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Yes, they know. They just like to play stupid and follow their bureaucratic policies. My license finally posted on the 26th. Good luck to you.

My application said pending before I took my NCLEX. The person I spoke with at the BRN told me I passed ("but I didn't hear it from him") He just said sorry but they're inundated with applications and had no explanation as to why some applicants get their license in 48-72 hours. I'll just have to keep waiting.

Supakimchee...Congrats!! You're one of the lucky few that got it quick!

Hi xrnx, No results yet. I never heard of the "deleted application means you failed." Did you do the PV trick? For the most part, I hear it's accurate if you do it correctly. Good luck to you. The only hope I have is that the CA BRN does everything backwards. Some applicants get lucky and get their license quick, others wait for weeks.

I took my NCLEX on Feb 6, 2016. I did the PV trick 4 days later and got the "good pop-up." (yes, I hit submit after putting in all my CC info) However, I'm still waiting for my license to either post on the breeze site or receive a fail letter. Is anyone else or know anyone on the same boat as me?

Hi tmarie07. I also took the NCLEX on Saturday, Feb 6. in CA. I got the "good pop-up" but nothing on the website or mail Keep us updated if you get anything.

Send me the booklist to my email, [email protected], to check if the same books are being used.

Hi...ipads/tablets are not really needed, but they don't mind you using one. All the lectures are powerpoints. I took my iPad just to follow along her (407/408) lecture and made notes...

Yes, there's a skills lab. However, in your first semester, there isn't much to do. The first few weeks of skills lab you'll be watching videos and using your med-surg bag (has syringes, foley caths, medication vials. etc) so you can get familiar with it. They also have 4 beds with patient mannequins so you can learn how to make a bed properly and do a head-to-toe assessment. Remember, it's your first semester of fundamentals so it's very basic. Don't expect to learn how to start IV's. 3 weeks later, you will start clinicals :)

I need 11 more posts before I can reply to messages. lol. so yes, send me a message when you get your book list. It can get quite expensive. Also, if you are interested in a med surg bag. They require you to buy it but you're gonna use it only once or twice. Mine is still semi-brand new :)

So I'm "not allowed" to send private messages yet until I post 15 quality topics. So here is the reply to your message. You have to finish the class with a 76%. So you can get a 70 and pass the rest. N400 Fundamentals-tests are based on her slides and little from the book. But please read the book if you have no medical background. It can mean the difference between an A and a B. MEDICATION CALCULATION QUIZ: given within the first month. you HAVE to pass with a 92%. you get 3 attempts. I got an 88% the first try, then 96% on the second attempt. only 1 out of 40 in our class failed out from the med calculation quiz. N402-Pharmacology. The first test is all basic math and drug/IV rate calculations. the rest of her tests are from book and slides. She likes to ask a lot of adverse reaction questions. N407-Gerontology. Read the chapters once THEN go back and read her key points in the syllabus. Her tests are NCLEX style so the first few tests most will do very bad but she knows that. But keep reading! N408-Psychosocial. She goes by her book and slides. Seems fairly easy but again, same teacher from Gero, so she goes into detail and are NCLEX styled. 408 has a few projects. Most will get 90's just for the effort. Also, 407 and 408 have weekly 5-question reading quizzes at the start of each class. She just wants to make sure you are reading before class. Those quizzes and homework will account for 15% of your grade..so try to do well on them. :)

West Hills, Tarzana, and St. Joe's in Burbank. and NO, you don't get to choose :/

Did you receive your book list yet? If so, I may be able to help out if they are still using the same books from last semester. PM me.

Congrats to all on getting into the Pierce Nursing Program. I just finished the first semester there and it was quite an enjoyable experience. Number one advice is to Read and Read and Read (especially if you don't have a medical background) Number two-Don't be absent more than once or be consistently late. A few students were dropped because of that. It's going to be a lot, and I mean a lot of info in the first few weeks but everything will settle and you'll understand their expectations. I'll check back on this site from time to time and to give more advice.