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As a typical high schooler with your whole life ahead of you, parents and educators advise you to pick a career and start striving towards achieving your chosen path. With a passion for helping those in need and an interest in healthcare, you decide ...

I've been a nurse for a LONG time -- probably longer than most of you reading this have been alive. Had I known what I was getting into, I probably would not have gotten into it. Fortunately, I had no idea. I say fortunately, because nursing has been...

I just took my NCLEX-RN April 2017 and I got passed with 75 questions and had about 22-25 SATA questions (I tried not to focus on how many I got, but couldn't help it). I graduated in early December and there were delays from my school for getting an...

Hello all, I am a guy who has been in college for 2 years so far and was originally planning on majoring in business. After taking some business classes I have decided that it isn't the major for me. I like to help people and I have come in decision ...

As the end of August is quickly approaching, I am starting to see more and more posts in the forums about the start of nursing school approaching for many in our community. I thought I would take a moment to share a few pieces of my story, a few tips...

I remember when I first made the decision to go to nursing school. I was 31-years-old and struggling with the idea that I had spent 9 years working in a career that I didn't really like. In fact, I hated my profession. I had spent nearly a decad...

(A note to myself at 17) The world will speak at you in many ways. You will read how the medical world is full of red tape, rules, ratios and never ending charting, but there are a few things they are missing. The world needs good nurses called into ...

My grades on the Kaplan were: Overall Score = 81% Math = 93% Reading = 82% Science = 60% Writing = 86% Critical Thinking = 81% (not a section on test, but they give you this score based on how you answer questions) I studied for a month doing practic...