Please look into the HURST review if you need help with core content. I struggled with Kaplan which was provided by my school. I paid for the HURST live review to do on my own and it was worth every penny. It's $350 but totally worth it.
VAPrincess1036 replied to maj0079's topic in NCLEX
NCLEX mastery for sure. I had it on my iPhone and used it when I could. Def helped me pass my NCLEX. Pay for the extended version if you can . Good luck!
VAPrincess1036 replied to Lexi695's topic in Virginia
I'm a Riverside graduate and the first student to actually do the concurrent enrollment with ODU graduated in Aug 2014. It's a rather new thing. They are pushing for that since Riverside wants to go magnet and you need nurses that have their BSN. ...
VAPrincess1036 replied to Deer2013's topic in Pre-Nursing
As another milspouse who has spent her life in school (LPN to RN to BSN) PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE get your ADN. I was young and newly married got my LPN so that I could move with my DH and would just finish my RN later. Well later with the moving, life...
VAPrincess1036 replied to procrastinator911's topic in Government
I say go ahead and say that while you can. Soon your resume will have multiple jobs from all over the country/world and it will be obvious you are probably a military spouse. It sucks that employers think that before they get a chance to interview ...
VAPrincess1036 replied to XcrMat's topic in Government
My best friend worked at Tripler in the post-surgical unit and loved it. It was for a contract agency as well. Best way to become GS is be a contractor first. That's how I became GS as well worked at NMCP in VA and was offered a GS position when o...
VAPrincess1036 replied to Lovely3662's topic in NCLEX
PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE take the HURST review best thing I ever did. I passed my first try in 75 questions. It was the best $350 I ever spent. I went to the live review as opposed to the online. Online review is $300-it's worth the extra $50 to have...
VAPrincess1036 replied to Creedyfbaby's topic in LPN/LVN Students
I graduated from LPN school in 2007 and started at $27K annually and I thought I was doing fantastic. Granted I was only 21, no kids, single, and lived with my boyfriend. I could never ever go back to that type of pay but I used it as a stepping st...
VAPrincess1036 replied to streetjm's topic in Government
Ok I'm a contract nurse for the military and I have worked for both the navy and air force. I worked at Naval Medical Center Portsmouth in VA and now I work for the air force in Washington DC. If I were you I would do the AF over navy. The AF righ...
VAPrincess1036 replied to sunrays1981's topic in General Students
Sunrays, I'm in the in Washington DC area so not far from you and this area is tough. It's saturated with nurses from what I've been told by my nurse friends I've made in the area. I recommend going to job fairs as I have seen several in the MD are...
VAPrincess1036 replied to rnnight2015's topic in NCLEX
The SATA on the NCLEX are no where near as hard as Kaplan's SATA in my opinion. I did the HURST review on my own, did Kaplan in school and also I used Exam Cram questions. I say make it a goal to do at least 100 questions daily. But try not to stress...