Val_RN

Here in my city in California, I've heard that ADNs are getting phased out over and over but haven't quite seen it. I graduated with an ADN and got hired along with about 4 other ADN RNs and got quite a few calls for interviews as a new grad with no previous experience. A manager from another hospital once told us that even though he's strongly encouraged to hire more BSNs he actually has ended up hiring far more ADNs. I guess it depends on each hospital and the person interviewing.

I'm actually a new grad who just started working at her first job ever and I have to say that I have seen nurses like this and do everything in my power to avoid behaving this way. I think it has to do with the way my parents brought me up understanding that I need to respect authority or those who have more knowledge/experience than me whether I like it or not. I know that I may have to give up some weekends or holidays and honestly that's fine with me, as I am just grateful to have landed a job with the lack of experience I had. I don't know what it is that makes some nurses behave that way but please don't think were all the same, some of us do have respect for others and understand that sacrifices come with the job:)

In school we were allowed to practice drawing up from an ampule and were told to invert it when drawing up the meds and it didn't spill. I was so amazed by that:eek: I don't quite understand how it works but it does!

I disagree as well, I think that if you look at all the rationales it helps you further understand why the correct answer is in fact correct. Reading just the right one would be more memorization in my opinion. But you do what you feel works better for you!

I don't think it necessarily has to do with being a millenial as I am one and wouldn't bring that up. I've always been taught that when you're applying for jobs you need to be ready to work whenever you are needed because you are new and need to make a good impression. You can't go into a job already wanting time off, or atleast thats what ive been told. I think it was just wrong timing to bring it up OP maybe don't mention that so early on and deal with it later on down the road. I'm sorry you didn't get the job, but good luck to you on future interviews!í ½í¸Š

I finished my program at 24 and was one of the youngest of my group. Don't worry too much about that the major thing here is that you finish😀

I took it and got a 98% I believe. In my opinion ATI questions are nothing like NCLEX questions. I passed NCLEX my first try but used Saunders and Kaplan to do so. Good luck!😊

I'd have to say that if you could only use 1 resource I would recommend you go with Kaplan qbanks without a doubt! I did all the questions they had and used the Saunders book for content. A friend also shared their Hurst review videos with me and that really helped me understand certain things I wasn't sure on such as some conditions or positioning etc. I would do about 75-150 questions per day and then after, go through and read every single question, then I'd write down everything I missed (you'll feel like you're developing carpal tunnel, believe me) but it'll help you store the info in your memory. I passed the test w 75 questions and was out of there in about an hour. Had a lot of SATA and priority questions and found that a few were very very similar to ones had I did on the Kaplan qbanks.

I'm sorry to hear that you're going through some tough times and I do hope things get better! As for your scores so far, I think in the 70's is pretty good. I used the Kaplan qbanks and I feel that those questions made me so much more prepared because they got me to think like the NCLEX and i usually got low to mid 70's and on some I was in the 60's as well. I know I had a friend who didn't score as high on her practice exams and still managed to pass so don't stress too much on those numbers, focus more on question strategies and content that you may not be confident on. I'd definitely recommend learning those lab values and also the specific contact/airborne/standard precautions for different conditions as that also helped me! Try to relax a little (easier said than done, I know!) I will make sure to say a prayer for you wishing you nothing but the best! Good luck!

So Ive been creeping on here for some time and said that I would make a post once I passed the NCLEX so that maybe I could help someone else. Lets get straight to it! I finished nursing school in August and took my boards on January 14 2016. I finished in 75 questions (felt like the majority were SATA and priority) and took about an hour and 10 minutes. As far as studying goes i purchased the saunders nclex rn book and read all the medsurge chapters along with OB and peds. I skipped all the fundamentals stuff because i felt i had a good grasp on those. A friend also gave me some of the Hurst video lectures which i watched all of. Exactly a month before my test date i purchased the kaplan qbank and this i must say, is what helped me the most! If i could only recommend 1 study tool this would be it!! I had quite a few questions that were very similar to ones i had seen while practicing. And the qbanks really got me thinking differently. I would do 75-150 questions per day and after I would go back and look through every single rationale and write down every thing i missed. When i wasnt doing questions i was reading through those rationales or i also used questions off the NCLEX eclassroom app and the NCLEX mastery trial. The day before my test i didn't do much studying honestly i felt like i couldnt learn anything more I tried to relax even though its easier said than done believe me i know! I was unusually calm the morning of my test and it kind of freaked me out but i went in there and read every question and answer twice and went with what i thought was the best answer. My computer shut off at 75 and initially i felt good about my test but the next day i really started second guessing my answers and panicking! I got my results today a little over a week later and found out i passed!! The advice i can give is dont over do it because you will burn yourself out! It can be done! I felt like the test was easier than i expected so dont let the horror stories scare you because everyones questions will be different. Just pray and believe that God will bring you through it! Good luck and i hope this atleast helps one person sorry its all over the place but i felt like i wanted to share so much:nurse: *** oh! also make sure you know all the lab values and the illnesses and the precautions that they require that helped me alot too!