jennifermae24

I am scheduled to graduate nursing school on December 10th of this year... I am just wondering (from your personal experience) the time frame between graduating, to signing up for NCLEX, to actually taking it. I am just worried I won't have any time to study after I graduate because I am going on a week long vacation the day after I graduate, then its christmas, etc. So I just wanted to know how much time you spent from graduation to taking the NCLEX. Also if you could explain the process to me that would be great too! Thanks!

Hello everyone! I am currently a student nurse and I am scheduled to graduate December 10th of this year. I am about to chose where I am going to complete my practicum and I am almost sure I am going to do it in an ICU. Not sure which one yet, but I am leaning towards cardiac. Anyways, I just wanted to get some advice from everyone... Please list your top nursing mistakes and tips or ways in how you prevented them in the future. Or just list any tips that make your days, procedures, medication administration, shift reports, (etc.) easier! Any advice for a soon-to-be nurse would be great!! :)

I am currently a freshman at the University of Alabama but I am transferring to the University of South Alabama (closer to home, more comfortable environment, more friends). I am already planning on doing two pre-req courses at a local community college this summer and then I will transfer to south for fall 2014. But, then I thought "well since I am already going to be at the community college this summer, why not stay there throughout my whole sophomore year and get all my pre-reqs done there?" Then I will apply into the upper division nursing program as a transfer student. It will save a lot of money and will probably be easier. I thought that was a better idea, but my mom and I are worried that when applying into the upper division nursing program, they will chose students that took all their pre-reqs at the University of South Alabama over transfer students. By the end of this semester my GPA will most likely be a 4.0 so I am not worried about my GPA. Just wondering what all they look at when accepting people into the nursing program and also if they only pick a certain amount of transfers.