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    It has finally set in

    akulahawkRN replied to nikki8318's topic in General Students

    Your apprehension is mostly normal. You're starting down a path that you've never been down before and you have no idea about what the future brings. You've heard that nursing school is fast paced and...
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    I need someone's help

    akulahawkRN replied to jacquisosa's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    RunbabyRN makes a great point... since the only thing that really matters about "experience" is RN experience and thus all new grads have that problem, if you work in healthcare you have a very, very...
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    Preceptorship

    akulahawkRN replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in General Students

    Don't be disappointed... Med/Surg can be a very good place for you to really learn. I wanted ED and MICU... and after thinking about it, I feel like I got the better of the choices when I got...
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    Pearson Vue: Bullies?

    akulahawkRN replied to wooh's topic in General Nursing

    The PVT is not gone.... they just changed it and possibly made it much more likely that you'll be charged $200 for a new exam if you failed the most recent exam you took. If someone that did get the...
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    Shut off @75...

    akulahawkRN replied to NicoleBrokaw's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Chances are that the new PVT is at least as accurate as the old one. I seriously doubt the system that reports pass/fail results to the billing system (the PVT itself) has changed. They have just...
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    Pearson Vue Trick--trick no more

    akulahawkRN replied to ms.gin728's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    The PVT isn't dead. You just now have a higher chance of getting charged $200 if you have failed because they may have set up the PVT so that you have to enter credit card info and submit it to...
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    Do you think you'd be able to do medical school?

    akulahawkRN replied to Nursetobe25's topic in General Nursing

    When I was in my 20's, I didn't have the discipline or drive to do medical school, though I clearly had the intelligence necessary. Now, while I easily have all the discipline, drive and intelligence...
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    financial troubles

    akulahawkRN replied to aisha.nisar's topic in General Nursing

    I would suggest checking into various financial aid grants and scholarships. Those often don't have to be repaid whereas loans do. Now as to jobs that don't require certifications, look at craigslist,...
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    PVT IS DEAD! Don't try the "new" trick

    akulahawkRN replied to scaredsilly's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    This is a link to the new PVT: https://allnurses.com/nclex-discussion-forum/pearson-vue-trick-944316.html Step 1 appears to be the CC page. No funds transfer happens yet. Step 2 appears to be some...
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    Pearsonvue Trick Help!

    akulahawkRN replied to emmishee's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    The PVT is still alive... it's just been rearranged apparently. You DO input your CC info and go to the 2nd step in the process. From there you may get a new popup or it'll allow you to finalize your...
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    Pearson Vue Trick - Website Update (Good pop up still alive)

    akulahawkRN replied to BSN1986's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    It looks like the new process is a little different from the old one. I would imagine that now you do put your info into the system at the CC page (step one) and then you're taken to step 2... which...
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    2014 Pearson Vue Trick (PVT) Poll

    akulahawkRN replied to mslovebug's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I suspect that the update broke something that shouldn't have been broken. Given that my own results have been completed fairly recently and I used to be able to at least see the "delivery successful"...
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    California Paramedic to RN

    akulahawkRN replied to Cmmc911's topic in Excelsior College

    I, for one, am glad to help even though it's not exactly favorable to what you'd like. I'm actually all for having Paramedics bridge to RN in the same ways that an LVN can bridge to RN. The transition...
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    Pearson Vue Trick 2014

    akulahawkRN replied to Symtolliver's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    It certainly appears that the PVT may no longer work, or if it does, any and all exam statuses done prior to the site maintenance are no longer viewable. My own NCLEX result of "delivery successful"...
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    Should I still apply to Sacramento States Nursing program?

    akulahawkRN replied to calvaaan_21's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I just checked Sac State's TEAS requirements and they require a score of 75% and they'll accept the highest of three attempts over a 5 year period. If you have a result that's beyond the 5 years but...
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    California Paramedic to RN

    akulahawkRN replied to Cmmc911's topic in Excelsior College

    If you're a new student to Excelsior, your chances are zero and effectively you'd have to go through RN school all over again at a traditional program to earn an RN license for California, even if...
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    Need Advice on Time Management

    akulahawkRN replied to Haybah's topic in General Students

    Managing your study time will probably be the hardest part of getting through the semester. I suggest that you budget about 1.5 hours for each class hour per week for studying. Get a calendar and use...
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    So freaking scared

    akulahawkRN replied to jessandjonah's topic in LPN to RN

    Ok, so you're crazy. Guess what? It's not a competition... You've been through nursing school before and you know how the process goes. You're primed and ready for this because it's just going to be...
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    Study tips for LPN program?

    akulahawkRN replied to Amber5962's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    Active learning usually works best for people, regardless of the type of program. Simply learning facts, figures, and the like by rote memory won't do you any good. Learning concepts behind them and...
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    How long does it really take to get accepted to a JC?

    akulahawkRN replied to diana13's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    My path to graduate took a while... but I first started applying to RN school in 2007 and applied every fall and spring until I was accepted, which was for the fall 2011 start. It just took me that...
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    Should I still apply to Sacramento States Nursing program?

    akulahawkRN replied to calvaaan_21's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I suggest that you should apply to multiple programs and keep applying to them until you're chosen. While you're well below the previous cut off level, it's possible that next time their candidate...
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    Is Laguardia allows second chance for TEAS V ?

    akulahawkRN replied to rinz's topic in TEAS Exam Help

    I'm not an expert on LaGuardia's program... far from it. What I've seen is that often programs will accept the first passing score on the TEAS. The program I attended does this. Sure, you can take the...
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    FAILED nursing school. ;( Now what? Lvn program??

    akulahawkRN replied to zoeland's topic in California Nursing

    While I'm sorry to hear that you've managed to fail out of RN school twice, I suggest, as others have, that you take some time to figure out what it was that made you fail out both times and then...
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    Already got hw!!!

    akulahawkRN replied to KStudentNurse70's topic in General Students

    Welcome to the insanity of Nursing School! It's a LOT of stuff to read, do, watch, and write. The pace will speed up and slow down over the course of your program, but it won't let up. Whether it's a...
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    does Pearson trick still works until now?

    akulahawkRN replied to emlv's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    If you've just taken the exam and you're getting the CC page, wait about 24 hours and try again. This is because your exam has been scored only once and the 2nd scoring has not been done yet. That...