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My current job is at an allergy clinic (first nursing job) and 90% of my coworkers are all 60+. It does have the reg 8hr day shifts M-F, which I know fits their preferences since they've been in hospital for many years previously. I find the hours great but will eventually move onto bedside care in the future.

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So I managed to snag an interview for a LTC 20 bed facility in my city. I've been reading many posts about nurses' experiences working in LTC (idk if their experiences are American or Canadian based but I think LTC are generally the same). I'm actually pretty nervous of what the LTC has entailed. I have a basic perception of how LTC is... just wondering if anyone is going through the same thing or is currently in LTC. Don't get get me wrong, I'm very grateful to be offered an interview, so don't jump into assumptions that I'm acting as an entitled New Grad. The position I applied for is an RN with charge nurse qualities. I applied to almost everything on the career openings online. As a new grad/RN I wished to have worked in the hospital for the experience and hone my freshly learned skills and possibly see things I've only read in textbooks. But haven't received a call back. I've passed my nclex about a month ago and feeling a bit depressed that I'm not getting returned calls (I'm aware this is trend happening in many areas of North America. I'm just lost. After going through the crazy BN program to hurdling over the NCLEX-RN... I've come to a point where I'm questioning whether I've gone into the right profession. I feel abit tricked into thinking there was jobs galore.

I passed my second attempt, woohoo!

Please get Uworld. Here's the link to my post about my experience. https://allnurses.com/nclex-discussion-forum/2nd-attempt-and-1073317.html Hope you find inspiration in it!

Please get Uworld. Here's the link to my post about my experience. https://allnurses.com/nclex-discussion-forum/2nd-attempt-and-1073317.html Hope you find inspiration in it!

PLEASE SUBSCRIBE TO UWORLD! IT WILL HELP WITH CRITICAL THINKING AND HAVE A LOT OF HIGH-LEVEL SATA AND EKG. See my last posting in my profile and read how I passed my second time. This really sucks seeing a bright student (based on your marks) fail the nclex! This test does not defy you as a nurse! Here's the link to my post: https://allnurses.com/nclex-discussion-forum/2nd-attempt-and-1073317.html Hope you find inspiration in it! Thanks!

Never been asked this, but pts assume that I was their doctor (I'm a murse btw). I would love MD's paycheque and wealth of knowledge, but based on the aforementioned lists above, no I wouldn't want to be a doctor.

I'm a millennial RN and totally agree. I have many years of work ahead of me. Honestly I'll work to get what I want till it's mine! Hahah

I'm from a province in Canada (Manitoba). I've recently graduated with my BSN and passed the nclex this past month. I did my senior in an acute nephrology ward (very busy floor and had other specialty pts such as ortho, step down, even telemetry!! lol) but I got to experience a lot such as Gomco suctioning, chest drainage systems, and NG insertions! I made the executive decision not to work while studying for the nclex. Since passing, I've applied to numerous positions in my city, and out of province (Alberta). I haven't received a call back from any hospital positions... only northern nursing (I guess cause it's not a highly sought after position) and LTC. I'm pretty young and don't want to lose my skills but the problem is I haven't had a call back from acute floors so I'm afraid I may have to look at LTC to start . Positions in the city seem difficult to attain.

U world is all you need. If you already have a content book (I.e. Saunders or other) then use that as a reference when you get questions wrong on uworld. I passed with 75... and 90% of the time I utilized uworld. It's really good and worth my $80 one month subscription.

Check my previous posts in my profile. I did a whole review of my experience with the nclex and how I studied.

If I were you, I'd suggest you buy as it is a steal compared to resources such as Kaplan and hurst. It's really good and trains your critical thinking. Honestly, it's the only resource you need.

I was confident I passed at 75. I had 12 SATA where some say they had half SATA. I think SATA had nothing to do with the level of difficulty. Most of the SATA were fairly easy to depict the wrong answer from the right. I took my time, 2-3 mins on every question to ensure I had picked the most absolute correct answer I can possibly choose. My last question was a skill sequence question and found it to be super easy! I was actually surprised about how easy the skill was. If that was considered high level, I was really lucky lol! This was my second attempt at this and if you asked me what I did differently... I remained calm and really read the questions and their answers. I credit that taking my time helped me pass!

It'all be easier if you just Google "PVT trick for nclex"... there must be a website explaining it. Or YouTube it.

It's so surreal to finally be on the other side. You know... after you failed and thinking you'll never pass. And when it finally happens... it's an awe-inspiring accomplishment. No one can ever understand what a nursing student/nurse goes through until they go through the journey. Someone tell me this is real right now ahahaha jk. Congrats to you too!

It's so surreal to finally be on the other side. You know... after you failed and thinking you'll never pass. And when it finally happens... it's an awe-inspiring accomplishment. No one can ever understand what a nursing student/nurse goes through until they go through the journey. Someone tell me this is real right now ahahaha jk.

Hey nurses. So I'd like to let ya'll know I passed the NCLEX two days ago. I want to contribute my experience as I had formerly felt comfort reading other's testimonials when I failed the first time. SO QUICK BACKGROUND IN POINT FORM (skip to "VERY IMPORTANT INFO" Section below if you want to get to what helped me pass.) - Canadian Nurse. - Avg Nursing student. - Completed Senior FEB 2016 - Studied for 3 months. - My first attempt scheduled MAY 2016 - Utilized Passpoint, and 5 week NCSBN (probably done close to 4000qs and studied 10hrs/day) - Exam date arrived... scheduled for 1400. - I had immense ANXIETY. Really was aiming for the test to shut off at 75qs... But when it didn't shut off at 75... It went down hill from there. I just started pressing any answer. (again anxiety went through the roof and played a big factor in my failure). - Test shut off at 130 (failure confirmed with PVT and email from my BON). - Took 5 months off to travel/go through the stages of depression lol (really ****** albeit fun time in life Lol) - Bought hurst d/t desperation (MAY 2016) - Watched the vids once/filled the worksheets. - Went through hurst review booklet passively throughout the summer (I loved how they explained thyroid disesases/adrenal diseases/diabetes so simply) - Friend let me borrow their NCLEX MASTERY app login. - Did a few hundred questions there (found it easy though). - Rebooked test for OCT 2016 in AUG 2016. VERY IMPORTANT INFO STARTS NOW! - Purchased UWORLD 1 month subscription in SEPT 2016 (this saved my life. A buddy of mine used it and passed with 86qs). - HIGHLY RECOMMEND UWORLD - RATIONALES WERE EXCELLENT + took my critical thinking/SATA/Prioritization skills to another level! - It was a resource not like anything I've used before. No wonder medical students praise it's quality, they use the same program (obviously physician-based questions) to prepare for their step 1, 2, 3 exams! - Finished the whole qbank in a month. 75qs a day only! - 68% avg. 70% after redoing wrong qs. - Studied an avg 3-4 hours a day, way more chill. - Wrote rationales in a Hilroy note book. - Printed the notes I made on Uworld (that option was so convenient). - Found I retain info better this way. - Referred to Saunders txtbook to read up on content based on the qs I got wrong in Uworld. - Tapered my studying down 4 days before my test date. 2hrs/day. - Did only 4 chapters on Lacharity PDA 3 days before my test date. - OCT 2016 test date arrived. - Went through some pre-made notes in my car. - Sat on the chair at 1400, really took my time to read each question. - When you test, PRETEND THAT YOUR LIFE DEPENDED ON ENSURING EACH Q WAS RIGHT. - Spent an avg of 3-4mins on each question. TAKE YOUR TIME. - Utilized a process of elimination (NO Q STRATEGIES USED and I find them really dumb, you need to know your content which Uworld helped with) - 3 hours passed. - Had ~14 SATA, 1 EKG, 3 Skill sets, a ton of who-do-you-see-first, 3 pharm, a few OB. - EXAM SHUT OFF AT 75qs. - Last question was to put a skill sequence in order (IT WAS SO EASY... If that was considered a high level question... WOW I WAS LUCKY LOL) - I just knew I passed. - Did PVT 1 hour later than q6hours with the good pop up. - Got my pass results the next morning from BON. BAM!!! SUMMARY: - HIGHLY HIGHLY Recomend Uworld. - Really understand the rationales (not necessarily memorize). - Study in a relax environment. - Take your time during the exam. - Do not rush. - Consider each question very important. - Use process of elimination. - Consider keywords in the question to guide you to the answer. - Be confident with what you know (I know that's hard). - Didn't read huge chapters in Saunders. Only content that I got wrong on Uworld. - TAKE YOUR TIME and breaks! - Go to the dollarstore and get yourself some nutritious snacks, prior! Good luck and hope this info will help another excellent nurse pass!

Thank you for the advice, I will look through my wrong answers, I printed out the notes I made in uworld and reading them over... Probably go through hurst subject areas that still are a bit unclear to me and then that is all. I feel more confident than the last time.

Hello fellow nurses! So I failed my first attempt about 5 months ago. Took a break to just enjoy life after that. Came back to studying just this month. And bought uworld dt all the amazing things I've been hearing. Currently, uworld has been my main resource. Anyways, I'm kind of nervous cause I'm nearing the end of my uworld qbank and I'm getting like mid 50s... I've read through the ones I got wrong... trying to understand than to memorize. I have hurst... went through the book here and there to brush up on content I didn't know. I hated the qbank. It was dry and eh crappy rationales compared to uworld. I've done 1600 qs and avging 68%. But seriously the questions I've been getting near the end of the bank are just so weird. Ugh. And like weird pharm meds that I have never heard of... so I'm trying to puzzle their diagnosis from the question to determine what the heck it does. I'm kind of nervous for situations like above and wondering if Uworld is enough? Anyways... any advise or what I should really look at before writing the test? I'm going to look at some EKG stuff but seriously, I only internalised the crazy ones (vfib, pulseless vtach, asystole, torsade de pointe).

So our nursing board had a meeting this fall re: nclex retakes, additional education and maximum length of time to pass the nclex. I know there will be some users who may oppose of this or say "if you can't pass your third try, then you're in wrong profession". But I disagree. I feel, if you survived nursing school, you can overcome anything and only those who have gone through this rigorous program TRULY understands. AND by no means can a computerize test foreshadow the quality of your career. I was in a BN program that had no time to modify their curriculum (i.e. incorporating more nclexy style questions, nclex strategies, utilizing nclex material etc). I remember them ramming the nursing concept of "therapeutic communication and relational nursing" down brains (which I find very Canadian, since we are known to be preserving-the-peace kind of people LOL). Only until my last term which was pediatrics were we introduced to passpoint (which I find really sucked). Anyways, I think this is going in a positive direction. Thoughts? Link of notice: https://www.crnm.mb.ca/uploads/ck/files/NCLEX%20writes%20update%20-%20sep16%20rev2.pdf

I've been studying here and there with hurst and uworld. My scores for the 3 q-reviews are: 61/125 72/125 83/125 I think the reason for the gradual increase is because I'm beginning to understand where I went wrong in my previous tests and applying what I learned onto the next one. If I was unsure about something, I would flip back into my hurst binder and reread the section to fully understand the concept. I think you just need to have confidence and do the process of elimination. If the answer choice is not adding up, eliminate and go on to the next choice. Connect the physiological changes to the choice. If it makes sense, then that would be the answer.

did you write the maximum amount of takes in canada and that was the reason why you wrote in the states??

1. What kind of student were you (4.0? Barely Passing...etc) BSN? Associate's? LPN->RN? 3.4 BSN 2. How long after graduation did wait to test? 1.5 months 3. How much time did you devote to hard core studying? Almost everyday. 5-6 hours long. 4. Did you pass/fail? fail 5. First time taker? If not how many times have you taken the exam. Once 6. How many questions did you get and how long did it take you? 122qs, 2hrs 15 mins 7. How did you study? (specific resources?)(did they help?/waste of time?) Ncsbn, passpoint... definitely taught me things nursing school never taught us... expanded my knowledge, but didn't really helped me during the testing... 8. Did you find the exam easier/harder than you expected ? In retrospect, it was both hard and easy. When i reflect back, some questions were extremely easy, I just didn't answer them appropriately. 9. If you used questions banks, which ones and what were your scores/percentages? ncsbn, odd 40s (like twice), avg 60-70% 10. Recommendations to decrease anxiety pre/post test? I'm getting a prescription for medications. But usually, eat a good breakfast, breathing techniques, sleep well the night before. Don't study the day before. 11. If you could only give a upcoming test taker one piece of advice what would it be? (Can be anything!) Take your time in reading each question and reword the question to guide you to the right answer. Use the process of elimination. 12. Other recommendations/anything else to include? Nope

Hey, isn't the limit on test taking in Canada, 3? I'm just wondering how you're able to test take more than that?