shasta13

?‍♀️ For now my plan is to do bedside until I physically can't. I love it.

I received a job offer 2 months prior to graduation, contingent upon actually graduating and passing the NCLEX, of course. From the time of the job offer to my official first day of work took a span of 4 months. I was one of the first ones in my clas...

It depends on what your school will accept (which may depend on what clinical sites require.) Mine was dilute negative and my school treated it as a negative. Before I found that out, I read online that some will accept it and some will require a ret...

I made dumb decisions as an 18-19 year old that kept me out of two local community college ADN programs in my 40s. I found a different school (a BSN program) that accepted me instead.

This. I know I can't function well without sleep, so I always made sure I was getting to bed at a time when I knew I'd be getting at least 7 hours of sleep. (Most nights, I got 8 hours of sleep.) There may be nights when you can't sleep because you'r...

My friend goes to a nursing school that doesn't do test reviews. Their reason is that you don't get a review after the NCLEX. Completely ridiculous, IMO. She doesn't even know which ones she gets wrong, much less why she got them wrong.

I say wait. I bought a 2 month subscription 1 month before graduation and extended it for 30 days when my ATT was delayed. It is an excellent resource for the NCLEX, but I still feel the questions, wording, and style were very different from nursing ...

I got 55% correct on UWorld (entire bank.) On the self-assessment, I scored in the 45th percentile with a high chance of passing. I passed the NCLEX with 75 questions. It sounds like you are right on track.

I did the entire question bank, got 55% correct, 45th percentile (high chance of passing), and passed the NCLEX in 75 questions.

I'm in an accelerated program and I spend nearly all my free time studying. I also have a family, but I have tons of help. If I am able to attend activities outside of school, I have study material with me. That being said, there are plenty of peopl...

One school told me to "reserve" Monday-Friday 0800-1700 for lectures/labs and Saturday-Sunday 0700-1900 for clinicals. They said I would not be in class/clinical that entire time, but the schedule wouldn't be set until just before the semester starte...

I'm an older student (in my 40s) with a husband and four children in an accelerated program. It's difficult but absolutely doable, as long as you prioritize and stay organized.

I took AP1 & micro together and AP2 & chemistry together and earned As in all. I also took a 3rd class along with AP2 & chem, but it was an easy class. I never struggled in any of the classes, but I also didn't work and had loads of time ...

45 min commute in no traffic, but in reality more like 1 hour-1 hour 15 min. Yes, even at 0500. Metro area population over 2 million, worst drivers in the U.S. There are two sites within 20 minutes of me, but I didn't draw those. I think I got the fa...

That is an offensive request. Do they ask men to wear light makeup as to not scare patients? Don't wear it if you don't want to. Personally, I find that I sweat it off and then I have to worry about whether mascara is running down my face all day.

^^excellent post by verene above! Just to share my experience, I decided to go the ABSN route because in my area, hospitals don't hire ADN RNs (which was my first choice route, due to time and money.) Because of that, my new plan was to apply to thr...

I'm pursuing nursing for a career change now. It took me one year (summer, fall, spring) to complete pre-reqs and I'm enrolled in an accelerated 2nd degree BSN program.

The TEAS is very AP2 heavy, in my opinion. If you are self-motivated, you can prepare for it prior to taking AP2, though. I took it at the beginning of my AP2 class just to see how I'd do, but I studied AP2 on my own for weeks in preparation. I did w...

I just wanted to send a little encouragement if I may.... My first science class was General Biology. At my school, it is a pre-req for AP1. This was the hardest class I have ever taken, and it was the chemistry portion that you speak of that nearly ...

I am you, 15 years older. I say this as a 40 year old in your shoes...make the change for long term happiness. I stayed so long even though I was unhappy because 1) I was good at it, and 2) I felt I had invested so much into my career that it would b...

I have found this to be my experience with open book exams. I only had them in developmental psychology--what I thought would be the easiest class--and it was very rough. I ended up having to do two extra credit projects to get an A. So glad the prof...

At my school, having any outstanding pre-reqs automatically puts you into the 4th tier of applicants to be considered. Your chances of getting in would be slim. Other schools are different; I know of some that will allow 1 outstanding pre-req but no ...

I'm taking a similar chemistry class...it's an "intro" to general chemistry and it's the easiest science class I've had. I strongly think this class should have been a pre-req to general biology at my school. It would have made gen bio so much easier...

I was in the same boat and initially decided to choose the ADN because my concern was time. With that route, it would have been my intention to eventually bridge to BSN, but my primary goal was to be working ASAP (I'm an older student.) I did some r...

I agree with this. The negative comments I have seen about ECPI are about different programs in different states. I've never heard anything negative about the ABSN program in Orlando. I know two people who graduated from there, passed the NCLEX, and ...