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I am interested in getting specialties in family practice and psych. What is the best job to hold before entering into the program?

I get nervous about this too when I start out.

I'll try to shadow some NPs in this area to see if this is something I would like to do.

Thanks for the input.

That's good to know. Is there a specialty that would allow me to have experience with both?

Would I have to specialize in pscyh if I wanted to do work in mental health? Or could I just use FNP? Not sure how it works.

I have heard of NPs with 2 specialties. Is this possible? If so, what steps would I need?

I know of someone who attended this college before. If you need uniforms x-small PM me.

Ideally if you get a 97% you would move onto the next level. But you would have to watch yourself more. You may even have to really learn your critical thinking skills well before they are taught in class. I would suggest investing into an experience...

I had this experience with bad instructors.

I can relate to this. It is common in many programs because staff try to say afloat with accreditation and state approval to keep the program going. It becomes more of a priority than the students. Sometimes more than the faculty. My suggestion is to...

It is a good opportunity to get in touch with your professor to learn the material well. There are times where they will tell you what to exactly study. Making friends in class will also help. Bring a tape recorder to rewrite notes as needed. TEAS w...

It's normal to feel that way. Especially if you have deadlines coming up. Are you taking your courses in a community college, or university? With TEAS I would suggest getting the ATI study guide. From my experience it tells you exactly how to answer ...

I got more management of care questions and safety questions. I did not get any dosage calculation. I plan to focus on those areas before my exam.

Ditto. I will also retake NCLEX. I plan on using UWorld again, and Kaplan. I haven't decided if I wanted to do the Mark Klimek lectures. I noticed that the content changed this month April 2019. I should have focused my studying towards that. On the ...

People were able to do the Pearson VUE trick (PVT) to see if they passed or failed NCLEX. Here is what I understand so far. If they received the comment "Our records indicate that you recently scheduled this exam. Another registration cannot be made ...

I agree with this statement. Both seasoned nurses and fresh nurses have been advising me and other grads to be careful of accepting assignments that could cause a safety issue. Not just for protecting the license.

That sucks. I hope you can get your degree regardless of the situation. There are schools that can take you if you passed most of your RN courses. Some programs may have to take their competency test to see if they will accept credit for your courses...

Thanks n_cole12. I registered for UWorld questions again. I definitely plan to go over the information before sitting for the exam. Thanks for the encouragement!

I also did Saunders right before my exam. I felt I could have done better if I used Kaplan because the answers and content were similar to what was tested on NCLEX. UWorld also had similar content to NCLEX.

I decided to pay $8 for quick results. I did not pass. I should have stuck with Kaplan and UWorld. I might try Klimek too. Just a note about PVT. It's does not seem to be a good indicator if someone passes. There are also a lot of people who got the ...

I took it in NY. I got more management of care questions. No calculations. The test told me to do 30 pilot questions after completing the exam. The pilot questions do not affect your score. My test shut off after that.

Congrats on completing your exam and getting the good pop up. People say that those who receive the good pop up rarely fail. Wishing you the best! I feel you on waiting for results. I got the bad pop up with a cut off between 120 to 130. questions. I...

In NY I heard that people did not have their license posted 3 or 4 days after the test. Some people waited for two weeks.

After seeing experiences like these, I do think about what actions could jeopardize my own license. It makes me sad to think about what nurses face when caring for their patients.