KnightGal

I notice there are no posts since late 2016. I am in Texas and interested in taking the CBT. Since it is administered by Pearson Vue, as is the NCLEX in the States, I am wondering if they are similar. Has anyone here taken the NCLEX? Thank you!

Yes, you should be able to download a copy of the NPA off of the BON website. :) Nursing Practice Act

Harris Hospital District, Methodist in the med center, and St. Luke's require a BSN. Texas Children's states that a BSN is preferred.

Thank you SO much for this advice, J. I am about to start my 2nd year of an ADN program, and the more I read, the more I get terrified of what's going to happen once I graduate. I love helping people, and I have a good GPA, but I hear so many people saying they can't find jobs that it spooks me! Like you, I have done a lot of caregiving in my personal life. Have taken care of sick parents since 2001, and have seen a lot of stuff I didn't like when it came to nursing. That's a big part of why I chose to enter nursing school at a relatively late age in life.

Welcome! :)

Yup, on the left.

Has anyone worked at Tuba City or Chinle in Arizona? Or anywhere in Montana? I will be graduating with my RN in May 2014. Thanks! :)

You can wear regular scrubs or clinical scrubs, just don't appear in street clothes!

Huh. That's very interesting. I guess every campus does things their own way. Not that that surprises me!

No, you will have lecture one day, lecture and lab another, and then, of course, your clinical day. You will also have a group project each semester, along with 4 sim labs during the year. Also, PowerPoints are the rule of the day, so make sure you stock up on ink and paper!

Sorry. I thought there'd be a quote in there from Nataliea, in case y'all were wondering who I was replying to.

If you are a genius, then two hours should do it, but I am no genius. LOL. No, I normally come home from classes and study the rest of the day, with the exception of when I have to get up to make dinner, wash clothes, do dishes, and help my Mom (she is 85). I pretty much spend every free moment of every day studying or preparing clinical logs, and for exams, labs, etc. (you will be doing a lot of lab prep, patient reviews, and case studies on evolve.elsevier.com, but you have to wait until you get into class and your instructor can get you signed up for that). At Montgomery, I think we had our first exam our third week, and then every two weeks after that. We did not take our exams in the testing center, but in another building on campus, and would startit at 10 a.m.. On looking over our paperwork, I see that, this year, our exams will be starting at 8:30 a.m., and we will have until 9:50 to complete them. Also, you will have a math test every semester. You get three chances to pass. You must achieve a 90 to pass. Even second year students have a math test each semester, and if we don't pass, WE will have to drop out, too. One thing that will really help you is to be very, very organized. Everyone has a different way of doing that, whether it is keeping everything in one notebook or a separate folder for each week's PP's, notes, etc. Make sure you keep a calendar of some sort with all your deadlines, because there will be a lot of them. I hope this helps you, but let me know if there's anything else you can think of. :)

Huh. Interesting. We never needed one, but things are always changing...

You don't need a bp cuff. Those will be provided in lab or at the hospital.

I just found this thread. Congratulations to all of you who will be embarking on your first year of nursing school. I am getting ready to enter my second year, along with Stephalump. I think she will agree with me when I say that you are going to find it to be a wild ride, so hang on for dear life!