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It's a way to see if you passed 5 hours after you take your nclex. It's not 100% accurate though. I've heard of a false negative if trying it too early. You log on to pearson vue 5 hours after you take your test and you go through the steps to purchase the nclex again. ONLY THIS TIME YOU PUT THE CVV AND EXPIRATION DATE INCORRECTLY. I had to hit submit twice. If you get the "bad pop up" (fail) it will tell you to fix the info because they are trying to take your payment. If you get the "good pop up" (pass) it will say that you have already purchased this test"

In school I kind of skated by. I never opened a book because all of the extra content was too much for my brain. I went to almost every class, never missed a clinical or lab day. So I just used my notes and power points from class to study. I won't get into the particulars or politics of the staff in the program... After passing nursing school I took the Kaplan NCLEX prep in person class for $329. 4 days of class from 8-4 and tests to take at home after you learn the basics of using the decision tree. Everyone asks if they should take the class. A lot of people say to just take the quiz bank. Will you be ok with only the quiz bank? Probably, but why chance it! I'm not in a position that I couldn't afford it. So I took it. I do recommend it, just because it worked for me. I don't know if I would've passed without taking the in person portion, because I didn't go that route... If you test after a friend you could use their sign on and use the quiz bank if you really cant afford any part of the course. I also purchased the ncsbn question bank and felt that those questions were way too easy, so I only took about 20-30. And I read about half of the 35 page helper that I suggest starting a month before graduation, at least!! I'll post my grades on my Kaplan trainersDiag 65%T1 63%T2 57%T3 51%Session 7 60%T4 53%T5 52%T6 53%T7 52%Readiness 66%165 Bank questions (which is like none!) I graduated May 17th, took the kaplan class May 20-23rd or so, and tested June 5th) I was really worried about testing, but wanted to get it over with! And worse case, take it again. It's not really on content that you have ever learned. More general lab values used in critical thinking and I also had a lot of prioritizing. (for my test) I had 17 SATA, and one drug calc type out of about 180 questions. The week before my test I had two deaths in my family. The night before I got NO sleep! I was too worried about being on time to eat breakfast the day of, so I ate some of my snack that I took before I went in! I took two opened granola bars and some cherries in a clear baggy and a water with no label. I doubt you have to be that extreme, but I didn't care to chance it. I also asked for earplugs. I have always used them when testing. Although I was pleasantly surprised to see each "desk" was in like an office cubicle. So that was great! I was worried it would be like a classroom and I would be distracted by everyone getting up at different times. There are other tests going on, different break times and so on.. Oh and I was worried about putting (space) ML, no space, lower case ml?... I didnt have to put that part on my one drug calc, just the number. I did quite a bit of praying the weeks before, night before and the day of. Especially right before I started. When I started my test I was like THIS IS REALLY HAPPENING! I had to calm myself down! This is not do or die! This is not flunking me out of nursing school! I can retake the test if I have to. Now let's go! When I hit 75 questions I looked at my question and tried to memorize it before I hit next, so I could google it when I left to see if I got it right. I did that for every single question of my remaining 105!!!! I hid the clock because seeing the time will freak me out, but I checked on each break and I was ok time wise incase I needed all 6 hours. When the screen popped up for the first break i was like NOOOOOOO GIVE ME ANOTHER CHANCE! LET ME PROVE... oh, its a break. ok I'm going to take it. ? Same thing happened for the second break around 175 for me.. I took the break. had the rest of my snack some water and restroom. Little did I know I had 5 more questions!!!!!! From what I remember I knew 3 of the last 5. Not from memory, but they were critical thinking with lab values in them. And I got the last one wrong!!! I just KNEW I failed!! oh well, I'll just have to take it again. I guess, nothing I can do:/ I waited exactly 5 hours AFTER I WAS DONE to do the Pearson Vue Trick (PVT). I had only hit submit once and it gave me a weird pop up (not the bad one). My friend said to hit submit the second time. I GOT THE GOOD POP UP!! Telling me I had already scheduled this test... yada yada yada But I didn't really believe it because, well, life... So I waited until 48 hours AFTER THE START OF my test. I paid for the quick results on Pearson Vue and got my unofficial PASSSSSSSS!!!!! WHEEEEWWWWWW!!! Okay, that's all I got! I had searched and searched through every forum I could find for all of this info! I hope this helps ease someones nerves, or helps in some way! Just know that you passed nursing school! You are minimally competent! You can do this! Don't get in your own head! And pray.

I got into the staRN program here in Overland Park, Kansas. I wont start until July 10th 2017 (if I pass my nclex) eeeeeke! Im going to post what I know about the program so far. It is 14 weeks of paid training. I will be paid $23.27 an hour as full time salary (so I'm assuming I'm paid for 40 hours each week) while in training. If I do not finish 2 years at the hospital that I am training for I will have to pay back the prorated amount for $4,000. So if I stay one year, Ill owe them $2,000. Best of luck to everyone!

Hello everyone! I just got an email back and will be having a phone conversation next week with a recruiter for the staRN program in KS/ MO. I am really nervous and don't know what to expect, at all! I will be graduating in May of 2017. I guess I'm just wondering in general what the whole picture is... I'm too excited to wait for the call haha So basically you go to paid orientation and then training for about 10 weeks total. Upon completion you will be hired on at the hospital. Any sign on commitments? Anyone have difficulty passing the tests? Anyone get hired on so early before their graduation date? Mine is still 4 months away!! :) TIA

yayyyy! so exciting!!!! :yes:

Pretty sure I had 3.5 gpa, 24 composite and 23 science. I think you got this!! ;D good job!

hahah I was the exact same!!! For first semester I had no idea what to expect. I thought the program was M-F 9-5. Thankfully I was way off! I will say that the first two weeks of any semester is the worst. You are given your 5 month schedule ahead of time so you know exactly what and where you will be doing everything. I have made it through with no scissors or hemostats, and one pair of JCCC scrubs. The first week was basically 4 days 8-3 (or so) of lecture. Second week was maybe a day of lecture half day of sim orientation, half day of lab orientation. (something like that) Then after the first two weeks it will be like one day for clinicals, one day for lecture, half day for lab... We didnt have sat clinicals until second semester. (it may be the same or different for your class) Most of the graduating classes start their own Facebook group for them to all stay in touch Like "jccc nursing class of 2017" and I started one for each of my clinical and sim groups. first semester our sim and clinical group were the same people. second semester for us, was two different groups of people. please keep in mind that some of this could change for your class, but for the most part it will be the same. clinical is awesome! take snacks and stay hydrated. I was really worried about a 12 hour day, but its doable. you stay busy and learn a lot. I just started working every other weekend. I don't have kids so I have the time. I know all of this is only temporary so i just push through. and i have like 8 really close friends. find people you mesh with and help each other when you can. you will all bring your own part. I wish you luck!! Feel free to ask me anything! I was out of school for 18 years and just went back in 2014 to start my prereqs, so if I can do it, anyone really can!

I did get in! I'm in my second semester. I believe I got my letter on April 3rd. From what I understand the certified letters are acceptance letters and then maybe a week later rejection letters will come in regular mail.

cb look for Heather Troutt on fb. She is the moderator of the fb group JCCC nursing class of 2017, and she can add you to it after you send her a friends request.

Awe man! Well, worst case, you could call Karen and meet worth her to get some help doing it..

Still don't see it.

mine would't work on my MacBook Pro, I don't think you can use Safari. So I had to go to school and use Mozilla to finish it! And I just looked for the Facebook group but cant find it. Make it an open Group for awhile?

I got my acceptance letter today!!! Did you get yours yet?!!! EEEEEKE! Best of luck to you!!! xo

that is so great!! Did you ball your eyes out? I did! :-) lol

I got in Oh my gosh! Oh my gosh! :-) I was bawling my eyes out at the post office lol best of luck to you!!