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We had to take the corresponding ATI exam to pass any course and move into the next semester. At the end of the program, we had to pass the cumulative ATI to graduate. I hated it! That is, until I took the NCLEX and passed the first time - with NO re...

Hey y'all! Well, the time has come for NCLEX. I take it at 0800 tomorrow. It is currently 1400 and i am trying not to stress too much today, but that's easier said than done! I studied for about two months for this, and it is high stakes for me - I w...

You got this! Praying for you!

It It really wasn't that bad. I had a billion SATA, like the majority of my test were those questions! I would say to you what was said to me, just try to relax today. Get some sleep tonight, and take your time on the test. Read thoroughly! Good luck...

Well I got out after 75 questions. Did the Pearson Vue trick and got the good pop up! Sooo maybe that's a good sign!?!? Thank you all, relaxing the day before was definitely better than cramming. and now for a nap!

Congratulations! You are inspirational. I'm taking it the first time tomorrow, and I too have clinical anxiety problems. I have lost so much weight/have had daily migraines/literally can't sleep etc for the last couple of weeks. I am trying to tell m...

Hey there! It's totally possible, you just have to have exceptional time management. I have been working a parttime night shift job and attending nursing school. Not saying that I'm not exhausted, because many times I am, but I managaed to get a 3.9 ...

You will be fine! I put off Chemistry until the very last semester, and finally tackled it, and was much surprised by actually how manageable it is. My advice: don't move on to another concept until you really grab the one you are on. It builds on th...

Hi all who will listen! I have literally made myself sick with anxiety over this. After graduating with a non-nursing degree, I worked for a year and realized that what I really want is to work with women, babies, and children. I want to be a Women's...

University Chemistry is ruining my life. I have a D right now, and trying to pull it on up.

So I got into a BSN program to start in January... but now I'm stressed about MONEY! I hate money! How will I ever pay for this? I am maxing out my loans (I am getting a second degree so I have no other choice) and I still cannot pay for my living e...

Eagle, I do pray and pray and pray. :) And good luck to you, I hope you find out good news soon! Thanks for the suggestions about work, I'm pretty lucky (as of right now at least) because my job will work me as much as I want... I do plan on piling u...

Thanks for the encouraging words, everyone! I have a feeling I will be turning to allnurses for a very, very long time. :) I haven't talked to my live-in boyfriend yet about the stress I'm feeling over money, but he'll say I'm silly (he's in law sch...

I am available 4 out of the 7 evenings of the week and wanted 16-32 hours working those or doing a double of day and evening on Sundays. It seems around here that there are too many CNAs for the area and four of the nursing homes here have told me th...

I am so disappointed and stressed. I just finished the CNA class three weeks ago and take the state test on Sept. 2. I have been searching far and wide for a job and either hear "we're not hiring" or "we are not interested in someone with your availa...

Love him! and this song. It's one of my all-time favorites. Glad to know I'm not listening alone! :)

Casimire Pulaski Day - Sufjan Stevens Goldenrod and the 4H stone The things I brought you when I found out You had cancer of the bone Your father cried on the telephone And he drove his car into the Navy yard Just to prove that he was sorry In the m...

My perfect job after graduation will be in L&D, making a decent wage. Hopefully that dream will become a reality... in THREE years! lol Dealbreakers would be LTC positions. Blah! I won't even apply.

Just explain it or fill it with volunteering! Never leave that much time unexplained. (This is what I've been told, anyway.) Good luck!

Thank ya'll! I read through everyone's posts and I would totally respond to each if I knew a reasonable way to do so. I want to be able to see women throughout their reproductive years and beyond, and I want to be able to do it all. After thinking a ...

Definitely talk to your doctor! I hope you feel better ASAP. I feel you with weight gain (recent problem at my house too), except I worked 11-7s as a psych tech for a year and lost a bunch because I had no appetite at all on nights! Good luck finding...

Thanks for the encouragement everyone! It seems the best I can do is hope to get into the BSN program starting January, finish it and see what my school options are.. I keep telling myself that you have to try in order to fail and who knows, success ...

Oh man, I wish I lived somewhere that I could do it. I'm in a situation where I cannot afford to move... and the only option for me to move faster through is to get my MSN via bridge program (and, but it still requires an ADN. Waiting for that might ...

I'm in Arkansas and there aren't any around me. I live in an area where I can get ADN or BSN. I was rejected for ADN and am working on Chemistry (only pre-req I don't have) and hope to get BSN. Don't you have to work before NP in your chosen area or ...

Thinking of you and your family on this night! -Sydney in Fayetteville, AR