tiny_nurse

Hey everyone! Tested on July 10, went to 133 questions! Thought for SURE that I had failed, waited 4 hours and did the PVT trick and got the "good" pop up. Did it again at 24 hours. But still had to wait the 48 hours to pay for quick results which was agonizing. Got my results today and passed! Used only Kaplan to study for 3 weeks before the exam. Good luck everyone!

Woo! Congrats! I just took my last final last week! Capstone clinical placement and Kaplan test prep left and I'm done too!

The hospitals here will hire ADN RNs with the understanding that they will finish their BSN within 8 or 10 years. Depending on which hospital. It's institutional here, but generally the BSN in 10 rule is key in Central NY.

I'm going to go against the grain and recommend graph paper! It works so well for diagrams, pictures, tables. I've taken all my notes through nursing school on graph paper. It works wonders for me. :)

I graduate from one of the hospital-based schools in Syracuse this coming December. This thread is making me feel so much better about the job prospects.

Hey guys! I attended Utica ABSN for two semesters. It was not for me personally, I prefer the brick and mortar type schools. I attended back in 2014 so things may have changed... but when I was there it was hard to get a lot of assistance and self-teaching was difficult when I had no background. I'm in my 3rd semester at another school where I began from scratch and maintaining a 3.5 gpa where my gpa at Utica plummeted. In my experience, the class shrinks significantly in size from orientation to graduation. The tests were not made by the instructors, from what I understand. It was just not the place for me. I do know a solid group who graduated and are now working as RNs or went onto NP schools after graduation though, so it is possible to succeed. Good luck in whatever route you choose. There are always doors that open when others close. :)

With what you describe as your courses, I'm almost positive we go to the same school. I'm at the end of 3rd semester. I would use PrepU on lippincott if you haven't yet. Try and get up to a level 6-7 on each concept. Don't just study what the concepts are, but really know the nursing interventions that go along with them. Remediate the questions when you get them right and when you get them wrong. Study the manifestations, if there's a chart in the readings- study that. If you have any questions, PM me.

I change my clothes and wash my face usually. Then I throw my scrubs immediately in the wash.

Congratulations!!! Maybe see if you can walk with the next graduating class? Just so you can have that opportunity and make your lab hours? Then you will have your nursing school graduation and pinning to look forward to in the next year or so. Exciting times for you and your family!

I'd just get a simple one. You're not going to need anything more than just the easy 4 function stuff. :)

Definitely a planner!

I always thought it was weird that mine didn't ever drug test us... Better to be safe than sorry anyway!

You say it should be easy, but it's NOT! If it was, everyone would do it. You're entitled to be burnt out, that much school will do that. And I totally understand ruts. You can do this, just get over that last little bump. What you're doing is not simple. Try separating it month to month, rather than 4.5 months! You can do this! You ARE doing it!

You'll get used to code browns. Just keep exposing yourself to it, like you chose to and you'll be fine! I believe in you. :) Personally, I'd take a code brown over suctioning a trach to be honest. XD

I think it's entirely up to how you plan your time. I work part-time and am in my 3rd semester of a 4 semester ASN program. I worked more in my earlier semesters, now there is a lot more studying, clinical paperwork, and clinical prep to be done. I think that you should start school, see how much of a work load you have and go from there. Maybe drop down to a certain amount per week depending on how your school schedule looks. When I first started this semester, I was working 20 hr a week, now I'm down to 8. It's a pay drop, but I need all the extra study time I can get. Everyone is different and can handle different things, feel it out in the first couple weeks and like another poster said: BE FLEXIBLE! :) Good luck and congrats on starting Nursing School!

I don't live on campus, I've heard that living in the dorms is really nice for some students because you live right in the building we have classes in and we all have 24-hour access to the computer lab and skills lab. So you can just go in at 1am if you can't sleep or something. Also, apparently super nice in the dead of winter when you don't have to worry about driving/walking to class.

I'm a third semester student, and I'm also really interested in wound/ostomy/continence nursing when I graduate and get my RN. Best of luck to you, and let me know if you hear anything that sounds promising! I've jumped at the chance to run in during any wound care or ostomy care during clinicals and am planning on contacting the WOC nurses at my local hospitals after I finish this semester! I'm glad I have a kindred spirit in wound care!

Congrats to everyone accepted! I'm a 3rd semester student at the moment, can't wait to see more new faces next semester!

I've had a few nurses as patients (I'm still a student). I had one would use the call bell to call me into his room every time he had an ostomy consult because he thought I would like the learning experience. He was great.

Just curious, is this an online school or brick-and-mortar? I've had a crappy experience with a "hybrid program" at one point. An ENTIRE CLASS failing is just such an obvious money grab...

Hey ROCTJ, Just wanted to chime in and tell you the acceptance envelope is just a regular envelope. Not fancy or anything. Also, if they are interviewing you for a spot in the day program, I think it's probably just a formality. They're most likely going to offer you a spot. :) Don't quote me on this, but I didn't meet anyone on allnurses who had interviews that weren't accepted last January for the day program.

Read a book. Enjoy the sunshine (while it's still there), enjoy your family and friends at your own leisure. Lol. -As for preparation. Review your anatomy and physiology a little bit if you feel a little rusty. -Practice/learn dimensional analysis for dosage calc! -Figure out a scheduling medium that works well for you to keep organized! (I prefer writing my whole month as a list. :)) -Figure out the best way you learn (auditory, kinesthetic, visual, or a mix!) -Write a daily plan, or make a daily schedule (make sure to schedule in breaks, lunches, and SLEEP!) I hope that helps!

My favorite question by my SO is "when will you be done studying?" lol. Never.

Does your school have a tutoring center or and avisor that might be willing to look at your work and see what you're doing wrong in the testing environment? Also, yes PRACTICE as much as you can. I'm terrible at math and we have these exams every semester. The more you do it, the more it'll be ingrained in your memory. Same goes for validations for skills, the more you do it in the same type of environment, the more the anxiety will go away. I've been there, I know it's really hard! But use your resources, you don't have to do it alone.

Oh no! This is probably the tip of the conspiratorial ice berg!