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Hey :) I would average around 60% on my Qbanks, sometimes upper 60%. I would not get too tied up with Kaplan predicting your outcome with the NCLEX but I will tell you that Kaplan is way harder then the NCLEX: at least for me it was. Best of luck! :)

Hi Charmed. Are you planning on living in the D.C. area? I live in Maryland and I know that the cost of living in D.C. is higher then it is in Maryland. Have you done any apartment searches? I rent a place with my Husband and we pay about 1,300 a month but we split the costs. It all really depends what you are looking for. Good luck!

I am so Happy I found a job :) I can't wait to start! I am in the middle of packing up my old place and moving into a new home with my hubby. Between finding a job, preparing for the job, packing, and getting ready for an intense new grad RN residency program that the hospital I got hired in requires; I have a lot on my plate :w00t: I got hired into the general med/surge unit. It's what I originally wanted in order to get a bit of everything I love the telly unit's. I did my last semester clinical rotation in a telly unit and I learned so much, it was awesome! I wish you the best :)

Hi Mekka, Thank you for your reply. I'm really happy to say I have found a job at a really great hospital in Washington D.C. I start my orientation on July 19th. I just kept on applying and the right place at the right time contacted me. Now to start my dream career Good luck to all of you on your job search!

Hi Everyone! I am also starting in the RN residency program at WHC July 2010. I wanted to know how is everyone preparing for the math exam on the first day? What materials are you all studying? I'm going over IV drip calculations, PO med administrations, and IV push, etc. Best of luck to all of you! and hope to be working with you all soon :)

That's exactly the type of place I've been looking for! I really would not mind working in an out of hospital setting as long as I am able to use my nursing skills. I really want to find a skilled nursing facility that provides trach/vent/more complex care to patients. Any suggestions? Thank you for the reply

Thank you for the reply. I've been getting the same from recruiters as well. I'm planning on visiting a skilled nursing facility on Monday and applying for a position with all my important papers in hand. I just want to get my foot in the door, and anywhere will do as long as I'm caring for patients'. Hopefully the situation picks up soon

Hi Everyone! I recently passed my NCLEX-RN, and am now an RN in the state of MD. I have been tirelessly searching for employment as an RN in all the major hospitals and it seems I'm getting rejected left and right due to the fact I am new graduate. I feel so hopeless, I wish at least one hospital could give me the green light since I'm so eager to begin working in the profession I love so much. Are there any new MD graduates out there feeling my pain? If so please share, I hope I'm not alone on this one. I've been holding onto hope, and will continue my job search daily, but right now it's looking kinda dry out here for new grads

PVT worked for me I took my boards on Friday, sure enough 48 hours later results indicated a PASS, I got the good pop-up. It works people, the end. :w00t:

Hi Noski, What I would do was set a time limit (example: I divided my time between material review & answering questions), I spent maybe 2-3 hours a day with just material review and I would review as much as time allotted me ( ex: I reviewed cardac, GI in 2-3 hours) and then I would do questions (and the questions were not always related to the topic I reviewed the same day). How I see it is do a nice light review of material--do not get too tied up in trying to memorize everything, know key points--when you answer a question, and you get it wrong read the rationale--and if you still don't understand why it's wrong, look it up. I always found that answering questions was also like a material overview for me because I would read the rationales and write down key points :)

:dncgbby::dncgbby::flwrhrts::ancong!: WE DID IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Congratulations RN

Just got my results today! It's a PASS, I am officially an RN!!! Thank you God :) :dncgbby::dncgcpd::dancgrp::nmbrn:

Hi Chris, From what I've studied: when you are going into a patient's room with airborne precautions you wear a gown, mask, respirator, gloves. For droplet: gown, mask, gloves all the time, and for contact: gown, gloves Good luck on your exam!

I totally 100% agree with you on this one. My average for all 1000+ questions on the QBANK was about 65% and the more exposure to higher analysis questions you have, the better. :igtsyt: I think we both took our boards yesterday at 8am, does your state participate in quick results? mines does lol and I hope the results are up by tomorrow at 8 am..I'm getting antsy here :chair:

Crazitree- Best of luck! You can do this, and you don't need Kaplan to pass the boards..you need you :thankya: Noski- What I did was review my drugs by classes (ex: my penicillins, aminoglycosides, cephalosporins, atypical antipsychotics, etc) and I would write the class, the names of some of the drugs in the class because more often then not they sound the same (ex: ampicillin, penicillin), and I would write down there most common s/e and pt. teaching..I would go over it everyday, it really helps to look at things over and over, it sticks to your memory :)

Good luck! I took my NCLEX RN today, and it was not so bad. Relax, take your time, and remember you can pass this exam :)

The lottery works like this: you are usually assigned a random number and based on that number you sign up for clinical. Make sure when looking at the clinical sites you choose at least 2-3 sites because getting your first choice is not always guaranteed due to the random lottery pickings. I think it's great that you are doing NU121 summer session, it's a great class where you will learn how to do assessments from head to toe it's good to get it out of the way so you can focus on your fundamentals of nursing course and NU105. Expect to learn alot, and try your best not to get too overwhelmed (easier said then done right?) but it is dooable! I am living proof of that. I suggest you buy a planner and organize due dates, clinical dates, exam dates, etc..so you can keep yourself in line and not get too bogged down. I highly suggest you go to your nearest bookstore (I went to barnes and noble) and buy a "nursing spark chart" they only cost like $5.00 and believe me it's worth much more, I still use mines and will take into practice ( it sums up important assessments and you can have it with you on your clipboard during clinicals--it really is gem to have!).

No you can wear your normal clothing to lectures, however make sure that on days you have on campus lab or will be practicing in the lab to have your lab coat because otherwise you won't be able to be in the lab without it. Your uniform is only worn on clinical days when you are in the hospital unless otherwise noted by your instructor. I am a nursing graduate from the program and I did hate those swan pants but I made them work By the way: it is an excellent program! I just took my nursing boards and I feel like they prepared me well. If you have any questions during your first semester feel free to contact me

WOW I'm so excited I can't even spell haha! I meant I am getting the good pop up now

Thanks for your response! I am getting to good pop now it's crazy how 48 hours of waiting can get to a person.

HI! I took the NCLEX RN today and I too got the good pop up and then later got the error message, but now again am getting the good pop up :) there is a whole forum about the PVT trick, read about it & best of luck!!

:) I'm glad that all of you find my honesty a bit of a relief. I know how stressful it can preparing for this exam, trust me! To all of you sitting for your boards soon I have a suggestion that helped me with answering my SATA'S (look at each answer separately, determine if that answer is true or false, and then choose all the ones you marked true, it really does help organize your thoughts). You guys are great!

Good luck to you too! Can I just tell you that God does work in mysterious ways (yesterday I was going over a light review of material for my big day today, and something out of nowhere told me to look up the signs and symptoms of a certain condition..and I for sure got tested on this in a SATA format, I know I got that one right 100%) I agree with you, Kaplan was worth every penny

Hi Neelia, This happened to me today too! I got home checked PVT and got the good pop up, and now I'm getting an error message. What was your outcome?

Hi Everyone! took my NCLEX RN today, shut off at 75q's. 1 hour later checked PVT and got the good pop up, I just checked it again and it's giving me an error message..I'm kinda starting to freak out abit. Has this happened to any of you?