio at clinicals

   ggmugsy replied to ggmugsy's topic in General Students

   That sort of ratio seems much safer to me than having more students than nurses. :) Thanks for your

9. Nurse/Student ratio at clinicals

   ggmugsy replied to ggmugsy's topic in General Students

   MN-Nurse, No personal attack upon me was necessary. I am not sitting around "counting nurses." I continually hear nurses say they "feel invaded" by the number of students on the floor. I was simply...

10. Final... Basically a test that is a final to end you

    ggmugsy replied to vizzle's topic in General Students

    NSNA magazine had a great article in their last publication about Horizontal Violence and how it starts in nursing school with teachers being completely nasty to students. That article described how...

11. Nurse/Student ratio at clinicals

    ggmugsy replied to ggmugsy's topic in General Students

    Very often there would be 5 nurses on the floor - each with 4 or 5 patients and we would have 6 - 2nd semester nursing students on the floor - each with 2 patients. Often there were 1 or 2 - 2nd year...

12. Final... Basically a test that is a final to end you

    ggmugsy replied to vizzle's topic in General Students

    Just talking in general. Different final, different

13. Final... Basically a test that is a final to end you

    ggmugsy replied to vizzle's topic in General Students

    I hear ya!! On my way out the door I asked when the deadline would be to "challenge" test questions. I was informed that didn't "happen" with the final exam. That means our instructors can make up any...

14. Nurse/Student ratio at clinicals

    ggmugsy posted a topic in General Students

    Hey everybody, I just finished my first year of an ADN program. One of the things I am unhappy with is the nurse/student ratio at clinicals. Very often - probably close to 75% of the time - the number...

15. Just took NCLEX 75Q..need encouragement!

    ggmugsy replied to susan32's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    BUG HUG to you, Susan32! :) If you've been studying the same way for three tries, maybe changing up your study routine would help. Do you have a friend you could study with, or maybe start a study...