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I GOT THE JOB!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YAY!!! :w00t:

Thanks guys! I will let you know how it goes tomorrow! Fingers are crossed

I have a job interview tomorrow at a family practice and was wondering if anyone had any tips to offer? I'm really nervous....it's been quite a few years since I had a job interview. Should I bring a copy of my license or my resume, etc? Thanks all!

@ laurelave I didn't do the PVT, mostly because I was terrified, lol. I started to but then I figured either way I would rather see my official result, which was up in less than 24 hours for me. I took my test at 2pm, and got my results the next day on the BON website at 9am. Good luck on Tuesday, you will be great! Also remember that almost everyone comes out of the NCLEX thinking they failed, so try not to worry too much if you feel that way after! @ purplechicxiii I studied for about 2-3 weeks on the Hurst review core content, and I didn't do the review questions until the last couple days before my test. However, I did have 3 different NCLEX question applications on my iphone that I used to practice questions (Saunders, Mosby, and Lippencott). I had been using those for at least 2 months before I took NCLEX. It was great because I could do NCLEX questions at any time--at the bank, in line, before class, at the gym, where ever, lol. They really helped too!

@ AwesomeGod and whit9448: You can do it!!! Good luck!!! Know your core content inside and out, and always think priority.

Thanks for the congrats everybody! @Dragonfly777 and MaleNurseIL I am very sorry to hear that you guys didn't pass, but I know if you keep going that you can do it! Just keep trying, you made it through nursing school, that is amazing by itself! You were meant to be nurses and you will be! :hug: I do believe that what works for someone is not necessarily what works for another, and everyone should always do what they think helps them the most. I personally used Hurst review online and I also have the Hurst book. Everyone in my class that has used Hurst has passed so far. I didn't ONLY use Hurst, I also used Saunders and LaCharity's Prioritization/Delegation book. The Saunders book is great for reviewing, and the LaCharity book really helped with prioritization. I wrote all my notes while listening to the Hurst reviews, then highlighted while listening again, and then I looked them over before listening to Hurst review questions. I think the best part of Hurst (for me!) was the reasoning behind picking things. My test had alot of SATA and priority. I felt like it was priority priority priority. I felt like I had to know which was the one that I would do if I had the ability to only pick ONE thing to help my patient. I also liked the exam cram because I felt like the questions were VERY similar in style to the NCLEX. Good luck to everyone taking, retaking or planning on taking the NCLEX, you can do it!!!

Hello all! I just found out I passed the NCLEX! I just wanted to share the good news and say that Hurst review is the best! I got 75 questions and passed with flying colors thanks to Hurst :). Good luck to all the people taking their NCLEX, you guys can do it!

Unfortunately our instructor is very against us using more than one diagnosis from each category on our care plans. Sigh. Otherwise I absolutely would. I think I am just going to use ineffective airway clearance instead. Thank you for your reply though :)

Hey all, I am confused as to which nursing diagnosis to use for my care plan. My patient has CHF and pleural effusion. The patient had shallow respirations, labored breathing, dyspnea (especially upon exertion), orthopnea, oxygen sats at 93-96% on 2L via nasal cannula, tachypnea (her resp. rate was erratic and reached up to 31 resp. per min. at times). The patient also had diminished breath sounds in left lower lobe of lungs. I cannot decide whether to use ineffective breathing pattern or impaired gas exchange. I also plan on using decreased cardiac output and activity intolerance. Any advice would be greatly appreciated! Thanks!

Hey, I just wanted to say that I feel your pain. I really really do. I just finished my final semester of nursing school and I have to say I never thought I would get through it. One of the things I have learned along the way is that in nursing school the instructors (and whoever else) like to throw a million things at you to see what you can handle. You will constantly feel as if you have too much to do and not nearly enough time to do it. AND it is true!!! All I can say is try to write EVERYTHING you have to do down on a planner, allot the amount of time you think each task will take, and stick to it like it is a job that you are clocking in/out of. Also, please remember above all else that it is your instructor's job to teach you. So if you are having issues, speak up and ask for help. You can do this! Good luck, and just keep pushing through it :)