dragonflylilly

Just like Gr4ceffa said, sell yourself. They'll know you're a new grad so they'll probably ask you about things you would know.Maybe they'll ask a priority question in regards to caring for a patient or ask you to talk about a time a patient was difficult and what you did; I'm giving you those examples because that is what I got asked. Make eye contact with the person/people who are interviewing you. Don't know if it will be a panel but if it is and one person asks a question don't just look at them, make sure to make eye contact with everyone else. I can't help you regarding night shift, I am on days although I am on a med-surg floor. When you get a job I would recommend finding an good organizational sheet to have all your patients information and ask a lot of questions! I've been off orientation a few months now and I still ask questions if it is something new. Good luck with the interview!

New Balance 990 with insoles work for me.

The Board will not clear you to take the NCLEX until your school lets them know you are clear. If the school requires the exit exam, they wont send your name to the board until you pass.

I really liked it. I recommend it! I used it through my last year in nursing school and while studying for the NCLEX. I would do on it when I was in line or waiting for anything, I would do questions. I would screenshot the one I got wrong and studied afterwards.

Good luck!!

I actually ended up making my own lab card with what I needed. I laminated it with thick tape and kept it on me. The ones from amazon didn't quite work for me but some of my classmates did have those and they liked them. I did purchase a miniature drug book that fit in my uniform pocket to carry during clinicals. It comes in handy for a quick reference.

Good luck! I just took mine two days and I passed. I only used Kaplan and I was really happy with it. It really helps you to look at the question and figure out what they are asking. It also helped me get better and SATA and prioritization questions.

I took, Psych, Nutrition, and sociology online. I took them online from my local community college.

I am assuming "OPEN" means it is being reviewed. I'm in California and the best way of getting an idea of when you will receive your ATT is by looking at the processing times on the BRN website. It will show what applications they are currently reviewing ( by date submitted) and how many weeks they are currently taking to process applications. I don't know if they are processing faster but I submitted mine mid December and I did not get my ATT until mid March. Also, it depends when your school sends all of their paperwork. The BRN can not give you an ATT without the school's part. Hope this helps.

At my school, they would not send your paperwork to the state until you passed the exit exam. Even if you do find a state that lets you sit for the NCLEX, they would still need the paperwork from your school.

I had to repeat chemistry and I barely passed microbiology but I loved nursing school. They are completely different things.

I graduated mid-December, I submitted my application on December 20, and I got my ATT last friday.

When I took anatomy and chemistry together I was working full time. Unfortunately, chemistry was very hard and I ended up having to repeat it but I did get an A in anatomy. It's not foolish if you can handle the content of both classes but be aware that a low grade can really mess up your GPA, it did to mine. You can always try to take both and if you are struggling, drop the class before it stays on your record.

I keep no more than 3 classes (two dividers) in a three inch binder. More likely, I only keep two classes in a three ring binder so that by the end of the semester I don't have a bulging binder.

I can tell you that I took my TEAS after I took chemistry and I did well on it. I also used the TEAS study guide. Do you have the practice tests? If so, I suggest that you take the practice tests and see how you do. If you are passing then maybe you don't have to wait to take chemistry but if you are borderline on the practice tests, then I think it's a good idea to take chemistry before trying. Hope this helps.

Do you have skills lab hours at your school where you can practice? If not, practice on friends, classmates, or family members; the more you do it, the more you will know it when you do it in clinical.

Have you looked on the BRN website at the approved colleges? It shows the schools by ADN, BSN, MSN types. If you are willing to do an ADN college, some give extra points in their application to students who already have a degree.

Don't have a mental breakdown, it is only your first quiz. I'm guessing tests are worth more and you'll have a chance to make up for this quiz grade. I say that because, for me, nursing tests were a different kind than other class tests and so I had to adjust how I studied and how I read the questions. Select all the apply were the hardest for me! If you can review the test, do so. This way you can look at the questions and see why you missed them and how to need to read the question for next time. The way I read those types of questions is to see if the answers are true or false in regards to what the question is asking you. If they're false, discard. If true, they are one of your answers. Hope this helps.

It seems like she was right to give you all three warnings because you were not prepared. At my school, coming unprepared or not knowing a procedure was cause for a write-up, two of those and we failed clinical. I suggest you attend skills lab to practice the different types of medication administration so that you are prepared when you attend clinical and not freeze up.

We practice on an arm but in our second year, if there is an opportunity during clinical, we do it since we require 3 IV starts by the end of nursing school.

I know Spanish and it has helped me so much! It really comes in handy when communicating with patients and their families. I would suggest classes but also lots and lots of practice, it really does help to commit the new language to memory.

- A good penlight (the one from my school was no good) -Permanent marker -Retractable pens (so they don't stain your uniform) - A small drug book (small enough to fit in your pocket) - Good scissors (they come in very handy!) - Good stethoscope (the one form school was good enough for clinical but I have a new one now) - GOOD SHOES! This is really important, I learned the hard way after a few 12 hour clinical days. I know there's more but that's just off the top of my head :)

Living at home is not a bad thing and please don't feel like a loser because of it. I just graduated nursing school and quite a few students lived with their parents. I live with my mother and I am 32. I do not feel like a 16 year old because I am an adult and my mom does not treat me as such. I am able to focus on school and work. I'm sorry things did not work out with your girlfriend. I think now, living at home is not looked as a bad thing as many students return to live with their parents after college.

I passed my final last week, took my comp predictor Monday, nine more preceptorship days and done! Congratulations!

I took my micro, and physio by themselves since I was working full time too. I believe this helped me get a better grade in each of those classes. I wasn't a straight A student either.