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My first time I took my boards I went straight to the credit card page and failed. My second time I got the "good pop up" and passed. I'm a believer! I checked the minute I got my things from my locker and went right into the bathroom in the building...

I gained nearly 20 lbs in nursing school. It's almost been a year since I've graduated and I just am now getting back to my weight I started before nursing school. It's hard to keep good eating habits and exercise regimens in school. Too many exams, ...

Wow... House keeping and food services............................

The job market as an LVN or RN is tough anywhere. I'm from the Bay Area and received my license recently. I was lucky enough to find a job two months after passing my boards. But I was obsessively looking for jobs and putting out resume and cover let...

I found a job after applying to 37 places and two months of agonizing interviews and call backs. Depends on location and luck I feel like. Cover letter is key!

I live in San Francisco Bay Area (California) as a CNA that was my wage. Now as an LVN I am earning more as a new grad and am able to work with a team of nurses and love the experience and lessons its showing me along the way! (:

YIKES. That salary is INSANE. When I worked as a CNA for two years I was getting $15-17/hr. But I do agree the LVN/LPN route is a great choice. You work with RNs and the rest of the medical field as an LVN and get to see and experience different aspe...

If you're looking for a higher paying job to hold you off till you're able to get into an RN program then becoming an LVN is a suitable route. I too was a CNA but chose to get my LVN along the way because I could not be a CNA till I became an RN. The...

Hey guys, I just received my letter in the mail today and it's official that I am an LVN! Let me start off by saying thank you to those who's given me encouraging words on this forum, even in times of doubt I found a lot of comfort from this site to ...

I used an older version of the Pearson book that did come with the CD, I think the online one is the same! Best of luck to you and thank you! (:

How soon did you guys get your card in the mail after passing NCLEX? I took mine 12/10, passed and sent out the money order for the official card license the following week. Ugh, I'm so anxious to go back to work. I am NOT used to having this much fr...

My name is up today. I looked this morning and its active :) now to just wait for the card in the mail!

Yes just the CD and book, I read the nurses notes pamphlet that came with the book and read the section I was doing questions from before taking the 100 question quizzes. Then my last day of studying I combined all categories and scored high 60-mid 7...

Great tips!

ALSO TIPS FOR STUDYING: 1.DO NOT over do it. If you're cramming 10 hours study days 5 to 6 days a week, SLOW DOWN. My first time studying for the NCLEX I was over loaded and didn't know what to do with myself. Essentially my second time studying I pr...

Thank you so much &an early congrats when you graduate and all the best of luck for your NCLEX!

It seems like you've seen too much material and over loaded your brain to feed your anxiety. I know that a great tip that helped me was I chose to stick to ONE book and one book only. If you over see too many references it'll feel overwhelming causin...

I took my NCLEX Monday. Shut me off at the maximum 205, went into the bathroom &did the PVT got the "good pop up" but I have yet to see my name on the board website. What if I'm the one exception where I got the good pop up but failed :'''( those...

Don't get discouraged! Believe in yourself and imagine yourself passing that exam, best of luck to you! Thank you and happy holidays to you as well!

With questions like that it's hard to feel confident, but that's where you use your nursing strategy to take down the exam! Don't get discourage, review each client needs subject till you feel comfortable to achieve higher scores! I graduated in May ...

My last two quizzes I took before I took the NCLEX I received a 68 and 72. Since I failed the first time I learned its not over all the percentage that gets you the good pop up its the individual categories the exam scores you on. My best advice is t...