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In my community health class, we had to teach a class on nutrition and exercise to 4th and 5th graders. We, of course, based the nutrition portion off the food pyramid. The week before our presentation the food pyramid changed so we had to change ...

I took mine on the same day as yours and I felt the same way. I felt like "I didn't fail." but once I got home I went on here and also looked up some questions to see how many people fail at 75 questions and I started freaking out. Everyone at the E...

Congratulations!!! I hope I have great news to post in a couple of days too.... This waiting for results is horrendous.

Hi Everyone, I am taking the NCLEX-RN in two days and I am freaking out. I have been using Saunders, Kaplan Question Trainer and the Mosby CAT. Mosby CAT tells me that I have a 99% chance of passing but... I don't know. On the Kaplan Question trainer...

Well I took my NCLEX today. I got 75 questions. It was exactly what I expected it to be. I still felt like I guessed through half the questions (I feel like that when I take a Kaplan test). We'll see.. Thanks for all the support!!!!

Moliuchick, I am sure you did fine. I think I won't panic if my test stops at 75 questions. There is no way that I am going to fail at 75 with all that I am studying. I think the same goes for you. I think if your test stopped at 75 you probably ...

I think I am just tired of sitting in front of the computer and just clicking. It sometimes get to the point where I feel like it is so mindless and I don't read the questions fully and I just want to get the test over with so I click on an answer a...

Hi everyone, I am looking to buy a new stethoscope. I am taking my test in less than a week and I plan on buying a stethoscope as a present for myself when I pass (and I WILL PASS THE 1ST TIME!!!). I'm not concerned with price but I am working in ...

Thanks, I may do that.

Hmm... The biggest problem I have is how well I hear with my current stethoscope. That is why I am considering the ultrascopes because supposedly they transmit sound really well. I am CONFUSED. I really wish there were someplace I could go and try...

Congrats!!!

Unfortunately for me, I still have 6 more months of nursing school!!! I am taking my test early because I have finished all the nursing requirements, but need 1 more semester of stuff for my bachelor's. But I have gotten through the hardest part of ...

I am using the Saunder's comprehensive review. I get about 75% right when I answer questions on the CD. How accurate is this? I wish there were a way to really gauge how well I am doing. I am a mess. 10 days to my test and I feel like I am going...

I am taking my test August 9th also. I studied like mad in the beginning to June then I went on a 2 week vacation, felt like I forgot everything, came back and have been studying ever since. I am absolutely freaking out. I have been mean as heck t...

Hi everyone, I have my NCLEX exam scheduled for August 9th and I am very nervous about not passing it. I have recently signed up for the online Mosby CAT and it is telling me that I have a 94% chance of passing. How accurate is that? Is there anyo...

I have been both a nurse tech and a nurse extern. Where I live in southern California, only the VA hospitals have nurse techs. Basically as a nurse tech I was able to do everything I have learned as a student except pass meds. That was what was su...

Hi, I work as a nurse extern in the ER, umm.. well now I am an RN IP but I have been working there for almost a year in the ER. I enjoyed starting IV's. It is definitely tougher to start an IV. I almost never have a problem hitting a vein, the pro...

Hi everyone, I have been up all night reading this site. I am a nursing student and I have recently landed a nursing extern position in the ER. It's pretty rare to have openings for a nurse extern in the ER so I am extremely excited. I still have a...

I don't know how indepth your pharmacology class is. Mine was EXTREMELY in depth. Best thing to do is memorize the general things about the drug classifications and then try to memorize the differences. It's still hard but the only thing you can do ...

My program spends 1/2 the time on med/surg. It's where you learn most of your assessment and overall general care. Most instructors will suggest that you have 2 years on a med/surg unit before trying any specialties or critical care.

There was a couple girls pregnant in my 1st semester of nursing school. One was lucky enough to deliver in the summer. The other had the baby and was back to school in two days. She never took any time off except the two to have the baby. She's do...

Have to ask yourself a couple of questions about your anxiety. Are you anxious because you are not sure if you want to be in this profession? If the answer to this is yes, you need to take a step back and think real hard because this isn't an easy pr...

$15.50-externs ???-CNA but I don't think more than $10

Nursing is what people make of it. If there is one thing I have learned from reading this thread there are some people who love it and some people who hate it. You have to know when you go into nursing that it isn't a piece of cake. Sometimes you end...

How can you tell if a patient is faking? Is it pretty obvious? I am a student nurse and I work on a med/surg floor as a nurse extern and I had a patient seize on me. This was my first experience with seizures. The patient had tonic, clonic movements ...