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I've been working on a case that has consumed A TON of my time since the beginning of this school year. Yesterday, mom said she had to give me something. I was expecting it to be a new set of HKAFO braces, a walker, or doctor's orders adding to the frequency of catheterizations. I was going to be through with it! She reached into her car and pulled out a gift bag. I felt so bad afterwards.

I just started my nursing career and am making 60k a year in the East Bay. It sucks but it's a trade off. I love the kids, I know when all my vacations are ahead of time, and I don't work much. I'm contracted for 6.75 hour days. No one calls me for overtime or weekends. I have 5 school sites so nobody's on my head at any time of the day. I have a small business that I'm able to run on the side. I wouldn't be in the right state physically or mentally to do so after working the floor. It's worth it for me to trade a fatter check for happiness, time, and freedom.

Not sure if Texas has the same requirements as California but we use the immunization guide on shotsforschool.org. Hope that helps!

I went in to school nursing without prior RN experience. I work with 2 other nurses who are great mentors. Although I only worked side by side with them for a week, I was able to catch on quick. I'm responsible for 5 schools within the district (3 elementary, 1 middle school, 1 alternative high school). Experience definitely would have helped but I think that if you trust your judgement/assessments it can be done.

I failed at 265 the 1st time and passed at 265 the second. It helped me to write down a lot of the rationales and review them, whether I got the answer right or not. I think that since it went 265, you were teeter-tottering the passing line. If you really weren't doing good the whole time it would have shut off earlier. Kepp working hard!

I had about the same structure and went 265 last week and was able to pass! It was my 2nd time taking it. I definitely know the feeling, praying for you!

Looking to help at least 1 person with this thread. I graduated in May 2014, took about 10 months off to focus on my other career. Studied and failed in March 2015 and recently passed the NCLEX this past week. I failed the test my 1st time because I had a lack of respect and focus for the NCLEX so I won't be stating what resources I used during that time. For my 2nd attempt I bought the Kaplan Qbank only which was where the majority of my studying came from. I also used LaCharity's PDA cover to cover and Saunder's 5th Edition as a reference if I really didn't understand something. I found the Qtrainers online. My Kaplan scores are as follows: Trainer 1: 57 Trainer 2: 70 Trainer 3: 58 Trainer 4: 56 Trainer 5: 55 Trainer 6: 62 Trainer 7: 62 Sample Test 1: 30 Sample Test 2: 80 Sample Test 3: 46 Sample Test 4: 48 Qbank Used: 100% Qbank Average: 58% I took Qtrainers 1-5 about a month before I took Qtrainers 6 and 7. I also wrote down the rationales from the Qbank questions I took the same day I took them. I took 75 questions a day, that was enough work for me to manage the rationales and go over them. I also studied from the 35 page study guide about a week or 2 before the test and looked at the Exam Cram Cheat Sheet a couple days before my test. The biggest thing for me I believe was the environment. I made a mock test center in my home and "signed in" and out of it. Didn't keep water, food or anything at my desk. I'm also big on praying, even just talking to God. I really want to help out however needs it so feel free to send a private message if you need any more details. You can pass at 265! Keep moving forward!