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The only thing I used was Kaplan and then looked up content when I wasn't sure to make it more clear. :)

So, it's over. 2 years of 12 hour days, losing part of my memory/mind in order to stay focused, putting friendships/dates/family time on hold or just spending the minimum with people since my mind was always so clouded- it's over. I took it yesterday for the first time and got the good popup after 78 questions. Not very many sata for me, but around 15 alternatives overall. I'm still in shock and still think I failed because it can't possibly be true, but I pray it is! I am 29 and have been in college since I was 18. I obtained a BA in psychology in 2009 and then went on to pursue a masters in mental health counseling. I don't have my masters yet (2semesters away) because I enrolled in nursing school a year after. I was doing two programs at once (two grad classes, full time nursing school). I would either not work or just work one day a week. I busted my butt. I wanted to be a nurse bc counseling has a very high burnout rate (5 years!!) and they just want you to diagnose people! I didn't want to label someone to get money from their insurance company- AWFUL. I know that's what happens in healthcare, but most likely the agencies want a high paying diagnosis and that's just not me to do it. SO there I was, in nursing school busting it out! When I was younger, ages 19&21 my dad died then my brother died. Dad was physically sick, brother was mentally sick. So I chose to work in both fields. One day I'll be a counselor but for right now, I think I'm an RN. ??? I just want to say THANK YOU. This forum got me motivated to study and continue on. You are all wonderfully encouraging and I'm so excited to soon be an RN and be able to say I'm a part of a group as awesome as this. *For anyone freaking out or unmotivated- it's worth it, keep going, push through!! We are all here for you. You can and will do this!!!

I just finished Trainer 7 and thought "I am just meant to not be a nurse. I don't remember any of this or what to do first, etc." then I got a 63% on it and being a bad test taker as well, I was thrilled. I really needed to read your post today. I take my test 8/6. I am an avid prayer, all through the day I pray for things. I know it won't be the end of the world if I fail, but oh how great it would be to pass the first time. Thanks again for posting this. I am going to watch some question videos over the next few days and finish up the qbank. Good luck to you!

Congrats!!! You are ambitious, driven, and exactly the type of nurse I would want taking care of my family and myself. I am just getting ready to take the exam, haven't studied the way I should be so I'm going to take my test a few weeks after I get my number. I have been doing 50 questions a day and remediating. I only use Kaplan. I do not know which study guide you're taking about?!? I wish I had the time that you had to study, but I work and also take other courses for another program. I devote 2 hours and am going to start watching videos. Fingers crossed here. Congrats again!

Thanks everyone. I buckled down and studied hard and I'm pretty sure I got a 10/10!! I'm going to take all of your suggestions. Thanks so much for responding. It really helps.

Today we were practicing for our competencies which we are supposed to do on Monday. It's just vital signs, since this is my first semester. We were able to go early if we wanted, but no one really volunteered so we started practicing. We were practicing and a student decided he wanted to test out so he went with the one of our nurse instructors to do so. I asked the other nurse to listen in with the dual stethoscope while I was practicing and I got the exact blood pressure. I felt really confident so I told her I wanted to test out. She told me, "No...you're not ready. and I refuse to let you all practice for two hours before you test out." WTH. We had just gotten there 20 minutes before and there was another student testing out. When I confronted her on the topic she said "well he's a different story." He isn't a different story. He is going to be there on Monday, he just decided to go early! And she doesn't want us to practice? I'm "not ready" even though I was MORE than ready. I feel like I go to a prison. I am educated, I have a bachelor's and I'm almost through with a master's in counseling. I just want to scream at her. I am not a child! I am so frustrated. This is how the nurses are at the hospital school I go to and I don't want my future to be like this. Anyone else have these issues?

10 minutes, 10 questions, none of the material I studied. But I studied ALL of the material, I thought. I can't memorize 75 pages and we aren't SUPPOSED to memorize anything at all. But how can I get through these quizzes? We get 35 pages of notes each lecture, which is once a week. We are also assigned 75 pages to read. This is each week, so I study my notes, read the pages, and grasp the concept. I only missed 3 questions on the quiz, but since the quizzes are weighted at 40% compared to 5% for everything else, I have a C in the class! I don't know if I'm looking for advice or what, but I am paying out of pocket for this schooling and I don't have ANY extra money to spend on a failing class! Not very practical, I realize, but I already have a degree and my financial aid has run out! Does anyone have ANY tips?

Like everyone has said, I am also so very sorry to hear of your brother's loss. My brother committed suicide when I was working on on my undergraduate degree. I dropped all classes except one and still had to work full time after his loss. It was hard and I'm glad I dropped the classes. Please take care of yourself, that's the most important thing. I know you may think that this is your time for nursing school, but dropping down one or two classes may just be what you need. take care. xoxo.

I was told to post this here, since actual nurses read this instead of students. I am a student but am looking for advice from a nurse. Just started nursing school this week. I have a BA in psych and am getting my master's in counseling. unfortunately, counselors make NO money and I have crazy loans, so I'm getting my asn as well as my masters. I know what you're all thinking (you're insane and you can't handle it). My master's classes are cake, I can do them with my eyes close. I never have to read, everything is done in class and I just do really well. So my issue is this- I don't know if I want to do nursing. I think I'd like it, but I just DON'T KNOW and it's killing me to think that I'm sure of my future. I have looked up tons of information on nurses and I just don't know what I want to do (maybe an identity crisis going on here). Anyways, if there is a nurse reading this can you please maybe go through your day of what is expected to do? I know all days are different, but if I get a general idea then I may still be interested or not at all. I am paying cash for nursing school and it would save me tons of I could finally decide. I would really appreciate it.

Just started nursing school this week. I have a BA in psych and am getting my master's in counseling. unfortunately, counselors make NO money and I have crazy loans, so I'm getting my asn as well as my masters. I know what you're all thinking (you're insane and you can't handle it). My master's classes are cake, I can do them with my eyes close. I never have to read, everything is done in class and I just do really well. So my issue is this- I don't know if I want to do nursing. I think I'd like it, but I just DON'T KNOW and it's killing me to think that I'm sure of my future. I have looked up tons of information on nurses and I just don't know what I want to do (maybe an identity crisis going on here). Anyways, if there is a nurse reading this can you please maybe go through your day of what is expected to do? I know all days are different, but if I get a general idea then I may still be interested or not at all. I am paying cash for nursing school and it would save me tons of I could finally decide. I would really appreciate it.

Katie- I wonder if you could be an RN case manager? Since you already have some case experience with social work. That would be a great job.

Thanks! I just hope it's the right path for me. I've always heard the term, "you can be a jack of all trades or a master of one" and I think about that a lot. I wonder if I should stick to one profession. We'll see. I hope nursing is my passion, I really do! And thanks for the congrats!

Does anyone else have a master's in counseling and also a nurse? I am finishing up my master's in the coming year and starting nursing school tomorrow. I'd love to work as a counselor one day a week and a nurse the other days and just wondering if anyone has gone through this process.