Dreamnurse: I know what you mean, I could never do "study groups." - I think it is really unfair to charge for the practice exams, or the more detailed study guides, but that's the way it is. I know...
Dream Nurse: I made a little project out of keeping track of answers I changed on exams. What I found was not that I changed them all to wrong, but it was about fifty fifty, changing from either right...
Tricialynn, do you know why nursing homes would pay more? Around here, Western Mass, the nursing homes could pay up to 23 or 25 for a new lpn, depending on if you take benefits, etc.
Hi Lunah - Thanks- I'm going to compare the content guides, too. I'm kicking myself for not enrolling last year so I could skip the new stuff, but I actually think I will benefit from the assessment...
Lunah, Whaaaaa? Are you doing the "new" courses? Lemme get this straight - which is the first one (being the one I should do first?) I thought it was health and safety? Somebody from EC told me the...
Everybody, I think one of the most important things to know for the NLEX is HOW to take it. This could easily be the problem, because it's one weird test.
just remember that if your circumstances change again, you can always do it online. For instance, I know that you can go from RN to BSN at Umass in about a year's time.
HI, this is an old post, but I am just looking for LPN jobs and surprised that they are starting at 23 or so an hour. I live in a rural area a few hundred miles from NYC and Boston.
Kanda, Just tell yourself it's not a matter of if you pass it, but when. I'd start off by looking for NCLEX messages on allnurses.com - they're very helpful.
Lunah - Please explain - the College Network, from what I understand, does pretty much what you could do on your own? What on earth are you paying for if you sign up? I applied to Excelsior directly...
texasqueen, phew, i feel a lot better, especially since i know you finished. have you done the nclex yet? all told, it does seem like the right thing for me - on one hand, my "real school" clinicals...
Holy Cow! Two in ten??? That's a scary statistic! I don't like that at all. With all the stressing about the nclex, both pn and rn, at least most people pass, and ones that don't take it again....
Hey, yeah, do it. I just started. I have a few reservations, though. It takes a long time to get the CPNE appointment. If you have all your prerequisites down, the entire fee will be about five...
Unreal! Surfing on the job? And I'd feel guilty looking up some med info! If your direct manager doesn't hear you, you have every right to go above her head, I'd say. Looks like two people aren't...
mistydave, I hear ya - it took over THREE MONTHS of waiting to get my NY license, grrrrr...only good part was at least it was summer, but very frustrating.
Misty - better get it right from the horse's mouth - each state has its own regulations, and you want to make sure you know ohio's if that's where you want to work. While you're waiting for them to...
You did right - of course you don't want to diagnose and give advice - if your aunt is ticked, that's her prob. From time to time, we may like to discuss something medical, but the problem you discuss...
Wannabe - I guess it depends on the rn program you will be able to attend - had I gone to a program where I could stand the teachers, and I really couldn't, it might have been preferable to do a "real...