Nimble

Well, we were the first class and everything was disorganized and chaotic at one point or another. Majority of us (92%) made it through and almost everyone who I graduated with has a job and passed their board. The program itself has improved as far from what I have been told, and I think you will get your money's worth. If you are doing the entrance HESI, I think they changed it from our requirements. So, you might have to check with them. Entrance HESI is completely different the HESI that you will have to take to stay in the program. Overall, everyone who I graduated with were satisfied and felt accomplished in the end.

you can email me at justnimble @ gmaildotcom.. Just email me and maybe I can give you some help. I know how hard it is being a student nurse. :)

I heard that they changed a lot of things over at Mountain View. I studied the yellow Saunders NCLEX book and did numerous questions from all of the HESI books I could find. There is also one particular book that I used when I was there. It was HESI comprehensive review exam. I hope that helps. If anything you can PM me and I can give you number if you need any other advice. I'm rarely on this website so yea! :) Good luck and hope what I gave you helps you :)

I graduated from that program.

Here is a hint about Addison's Disease. They are always Hypovolemic, Hyponatremic, Hypoglycemic, and Hyperkalemic

Thank you! I'm very happy at the moment. Now I just gotta find a job.

I thought I was going crazy because when I was taking the test I can hear that Hurst lady telling me "You are killer nurse if you pick that answer" LOL

Hello, I know how you feel, but you have to be strong and just keep pushing forward. I used the hurst review to know all of my content before I moved on to answering test questions. There are a lot of things that I did not know and my practice test scores were about 50%; however, I did not allow that to phase me. Also, I used Lacharitty to strengthen my prioritization and delegation. The strategy that I came up with is to know your content from left, right, up and down angle because utilizing testing strategy won't help if do not know your content. I took a break after I found out that I failed because I wanted to relax my mind, while this may not be an option for you I found it to be helpful. Also, you should definitely follow a specific plan. Here is what I what did: The 1st week (Hurst Review) Day 1: Fluids and Electrolytes, Acid base balance, Burns, and Oncology Day 2: Endocrine, Cardiac, Renal, GI Day 3: Neuro, Ortho, Psych Day 4: Maternity, Pedi, Management and Degation Day 5: repeat day 1 Day 6: repeat day 2 Day 7: repeat day 3 Second week: Hurst Review I repeated everything in the same pattern Third week: Lacharrity I did at least 5 chapters on this book a day, then I would look at the rationale and understand it. Knowing the reason why it happened, how it happened, and what I could have done to prevent it. I did this 21 days straight and my result was far from what I could have ever imagined. I took the NCLEX the second time and it took me 35 minutes and 75 questions later it shut down on me. YOU CAN DO IT! Also, your emotions and feelings can affect how you can take the test. So, what I did for that was I had to psych myself out daily and it helped. Send me a PM or something and I can help you. Hang in there

I took my first test on 6/27/13 and it was the most horrible day of my life. When I took the NCLEX for the first time I was nervous, anxious, and my heart felt like it was going SVT the entire time. I got to 235 questions in 6 hours and that time flew by really fast. It was very disheartening when I did the pearson vue trick and it gave me the bad pop up. Prior to taking the first test I did Hurst review, Kaplan trainer questions, Saunders, Lippincott, and ATI apps. I was making around 80% and above on my questions. I was very confident that I was going to be able to pass the NCLEX for the first time, but sadly that was not the case. Therefore, after I found out that I failed I did not open the book or read for an entire month because I knew that I wasn't going to be able to learn anything anyway. On August, I started reading again; however, I changed a few of the books the I used. I purchased Lacharrity (a must have) and supplemented it with Hurst. I read the Hurst book over and over and over and over again for about 2 weeks until I started speaking the same way as the Hurst lady. After that I started reading Lacharrity, the scores that I made on each chapter did not go above 50% and I did not allow that to phase me. I told myself that predictor scores are not always reliable because NCLEX is a mind game. On September 4, 2013, I took my test and I was there for about 35 minutes and 75 questions later it shut down on me. Now, here is the funny part when I was taking the test I was hearing the Hurst lady on my head which was funny. I wasn't as anxious or as nervous like I was the first time. Came home and did the pearson vue trick and the "good pop up" came up. I was still not convinced because it order for it to be real I have to see it for myself. Therefore, I waited and waited then booom! my license is posted! YEY! My tip: 1. There is no such thing as over studying 2. You will not know everything, but NCLEX is doable 3. Read one book at a time and fully understand the underlying patho, major s/s, and priority assessment 4. Know your patho because this is that I think helped me the most 5. Do not base your "predictor" score on how you will do in the NCLEX 6. You have to have faith in yourself or whoever you believe in because you will need it 7. Lacharity, Kaplan book, and Hurst are really good in combination 8. Relax yourself when you are tired and do not push yourself the point where you are just reading words because you are wasting your 9. There is no such thing as "I am bad test taker" (I used to use this excuse until I found out the hard way that "I just suck at studying") 10. If you don't get it research it. 11. You must know your content in order to know how to take a test. Kaplan is awesome, but if you don't know your content then taking a testing strategy course is just a waste of time. 12. Always phase yourself and be confident. :)