Heylove

Heylove BSN, RN, EMT-B

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  1. Hello! I am soooooo happy to be posing in the psychiatric nursing section! I am a new grad (Dec 2016) and newly licensed in Missouri. I have known all the way through nursing school that medsurg or...
  2. New Grad Psych Nurse

    Congratulations! I am a new grad also, and today I was offered a position on the adolescent psychiatric unit. I am SO
  3. Another potential new grad psych RN

    I got the position on the adolescent psych unit! This is going to be
  4. Anyone commute long distance to school everyday?

    I had a 70 mile commute to school, and my clinical locations were even further, and in LA traffic. To avoid the two hour commute (2.5 hours if it was raining) and to prepare for a 13 hour clinical...
  5. For New Grads -YES you can do psych.

    I totally needed to read this today. Thank
  6. Resume for second career nurse

    How interesting! I am a new RN, working on my BSN and then thinking of going to law school. Trying to decide if nursing really was for me or
  7. Just took my NCLEX this morning!

    Congrats. I cried when the test shut off at 75 questions. I'm sure you passed, as I have not heard of PVT giving inaccurate
  8. I'm not sure I'm cut out for this

    You are not the only one. I am newly licensed after years of prereqs and graduating with my ADN, currently in a BSN program, and I can barely bring myself to apply for jobs that are sure to stress me...
  9. Need help..hate my job :(

    This. This is exactly why I can't even bring myself to apply for jobs in med/surg or ICU units. I did apply for one, but that was just because I was super excited about officially getting licensed!...
  10. Tough predicament, need guidance

    I don't think you should worry so much about NCLEX pass rates, as you only need to worry about whether or not YOU pass. A semester long NCLEX class? Oh, for heaven sakes - I would not be pleased,...
  11. NCLEX Advice/Help Needed

    How in heaven's name did you answer 1700 questions in two days? I think I may have had one day where I maybe did 100 questions. Wow! My brain would be
  12. Kaplan, Hurst or UWorld

    I used Kaplan. Our school required us to have Kaplan throughout our program. We only used it once per semester to use as an indicator of how we would do on our final exams. After graduation we had a...
  13. Has anyone gotten a financial aid award letter? Friday, May 12th, was two weeks after I submitted my financial aid information. I have to register by Wednesday May 17 for the May 22 start date, can...
  14. College of the Canyons, Santa Clarita,
  15. Advice on current situation

    I would strongly consider a community college for your ADN. I had a terrible GPA from courses and all my prereqs that were completed 20 years ago. My program was pretty competitive, however, I do...
  16. Doctors Say the Darnedest Things

    A resident at a teaching hospital in South Carolina said that the patient didn't know what to name their baby. The name the doctor suggested was meconium. The new mother named her brand new baby...
  17. Also, don't forget that if your test stopped at 75 and you passed, then 15 of those questions were not even questions used to determine your individual score, and were trial test questions. Hope you...
  18. RN license but moving to another state upon graduation

    I just went through this, too. I moved to Missouri right after graduation. If you plan on working in Oregon, get your license in Oregon. AVOID CALIFORNIA BRN any way you can is ultimately my best...
  19. Actually, I just realized that I can take those history classes through a community college which will save some money, and so I can go ahead and start some of the BSN classes on May 22nd! Who is it...
  20. I think I will go ahead and start with two of the history classes on May 22nd. I'm still studying for my NCLEX, and I should be getting my ATT any minute
  21. I got the email! I'm in! I have three history classes to take!?
  22. who take Nclex RN exam in May?

    I will be testing in May, also. I hand delivered my application to Missouri BRN on Tuesday and they said I should get my ATT by next week. Finally!! This was after waiting WAY too long for...
  23. I just got an email that all my transcripts have been evaluated and was able to view all my transfer credits, but still no word from the RN-BSN
  24. Hi, I'm just curious how long it took from when you originally applied to UTA to hear back about your acceptance into the online RN-BSN program? I have been accepted into UTA and the mymavs system...
  25. Just Finished RN-BSN Program

    No, I do not have my RN license yet. California BRN has been sitting on my application for licensure by examination for eight weeks and told me that it will be another six weeks before it's processed....