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That's great! Thanks for the input, this will definitely help me get 'unstuck' :-)

I'm a new RN student in my first term in nursing school. We have to do a project where we each get a fictional character in a situation and we have to do a presentation on the character including a care plan. My character is an 18 year old single mother of 2 babies who is in an abusive relationship. The character ends up in the hospital with abruptio placenta due to being punched and kicked in the stomach by her boyfriend. The baby ends up being delivered healthy. The assessment data is normal (no excessive bleeding, VS are normal) except for bruising on the left side of the abdomen. The character ends up admitting that her boyfriend hit her but she said he wouldn't do it again and she won't press charges. I'm having a really hard time finding the proper nursing diagnosis and planning for my character. Does anyone have any suggestions to help me get my mind going in the right direction? Thank you so much!

I would like to hear some personal experiences of nurses or nursing students who were allowed into nursing school even though they had past criminal records; or some opinions on what you think my chances are of being allowed to continue and complete clinicals. I have been accepted to an RN program. I've been an LVN for 6 years. However, I have many years ago had some misdemeanor convictions. My most recent conviction was 12 years ago for misdemeanor burglary and I was also charged with under the influence of a controlled substance. I also had a possession charge 4 years before that (16 years ago). Before I took my NCLEX PN, I went to court and had my record expunged. I disclosed everything to the the VN board and submitted proof of expungement, letters of recommendation, and a personal letter explaining the circumstances and how I've changed my life. The board, with a warning, granted me my license. I have been clean and haven't been in trouble for 12 years and I have been working as a LVN for 6 years. Now that hat I have been accepted to the RN program, they mentioned in the orientation that the hospitals will want a "more thorough" background check than the school did. In California, standard background checks go back 7 years, but the hospitals where we will do clinical rotations will pick up things the school didn't, pretty much everything. I decided to let the school know my story and I am waiting to hear back from the school as to what will happen next. I'm thinking it could mean that if the hospitals won't allow me there then I can't do clinicals, thus I wouldn't be able to continue. I have been losing my mind over this. Does anyone think I have a chance to get through this? Again, I haven't been in trouble for 12 years, expunged record, and have been working as an LVN for 6 years without restrictions. Btw I am in California. I would love to hear if anyone has any experiences or knows anyone with a similar situation who was allowed to continue.

I'm an LVN getting ready to go back to school to get my ADN. I don't have any prerequisites completed, but I am studying the Mometrix ATI TEAS prep study guide along with khan academy videos and other online sources. The school I am applying to contains all of the prerequisites in their curriculum. Although I graduated from my LVN program at the top of my class (95% overall GPA) and I am usually very good at taking tests, I am a little worried about the TEAS. Just wondering if anyone out there has passed the TEAS without taking their prerequisites first? Does anyone think it's doable? Thanks!!

I'll be taking the NCLEX in 9 days. ATI said that I have a 99% chance of passing, and I'm currently reading Pearson Exam Cram. I pray ATI is right and I'll pass..I'll let you know.

I know this is an old post, but I'm replying so that anyone who looks up ATI on the site can read this, too. When I first started working on the ATI, it seemed pretty hard. I was scoring in the 60's on my practice tests. However, I've been keeping up with my practice tests and reading the focused reviews that ATI provides. Now, I have been scoring in the 90's on my practice AND proctored tests! The questions seem very easy to me now. To anyone who is doing the ATI or any other kind of NCLEX review, just keep practicing and be consistent in your studying. I promise that the questions will start to seem very easy and you will pass without any problems! Don't worry so much about how hard it will be, just use the reviewers how they are meant to be used and you will start to get so good at it! I will be taking my NCLEX-PN in a couple of months and I feel confident that I will pass! Wish me luck, everyone!!:)