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When the exam changed in 2013, our nursing faculty started recommending everyone add the La charity Prioritization and Delegation book to our study regimen. I did and I'm very glad. I downloaded it on my Kindle and took about two weeks to do all of t...

When I was in school, we did anything and everything to be helpful. If the CNAs were busy we vitals, we made beds, we delivered meal trays. The nurses noticed and eventually they started asking us if we wanted to help them with dressing changes, watc...

It sounds like a great opportunity, especially if cardiology is an interest of yours. I can understand your nervousness and hesitation in having an LPN possibly be your teacher. As a new grad, we have heard our teachers say that teaching is the role ...

Thank you. All the best to you in your endeavor as well!

I'm currently exploring WGU and also Notre Dame College online, which is under $300 per credit. I plan to have my transcripts evaluated by three or four colleges and decide from there. I also discovered that Chico State delivers their BSN program onl...

I'm the only RN in the clinic and the APRN and I usually divide up the calls according to content. I screen any callers asking for an appointment and book them accordingly. Our APRN handles calls which require actual medical advice. I help her with p...

Congratulations! I graduated from an ADN program in May and went to work right away as the RN in the campus health center. I'm going to stay for a year, work hard, learn as much as I can and be the good support person for the APRN in the clinic. When...

I've been on the fence myself. I just graduated with my ADN. I had worked as a medical assistant in my college health center prior to nursing school and am now back to work in the same clinic as the RN. I started nursing school in my 50's and really ...

I had several classmates who had no experience prior to nursing school. My suggestion is to be the best student you can be, get noticed by your clinical instructors and also by the staff at the hospital your clinicals are held in, and ask for letters...

I recommend extra toner for your printer. You never know when the random assignment will come or the teacher wants you to print out materials for the next day's class. We needed 1" binders and pocket folders for assignments and lab paperwork. Save yo...

I graduated in May and just received my RN license. I still remember the first day of school. I was nervous because I'm over 50 and was concerned my classmates would not want to interact with me or include me in their groups. I was so wrong! Our coho...

I just earned my ADN in Hawaii and plan to move to California next summer. If I enroll in a BSN online program, am I required to attend a California school for the BSN too?

the last response was very well said. My suggestion would be to go to the NCSBN website and look at the breakdown of the exam and plan your study accordingly. Read each question completely to determine just what it is asking of you. Sometimes the ans...

I came into nursing school at 50 years old and was concerned that I would not be able to relate to my classmates. At first, I sat back and observed the personality mix and then gravitated toward the students I thought were the nicest. Turns out, the ...

Hard for me to even imagine someone who finds it completely acceptable to cheat in nursing school. In my opinion, this is the kind of mind set that would think nothing of committing a medication error and covering it up. I would want nothing to do wi...

You may find some help with the basics of NCLEX questions on the NCSBN website. There are also some free sites with NCLEX style questions - I actually found some on the Khan academy site which surprised me. In any event, practice seems to be the best...

May I ask, for the RN-BSN program, how are clinicals arranged? I just graduated from University of Hawaii with my ADN and am considering applying to WGU for my BSN. We're moving at the end of the year so I would not be able to complete and BSN progra...

I agree with treating the question like separate questions. One of my professors suggested reading the question and they applying the question to each of the answers. Each answer that fits in with the question becomes a choice. Best of luck!

the nice thing about learningext.com is you can pay for as many weeks of study time you want so it appeals to many budgets.

I want to suggest that you contact your board of nursing to be sure they will recognize a degree from Excelsior. California and some other states are not allowing graduates from Excelsior to be granted an RN license because of the lack of hands-on cl...

Congratulations and all the best to you! I decided to finish college at age 50, took one year of prerequisites, entered nursing school, and just graduated this past spring with my ADN - at age 53! I graduated with honors, received 2 awards, and start...

I graduated this past spring with my ADN. A few of my classmates had low GPA and decided to take some of their pre-requisites over for a better grade. Entrance to our nursing program was based on points from GPA, the entrance exam, and working in the...

If your school has issues with accreditation and some of your classmates are also concerned about being prepared for the boards, it may be worth the investment in a preparation course such as Kaplan or NCSBN. They take time and they can be pricey, bu...