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I find this interesting. I went back to school in my 40s to be a nurse. I am married to an engineer, and I don't know why more women don't go into engineering...I chose nursing because it is so flexible with many opportunities for diverse areas of ex...

Heard this one once "My house was broken into, so I have to move tomorrow and can't come in to work.". I have no idea if it was true or not.

I'd like to put in a plug for dimensional analysis. I had to learn it from scratch and did using youtube videos, but once you get the hang of it, there are no formulas and no ratios. It is all simple multiplication then division. I had not had a math...

1. South East VA 2. New grad 3. LTC w/ AC mixed in 4. $21.85 5. 50cent for weekends. Time and a half for OT 6. No mortgage for a 3BR 2 1/2 bath house can go from 1200 a month to 1800 a month depending on square footage and lot size.

I try to get there as early as my facility will allow which is 5 minutes til (I work 7am-330p). That way I can get report first and be on my way. We work the same hall for 2 weeks then switch. The first day I write my treatments on a list so I can ch...

I too have a family hx. My dad was first diagnosed at 42 and ended up with a colostomy bag. I have had three colonoscopies I think and am sensitive to narcotics but have never had a problem. After the first one, I did sleep the rest of the afternoon,...

I am at a LTC as a new nurse. I had 4 days of orientation, two of them on the floor. I would find out how many patients you will be responsible for. I work days and have 12-16 patients. It is hard but rewarding. I don't think that the two days on the...

I took mine 2 weeks ago and it shut off at 75Q. I passed!! Another classmate also had hers cut off at 75 and she passed!

Get a calendar planner. Make a study plan on the calendar. I figured out how many Q banks I needed to do per day and how many wrong answers I could review in a day. I also plotted where I would fit in the very long Q trainer tests. Then just sit down...

I took the NCLEX yesterday! Got 75Q and the good popup! Saw on BON today that I have a license!!!!! I did Kaplan: live review in class, all Q banks, some of the content videos, the alternate format and priority sample tests, and all trainer tests. I ...

I did the Kaplan live review, all the Qbanks, all the Trainers, the SATA and Priority Sample tests and listened to some of the content videos. I passed w/ 75Q. I was a good student and think that the Decision Tree helped me decide between actual and ...

I just passed the NCLEX and used Kaplan exclusively. They have a Qbank Sample test that is completely made up of alternate questions, mostly SATA and another sample test that is just priority Qs. I did all of the Qbanks and all of the Trainers as wel...

It may depend on your state. I found out less than 24 hours later when I searched my name on the BON.

I thought that Kaplan was VERY similar to the priority and delegation Qs that I got on the NCLEX. My Qbank average was around 62. Do all of the Trainers and there are two Qbank sample tests that are just SATA and Priority. YOU CAN DO THIS!

I took it on Tuesday 6/4 and tried the PVT about 3 hours later and got the good pop up! Saw my license # this morning on the BON!!!

I am overweight and over 40 and just graduated. MANY of us in our class got sick because of being so tired and stressed. I was one of the healthiest ones! I would advise you to start a walking program even if it's just in your neighborhood or in a ma...

You should start on the Q banks and do Question trainers 1-3. Then go over all of your wrong answers and read the rationales. They also have a video section with the Decision Tree in it. I found it helpful to listen to those before the class. The con...

I was pinned May 10th. I just checked Pearson Vue and can schedule the exam but must have my ATT number to verify. I don't have the e-mail yet! I called them, and they said that it was sent today but sometimes takes 24 hours to arrive. So I guess I c...

Yes. It is under the NCLEX prep tab. one line says Qbanks and the next says Qbank sample tests. Pick the 4th one.

I get freaked out about the SATA. I don't know if you have the same Kaplan that I do, but they have a Sample Test 4 that is ALL SATA. It made me much more comfortable with that format although I only got a 26% the first time I took it! My scores are ...

I can't wait :w00t: I am in RN school, my 2nd year of a two year program and am thinking of becoming an NP too. I have a BA in Spanish and am hoping that will make my road to a BSN a little quicker as I already have the general education requirements...

I think that her opinion is based on lack of experience. I prefer NPs to MDs. When I got pregnant, I searched for a midwife center and went straight there. The good of it was I found out that I was carrying twins, but that meant that I could not be d...

I have recently observed this procedure and in the one that I was in, the nurse constantly talked to the patient and gave more medication (with the doc's consent) if the patient was agitated. One of the drugs used, can't remember their names as I am ...

Have you looked into other programs? I know of someone who failed out of one program, so later when she decided to try again, she switched to a different program. She clicked with that one and became an RN. I have a friend in a different program than...

I am in a community college program about an hour and a half north of VA Beach. This first semester, I am only in class/clinicals three days a week. Next fall that will change to at least 4 days. They do not take your schedule into account at all, an...