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Help guys...my hospital is paying for an NCLEX review course and I start work on June 3 and really need to take one before then...too bad I wasn't thinking about this a month ago!! Let me know of any good websites to go to to register for one in Dall...

Well I finally graduate in May, and I just took a job in the neonatal intensive care unit for an internship. I'm excited because I'm actually going to work at the same hospital I was born at! Any advice for new grads in the NICU and how to make the t...

I'm in Plano!

Wow, 12 weeks total, huh?! We had a 7 week community clinical our last semester. I did school nursing, and the other choices were nursing home stuff and some Agape clinic for families. Then, each semester, we were required to spend one day (6-12 hour...

Hey guys, I was wondering if anyone else is finding the same thing as me with trying to find the perfect job after graduation... Are there any hospitals out there that are hiring new grads for day shifts??? I'm applying for neonatal or labor and deli...

Hey guys.....all right....who is starting their very last semester this Spring?? I am so thrilled about graduating in May. I just wanted to know everyone's opinion of their programs and if they feel prepared for the NCLEX and getting a job and what n...

TexasRN To be: Hey....I'm sorry about your crappy experience so far! Just to let you know though, NO school is perfect....they all have some flaws, but you just have to find one that's fit for you. Anyways, I don't know much about TWU or TCU except t...

Yes, we have to take the HESI in March and also have to make either an 85 or 88....can't remember...., and I was told by some graduating seniors last year that they all thought it was harder than the NCLEX. But, I NEVER listen to what other people sa...

Wal-Mart ADN: I STILL LIVE WITH MY PARENTS.....AND I'M FREAKIN 22! I just have expensive taste and can't afford a nice enough "crib" yet. My school is too expensive!!!

Well, from my experience...in school still (graduate in May), my professors LOVE the male students. They want men to come into nursing because it helps with the shortage, and guys are usually better at skills and hands-on stuff than girls, at first a...

I was told by a graduate senior at my school that Mosby's has the hardest questions and helped her out a ton on the HESI. So I just bought that one, and I also have been working on Saunder's, and I think it's really good. Hope this helps!

Here's how it is for my BSN program: 91-100 A 88-90 B+ 81-87 B 78-80 C+ 71-77 C 70 and below fails Plus we have to get 91 or above on all math medication tests and an 85 on the HESI or we don't grad. I think it's pretty fair, even though some of my i...

I'M DONE WITH FINALS!!! 34 DAYS UNTIL MY LAST SEMESTER AS A NURSING STUDENT! YEAH!!

My fav quote came out of my psych book... "Do not touch the psychotic patients" I cracked up when I read it because I was thinking, "well, DA!"

My last semester! Human Needs IV Nursing Management School Nursing clinical Internship--NICU 13 hours, no class on Fridays, school nursing, and my internship at a hospital some what close to my house...this will be the perfect semester!

Hey. I'm from Dallas...born and raised in Plano actually. I go to Baylor and graduate in May. Which program are you starting?

I have a wonderful story that happened to me in my first clinical rotation on a vascular surgery floor. Being the first semester nursing student, I didn't have a clue how to do anything but assessments and vitals, and one morning I was visiting with ...

Most people at my school are either doing ER or some type of intensive care. That way it will prepare you for about anything because you will get to do so many different skills and take care of critical patients. I'm doing the NICU hopefully because ...

Hey guys...I'm a senior at a pretty large BSN program and have been getting mixed messages about ADN vs. BSN students from all over. My teachers seem to think that BSN students have more critical thinking ability and are more responsible and thorough...

Well I do know what you are talking about to some extent. I go to school in Dallas, and some of the clinical instructors are like that. There NEVER seems to be enough time for them to show us everything that we need to learn. Last week I waited forev...

All white scrubs with a huge unsightly almost lime green and yellow nursing patch on the arm. Thank god we could wear print shirts in pedi! And we have to wear lame dressy clothes for psych--no tight clothing, shirts tucked in. I can understand the t...

I finished midterms today guys, and I can not tell you how happy that makes me. This semester is insane with 16 hours and clinical instructors that require the world, if not more. I'm halfway through the first semester of my senior year, and it feels...

I know how you feel! Man...go to the Dean or Assistant Dean and COMPLAIN!!! These teachers need to get a clue! We also have end of the semester evalutations, and I always speak my mind and suggest things to make it better. You should totally speak yo...

Most of my clinical instructors have been extremely difficult and expect us to already function as RNs, and it is a challenge for me to relax in clinical. I have had one teacher that made things so much easier, but I think it was just her personality...

Ok I know how you feel and have been there. At my school you have to get a 91 and have 2 chances, so when I failed this semester's test (I'm a senior), I was totally freaked. But I got some more study questions from my teachers and went to them for s...