brandy1017 said:
I can't speak to the new NCLEX, back in the day 1993 for me, the boards was a two day, 8 hour affair, pencil and paper multiple choice and covered the whole breath of nursing. You would be foolish to assume because the LPN exam was easy that the RN exam will be just as easy and the same. They are compacting down the info into as few as 75 questions I believe, but possibly less than 100, depending on how you do. You can pass or fail on the minimum questions as well.
See AlsoCBA - Exam FAQsLearn more about CPA Exam scoring and pass ratesCPA Exam Sections - A Complete Guide to All CPA Exam PartsWhy Be A CPA | StudentsAlso, you can't work as a nurse without passing the NCLEX! It isn't like accounting where you can work without the CFA or CPA credentials, unless you want to work as a glorified CNA! There were three of us, new grads, hired at the same time. My one friend didn't pass and was fired. She ended up having to retake it and it was only twice a year at the time.
Serendipitously, I had to have bone tumor surgery at another hospital by an Oncology specialist just two years later; and she happened to work there and came and saw me and helped me as I was having a lot of pain postop and got them to start a morphine drip. It was so nice to see a friendly face and I was glad she was OK!
On another occasion years later a popular young nurse failed his boards, but was kept on and work as a CNA until he passed. He later went to work in the CICU of a major medical center. I know another nurse that couldn't pass boards, but after working in the ICU for years as a tech with the nurses' help and encouragement she finally passed. She is an excellent nurse, but had test anxiety. She was also the best boss I ever had! Hands on, caring and skilled and would listen and help. She always had our back! She is now working in the ER of a level one trauma center.
Plus like I said back in the day it was a two day affair so I felt it was rigorous. When you passed you didn't learn how you did, although if you failed they gave a score and some info on where you were lacking I was told. You waited months for the announcement by mail that would decide your fate if you could continue working as a nurse, since most had already started as a GN some before they even took boards.
In my opinion, CPA mistakes are not as dire as the stakes in nursing with actual human lives on the line. I don't know you but some of your comments and attitudes seem cold, cavalier and lacking empathy. You say you have a talent for nursing, but then say it is because it is so much easier than accounting. You are clearly not understanding the seriousness of the job!
I was in accounting for a year and towards the end of a 8 hour work day, those numbers on the computer screen looked like crawling ants. My eyes were so fatigued that I couldn't even see yet I was still forced to finish work accurately. I also endured aches and pains on my back and neck associated with overly long periods of sitting. Often times, I worked 10-14 hour days. Both professions are difficult. But yes, of course a patient death is more serious than an arrest or ruining someone's life.But it really does not make the work of a CPA any less serious. Losing your livelihood is never something that is not serious.
Thanks for the insight. I love nursing as a profession. But it's not what it seems from looking at it as an outsider. I went into it because I'm good at caring for people. It's something I enjoy doing. Despite hearing that nursing is stressful/ hard, I still went into it because I just don't know to what extent that "stress" or "hardship" is. I can endure hardship and stress. But it really depends on how stressful it is. I think that every profession has stress of some sort. It's really unfortunate how so many nurses are complaining about such an important role. I probably will end up leaving the profession eventually just like them but for meanwhile, I will just stick to it until I can find a healthier job. The upside to nursing is that you get job stability like no other-something many other professionsabsolutely do not have.
A lot of nurses have gotten sick from working under such chronic stress. I don't think our health is something we should be playing around with.
