I reviewed all my labs, listened to lung sounds, and continue to do about 100-150 questions each day (I only used Kaplan's online tools and book). Just made myself get use to taking these questions...
I just too the NCLEX-RN on Wed and found out yesterday that I had passed! :) I was actually RELIEVED when it did not stop at 75 questions because I thought I was failing the whole thing (I thought all...
I just found out I passed my NCLEX-RN on Friday (trust me I thought I had failed...I actually cried during the test..mine stopped at 96 questions which took 1 hr and 15 minutes). However, here are...
bullielover replied to StyleNurse, BSN, RN's topic in Illinois Nursing
Kim's great! She wants you to be assertive and productive and is very patient. The medication cal test is VERY easy, maybe some basic algebra but nothing crazy. You can take a practice test as many...
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browneyedgirl The only experience I had was my CNA class I took senior year, but I never worked as a CNA. It helps make you comfortable communicating with patients and handling different...
bullielover replied to StyleNurse, BSN, RN's topic in Illinois Nursing
Thank you! I needed to do all that because I didn't receive financial aid so I decided to work full time to help pay most of it. Luckily I won't have to do that this year. First semester was brutal!...
bullielover replied to StyleNurse, BSN, RN's topic in Illinois Nursing
Yeah they are random. Basically during orientation you do a "lottery" were you pick your preference for your Fall rotation. However, not everyone get their first pick. During Spring we filled out a...
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At Northwestern Memorial we had to be there by 6:30 AM to look up our patient and look up their condition/medications/look at their chart and listen to report. Their shift started at 7:30 AM so that's...
bullielover replied to StyleNurse, BSN, RN's topic in Illinois Nursing
During the first semester you have clinical twice a week every other week. It really depends on your clinical site. I had northwestern memorial and had clinical Thursday and Friday. People who were at...
bullielover replied to uic-bsn-prospect's topic in Illinois Nursing
I am a current BSN junior at UIC. I know waiting sucks I would check my mail/ e-mail every day for WEEKS, but if anyone has any questions about the program/ what to expect their junior year let me...
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Congrats on being accepted to UIC! I am a current junior in their nursing program and here are a few tips: This program will CONSUME your life, so if you are working make sure it's part time and only...