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Hey Everyone,

I received another “ask me a question” and it comes from Marie and here is what she asked:

“Does it matter what hospitals you do your clinicals at? I am starting a Registered Nurse RN program at a University that has 2 Nursing campuses in different cities. They are the same programs, but one is older and has affiliations with more Hospitals, but is smaller and harder to enroll in classes I need. The other is newer, has a larger campus and therefore easier to enroll in the classes I need but because their nursing program is newer they are not affiliated with very many Hospitals.”

Marie thanks for you question. I understand your concern on if you should enroll in the clinicals/classes that are more affiliated with the local hospitals because getting hired will be easier. However, the school I went to was affiliated with the local hospital in my area and many of the students from my school got jobs from the hospital but so did other students who did not attend affiliated schools.

I really don’t think it will affect you but if you are worried about it I would ask you admission office to make sure. When you start looking for a job I would be really aggressive and start early so you can get a position. If you are worried about the opportunities you may get I wouldn’t worry about it because you will probably have access to better equipment and resources than the older school.

I hope I answered you question and good luck Marie!

Sarah

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Hey Every one,

I’m FINALLY back and will be making a personal post some time later today. First I have to get all my “ask me a questions” answered. I have many of them. This question is from Ajoa and here what was asked:

“Hi its my first time on your site. Congratulations. Are you about to take the rn state board? well I am an rn certified in uk. I have done the accreditation and i only have to sit for the nclex rn exams.
i live in Charlotte. I have tried once in the pst 3 year but failed.I am just stuck. I uk, we specialize and i specialized in psychiatry. Am stuck because yours is more of general nursing and i just don’t know what to do. Please help. Thanks for reading.”

Ajoa thanks for your question. That is awesome you are already licensed in the United Kingdom and your speciality is psych. I have heard that many of the international students have a tough time trying to pass the NCLEX-RN to become a Registered Nurse RN….so you are not alone.

I think the problem with the test is that it is only given in the English language and this makes it hard for people whose primary language isn’t English. You are correct the NCLEX is more generalized which makes it where you have to know almost everything about ever field such as pschy, OB, med. surgical, Peds, and Geriatrics.

Here are my two suggestions: First, get the best NCLEX-RN study book out there and develop a study plan for yourself. Practice 100 questions daily and read chapters out of the NCLEX book. Kaplan and Saunders are awesome books. Second sign up for a NCLEX-RN review class through Kaplan. Go to Kaplan website and see if they hold any classes in your area, Charlotte. These NCLEX review classes are suppose to be the best. Plus it wouldn’t hurt to give it a try.

Don’t give up because you are not alone. The NCLEX is a hard test! Just keep studying and give it another try. Good luck to you Ajoa! Thanks again for your question and if you have any more questions don’t hesitate to hit me up!

Until next time,

Sarah

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