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The only thing I did was use the hesi resources in the evolve website. I did the practice quizzes for each topic (OB, community/mental health, peds, fundamentals, and med surg) and the cumulative quizzes, I also used the online resources in the hesi text book for more questions. I made sure to read all of the rationales once I was done each quiz. I wasn't scoring great on the practice quizzes but I guess reading the rationales helped me to score better and pass the exit exam. I didn't pass by a lot, my school requires an 850 and I got an 885. I also took frequent breaks to calm myself down and to get my eyes off of the screen for a few minutes because looking at a computer screen for too long KILLS my eyes. I wish you luck on your next attempt. You got this! Take your time and really consider each answer choice before selecting an answer.

I'm so excited I passed the first try. This semester was almost the death of me! I was failing by literally 1 exam question. Our instructors allowed us to retake exam 2 because we missed 4 out of the 5 classes on the exam due to snow, thank god because without that make up I'd be taking the semester again. With the way my semester was going I was convinced i would be taking HESI straight down to the fourth try. It was a real confidence booster to pass it first try. My son says it's because the 4th was with me :-P. Now I just have this "little" thing called the NCLEX and I call myself RN!

Yep, so it's getting close to the day that I start my job. I'm getting so nervous! I haven't had a "job" in years..I worked for my father from 2006-2012 when his company went out of business, but from 2011-2012 I was working from home but if you want to get real I haven't worked since 2006 (working for my dad? Ha that wasn't "work"). So last night I had a dream that anything that could go wrong on my first day went wrong. First I woke up late, than I get on the road hair a mess, went to my friends house and parked.....(she doesn't even live walking distance from the hospital), get to the hospital and I saw friends and say in the car with them smoking cigarettes with them for God knows how long (I haven't smoked in 3 years), finally go inside and I realize I'm wearing jeans not scrubs, can't find the elevators and I have no clue what floor to go to and finally woke up. Never got to my floor before I woke up. Realistically I know none of that is going to happen but wow that dream was nuts! Apparently my anxiety is through the roof! I'm starting out in the PCT program for nursing students and I have this part of me that thinks it's going to be like nursing school, full of instructors with attitude problems and critical unsatisfactories for doing something wrong or just because they feel like it. I know I'll be fine once I'm there but my anxiety is bad to begin with and fear of the unknown is probably my biggest fear.

Thank you! I'm so excited and so nervous at the same time!

Got a job! Pending background check and drug test of course, but that won't be an issue! Start nextonth. Can't wait!

I can do my prerequisites at a community college but I'm not aware of any community college where I can get a BSN?

Finally got another hospital to call me back. Had the phone interview and I'm assuming it didn't go awful because they asked me to come in for a face to face (but I'm sure this is protocol unless you totally choke on the phone, idk never had a phone interview before). Today is my face to face interview and I hope and pray I get the job. This hospital would make me a level 3 PCT since I'm a nursing student, and they would train me in foley's, blood draws, and IV's (which according to them a non nursing student CNA wouldn't get that right away) I'm scared to get too excited until I see how this interview goes. Wish me luck!

That's probably why you don't have as many to do...I have all kinds of general Ed classes I will have to do but oh well I guess I will somehow get through it just like everyone else does

Well you my friend are lucky! I'm going to continue to shop around but I will have to take more English, statistics, history, more humanities, nutrition and a few others I cannot think of at the moment...it's insane! I've only looked at a few schools so far sono don't really know what other options I have at the moment. I'm sure there's probably something better out there for me

Yes I know! The cost is so depressing. I can never afford that and if I can't get scholarships idk what I'll do. I don't work now and have had to take out loans just to keep my head above water while I go through school, I can't afford to rack up more debt! Idk the whole thing is depressing and it really irks me that I will pretty much have to deal with this right away and not in my own time frame

I'm in maryland and it looks like the average RN to BSN program is about $28,000 and that's not including additional general education classes. I'll will keep shopping around until it's time to enroll

When doing a program online does the university have to be in the state you live in? I've been wondering that too. If not it will open up my options a little more.

That's awesome. I've been in some requests for info on the programs and I'm just waiting for call backs. I want to maybe take my transcripts to them and ask what I would need that way I will know exactly and it won't be a ton of guess work when choosing a school.

Thats good! I'm seriously regretting not doing all of my "homework" before starting. Now I'm going to pay the price by being in school longer. Bridging from ADN to BSN is cheaper in the long run and probably better in your situation but get them Gen Ed classes out of the way. Check several BSN programs and see if what they require is pretty close, to give yourself the best possible picture

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