pura_vida

pura_vida ADN, RN

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  1. Failed NCLEX 1st attempt, PASSED 2nd attempt

    I want to clarify that I did learn some amazing tips from my preceptors/nursing staff during clinicals. When I say forget about any shortcuts that nurses taught you, I mean just for the exam. If your preceptors showed you some legit tips that are sti...
  2. Failed NCLEX 1st attempt, PASSED 2nd attempt

    By the way, you're not expected to know everything for NCLEX. You don't need super detailed knowledge of patho. Hurst covers enough of the "how/why" in my opinion. From other posts, I've read that the questions are similar to the level of difficulty ...
  3. Here's my story & tips about my NCLEX experience... maybe it will be helpful to someone out there to be better prepared for the NCLEX itself and know that if you've failed you're not alone. My StoryI took NCLEX for the 1st time about 1 1/2 yrs af...
  4. San Jacinto College ADN Fall 2011

    I was so upset when i found out the cost of all the books we needed! You will def need all of them, with the exception of the ones listed as recommended (they're helpful but if you really want you can buy them later in the semester). the Med-surg bo...
  5. San Jacinto College ADN Fall 2011

    i think you should talk directly to the nursing department about this one... sorry i couldn't help more... good luck!
  6. San Jacinto College ADN Fall 2011

    It's really hard to say if your GPA will be good enough... They used to not accept anyone with a GPA of less than 3.5... but this semester I heard of a couple people getting in with GPA's less than 3.0. I think it just depends on the applicant pool d...
  7. San Jacinto College ADN Fall 2011

    by the way that last comment was meant as a reply to jama_pants
  8. San Jacinto College ADN Fall 2011

    The evolve Admission Assessment study guide for HESI was helpful for me... Make sure you know all of the vocab... the concept of the math (the problems are mostly word problems on the exam)... know the basics of biology (mostly high school biology...
  9. San Jacinto College ADN Fall 2011

    ps... try to have a friend in the program that you can study with, compare notes with, vent to, talk to, cry to, yell to... lol, you get the point... because unless you're in or have been in the program, nobody else really gets it
  10. San Jacinto College ADN Fall 2011

    txSN is right about everything.... this program is meant for people with 150 % committment, nobody else to take care of including kids, spouse, parents, pets, etc; no job, no obligations (other than nursing school), you MUST have a car or extremely f...
  11. San Jacinto College ADN Fall 2011

    i feel the same way :)
  12. San Jacinto College ADN Fall 2011

    So how did everyone do on Exam 1 in foundations?!?!? I did ok... could have done better if I would have put more study time into it :-/
  13. San Jacinto College ADN Fall 2011

    Sorry, just saw this... I found it when I went to San Jac Life and then looked up the RNSG-ADN organization... then enroll in it... once your enrolled you'll find it in the Course Schedule tab. It's a little hard to describe via typing so just let m...
  14. San Jacinto College ADN Fall 2011

    hey my fellow nursing students! :) BlackBoard is back up... :redlight:Health Assessment reading assignment has already been posted for Whitlatch's class... due by the first day of class
  15. San Jacinto College ADN Fall 2011

    Has everyone seen that we have an orientation follow up on Friday!!?