FutureTX_RN759

I passed my NCLEX in 75 questions on my first attempt and firmly believe that I would not have passed had it not been for me taking the hurst review. I took the hurst live review lecture in March and then retook the live review (you get a free repeat) a few weeks prior to me taking the NCLEX. In between the two, I studied a chapter or so from time to time and made sure I really understood the content before moving forward to a different chapter. I also recorded myself reading the book out loud and listened to it when laying out by the pool or on long car rides. I'm a HUGE auditory learner so by listening to it, it really helped me zone in on the content. I took the q reviews the week before my test and was scoring average. Some were above the recommended average and I had a few that were below. They do a great job at zoning in on important content and teach it in a way that is easy to remember. I suffered from severe test taking anxiety all throughout nursing school and when taking the NCLEX but using the hurst strategies, it allowed me to breath and take my time. Not everyone feels the same about hurst, some people even disliked it and felt it didn't prepare them but I would recommend it to anyone who asks me and I definitley think you should give it a go. They even offer a refund if you do not pass the exam after taking their review.

I should also add that I grew up in the Houston area and while it is a wonderful city as well, I had no desire to go back. I definitley recommend visiting both in order to see which one you prefer. They are very similar but also very different in so many ways.

I went to TCU for my education and had clinicals all throughout the Fort Worth hospital district. I will be working at Texas Health Fort Worth as a resident and start in about a week. I absolutely love it here. Fort Worth is amazing and has everything you could ever want for a city, in my opinion. The hospital itself is also fantastic. I'm so excited to be working for them. Everyone I have met and talked to is super welcoming. If you have any specific questions, feel free to shoot me a message!

I took my test on the 18th and felt exactly how you felt. I shut off at 75 and didn't even make it out of the testing center before bursting into tears. I was like you and tried the PVT trick and got the good pop up and I officially got my quick results yesterday and passed! I know the people say that PVT isn't entirely accurate but for me and for a lot of others who tried the trick and got the "good" pop-up it has worked. So take a deep breathe and your results will be here soon! Good luck!

I PASSED! The freaking relief that I feel right now is unreal.

I took mine today as well. It shut off at 75. I am getting the good pop up too. Fingers crossed it is accurate. I cried when leaving the test center. Literally felt like I knew a total of 10 out of the 75 answers. Over half of my test was SATA. This waiting game is terrible!

I will be starting the Versant Residency for the NICU at Harris Methodist in July! Yay THR! As far as when applications will be released for spring, you can go on the versant residency page and set up a "Job Alert" email notification. I did this and was able to keep my eye out for applications through my email. It will notify you when new postings are made available. I know they will open up application to internal candidates first and then external once they see what positions they have left. They post a lot later than some of the other hospitals as well or at least it felt that way to me.

AHHH YAY! Can't wait to meet you co-worker!

Just got a job offer from McLane's in the Float Pool and I accepted! AHH. Finally. All this hard work has paid off.

Did anybody receive a call from the McLane NICU managers yet? Still wondering if they have tried contacting people. I'm still waiting to hear back from Float Pool but curious to see about the NICU.

Sorry for just now responding to this! The Villas are fine! The other ones are the terrible ones! Haha

I wonder if they will send out rejection emails? Still waiting to hear from them and I know of some people that I'm in school with that have received offers already. One in ICU and one in NICU and another in L&D.

Oh and forgot to add, I will be a TCU Grad!

The waiting game is terrible. AHH! I am constantly checking my phone and email every time it rings or lights up.

Does anyone know much about the Temple area? If I get the position, I would be transitioning from living in Fort Worth the past few years and the thought of moving to a new town where I don't know a single person is slightly terrifying!!

He emailed me today and said he will be making decisions by next week! So guess it is officially a waiting game. Agh.

DO NOT LIVE in the Oak Hill Apartment homes! Otherwise, all the other apartment complexes around here are great. I'm graduating from TCU's Nursing School in May :) If you have any questions, feel free to ask! I didn't do the accelerated program though so I'm not too familiar with how that works.

That's because they haven't opened anything to external candidates yet like I mentioned above. I'm doing my final clinical rotations for one of their facilities right now and they are still interviewing internal candidates. The recruiters said they won't be releasing any external positions until they get the go ahead from the various units that still have openings. We were told to apply to other hospitals though because whatever they have leftover will be slim.

As far as I know, they do not unless you have previous experience. It probably varies by hospital and unit though! I would call their HR offices and ask.

Thank you guys for the well wishes and sorry to hear you didn't get the PACU interview I am doing my shadowing this Friday at McLane's for the Float Pool internship and I am super nervous! Luckily I get to spend 2 hours per floor so hopefully I will be able to get a good grasp on how the hospital runs and what not. Fingers crossed it goes well.

I went to a THR meet and greet a week or so ago and they stated that whatever positions they had left would be released in the next few weeks. Basically we were told that the majority of their positions were already filled by internal candidates and that there isn't a lot left over. They also said that whatever job postings they do post will only be up for 3 days so make sure to apply the second you see them!

I received an email on the 27th stating my application and resume has moved on to the next stage of review for L&D. Not sure what that means haha but I guess it's better than receiving no email at all!

I am also a BSN. The only hospital experiences I have had are through school and my clinicals. I did not have a past PCT job or summer externship.

I attended the meet and greet today and had great success! The NICU manager had my resume pulled from when I applied a few months ago and told me today that I was one of her "interviewees" and to be expecting a call from her next week. The float pool manager had also pulled my resume and I was offered an on the spot one-on-one interview after the meet and greet ended and was then invited to go back next Friday evening in order to shadow a nurse on the NICU/PICU/Med-Surg units which are the units that the float pool intern will cover! If all goes well after I shadow, I'm hoping to have either one of the positions and will gladly accept one or the other! It was definitely worth going to and I am ecstatic! :)