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I took my exam in on June 10th 2019 and passed. Honestly, I did not study a bunch for it. I have ADHD so I cant just sit down and read a study guide. I like to take practice tests and write down rationales. That seems to work best for me. The test was not difficult (IMHO) there were many questions that applied directly to my clinical experience. I would recommend getting the book attached. It pretty much the test. Best of luck!!!!

Darkstar, Your doctor is socially retarded/delayed. He obviously does not know what to say or how to act around people. Congrats on the 30lbs!!!! I'm so happy for you!!! Good luck with the rest of your weight loss journey and nursing school!

Why did it make you cringe? It's a word and the OP used it in the correct context. based on what he OP's dr said, he/she may very well be socially retarded/delayed. Ignorant people turned the word retarded into something ugly and hurtful. The OP was not making fun of people with ID. The fact that you are giving into that negative way of thinking does more harm than good for ID people. My brother takes ownership of the word retarded (delayed) bc that's exactly what he is, and he accepts that.

First of all, Darkstar1485, I am sorry for opening this up, but I have to respond to this. Kel RN, I appreciate what you are trying to say but.. NO! I happen to have a brother with an ID, and I NEVER assumed that the OP was calling her Doctor stupid by using "retarded" as a slang term. It never crossed my mind until YOU brought it up. I know the definition of the word, and quite frankly, that fact that you ASSUMED that the OP meant stupid or was using it in a negative way not only offended me, i KNOW it woud offend my brother. Your knee jerk reaction says more about YOU than anything. My brother would not care that the OP used the term "socially retarded" bc he knows what the word actually means. He does not equate "retarded" with "stupid". The word means means delayed. Plain and simple. Just bc a whole bunch of idiots decided to use the word in a negative way, does not give you the right to jump on your high horse and condemn the OP for using it like you're some sort of superhero for the intellectually disabled. The ID don't need you to save the world from the word retarded.

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