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  1. That ominous CC page...

    happynurse14 replied to sodonewaiting's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    My fingers are crossed for you! When researching the topic (since I too just took the exam) there seems to be some cases of false-negatives where one receives the cc page and still passes. Hopefully...

  2. Textbook Question

    happynurse14 replied to katie_n's topic in General Students

    Rent if you must. But you probably could do just find without them. I started out getting all of the recommended textbooks, found out very quickly that I could google most of the

  3. Am I Being Bullied?

    happynurse14 replied to wendey's topic in General Students

    I truly am intrigued to hear people's definition of bullying... What is it? I understand, preceptors do not need to be friends to students. But I do think that no matter what the age difference, what...

  4. Nurse recruiter blew me off. Is this normal?

    happynurse14 replied to RNbellashadow's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Hmm... It's probably a blessing in disguise that they bailed. Sounds like an unreliable, unprofessional facility! Good luck in your job

  5. Am I Being Bullied?

    happynurse14 replied to wendey's topic in General Students

    As a recent grad, I am all too familiar with this type of passive aggressiveness from nurses/preceptors and to be honest, I do feel that it is bullying. Don't get me wrong, I have had some awesome...

  6. New Grad Jobs in Nashville?

    happynurse14 replied to nightflower's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    There is a new grad nurse residency offered at Vanderbilt which is competitive but offered only to new grads, so positions are offered each cohort (summer and winter)! I think a BSN is the...

  7. New Grads: how long did it take you to find a job, or how long have you been ...

    happynurse14 replied to kieran07's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Baltimore, MD (location of my job) Home state: PA Graduated May 10, 2014 with my BSN Passed NCLEX June 9, 2014 Applied to 3 jobs by March. Got 2 offers (one in Baltimore offered end of May and one in...

  8. How to go about becoming an NP

    happynurse14 replied to happynurse14's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Thank you all for your input!!! It really helped me to see that each school has its own way of working and that I can find a school based on my desire and needs at the time. I will definitely be...

  9. How to go about becoming an NP

    happynurse14 posted a topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Hello everyone, I just graduated from a BSN program in May, passed my NCLEX last week, and will be starting to work in September. My job offers to pay for a huge chunk of practitioner school. I...

  10. Johns Hopkins New Nurse Orientation

    happynurse14 replied to dsomtgirl's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Hi! I am starting the new nurse orientation in September (they gave me the choice between July 7th and Sept 8th.... I didn't think I'd have fulfilled the requirements by July). Anyways, I hope your...

  11. How much time did you give yourself to study?

    happynurse14 replied to rrz29's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Like you, reality didn't set in until I got my ATT and I too slacked in the studying department until then. So when I finally got it, I scheduled my exam for 10 days later. I did not study an ounce...

  12. Need Help. What review materials should I use for Passing my NCLEX?

    happynurse14 replied to Kathrene,RN's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I didn't take the kaplan review couse; however, I used the Kaplan Strategies, Practice and Review book and was able to Google the Q trainers 6 and 7. My school also used ATI throughout my years in...

  13. Any other new grads starting at Johns Hopkins?

    happynurse14 replied to happynurse14's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Dfwebb, overall the process took about a couple months. I applied roughly sometime in late February/ early March. They responded with interest to set up an interview about 3 weeks later. We played...

  14. Any other new grads starting at Johns Hopkins?

    happynurse14 replied to happynurse14's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    @nandosport, you most certainly can be!

  15. Any other new grads starting at Johns Hopkins?

    happynurse14 replied to happynurse14's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Ahh yay! Finally a response!! Haha. Thank you! I'm very excited! And no, I have not started yet. I was given the choice between 2 start dates, one in early July and one in early September. I knew it...

  16. If you werent a nurse, what other career would you do?

    happynurse14 replied to RNtobe23's topic in General Nursing

    Definitely a vet. Hanging out with fur-balls all day sounds good to

  17. I passed NCLEX first try!!

    happynurse14 replied to emagine's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I took it 2 days ago and also passed with 75. Did you guys who also had 75 have a massive amount of SATA? At least 60 of my questions were SATA (not exaggerating), with 2 drop down questions.. very...

  18. Biology & Anatomy/Physiology

    happynurse14 replied to tahoe02's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Hated biology, loved A&P. If you want to be a nurse, you'll find interest in the human body processes! There were some things that trickled over from biology but I didn't remember an ounce of it...

  19. Passed NCLEX 3rd time!

    happynurse14 replied to RNSAYWHAT's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Congratulations!!! I can only speak from my perspective of ATI vs the Kaplan practice, strategies, and review book (the only things I used to study)... But Kaplan saved my butt with its strategies and...

  20. Can't decide which job! Help!!

    happynurse14 replied to j14e's topic in General Nursing

    If you think about it, it would technically be an 11 hour day any way. 7a-6p 5 days a week (including driving) vs 7p-7a 3 days a week. Good luck with your

  21. Running out of questions on NCLEX

    happynurse14 replied to Dinarocka's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Congratulations on passing!!! Such a

  22. 2014 Pearson Vue Trick (PVT) Poll

    happynurse14 replied to mslovebug's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Got the good pop up and passed! 75 questions with at least 60 of them SATA. I swear they must give partial credit for those types of questions because there were only 2 that I was certain

  23. Popular ADN vs More Expensive BSN

    happynurse14 replied to euisme, BSN's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I agree with the above poster. I just graduated with a BSN and I've heard overwhelmingly that the BSN is the better route. My preceptor this past summer (for an externship that was only offered to...

  24. Mental Strength?

    happynurse14 replied to wayfinder's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    That was a really long post but PS, My tools for studying were: the ATI website & review book that was given to us in school and the Kaplan Strategies, Practice and Review Book. I also found...

  25. Mental Strength?

    happynurse14 replied to wayfinder's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I just took the nclex yesterday so the traumatically stressful week leading up to the yesterday is very fresh in my mind! I totally sympathize with you and spent many hours on the allnurses site...