Uncle Rico

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  1. New Grad Starting Salary

    Uncle Rico replied to hopefull1n30188's topic in First Year After Licensure

    For the Washington D.C. area the starting salary is $25-$30/hr for RN's. I recently moved from Pensacola FL and hospitals in the area were paying about $19/hr for new

  2. Failed Nclex

    Uncle Rico replied to robin237's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I used Hurst, Lacharity PDA, saunders, and nclex 4000. I knew i wasn't great with core content so Hurst was a no brainer and Hurst makes the material easy to remember. I used the other sources for...

  3. Anxiety about Kaplan Scores?

    Uncle Rico replied to _Skittles_'s topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Though i'm not as familiar with kaplan, your scores seem about average imo. I've known many people to score in the 50's on the Kaplans test/question banks and pass the NCLEX in 75

  4. Tiffany phamacology notes

    Uncle Rico replied to clemenine's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    can you send the notes to me also. My email is [email protected]. Thanks in

  5. pass2013nclex

    Uncle Rico replied to marinesgirl's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    just paste pass2013nclex into the youtube search

  6. Dumb CPR question

    Uncle Rico replied to PaulBaxter's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    This

  7. pass2013nclex

    Uncle Rico replied to marinesgirl's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I used it and passed, it was honestly a very helpful document. I didn't study it as much as i would have liked to but it's a great document to

  8. anxious to take NCLEX

    Uncle Rico replied to EnvogueCrib's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I honestly didn't read that much, being that most of the NCLEX books are pretty thick. I reviewed one section of hurst per day and answered several hundred topic specific test questions immediately...

  9. to do a review or self-study

    Uncle Rico replied to ciru78's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Hurst, Saunders, NCLEX 4000, and Lacharity

  10. RESULTS R N

    Uncle Rico replied to nwatson83's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    congrats

  11. I passed the NCLEX-RN after graduating 10 years ago AMA

    Uncle Rico replied to aftrhrs21's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    kind of off topic, but are you required to take a refresher course before seeking employment as an RN since you graduated 10yrs

  12. Anyone use saunders / kaplan? Similar to the test?

    Uncle Rico replied to blackvans1234's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    saunders questions are too easy compared to the Nclex, i'm not sure about kaplan since i did not purchase it. Nclex 4000 and NCSBN were a little tougher than saunders but none of them were similar to...

  13. I am depressed; Failed NCLEX for the 1st TIME.

    Uncle Rico replied to NurseKis's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    My aproach was to passing the NCLEX was that i studied one section of the Hurst review per day then i completed about 200-300 nclex questions about the section directly afterwards. I purchased the...

  14. Need some advice ABSN vs ADN

    Uncle Rico replied to pre-nurse1989's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    You should avoid Fortis imo, it is a for-profit school and their priority is milking as much money out of you and the US government as possible. I havn't heard too many success stories of friends that...

  15. NCLEX-RN on 4/10!!! Last minute advice much appreciated!

    Uncle Rico replied to LegsMcgeeRN's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    relax the night before and if you are going to study the day before the test then study something that's not too taxing on the body like EKG strips or lab

  16. For those who changed their date

    Uncle Rico replied to Compassi0n's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    It was worth it for me, i knew i wasn't ready to take the NCLEX and didn't want to waste $400 so I moved my date by 3 weeks and i passed the

  17. Help! NCLEX soon!

    Uncle Rico replied to Katbird2014_RN's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I scheduled my NCLEX 3 months after graduation, which i passed. I knew i wouldn't be ready immediately after graduation and the NCLEX wasn't anything like the test we had taken or the numerous Hesi...

  18. Licensure Question..Please Help!??

    Uncle Rico replied to newRN_2014's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Being that both states (Iowa & N. Dakota) are compact states you will have to apply for an Iowa license. Compact sates will not grant a license to residents of other compact states. With that...

  19. Not sure about nclex result

    Uncle Rico replied to JuliaGulia32's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Virginia doesn't offer quick results but you can call the BON after 24hrs to find out the

  20. Military Spouse, Compact State(s), and moving.. clarification please!

    Uncle Rico replied to ml52789's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I had a similar issue. My state of residence is Tennessee but I attended school in Florida and i am currently living in Virginia. Since both Tenn and Virginia are compact states the BON stated that i...

  21. Need Help with Studying Tips for retaking NCLEX-RN in April

    Uncle Rico replied to NewBSNGraduate's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I studied the Hurst review along with NCLEX 4000, Lacharity PDA, and Saunders. I tried to complete about 200 questions a day which was far too many imo. Hurst was very helpful with mastering the...

  22. Taking NCLEX Friday, VERY NERVOUS for SATA

    Uncle Rico replied to JessRNBSN's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Yes i passed but i was definitely sure that i had failed once the PC shut down. Good

  23. failed Nclex-Rn 3rd time.pls help!!

    Uncle Rico replied to moving400's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I used the Hurst review for content, Saunders, NCLEX 4000, and

  24. Pearson Vue trick 2014 -still works!

    Uncle Rico replied to terri8's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Worked for me

  25. Pearsonvue Trick - Does it Work Every Time? Part 3

    Uncle Rico replied to Silverdragon102's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    It still works. I took the test march 4, got the good pop up 2hrs later. Called the BON the following day and was notified that i