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  1. Need a RN PAX Tutor

    TC3200 replied to Lynch's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Google for practice tests like these: NLN PAX -- Practice Test 1 | Word Dynamo You get good at tests by practicing taking tests. I swear that the HESI and PAX had almost exactly the same English...

  2. Need a RN PAX Tutor

    TC3200 replied to Lynch's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I took HESI and PAX and aced both, but I am an adult and I was taught by the old rote methods, not whatever half-fast thing they must be using nowadays. What areas are you weak in? I took the PAX...

  3. PLEASE I HAVE A QUESTION about nursing scheduales...

    TC3200 replied to RN2bBevy's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    My sister is in NICU. She went to Pitt and did clinicals and her first job at McGee Women's Hospital. That's how she got her early start in NICU. She relocated when she married and had to take a...

  4. Advice for a low GPA student.

    TC3200 replied to Miewn's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Note: I didn't finish RN school, and I'm not an R.N. But I'm good at school, in general. I was accepted to 4 of 5 programs that I applied to and had stellar test scores, but I'm a...

  5. Advice for a low GPA student.

    TC3200 replied to Miewn's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Finish the sociology degree because you are almost done with it. Look at the 2nd degree accelerated programs, but they are expensive. It's going to take at least 24 months to do that. It will also...

  6. Older professional just starting out

    TC3200 replied to MrKP's topic in Men in Nursing

    One of my nursing cohort finished her diploma R.N. program and passed her NCLEX, decided she didn't want floor nursing, and found a job in psych nursing at a facility for juveniles. As a new-grad...

  7. From Cop to Nurse

    TC3200 replied to blueline's topic in Male Nursing Students

    ImThatGuy was on here back in 2010 or so. Finished a BS RN degree and moved on. But you might get something from his posts and threads....

  8. BSN from 4 year program required

    TC3200 replied to tokmom's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    What will those stupid 20-something HR lackeys think of next! Probably ANYONE who has a BSN has been through a 4 year program, LOL. It's usually one year now to complete the college prereqs for...

  9. Passed HESI Admission Assessment Exam - My experience/Tips

    TC3200 replied to xxMichelleJxx's topic in HESI Entrance, Exit Exam

    The McGraw Hill nursing pre-entrance exam study guide is good and it covers PAX, HESI, and other tests. Truthfully, I found all of those tests a lot alike. Grammar and English and reading...

  10. What can ADN nurses achieve with a BSN other than accumulating more debts?

    TC3200 replied to elpnla's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Pick your state for low in-state tuition is a possibility: http://trends.collegeboard.org/sites/default/files/college-pricing-2013-full-report.pdf, page 17 ranks the states low to

  11. What can ADN nurses achieve with a BSN other than accumulating more debts?

    TC3200 replied to elpnla's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    re. "I understand research, can interpret statistics, have an improved viewpoint regarding ethical dilemmas, and function better as part of the interdisciplinary team" -- That's the benefit of...

  12. Can't choose...Lpn or RN

    TC3200 replied to _marie_'s topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    18 months is a long time for an LPN program. You can find 12 months ones. If you can relocate, then maybe you can even find a community college one that you can complete in 2 semesters. Here's...

  13. Nursing Schools are so stupid...

    TC3200 replied to HeyYouNotYouYou's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    The OP said: Not all RN schools / degree programs look at the same prereq classes. Or at all the college coursework. Some may only look at what 3-5 specific, so if she had Bs in geneds and As in...

  14. Nursing Schools are so stupid...

    TC3200 replied to HeyYouNotYouYou's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    English and grammar skills are important. Even in diploma school or associate degree, you have to write an ungodly amount of papers. It only gets worse when you go for the BSN that hospitals are...

  15. Backing out of RN school

    TC3200 replied to rgodfrey's topic in General Students

    I had this thread bookmarked, was cleaning out old bookmarks, and thought I'd give an update. The OP posted a followup, in which he states that he went to a different program, it was very well...

  16. Support for ADN's required to secure their BSN lacking

    TC3200 replied to dzadzey's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Really? I know a woman who is an experienced nurse, a BSN from the 1980s. But if she were ordered back to school today, she could not do it! Why? Because there's no time and no money for it!...

  17. Alternatives for students that fail out of traditional nursing schools

    TC3200 replied to sampson44's topic in General Students

    I bolded that part. And for modern students who are highly accustomed to online learning and self-teaching, that may be no challenge whatsoever. The flexibility to do it at whatever hours suit YOUR...

  18. Need help with pharm calculations- iv flow rates

    TC3200 replied to gmsc11's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    The Zantax 50 mg is riding along in 100 ml of normal saline. But for this problem, your instructions are to infuse the 100 ml of solution in 15 minutes. And the drip factor is 15 gtt/ml. So all...

  19. BSN Night School

    TC3200 replied to Izzy418's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I doubt that you'd find any night school for RN program. Most of those are days, 6 or 7 AM to 3 pm. There are clinicals to do, and those are a day-shift thing. Some programs, like the diploma...

  20. BSN to RN

    TC3200 replied to jkaragan's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Depending on what the BS degree is, lots of it could transfer into the 4-year BS RN degree program. Or, you could do an associate degree RN and immediately go on to an online RN to BS RN program, in...

  21. NLN-PAX Pre-admission for RN

    TC3200 replied to kenadi's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I took the PAX in 2010, so content may have changed. But at that time, I used the ATI HESI preadmission test study guide, and the "generic" nursing pre-entrance exam study guide published by McGraw...

  22. Don't People Have Bills To Pay?

    TC3200 replied to Ruby Vee's topic in First Year After Licensure

    ^ That might be intended as sarcasm, but it's actually good advice if you like OR. I've talked to three experienced CRNAs who said they are very glad that they went to CRNA school, even though it...

  23. WHY do I need a BSN?

    TC3200 replied to AnnMarie52471's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I think that all of the dissing of diploma and AD RN nursing programs needs to stop. A lot of the opinions are based on old outdated curricula that haven't been taught in a couple of decades (we...

  24. Lpn to RN schools

    TC3200 replied to Pmalheiro's topic in LPN to RN

    I don't mean to discourage you. But that program is LPN to associate degree RN. So, first, look at the job market for associate degree RNs. Many places don't hire new-grad associate degrees...

  25. A little overwhelmed

    TC3200 replied to missmollie's topic in General Students

    1. All laser printers can do duplex (2 sided) printing. Some will do it automatically. All other, you can do manually. Instructions should be in the printer manual. You print the even pages...