Asteria

Good day everyone!, So I am anxious to my upcoming interview in one of the hospitals in my area. I would like to know for you guys who had been interviewed in the hospital , on what do they commonly ask to their candidates during interview?. I also don't know which department they are looking nurses in for hiring, because I had applied for several of their areas and its been months before they got back to me so I have no idea. They gave me a Medication study guide to review focused on drug/IV computations, I have been told there would be a sort of exam about it. Any tips , advice is gladly appreciated!, Thanks guys.

Ok, so i got fired during my probationary period, they gave me an invalid reason. It was a mistake that i did not even do.. The day before i got fired i got yelled at a nurse in front of other nurses and cna's around, she was slamming things. She was angry at me because i did not finish my work in my miscellenous task but not related to patient care. But i was so busy on my shift that the time they came in im still passing my meds and that nurse could not understand that. So the next day i spoke to my DN and told her about that because my husband is a nurse to at a hospital and told me i shud not be yelled like that its unprofessional and its a kind of harrassment. After speaking to my DN the next day i got fired and i asked them the reason why 3x and could not answer me and when i insisted to ask them why they told me that mistake.. And i did not even do it , in fact i never handled that mistake they are saying.. Up till now i still feel sad because if it were my fault i would accept them firing me. But it was a mistake that i didnt even do so i feel bad about it. So im out looking for a new job should i still put them in my history pf work? And what will i put in under reason for leaving?.. "Nurses are all heart?"

After my hold pop up changed to good pop up 2days later i saw my name at CA BRN, and after a week i got my license in the mail with the diploma like certification. i stopped at 75 questions took it like 1hr 15mins.

Goodluck to you:) saunders was really my core content since its been years since i graduated and my foundation in nursing? I forgot it already .. Are u waiting for your eligibility to take the RN? I heard alot of people that their papers being delayed and some even got forwarded to different analyst, just keep calling them to keep u updated on your application :)

Same here!!! My first and second question was SATA im like! Wat the!!!...and i got SATAs till 65ish and then shut off at 75.. feel like i answered 500kaplan questions lol "Nurses are all heart?"

Before i took my exam..i never felt 100% ready ..i just know that i have informations that i know will help me so its like 50% ..like most people will say to you scores doesnt matter as long as you know why those were the wrong ones and the correct ones..i took my LVN exam after answering Kaplan RN 1-2QT and 70%qbank.. and 3wks after i passed my RN exam after completing qbanks and QT..i was sure really bothered before because im getting 50s-60s in my qbank compared to my QT but i just shrug off my shoulder,read rationales of why its the correct answer and forget abt it like what other people here adviced me and i am glad i passed both :) Best of luck to you! "Nurses are all heart?"

I took LVN(April 22) and RN(June 9) recently ... PVT works! :) I passed both with a pop up saying "Our records indicate that you recently scheduled this exam. Another registration cannot be made at this time" .. Just make sure it says "delivery successful" when you try PVT! .. goodluck! :)

I did I had to go back to school to take MS subject.. thats why I applied for LVN exam because I thought I wont be able to take RN anymore due to concurrency issue

for me, the question resembles NCSBN and difficulty a little bit of Kaplan's qbank.. good luck!! :) God Bless! you got this!

Hello my AN family!... first of i would like to thank everyone who has helped me relieved my overrated anxiety and those people who replies to my messages (really helps alot) ..I am beyond thankful to everyone here!.. this has been like a facebook site to me that I checked every single day.. reading posts of other people's success and failure ,also learning from it and its my turn to give back to the community. I hope this helps. So I am a BSN graduate in the Philippines 4 years ago and I took two board exams here in California the NCLEX-RN and LVN. I reviewed for 4mos. I am a First time taker for PN and a repeat test taker for NCLEX-RN , the first I did NOT review at ALL, I went in just took it with ignorance and I failed, worst! I wasted $200 2nd time I took It I was busy with work I can't study that much I always fell asleep..and so now, I reviewed really well..and I quit my work and focused reviewing..So if you resemble like me..my advice.. stay focused, otherwise your dream of becoming an RN or LVN will be delayed and I assure you 100% I REGRET DOING THIS!!.. 1 life lesson learned!... I took first LVN a month before my RN exam In my LVN exam I had 16 SATA, about 2 or 3 ordered response and all my multiple choices are Priority questions, no math. ( I stopped at 85 questions) In my RN exam I had 16 SATA, 1 ordered response and all multiple choices are Priority questions, No math (I stopped at 75questions) Before I started my review I basically started from scratch since I graduated a couple years ago. My review style is focused for RN, all books and materials are for NCLEX-RN: *SAUNDERS NCLEX-RN Book 5e : this book I read it cover to cover since I graduated like 4years ago. It helped me understand the diseases and along with this book I had supplemented Brunner and Suddarth MedSurg book.. helps on pathophysiology of diseases.. I read 1-2 chapters a day and then summarized it in a book (I have a binder book the summary of this book that I wrote) after finishing this book ,I made a calendar like every monday i read OB, every tues MS, and so on... *I did50-150 questions a day or 200(including plain SATA ques.) if I'm in the mood . I also have a scores sheet where I tally all my scores from all my practice questions , I think I answered about close to 8k questions before I took my RN exam *Kaplan NCLEX-RN review : with class ( I wish I had took the Qtrainers and Qbanks only) because in class they just discuss strategies which is already in the Kaplan website video Dx Test : 52% Qbank: 52% first take- redo @ 58% (I was so ****** off at my scores here I rarely get 60s) but when I redo it i get around 70-80s QT1: 63% QT2: 67% QT3: 62% QT4: 63% QT5: 57% (I was sleepy when I took this so don't do questions when you are sleepy:blackeye:) QT6: 60% QT7: 63% Sample#1: 52% Sample#2:56% Sample#3:62%(priority questions) Sample#4:40%(this is all SATA questions) Readiness : 55% ( I wish I had took this couple days after my NCLEX RN exam , I took it after class) so I really don't know where I stand.. *Kaplan Strategies Book 2014-2015 : I was looking for the other version but Barnes & Nobles in my area were out of stock I read this cover to cover.. Ch4: 80% Ch6: 60% Ch8: 68% Ch10: 73% Practice Test (265 Questions): 70% Ch5:76% Ch7: 90% Ch9: 64% Ch 11: 64% *NCSBN PN & RN REVIEW: I only did the questions I did not read the whole content , on the PN review I read the management of care , and answered all questions w/o reading content at the end of the chapter. my scores were: DX test PN:72% Chapter postests: 50-75% Practice Banks: 40-80% (most on 60s and 70s) DX test RN: 65% Chapter postests: 50-85% Practice Banks: 40-88% (mostly on 60s and 70s) *LaCharity PDA : this book helped me alot in prioritization and understanding *by heart* how to delegate certain tasks to different positions. I am glad that I didn't get mixed up when I took both exams because they have different scope of practice, and this book did that work for me. here are my scores: CH 1 55% - 62% CH 11 82% CS 3 67% CH 2 48% CH 12 57% CS 4 50% CH 3 77% CH 13 83% CS 5 67% CH 4 58% CH 14 71% CS 6 56% CH 5 56% CH 15 62% CS 7 50% CH 6 63% CH 16 66% CS 8 43% CH 7 62% CH 17 60% CH 8 54% CH 18 47% *I did not finished the entire book , I dont have time CH 8 79% CS1 73% because I still have to read rationales from Qtrainers in CH 10 43% CS 2 33% Kaplan. *after passing my NCLEX-LVN i rested for 1 week then went back to review again.. *Every time I answer questions, while reading rationale I type it in MS Word then printed it out and read it at night before I go to sleep (this is my sleeping pill, since its hard for me sometimes to go to sleep thinking about my exam)I had about almost 200+ pages of rationales. * 2 days before my LVN exam i did 100 alternate SATA questions and 150 for my RN 2 days before my RN exam = doing this helped me built my stamina in answering SATA during the actual exam. *Read CDC for couple rare diseases and infectious diseases I don't know. *Also download the 35 pages that circulated here at AN and read it.. really a good one :) *Also when answering questions, think that you are solving a REAL life patient - that -- in that question you are trying to save his/her life and so you have to figure out how to save that patient.. this thinking helped me in answering my questions and also I know ALL of us don't want to commit mistake/s to our patients ...so Its better to make mistake during Practice Exam , but not in NCLEX exam or Real Patients :) *ABOVE ALL!.. PRAY!!! .. Everytime I answer my nclex question/s , before clicking the next button I say to Jesus "Jesus guide my answer" ..I prayed that may he hold my hand and direct my hand to the correct answer and he did and even passed both exams:) .. . Good Luck to Everyone! Pray! , Have Faith, and You GOT THIS!! :)

Thank you! I know maybe most of us including me is still skeptical after seeing our names at BON website if we passed until we really get the official mail..it really feels nice but still anxious lol "Nurses are all heart?"

LMAO!!!! :roflmao:We really are alike!!.. I was laughing while reading your post ... but yeah! I still can't believe it , but I am thankful its all over now.. , then now I just have to wait for the card.. do I pay for it? .. like LVN? ,

Thank you and YES! Indeed!!...because LVN result processing is different from RN, so I am really at unease.. even now that I saw my name I am still anxious like I need a proof, like a physical california RN card, or physical mail... I know I sounded exaggerated right now but I feel like that..oh my!

Thank you AN family!! ..i am still in shock right now..i keep on looking at ny name like a psycho because after having a pop up results on hold then changed to good pop up after 72hrs i still cant believe i passed! .. "Nurses are all heart?"

thank you for your response...My birthday is August and the one posted to expire September 30, 2015? So it means.. this is really me? ... Even with my full name posted there I still cant believe it~! ..that I passed..To God be the Glory!!!