calhoun220

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1. Preparing for 1st Semester of Nursing School

   calhoun220 replied to RonnieDita's topic in General Students

   Get as many NCLEX review books as you can afford. I think I had about 6 or so when I went through nursing school. They help tremendously preparing you for the style of questions you will be seeing....

2. Macon State BSN Fall 2011

   calhoun220 replied to nicubee's topic in Georgia Nursing

   I misread your post. I am in the RN-BSN program. They accept only 20 for that program. I looked in banner and it shows 50 slots for the generic BSN classes, so I am assuming they accept 50...

3. Macon State BSN Fall 2011

   calhoun220 replied to nicubee's topic in Georgia Nursing

   I am currently in the program. Will graduate July of this year. Don't worry about registration dates. They have 20 slots already assigned for the 20 students they will accept, and they do all the...

4. any schools w/o a waiting list in Gerogia

   calhoun220 replied to mz.one1's topic in Georgia Nursing

   Yes, nursing school is hard. If you are determined and willing to study, you can make it. I would have to guess out of the 84 that failed a class, half of those eventually made it out of the...

5. any schools w/o a waiting list in Gerogia

   calhoun220 replied to mz.one1's topic in Georgia Nursing

   Darton College in Albany, GA accepts approx 100 students every (including summer) semester. They also have some "tracks" out of town which are easier to get in. We had 8 students commuting from the...

6. New Grads after 6 months: How do you feel?

   calhoun220 replied to RNcDreams's topic in First Year After Licensure

   Well actually, I did that last month. I had worked about 4 1/2 months and I was having a very bad week - my worst yet! I worked 2 days, off 1, and then back 1 day before a 4 day break. I burnt my...

7. Will my feet/legs always feel this way?

   calhoun220 replied to cherokeesummer's topic in First Year After Licensure

   I agree. You have to get the shoe that works for you. Unfortunately, the only way is to try out several shoes and see what works. I have bad knees. After laying in bed crying with them one night,...

8. 6 months and feeling down:(

   calhoun220 replied to NewNurse16's topic in First Year After Licensure

   I am coming up on my 6 month anniversary in a couple of weeks, and I am sooo overwhelmed too. I keep trying to convince myself that it is going to get better, but after this week, I am very...

9. NCLEX question

   calhoun220 replied to mukshe's topic in First Year After Licensure

   Our instructors told us that statistically you do better if you test as soon as possible after you graduate. The longer you wait, the less chance you have to pass. Our instructors told us to do 100...

10. Anyone felt good after taking NCLEX and passed?

    calhoun220 replied to calhoun220's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    For those who are interested, I found out today that I

11. Anyone felt good after taking NCLEX and passed?

    calhoun220 replied to calhoun220's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Thank your for those words of encouragement. For those who are interested, I will post my results when I get

12. Anyone felt good after taking NCLEX and passed?

    calhoun220 posted a topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I just took the NCLEX today and got 75 questions. I actually felt good after I got finished. I know this is considered a bad sign, so I am worried. I was wondering if anyone else felt good coming...

13. 75 Questions on Nclex!! AHHHH!!!

    calhoun220 replied to MiMi,RN2b's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    A girl at my school just passed with 75 questions and unfortunately 2 others failed iwth 75. Our instructors said they have never had students fail with 75 before. But like a previous poster stated,...

14. HELP!!! just finish the test....

    calhoun220 replied to jeffrey930's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Congrats!!!!! And thanks again for sharing your story. I am graduating in 2 weeks and will be taking the NCLEX soon. I have just started Kaplan this morning and scored a 68%, so you have really...

15. How are students doing at your school since the NCLEX passing standards were raised?

    calhoun220 posted a topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    From what I understand, the NCLEX passing standards were raised in April of this year. Prior to this, students at my school have had a 90% pass rate for the past several years. Our school graduates...