kealykid

If you don't care about your books being new, check out the nursing school FB page and buy your books from another student. Much cheaper and even if it's an edition that's behind the current book, it will be pretty much the same.

Hi! I tried to send you (RubySlippers06) a message but I haven't posted enough on here to use the private message function. 
 I actually just graduated from APSU SON. It was an amazing experience! The professors are very personable. The class size will seem large at first since there are about 50 students but you'll spend so much time together, it will really start to feel like a big family. The clinical rotation during the fundamentals semester is very light, only 4 days (unless they have changed things) since you will spend most of your time in lab working on skills before you work with people. It will all be overwhelming at first but everyone there wants you to succeed and they will go out of their way to help you along. I highly recommend attending tutoring in the Marks building as soon as you start. It is taught by former students who were successful and they will guide you on what to study for exams. Also, buy a good NXCLEX book and use that to study for exams (Link below for one that I loved-great online questions on the evolve website). The format of the questions will be unlike anything in lower level classes. Also, I got all excited and bought a crazy cardiologist stethoscope. Total waste of money, just buy the recommended Littmann light weight sold in the bookstore. You can find a good deal for a stethoscope online too. Nursing school is expensive; look for deals where you can! Join the Facebook page so you can see what the school of nursing was up to last year. You should get a packet in the mail within the next month that has your book list, immunization requirements, and other information. 

Congratulations on being accepted into the program, you worked hard to get here and earned it! Enjoy your summer and get ready for the next couple of years to fly by! 

 Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/APSUNursing/

 NCLEX Book: Amazon.com: Saunders Comprehensive Review for the NCLEX-RN® Examination, 6e (Saunders Comprehensive Review for Nclex-Rn) (9781455727551): Linda Anne Silvestri PhD RN: Books

I had the same problem when I was applying but my school had a forgiveness policy that wiped out credits that were older. I've heard of other schools that do this too. Try to look into that for any program you're interested in if you're required to submit all of your transcripts. Everyone makes mistakes but you've turned it around. Don't let that discourage you!

I took it on Aug 27th for Austin Peay State in Tennessee. It was a lot more difficult than I expected. Order the study guide. Once you have it, spend the $30 to take the online test from ATI's website and study what you miss. The questions are VERY close to what you'll see on the test. Good luck!