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I have a year and a half to go until I graduate nursing school, but I have been thinking of where I would like to work once I graduate. I am VERY interested in the ER and especially the OR & PACU, but do they hire new grads for the OR? Is there any special programs I can take over the summer to better my chances? I am just daydreaming about it all now of course since my main focus is just making it through the program, but I would like to have an idea for the path I need to take to make this happen. Thank you!!

I was just recently accepted into a BSN and an ADN program.... so after reading this I am more confused than ever on which to choose?! In the BSN program I would start as a Junior since I have all of my pre-reqs completed.

Good to know; thank you!

Thank you :)! Congrats to you as well! You're almost done! So exciting!

Congrats, and good luck! That sounds like a good schedule! Some long days but you have Thursday and Friday off.

Thank you all! I did look on facebook and could not find any groups for my school's nursing program. I plan on child care and after-school programs for the kids, but I was unsure if I needed it full-time. It sounds like definite full-time!

Thank you so much for responding :). This helps a lot! I have three children, so I am trying to get an idea of my schedule. On the HESI exam, I had to take, they had us answer questions to see what type of learning style we are in, and I am kinesthetic. That's awesome you can retain so much information! I have to take notes! Thank you again!

Hello, I start the nursing program this fall, and I am curious about the schedule. I know it varies from school to school, but I am sure they are pretty similar. I have completed all of my prerequisites, which will be nursing classes. When did you start doing clinical, and what was that schedule like? How many hours a day did you spend on studying? Hopefully, I will know my schedule soon. Thanks for the response.

I was thinking the same thing!! That sounds like a great score! I am sure that you will get in! Most schools will take your higher score, so it may not hurt to re-take it, but it sounds like you did great! My overall was 70%. I scored in the 60s for reading and English and in the 70's for math and science. I am just so happy I applied for other schools that use different entrance exams. I took the HESI and did really well, I received early acceptance to that school.

I thought the reading was really tough! on the HESI I scored a 92 on reading but on the TEAS I failed reading?!?! I scored a 68 on that part and I consider myself a good reader and have never struggled with reading comprehension. Obviously I wasn't doing something right though.

Hello, I was accepted into the CMCC nursing program last week and I am so excited!!!!! I wish we did not have to wait so long to start! I would really like to get in touch with other students to share my excitement with!

Pocket prep HESI A2 and Pocket Prep TEAS.

I took the HESI for another school I had applied for the other day and I did really well, so I am just going to shoot for that school lol! I also took the PAX-RN for another school and that test was incredibly hard. They give you less than a minute for each question, including reading. Do you have any schools around you that uses the HESI? Thanks for replying to my rant btw lol! I am not as mad as I was, but that day I was really upset over it all.

Is it just me or are these tests complete BS?! I took the TEAS yesterday and I did not do so hot! I studied the TEAS prep book inside and out. I even bought their app for 9.99. I was getting an 88-98 on all the practice exams and had studied for three months! I go in to take the actual exam and I was stunned by the questions, most did not relate to ANY of the study material. I know the majority of the information well enough to find the right answer even if I was not familiar with the question, but these questions were off the wall. Math somewhat resembled the book and the grammar section did as well, but the science was way off! I scored a 78% on the science, but that is still incredibly disappointing to me considering how well I did on the study material they advise you to get. I take the HESI and the PAX-RN in a few days for two other schools, so hopefully those are better. Sorry I needed to rant and see if anyone else feels the way I do.

I used the apps for both of those tests and it helped tremendously! They were 9.99 each, but for the HESI exam most of the questions I had gotten on the actual test was in the practice tests of the app and not in the study book.