haners02

I'm not sure I am able to send pms I think you have to reach a certain level on this site as far as being really active to get that perk. If you have questions or just need some help you can email me at [email protected] :) good luck and keep faith.

@sroach0010 I'm sorry, I don't intend on circulating the 97 pg guide. I think the creator of the guide put in a lot of effort and it is actually worth the money buy it. Although I didn't use it to its full extent I think its worth buying if your interested. I wouldn't want to do that to him/her who made it. Again sorry I'd be happy to link the 30 pg guide thats circulating around all nurses though.

@ TAS1987 Yes it is quite shocking to fail but you can do it! I suggest trying something new, that might not necessarily mean spend more money to try other things. If your a visual/auditory learner watching nclex videos were quite helpful especially the 8 essential concepts of nursing video. Some of it is luck too, you just never know what questions you will get. Don't give up keep trying, you can do it!

I probably should have studied more, honestly for the third time around 3 hours a day or so 5 days a week, I felt I didn't really forget what I had studied for the first and second time. Thank you all for the congratulatory messages :)

Nice! lol, yes I did NOT want to spend hundreds on Kaplan and other review courses, Yes I feel that the questions on NCSBN were similar to the nclex, I have even heard from others that some were some q's directly from the q bank, unfortunately I only got through about 200 of the questions, but it was very helpful :)

Hello everyone! :) Just wanted to share my story of this whirlwind of a life has been with this monster that is the nclex. I'll try to keep this short and sweet but I bet that won't happen. I get word diarrhea when I tell a story hope this helps anyone out there that is starting to lose hope or morale. The title says it all, I failed miserably the first time i took nclex with 75 questions, whats funny is that I thought I rocked it. (BTW: I had like 15 SATAS, 2 calculations, 2 cardiac strips, 3 Drag and drop, few pharm, few prioritizing and delegation so I thought I was doing good). Tried to the pearson vue trick=fail. But waited until I got my official results before freaking out.. 2nd time I failed with 81 questions, (again around 15 SATA, 1 cardiac strip, 0 calculations, lots of prioritization and delegation). I was just happy when the computer spat out more than 75 questions this time to give me a fighting chance. My 3rd attempt: I went the duration with 265 hundo questions (6 drag and drop, 2 cardiac strips, 2 calcualtions (1 with a fl oz intake so I thought I was digging myself a hole), about 44 SATAs (yes i kept tally), the most I got were 2 in a row consecutively, lol. no hot spots, no audio, about 10 pharm questions) Boy... Was it a workout! I took 2 breaks in between to go to the bathroom and remind myself "Im still in this!", I took around 5 hours and 30 minutes. no snacks......... After the 1st time I took the nclex I stopped checking the pearson vue trick and just spent those days trying to relax as much as possible. But after a week of waiting for my results for the 3rd time, I mustered up some courage to check my DOH provider credential search, and when I typed my name there it was my name with an RN number and the words ACTIVE. I didn't believe it, so I tried to the pearson vue trick to solidify my confirmation a bit more. I still don't believe it to a degree but enough that I want to jump up and down and pinch myself that this isn't a dream. I still won't officially tell anyone I know until I get the physical evidence. For anyone that was curious: First time nclex: Used Saunders (completed and wrote notes for all chapters), and about 500 nclex 3500 questions, as well as the 30 page guide floating around allnurses. Second time: Used PDA (la charity book) as well as reviewed my notes from saunders, and did about 100 questions a day until I reached about 3000 questions, as well as reviewed the 30 pg guide. Third time: I purchased the 5wk NCSBN review course, got throough all the content, and wrote notes on all the chapters, but only got through about 200 of the q bank questions before my subscription ended. Also, I purchased that 97pg guide on youtube from passnclex2013, I only got through page 25, but it seemed helpful, it was 50 bucks... (Don't judge me I was getting desperate... lol) Also: watch the 8 essential concepts of nursing on youtube, the video is like an hr and i watched it twice and took notes on it, very helpful. :) I hope this truly inspires or helps anyone in a similar situation, I found only a handful of forums with people failing at 75 questions, I felt really low after that but still took my test 2 months after for the 2nd and third time. I think its important to not dwell on it for so long, life truly goes on... You will pass... just don't give up and keep taking it. Pray like your life depends on it. On test day I called my boyfriend and he made me laugh, don't go in there freaking out (easier said than done I know), but on my third time, I really didn't expect to pass, let alone get all the questions. But if you get past the 100 mark, breathe, go to bathroom, have a sip of water and remind yourself your still in this. and if you fail again, try something different. For me I was really lacking content, everyone is different, they say to do 3000 questions but if you dont know the content I feel like your just memorizing an answer to the question. Please message me if you want to know any other helpful tips or just need a buddy to talk to. I've been there and when you pass, you'll have a cool story to tell instead of those boring people that say they just passed the first time with 75 questions... No hate, love for all!

My gpa was only around a 3.6 I guess a 3.7 if you round up it up. I think what they really liked about my application was my volunteer hours at an urgent care facility and probably the fact that I am currently a licensed C.N.A. Thanks everyone for the input now I just have a lot of thinking to do! :)

Hello everyone! I am having troubles deciding whether to choose Seattle University's bsn program or to go the lpn to rn (to maybe bsn) route. I am pretty aware of the cost difference, the time difference (that is how much longer it would take to reach my bsn goal in the end). Now I haven't gotten into the lpn program at South Seattle cc yet, but I have a good feeling though!! But I have found out that I got into Seattle University's BSN program!! The things that scare me about Seattle University is the COST since its a private university it will put me in debt for like many years! and also, I'm really scared I won't succeed there, I am only a B to A- student and have heard that nursing school is just pull your hair out crazy, and i'm already crazy nervous so just imagine me in school. I'm not saying the lpn school will be easy either but south seattles program's classes are in the evening, its designed for people who work in the day, I won't be working but that would leave me extra study time. Cutting to the chase now, I don't know which would be better 1.) expensive, less time consuming, university experience 2.) shorter time, less cost, will receive experience in between lpn to rn transition of maybe a year, Please lend me your knowledge of both these programs and overall better route for landing a job after i graduate! Thank you for reading!!:heartbeat

Yeah thanks for the input. In the meantime I have gotten my CNA license and was going to find a job for more experience. I actually completed my AA in Prenursing for the BSN track so I have all of my prerequisites done! I think I didn't get in because at that time i only had a year of preqs done and had a D in anatomy... but i retook it and got a 4.0! I don't know if that'll be good enough....

I have applied to two places before Seattle University and University of Washington and they both rejected me. So now I've waited a whole year and about to reapply to a crap ton of places like UW and SU (again) also, Seattle Pacific University, Washington State University, Shoreline Community College, Tacoma Community College, and South Seattle's LPN program as well. I'm probably going to go broke from all the application fees but really want to start nursing school and get it over with because I feel the longer I wait, the harder it will be to get a job. Also, when I called WSU the nursing advisor guy was basically telling me not to apply, he said I was borderline on being accepted and only took 10 transfer students and that I would be competing for 300+ for one of those 10 transfer student slots. I've already been rejected twice before... I guess I just need words of encouragement... I want to be a nurse so bad, I've even gotten my CNA certificate and am licensed but I knew I wanted to be a nurse even more by helping people in my clinicals. Do you think I have a shot?

Hello! I will be applying to numerous BSN programs next year, unfortunately I missed the deadlines... Anyway, do you have any advice for a future BSN student? Also, is there anything I can do to better prepare myself for nursing school? I'll have a whole year off, to get my CNA and work, but I want to keep up with my studies so I don't lose my study habits. I am going to get a NCLEX review book to study from, and also I found a good website that shows a list of pharmaceuticals, their names, and what type of drug they are (Like 200 of them!) Would studying these help me get a bit ahead for NS? Thank you to all who reply! Have a nice day!:redbeathe

Hello, I will be finishing up my pre associates in nursing by the end of august:lol2:! I'm taking a year off to get my cna and get experience. So... for next year when I apply to bsn programs do you think a 3.5 cumulative will be good enough!? I've gotten pretty good grades the thing is, my first year I kinda slacked off and got mostly B's like 3.0's but then my second year, I got 6 4.0's and counting! What was your gpa to get into a BSN program? If anyone out there has gone to UW, WSU, SU, SPU, or PLU's nursing program what was your gpa? Thanks so much any input would be greatly appreciated, even if you aren't from washington. Mucho Gacias!

Hello I'm new to this website but am very happy to have found it! :) So I will have finished my associates in pre nursing this summer which means I intended to go for my bsn. However, I missed the deadlines for all the 2010 fall quarters so I have to wait a whole year to apply again!? My overall gpa should be around 3.5 hopefully! I'm worried about the competition here I live in Washington state. I already have 100+ hours of community service at a clinic but it wasn't hands on at all. My questions is: For this year, what would be most beneficial to me, to succeed and attain my BSN? Here are some options I've been thinking so tell me what you think!? Thanks so much! 1) Get my CNA gain some real hands on experience, work for that year and reapply. 2) Get a certificate in something as kind of a back up like dental assistant, or vet assistant ( I :redbeathe animals, but not as much as people of course!) 3) Apply for ADN programs around my town just so I'm not leaving that one year behind, I would then apply for a RN-BSN program too. 4) Go overseas for volunteering. I found this program which allows you to live with a host family and volunteer in South America or Asia for about 2 months. (this may look good on applications or whatever) 5) Just work for a year and save up because I am far from rich. Any other suggestions would be greatly appreciated thank you again and best of luck to all!