ArceusAlpha

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  1. Students (and others) using staff parking

    ArceusAlpha replied to psu_213's topic in General Nursing

    If you confronted me as a student, I would say "BITE ME!" But now that I'm a staff, I've turned a complete 180 and now will bite any students who dare park in our staff

  2. All about AHS & Covenant

    ArceusAlpha replied to hellohobbit's topic in Canada

    I'm an AHS employee, it's been hard for me to apply for any positions too. I've applied to many internal postings and no calls so far. It really boils down to your experience and seniority. I can...

  3. NCLEX in 2 days!! Help

    ArceusAlpha replied to Nargii's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    No that is a common misconception, getting a lot of SATA questions does not guarantee anything. There are SATA questions that are also at below the line so the SATA's do not mean they are necessarily...

  4. Best way to utilize UWorld? By Subject/System or Random QBank Order

    ArceusAlpha replied to FireNation's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I suppose do what's best for you. I personally did randomized because that is how the NCLEX will be. Also, I'm not fond of doing a systemized test because I feel like time will be spent on various...

  5. Studying with Saunders

    ArceusAlpha replied to beatanxiety's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    To be honest, when I used Saunders, it was information overload. There were definitely a lot of good information to know (especially the red highlighted texts which actually helped me answer several...

  6. Handing Resumes to Managers In Person

    ArceusAlpha replied to fingers_crossed's topic in Canada

    A unit manager (RAH) I spoke with stated that it puts a face to the applicant, to which she prefers. To say that it gives some benefits over online application, I would like to say it does -- for some...

  7. Nclex rn failed 3

    ArceusAlpha replied to OnlineSNA's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    You used 3 highly reputable resources to study for the NCLEX. Do you think you have difficulty in certain types of questions (ie. Prioritization), do you have a good understanding of core nursing...

  8. UWorld Predictor & Actual NCLEX RN??

    ArceusAlpha replied to nurselife247's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    None of us here will be able to give you a response with certainty if that predictor gives a 'good indicator' if you will pass the NCLEX. Obviously it is only a predictor and it appears that you have...

  9. Anything else besides UWorld & Kaplan?

    ArceusAlpha replied to rsvbbsn's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Can you elaborate on how your experience on the NCLEX vs UWorld? Personally, I found the NCLEX harder than UWorld, but I thought the questions were very very similar in style. In fact, I had a few...

  10. Anyone tried N-powerment NCLEX review?

    ArceusAlpha replied to rockstarninja's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Very very interesting to see 3 brand new members commenting right after the other lol. So let's examine their 3 reasons for not using qBanks.... Right, it's best to use questions banks AFTER...

  11. Anyone tried N-powerment NCLEX review?

    ArceusAlpha replied to rockstarninja's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    That looks like a Canadian based exam prep. I'm also Canadian, but I've never heard of it, but it seems to be based in Ontario (I'm from Alberta.) They claim a 99% pass rate which is quite a bold...

  12. Feeling VERY defeated after NCLEX exam

    ArceusAlpha replied to bnschr02's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Hey there! I wrote my exam on April 5 with 88 questions, and I also felt the exact same way in that I walked out of the building feeling defeated. It's understandable for us, considering that this is...

  13. NCLEX Exam

    ArceusAlpha replied to sianee's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Can you explain what you do during the 4.5 minutes per

  14. NCLEX RN Canada

    ArceusAlpha replied to A_Axelrod's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I did not realize that the PVT trick worked in

  15. Open book exams

    ArceusAlpha replied to audreysmagic's topic in General Students

    I know, but the way the instructor wrote the exam, she definitely wrote it up for failure because the questions were far too specific that you'd literally have to have impressive photographic memory...

  16. Kaplan, Hurst or UWorld

    ArceusAlpha replied to calidreamin's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    ^ I don't believe the post above indicating that UWorld has "over a hundred bad questions with incorrect answer options." Nor was that half of the question bank are repeated questions.... absolutely...

  17. Nclex fail 5 times , pleas help

    ArceusAlpha replied to silviabg's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I don't know what UWorld you're using, but it was definitely not full of dubious questions/rationales. I've used it, along with others I know, and we live by it as one of the reasons why we passed the...

  18. 3x Failed.. NCLEX plan Help

    ArceusAlpha replied to Anonk3's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I feel like you may have too many sources at one time, especially with how you have time constraints. In terms of content, it's a lot to know, and Saunders in itself is quite overwhelming. Personally,...

  19. 2nd try failed. need advice

    ArceusAlpha replied to jinghanusa's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Uhm, but those are all calcium channel blockers, not ACE inhibitors. The suffixes are typically: ACE = -pril ARBS = -sartans Beta Blockers = -olol CCB's = -dipine (but there are cardio-selective...

  20. SEVERE Anxiety about the NCLEX

    ArceusAlpha replied to Mcastle124's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I believe UWorld will help with some of your anxiety simply because the program looks almost exactly like the real NCLEX, and the questions on UWorld are the closest thing to the real NCLEX questions...

  21. UWorld RN prep.. Is it reliable?

    ArceusAlpha replied to mrs.lowery22's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I used RN Mastery and it was good but I still thought UWorld was way better. RN Mastery had very difficult questions too but I thought their rationales were inadequate in numerous questions and many...

  22. Open book exams

    ArceusAlpha replied to audreysmagic's topic in General Students

    I had a few open book tests for physiology. I hated them. The questions were made to be extremely difficult and very specific, and the textbook we had to use was well over 400 pages with tiny font. We...

  23. HELP with nursing diagnosis

    ArceusAlpha replied to sarahstew's topic in General Students

    In what context does the RC abbreviation appears on? If pt. is still hypertensive after giving birth, the first thing I thought was postpartum preeclampsia? Or perhaps pt. just had chronic...

  24. Why assess sputum?

    ArceusAlpha replied to Ames coolvibeman's topic in General Students

    As what was mentioned, sputum is significant when it comes to assessments because having purulent/changes in colors indicates infection. Mucoid may be viral bronchitis, pink/colorless tinged mucoid =...

  25. Stopped at 75 question. I'm almost sure I failed

    ArceusAlpha replied to ybvmoveon's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Yeah, I also took both assessments. They were difficult but I thought they were a lot easier than the questions I got on the NCLEX. It's perfectly normal to feel that you failed the exam, it's no easy...