carterlee

Your story was wonderful and congratulations. I am an LPN I passed my test in 85 questions 1st time out. The school I went to prepared us very well and we did ATI also which I just loved. Now I am going for my RN and I use apps al the time so thanks for the new list of ones I can check out.

Sounds like the place needs all the help it can get and that they cant afford to fire nurses, with that being said find a new job before you start to sound like the rest of them. Believe me in a negative environment everyone starts to pick up the Ba Humbug attitude. You will too! Move on.

I best advise that I was given is to set goals. Some maybe set for you by the class online if not pick at least one day a week that you do nothing but school work. Also pick a date to have things completed by so you don't drag it out till the last minute and panic.

ATI service is wonderful. Did you do all the pn program with them? I assure you that the questions are worded just like they will be on the exam. If you take the quiz again there maybe some questions the same but the do have different variations of the exam. I used it for my whole program and when I got my green light from them. Which is the program part you take within 30 days of graduation or after. You study step by step for the exam and when you are given the green light it means you are ready to test. Passed mine in 85 questions. So do the review very well worth it.

You have to recover from your surgery and that takes some time and weeks before you have much choice on what you eat. Start with sugar free pudding first it will give you the biggest boost! Had the surgery two years ago and have had some problems. You'll need to eat little amounts all evening and that the hard part at first because it will be months before you register hunger pains. Good luck!

As a diabetic, nurse, educator & mom. There are very few things in life we can control. For a person with diabetes food is something that we can control. So yes I think some diabetics become OCD about food it's their one thing in this whole picture that we have control over. Also depending on age, life style etc... If they are retired they may not have anything else in their lives to focus on. So I am less concerned about the patient who grabs ahold of life and charges forward as I am about the ones who see this as a death sentence and be come depressed and feel that life is over. This is a great field to work in and you can make a great difference in someone's life by helping them come to terms with diabetes and how to proceed.

I can't take flu vaccine I react major. I have six kids and have had just about everything over the years. Always kept the kids and husband's immunizations up to date. Hubby decided one year that he never got the flu or real ill not to get the shot. Guess who got it! Not only did he have a bad case of flu but caused damage to muscles on the back side of his heart. Even if the flu strains are not the same the body can and will adapt to the new strain.

We learned the hard way or at least my husband did. Decided that he never got the flu so he did not need the vaccine. I have always made sure the family all six kids got one. Husband got the flu so bad it attacked his heart and left him with a weak heart muscle. Get it the chance is that your family will not be hit as hard or as bad even if they do get it.

Wow over kill. Everyone including you are unique and don't all test the same. You may have passed just fine, check it out first, if not make plans to study with someone who has. Or celabrate your passing, but find out and go from there. Dont work yourself up over someyhing that may or may not have occured. Control what you can and right now thats you.

The best resoure was ATI testing! I took there quiz on each subject it reinforced what I was learning and told me why my answer was right or wrong and gave me test question like I would see on the NCLEX. I also used quizlet and have the app on my phone kept up to date on my drug book used LOTS of highlighters and pens for notes and workbooks. Study with others! Not everyone picks up on the same thing in class. I must have done something right. I am in my 50's took the NCLEX last week and passed with 85 questions. Help each other it will pay off in the long run.

I second the use of Saunders as it is broken down into the areas you will cover area by area give u a review practice questions on that subject matter and tell you what is the correct answer and why. Better lay out then other books and if you have trouble understanding a area in your nursing book u may better understand the explanation in the Saunder's book. Not all of us learn the same way and having different sources may help u.

Stop letting people tell you that you can not do it. Just laugh and remind them they are not you. I have been there and are still there. I am at my half way point in nursing school. I have a BS in computer science raised six children as I was getting that degree. Always wanted to go into nursing took the classes and of course over the years things happened. Husband had back surgery, a SCA no damage lucky to him or the heart, but in the mean time I ended up retaking classes they were more then 5 yrs old and I may need to retake others in the future. It will not stop me from becoming a nurse! Dive in the waters just fine! By the way I am in my 50's with 6 kids, seven grandchildren and a house at night that is as active as a train station. I do what it takes to move forward you can too.