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Thanks for letting me know. I'll probably contact them tomorrow just to be sure about my schedule just to be safe but that's exciting. I don't have a FB but i look forward to seeing you in person!

I also do have my health/HR screening next week. I haven't received any other email or word about our first week or orientation. Did they give you this information by email? I would like to buy my scrubs and start preparing as well. I'm going to the cohort gathering next week, so I didn't know if they would give us the information then.

Hi Mursedoc. I went through a situation similar to yours. My school set the standard that we had to pass it three attempts if not we were not able to graduate. It is stressful but remember you are still in the game and it's not finalized yet. Keep focused and motivated in the next 17 days and remind yourself why you wanted to persue this career to begin with. Say positive thoughts and study hard since, as I liked to tell myself, this is the last time you have to take this exam! You got this!

Awesome! Congrats, that's so exciting!

Good luck to both of y'all! Let us know how yall do :) You got this!

Hi lailaiii, i got about 18 SATAs I think, it felt like I had a lot so I'm guessing. My computer did shut off at 75 questions after two hours. I didn't take a break as I was planning on doing 75 question batches at a time, but that just worked for me. If you need to take a break, than do so. I did have to remind myself to close my eyes and breathe before I started the next question and to read each question twice. I used uworld as my primary study resource and I loved the type of critical thinking questions that they give. It is soon much harder than what I have done before which makes you feel completely dumb to begin with but you do see yourself start to improve eventually. With your questions, it may sound like repetition, but remember to read all your rationales afterward whether you missed it or not. Hope that helps! :)

Congratulations on passing first of all! That's an awesome accomplishment. Second, don't let your fear of the unknown keep you from moving forward. Schedule your NCLEX sooner than later, your mind will still be in study mode and you won't have lost too much information. I took my NCLEX on January 15 and on the 17th (one month exactly from when I graduated) I found out I passed. Now I do start my new job (Whoo hoo) one month from now, and do I know how to be a nurse? Hahahahahahahha..... Nope! Not even close. But do we know how to wash our hands properly, reduce safety hazards like lowering beds,and turning our patients every two hours? Yes. Remember we all graduate with the same knowledge and education of some of the other men and women who eventually became excellent and skilled nurses. We will continue to get trained and expand our knowledge on the job and more than likely get skilled in a specialty area. That should be exciting, and it is! You will make more of an impact as a registered nurse than any television show ever can. Don't lose your momentum. Study on, you got this!

Hi purelife5001. I completely sympathize with your situation. I graduated in December 2015, but before I could do that I had to pass the Hesi. I needed an 850 to pass and I did a lot of questions primarily from Saunders nclex-rn. I failed the first time with 830. I sucked it up and felt that maybe I needed to do more questions and completed even more than the first time and failed again, I ended up with an 820! Frustrated I did a come to Jesus talk with myself and decided I need to be completely honest with what I knew about my knowledge. I knew that I kept sliding by throughout nursing school with my sloppy "knowledge" of specific but vital things that were necessary to pass the HESI, which for me in particular were topics like insulin (long-acting, short-acting, peak, etc.), diseases like addisons, graves, myasthenia gravis, RA vs. OA. And more. Those were the topics that I kinda knew but never was completely able to memorize front to back without getting them confused. I stopped doing questions and for two and a half weeks I dedicated my time on writing down all of the information on the topics that I wasn't comfortable with and studying then thoroughly. Writing down my weaknesses from the HESI remediation areas helped as well. I also bought the hesi nclex-RN book as a study guide (the older edition) and it helped a lot. I spent the week before doing a few more questions just to review overall and passed the third time with a 944! I hope that this can help you and you can learn from my stubbornness and frustration if you can relate to this and save you some tears. Remember to deep breathe, pray, and do ALOT of positive self-talk! You got this!

Hi pi345, I only did UWorld so i will only give my opinion on this resource. I took the NCLEX on January 15th and passed. I felt that NCLEX did look similar to the uworld screen layout which helped reduce my anxiety a little bit during the exam. Also with the high amount of SATAs on uworld I was not too upset in getting so many of those type of questions during my test either. My big reason for loving uworld, is that I got so used to feeling dumb/confused with the random type questions that uworld throws at us and getting the reassurance when I still answered it correctly, is that during my NCLEX exam when I came around a question that I was so unsure about, I would remember that I can still get it right and pass the test. The week before my test, I made sure to start studying in untimed mode to get myself comfortable with an actual test format and reviewed all of my lab values. During my 5 weeks of studying I made sure to always read my rationales and to take my time in answering my question. I ended up doing 75 questions in two hours. Remember to take your time and read each question twice. There is no rush. I also closed my eyes and did some deep breathing techniques before answering the next question. I ate two slices of toast the morning of because I was too nauseous for anything else but I did a lot of positive talk with myself and prayed a lot! You got this!

Hi futurenurse1211! I know how stressed out you are, but remember to be confident. I took my NCLEX on the 15th and passed it. I took my time and read the questions twice like if I was doing uworld questions and did 75 questions in two hours. Remember there's no rush. I did use uworld as my primary study aid. I averaged 59% overall on uworld, but my qbanks were averaging around mid 60s-low 70s the week before my exam. I reviewed my rationales from all the questions I did calmly and I also reviewed all of my lab values the week before. I know now I sound like a hypocrite to say to be confident when before and during the test I was nauseous and probably threw up in my mouth a little (lucky two bland pieces of toast is a safe breakfast), I took a deep breath and closed my eyes several times before I would start to read the next question and remind myself that I can pass this test. So remember to rest tomorrow, repeat your mantra of "I can do this" and keep us updated!

Yay! I'm so excited! I took my NCLEX on the 15th and after 48 llloooonnngggg hours I passed and am officially an RN! I can't wait to start in a month. I completed my paperwork and set up an appointment with HR, now I'm just waiting to see what our next steps are before orientation. Thanks for the kind words and support! See you in a month. :)

I start in February as well at Arlington Memorial. I haven't heard anything from them yet, other than completing my initial welcome packet documents to complete. In the meantime, I'm keeping my self preoccupied by studying for NCLEX, since I still am waiting for my ATT letter as well.

I'm sorry to hear about your L&D interview. Did you do mock interviews with your peers or look up practice interview questions on YouTube? Those were things that I did to try to prepare myself for my interview. Though not all of the questions are used when I did the interview, it at least made me think about how I can reply to their questions as well as having at least two or three patient stories or scenarios that I can use for examples in my answers. Also during my mock interviews I was able to practice on my nervous habits that I tend to have like fidgeting with my pen/pencil. It sounds like your heart is in the right place, but the trick is to get them (the employer) to know that in only 20 minutes or less which is the hard part. One thing I did to get that across was when I was asked "Tell me about yourself?" I didn't respond with my usual answer of "I worked at X place as a Y position..." and so forth. I responded with character and personality traits I had that applied to the position I was interviewing for. For example " I am prudent and careful with my choices, I'm responsible, I have a desire to learn, etc.". They don't need to hear the other items, they already know that from your resume so give them something new. Also, I kept repeating to myself to smile and be confident. It sounds elementary, but we need to remember that if we get to the interview it's only because they already want to hire us for the position and that we are just supporting their idea that it is the right choice. So we already have the job in a way. Was I nervous? Yes. Anxious? Yes. Had too much coffee? Probably one cup to many, but I kept being mindful to remembering to sit up straight, smile politely, and know that they may be just as nervous as I am. What I would do at this point honestly, is to print off a crisp clean copy of your resume, dress up professionally, and visit the two remaining positions that are pending. Make sure to call before hand and ask for the manager's name before going so that your cover letter is addressed appropriately as well. Ensuring that the manager can put a name to a face and seeing that your are very interested in joining their team may assist you in getting you an interview. Hope this helps! Good luck!!!

I put my portfolio in a half inch three ringed binder and used dividers and those plastic paper sleeves to make it more professional. So I think it's a three or four ringed binder...

Thanks futurenurse1211! Congrats to you as well, I look forward to meeting you in February !