ArmyKitten

ArmyKitten

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  1. Kaplan or HESI NCLEX review?

    ArmyKitten replied to stressgal's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I just found out the latest totals from my class regarding NCLEX. Out of 79 total, 59 have already taken and passed NCLEX. The majority of them used Kaplan and Saunders. The 3 people that failed out...

  2. Seeking Job In Ft. Worth Tx

    ArmyKitten replied to tired lpn's topic in General Nursing

    I had clinicals at 3 different hospitals in Fort Worth, 2 hospitals in Arlington (next to Ft Worth), and 1 hospital in Irving (closer to Dallas, but not too far from parts of Ft Worth). Not sure which...

  3. HESI: March 30, 2006

    ArmyKitten replied to MERCEDES674's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    My recommendation is to throw the HESI book out the window. No, really. My school used the HESI book for study one year, and had a very low pass rate. The second year (my class) we prepared using...

  4. Just some general NCLEX questions

    ArmyKitten replied to smckenzi's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I graduated Dec 10th and am taking mine on Saturday. I would have taken it earlier but had a few logistical issues. Most of my classmates took theirs the end of Jan/beginning of Feb. I have read and...

  5. Salary question??

    ArmyKitten replied to joe134's topic in General Nursing

    NCLEX PN is nurse practitioner and not LPN? Then again, even if it was...we were still talking about RNs, not LPNs. Whoops.

  6. UT El Paso

    ArmyKitten replied to tx2007's topic in Texas Nursing

    I went through the UT Arlington program. No complaints here- I would recommend

  7. Salary question??

    ArmyKitten replied to joe134's topic in General Nursing

    Salary can range even within the state. For my part of TX, new grads earn $20-25 an hour. Here is something else I found today that is relevant to our discussion. This is copied directly from the...

  8. Which school should I go in the US, ADN or Accelerated BSN?

    ArmyKitten replied to rhp123's topic in International Nursing

    Holy crap. I posted the above two posts in the wrong thread! UGH! SO sorry! I had this post open and the "Salary" post open....ugh. Obviously I won't do that again. I swear I can use a computer,...

  9. Salary question??

    ArmyKitten replied to joe134's topic in General Nursing

    A few people questioned why a BSN should be paid more than an ASN. Out of curiousity, I looked up a local well known nursing school that offers ASN degrees- their program is 72 college credit hours....

  10. Need some advice

    ArmyKitten replied to BeachBoy's topic in General Nursing

    Are you at all interested in staying in the Army? If so, the Army would love to keep you as a nurse. They are hurting from the shortage too, and have a few options in place to put you through school....

  11. New Independent Here!

    ArmyKitten replied to flowerchild's topic in Nurse Entrepreneurs, Innovators

    Hey ocnurse- I see that you are new. First, welcome!! Second- you see the top left corner of the post? It has the date of the post listed. You replied to a post from 2003. Nothing wrong with that,...

  12. Practice test questions for Nursing Fundamentals and more.

    ArmyKitten replied to mwsaling's topic in General Students

    Saunders or Lippincotts were what I used in school. I used to also use those books to help me study for exams- they could sometimes break the information down better for me than my regular textbooks...

  13. Which school should I go in the US, ADN or Accelerated BSN?

    ArmyKitten replied to rhp123's topic in International Nursing

    Wrong post again..this was also moved.

  14. Which school should I go in the US, ADN or Accelerated BSN?

    ArmyKitten replied to rhp123's topic in International Nursing

    Wrong thread...this post was moved.

  15. Failed PULSE!!

    ArmyKitten replied to rainswhisper,RN's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Practice. Friends, roommates, classmates, boyfriend, parents. Anyone that is willing to give you 1 minute of their time. We used to joke in school that it wasn't just us going through nursing school-...

  16. Kaplan online learning program???

    ArmyKitten replied to alina_zhuang's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I am doing both Kaplan and Saunders. Here is my take on it- Saunders books have much, much more information. The questions are easier than Kaplan. The Saunders CD has harder questions than the...

  17. This is going to drive me to drink!

    ArmyKitten posted a topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Well..probably not. But this IS bugging me. I made some nice flash cards with all my lab values- including critical levels and all that jazz. I start reviewing, and realize that these are just not...

  18. Confused about which state to apply in

    ArmyKitten replied to BrwnEyedNurs's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    The only part of my post that was wrong was my use of the word "transfer". Suggesting that someone go to the state's BNE website to find out the proper information is a very, very correct

  19. This is going to drive me to drink!

    ArmyKitten replied to ArmyKitten's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I am going to copy and paste from a Word file...not sure how well this is going to turn out. The values on this are from the HESI review book and the Saunders book. It doesn't have everything, but...

  20. This is going to drive me to drink!

    ArmyKitten replied to ArmyKitten's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Thanks- I think I am just over analyzing everything right now. How do I memorize the values? I have a huge stack of index cards. Each lab gets their own card- I have cards for everything from Na to...

  21. What Gets to You??

    ArmyKitten replied to mshooha's topic in Emergency

    I can handle just about anything- even C-diff poop....but the sound (and sight) of chunky snot being suctioned out of someone's throat or nose makes me loose it and gag. Something about that sound...

  22. Confused about which state to apply in

    ArmyKitten replied to BrwnEyedNurs's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    You need a license to practice in the state that you will be working in. If the states are part of the compact there are still procedures that you need to go through to transfer your license. If you...

  23. Kaplan vs. Saunders

    ArmyKitten replied to ArmyKitten's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Good, glad to hear that I wasn't just imagining things. :) Saunders seems to be more straight forward, material questions. No hidden topics like Kaplan. Kaplan questions are longer on the average too,...

  24. ICU Comparisons

    ArmyKitten replied to etherwannabe's topic in Government, Military

    Army ROTC is a great program- I just finished going through it for 4 years. Even if you end up deciding it isn't for you, give it a try- it is amazing what you will learn and the skills you will...

  25. Other ANC Dec 05 Grads?

    ArmyKitten posted a topic in Government, Military

    Just curious if there are any other December 05 grads branched Army Nurse Corps? I did ROTC all 4.5 years while getting my BSN- it was difficult, but I think it was worth it. In some ways I believe...