Netzi81

Hello! Congratulations! I am in the FNP program. My sister-in-law is doing the PMHNP program. What questions do you have?

Hello! There are really no requirements besides having decent grades in your bachelors and having experience. After you apply you have a interview where they will ask you about your support system, how you are going to pay, how much are you planning to work (they recommend you don't work, or work as little as possible). Then they let you know if you get in. Which pretty much once you have the interview if things go well you get in. The class times vary. I have had classes that are once a week from 2-4:30 pm. I have online classes that I have to go to school to take the exams or you can have them proctored at home by camera. I have a class coming up in the fall that is Thursdays 8 am-4:30 pm. So it varies. I have not started clinical yet but when you do, all they do is set you up with the NP or MD that is going to teach you and you coordinate your schedule with that person. I am doing the program full time while working 36 hours (it is crazy though) every waking moment of my life is school when I'm not at work. When I try to have a social life I don't do well. It really requires commitment and your family understanding you won't have time for birthday parties, movies, dinner outings- all you have is school. Going part time will make it more doable but don't let the part-time fool you it's still a lot of work. I told work about school before accepting the position and they have been supportive. It's good that your fiance is on board cause he will be picking up the slack! I like the program but it is the HARDEST thing I have EVER done in my life. School has always come easy to me and there have been times in this program that I have been hanging on by a thread. I will tell you that I feel like I'm in this all alone. I have the support of one or two other students but other than that I feel like passing or failing is up to me but I haven't had a connection with any instructors except for one. Even though it's a small program it has a big school feel to it. So if you need small classes and connecting with the teachers to do well this is not the program for you. Good luck!

I received an email. Good luck! Netzi

So far so good! I find it challenging but doable. I also like that they find your clinical sites for you. I would recommend it!

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I started their FNP program in January, once they received the packet they email or call you to schedule an interview. I was interviewed by the director of the program. They basically want to know why you want to do it, how you are going to fund it, if you have support and what do you want to accomplish with the education when you are done. Good luck! Let me know if there is anything I can do to help!

That's why there is admin and bed side nurses. I would take your judgment over them any day! You know your patient they know numbers. Always err in the side of caution. Good job!

You say you hate nursing yet you can't seem to step away. What keeps you there? Is there anything you enjoy about nursing? I think there is a great possibility your job is not the right fit. If you do like something about nursing or feel you will never be able to do anything else then I believe education is key. Go for your RN. I was an LPN for 7 years prior to becoming an RN. The difference is amazing. You can break out of that box and do anything you want. You may not want to be a floor nurse but you can teach! Be a nursing instructor or a nurse educator in a hospital that does orientations and puts together classes! But if in your self reflection you find you truly hate it, you have to move on. Remember, it's not about what your family does, wants or expects (I know that can be a huge influence.) Everyone is different and if you tell the nurses in your family you hate it I am sure they will understand. If they don't so be it! You deserve to be happy. We spend way too much time at work to be in a place that makes us miserable. Nursing is hard enough as it is when you love it! I can't imagine doing this if I hated it. It's not fair to the patients that need and depend on you and it's not fair to you. You only live once! Do some soul searching and good luck!

I did UWORLD only and passed in 45 min 75 questions! It rocks!

I averaged in the 50's. I felt like I knew nothing. I focused on the rationales. Don't worry about how "terrible" you are doing.Focus on the rationales. Take note of things you don't understand read up on it and try to find quizzes on that subject alone. Once you master that move on. But don't dwell just answer the questions and move on to the rationales. If you do that you will be fine!

Sounds like you are on the right track. I only finished 1/2 the question bank overall percentage was like 55 as long as you understand the rationales you will be fine. To me, Nclex was easier than uworld.

I averaged 60's for Uworld and passed first try 75 questions in 45 min! You got this! Uworld was all I used for studying! Good luck!

I just wanted to give hope to all the nursing students out there getting ready for their NCLEX-RN. When I would come into websites and read peoples horror stories I became very frightened and doubtful of my abilities. I want to share that I graduated from Excelsior College. For those of you that don't know that school it is independent studying you buy books study your tush off and then go and take a test. It took me four years to do it (due to lack of discipline) I graduated May 20, 2016 and took my boards June 28th, 2016. I studied with UWorld. I did not use anything else other than youtube when I didn't understand a topic) and nurselabs. But Uworld almost exclusively. I felt like I knew NOTHING! I was STRESSED out! I cried the day before I took my boards thinking I had made a mistake scheduling it so soon and feeling as though I was not ready. It was too late to change it at that point. I learned my lab values by heart and I did not focus on the percentage I got right I focused on reading the rationales which were AMAZING! I tried not to psych myself out. I analyzed why I chose the answer and why was the right answer right! That is how I approached it. I took the boards and they were so much easier than UWorld in my opinion. I finished the test with 75 questions in 45 minutes 5 SATA. I was OUT of there as fast I could. I felt like the test was easy.... when I took my LPN boards I left there crying so I thought to myself... either I was well prepared or I was so dumb they gave me kindergarten questions and sent me on my way. I read that if you didn't get 1,000 SATA you did not do well etc, etc. I cried later on that day because people said if you walked out thinking you did ok you failed.. I did not even want to look at my results. I PASSED!!! Don't listen to people!!!! Prepare yourself! Do YOUR best and don't get distracted by all the shenanigans! YOU can do this! You survived nursing school! You got this!!!! Study, pray, rest, SLEEP!! Everyone's experience is different so don't let anyone psych you out!! Believe in yourself!!!!! Sincerely, Netzi Montano, RN