thursdaygrl

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1. unusual career path: phd to msn?

   thursdaygrl replied to janony's topic in New Nurse

   Janony, I'm 39 years old--I just finished a BSN (my 2nd bachelor's degree) and passed the NCLEX. At the same time, I'm slowly working on a doctorate in Micro. Well, ok, it may SEEM like I'm a professional student, but I'm really not. I enjoy school a...

2. What's your story? Why did you take up nursing?

   thursdaygrl replied to Joe V's topic in General Nursing

   I am 39 years old and just finished my BSN and passed boards. This is my third degree (I am a professional technical writer with a master's in biology). I went into nursing for my sanity (REALLY I did!). I cared for my Mother for 18 months as she fou...

3. Okay, This is torture

   thursdaygrl replied to Adam D. RN2005's topic in NCLEX

   I think results are likely posted closer to the time your exam ENDED rather than when you were scheduled to take the exam. I began my exam last Saturday at 8:45 a.m., but my results were not available until 10:40--almost exactly the time I COMPLETED ...

4. the "herbs" on NCLEX?

   thursdaygrl replied to atlanta's topic in NCLEX

   Woman_in_love, I took the test last Saturday (the 16th), had 75 questions (I nearly did a happy jig when the thing shut down), and found out I passed Monday morning. I did not have a single question on herbs. I had one med calc, SEVERAL meds question...

5. 83 y.o. woman w/ lung cancer

   thursdaygrl replied to soontobe_RN's topic in Oncology

   Hi soontobe_RN, I am an older student who returned to school two years ago to get a degree in nursing. I already have two degrees, including a masters. Why "nursing" you ask? Because I lost my Mother to multiple myeloma in 1997, after 18 months of ca...

6. Passed!!!

   thursdaygrl replied to Denham0607's topic in NCLEX

   Congrats Denham0607! I am sooo proud!! I took the test this morning and I don't feel good at all, but I took Denham's advice and didn't look up any questions. Well, just ONE (the last one--it was killing me not to look :) ). Truthfully, yes, th...

7. Cushing syndrome

   thursdaygrl replied to Woman_in_love's topic in NCLEX

   I keep Cushing's and Addison's straight this way: I just remember that they are both diseases caused by hypo- or hypersecretion of the Adrenal gland. If you remember that the adrenal gland secretes corticocorticoids (I always think "sugar") and miner...

8. Myths about NCLEX being easy

   thursdaygrl replied to ManyRN2B's topic in NCLEX

   ManyRN2B, All the friends I graduated with (and some RNs I work with) have said the test is incredibly hard, but at the same time every one of them has noted that they wished they had not studied so hard because studying did NOT help. In fact, they'v...

9. Mosby's CAT website

   thursdaygrl replied to Jen2's topic in NCLEX

   Raindreamer, I'm not really studying much at all. I am really all over the board with my studying to be truthful. One day I am frantic about it and will review and do test questions, while on another day I do very little. I have not completed any sin...

10. Mosby's CAT website

    thursdaygrl replied to Jen2's topic in NCLEX

    Thanks to all the folks on this board who mentioned the Mosby CAT. I had been lurking and simply reading the nursing student board for a couple of weeks but had honestly made the decision NOT to read anymore until after I take my test--I was getting ...