rob4546 BSN, MSN

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    Do you use this?

    rob4546 replied to cracklingkraken's topic in General Students

    I might suggest attending one clinical before you buy anything. You might find you may not need anything special. For my program this is what I had with me at clinicals: 1 Pair Trama Scissors 1 Pair...
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    Advice for a Prospective Student in Nursing

    rob4546 replied to amberbarnett's topic in General Students

    I can't help you with the schools that you are looking at entering, but I wanted to pass along some advice about nursing school and/or the nursing profession. If you surf some forums including this...
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    Saunders SATA

    rob4546 replied to playas09's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I used it. I liked it. It has a lot of questions to complete and it gives fairly decent rationales. The key I believe in any NCLEX study guide or questions is giving the rationales. I would do it...
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    Saunders SATA

    rob4546 replied to playas09's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I think it is all about perception. I thought that the Sauders SATA questions were easier than Kaplan's but about in line with the NCLEX. Can't remember all my SATA's on the NCLEX but one was S/S or...
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    License number available date

    rob4546 replied to rameerah's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Had my license # 10 hours after the quick results posted. Like it has been said above it varies from person to person, state to state. Some in my class had to wait 1 week or more for their license...
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    hmm...question trainer 7 made me nervous about my nclex

    rob4546 replied to blondie1887's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Yes I did. The only Kaplan tests I did not do are the NCLEX sample tests 3 and 4. I just felt I was ready without them. Don't get discouraged, you are still on the right
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    hmm...question trainer 7 made me nervous about my nclex

    rob4546 replied to blondie1887's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I don't know if I would be stressed about it. That was a really hard test, and I believe that most of the NCLEX questions are not as difficult. You are still above the Kaplan suggested benchmark for...
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    Is nursing school worth it?

    rob4546 replied to CantDecideUsername's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Sorry, but I think that this is just silly. First of all many facilities wish to have BSN nurses, that is a fact, but as it stands right now all facilities do not require it. Where I am employed, my...
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    What is a "passing grade" for your nursing program?

    rob4546 replied to aspiringrn1987's topic in General Students

    We were set up like yours but the passing point was at 78.0 0r above. I heard that they will increase the passing point to 80 for the first year nursing students this fall. I think it might hurt...
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    RN program acceptance letter & drug dosage calculation questions

    rob4546 replied to pmabraham's topic in General Students

    Problematic? Well most of the questions have extraneous numbers meant to distract you. Read the question and understand what numbers are needed and what are not. Remember your conversion factors....
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    Gift ideas for a newly admitted nursing student

    rob4546 replied to alwaystheoptimist's topic in General Students

    One more thing, always be by her side if she needs to bounce ideas off someone or needs a kind word to brighten her day. I can remember how stressful it was and having someone there that would pick...
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    How does the waiting list process work?

    rob4546 replied to iselamunoz_13's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    The wait list will probably be specific to your university, you may have to call and ask them. For me it was a way to rank perspective students. They assigned points for previous educational...
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    Kaplan qbank 2014

    rob4546 replied to LiveFree17's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Me too! I was going to try and help you the best I could. I felt really bad for you. Then whew!! Glad it wasn't a content knowledge problem!! Good luck trying to resolve
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    Problems with Prioritization Concept

    rob4546 replied to miraj's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    This is a really good concept. Sometimes you may find that many of the patients are unstable etc and you have to prioritize them. This is where you determine level of problem or risk, use your...
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    How to spend this summer

    rob4546 replied to jwalker03's topic in General Students

    You sound a little like me. Everyone told me to relax during the summers but I took classes and got a jump on the next semester of nursing school. Now that I have graduated I do see that I could...
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    RN program acceptance letter & drug dosage calculation questions

    rob4546 replied to pmabraham's topic in General Students

    You know we had to do this as well. The first time everyone was flustered about the 100% rule and many failed. They were allowed 2 retakes and everyone eventually passed. We started using the...
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    What things stand out on a resume?

    rob4546 replied to LadyK90's topic in General Students

    The comment that was made to me in my interview was they were looking for ties to the community. The facility I am working at doesn't want to give a new nurse their first year experience and then...
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    Quick results ??

    rob4546 replied to grneyz083's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    The link wont be there until the results are
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    Kaplan and Lacharity seem to answer these questions differently..?

    rob4546 replied to blondie1887's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I think this is the key. Overall I believe that both Lacharity and Kaplan are the same, just discusses them differently. Look closely at the questions, they may not be that similar. for the most...
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    Testing in exactly 6 days, 75% on question trainer 6, feeling good about this

    rob4546 replied to blondie1887's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I think that 75% is really good. I got in the lower 80's for question trainer 6 and upper 70's for question trainer 7 and I felt the NCLEX was not that bad. I am a recent test taker so it was with...
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    Does anyone actually read all the reading assignments?

    rob4546 replied to vettechtoRN's topic in General Students

    Yes, I
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    Last question on 265 nclex

    rob4546 replied to NurseAce03's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Yes I do believe that the final question would determine pass or fail, but it isn't as easy as if you get it right or not. If the final question is above the passing standard then you will pass no...
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    Is cheating a double standard?

    rob4546 replied to 28studentsfailed's topic in General Students

    Who said close this thread? I got the bad for you popcorn with extra butter.
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    Failing the NCLEX...

    rob4546 replied to KJoRN81's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Very good!
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    Pharmacology Textbooks

    rob4546 replied to Just_Kidney's topic in General Students

    I believe that this is the book: Amazon.com: Pharmacology for Nursing Care, 8e (9781437735826): Richard A. Lehne PhD: Books I used this as well and was really impressed. I kept it for reference....