[lc7777]

did any one sit the written assessment on saturday the 14th of april 2012??

[Emila]

Hi, I did 1.30 pm wasn't too bad, finished all 4 sections, though lot of guessing on mats but I just hopping that I did well, I didn't want to leave blank instead :/ I was told on prep day that we should better guess and fill all callum's instead leaving blank..... hopefully I got just enough right for me to qualify xxx what about u?

[lc7777]

hi thanks for reply:)yeah i filled in all answers some were guesses but also didnt want to leave blanks, the first section i didnt like as the questions asking about you work experience as i have no hospital experience:(i hope that doesnt work against you, fingers crossed we did well

[Emila]

I don't think that would. I've got a lot of experience in nursing home as a HCA and some in the hospital and yet I failed last year last section JS by 2 points, as well my score was on PQ as not as high as other girls who haven't got any experience at all. Of-course if u get some experience is better but they know that lot of people will answer that they have got some or lot of experience in a health care wherries they are not. If u meant to get a place u will believe me, but if u don't get a place there is always next year and after next year if u really want to go for it. I found that PQ was a bit tricky, Verbal Test was OK wasn't too bad, but maths and the job simulations those are crazy ones!!! I saw lot of people didn't get chance to finished and to be honest with u I didn't see anyone from last and this year who did, majority of people hadn't had a time to finished all...!! A lot of candidates same as me and you guessed. Roll on May and wee will see what we have got :/


I've applied for mids, gen, children and gen

[Carriecotter]

Hi, did anyone apply for the interview to the Adelaide&meath hospital ? When will we know if we got picked for an interview?

[MzMollz]

Hi all, I too sat the exam in Galway. Thank god I had the 9am one...couldnt have stewed all day!! Got on really well (i think) in all sections however only got 27 numerical Qs finished. Confident that those 27 are right but since Ive done the exam cant seem to relax!!! Minds working overtime...roll on may...

[lc7777]

thats really good well done:)i think i did ok 2, but now i just worried if i did manage to get a place, i couldnt afford it as i recieved a grant a few years ago for a level 7 course which i did that i didnt pass as i missed exams, i never would of done the course in the first place if i had known then that i was going to become interesested in nursing. young and dumb!!!so now i think i would be screwed if igot a place because yearly fees would be way to much to manage witout a grant!!!!!!!!!

[MzMollz]

I had studied for diploma in childcare before, received my grant too but hoping everything is ok for my grant this time round as it was my parents that were means tested last time. You should look at studentfinance.ie maybe you could avail of something else. Where you applying to?

[Audidoo]

Hi, sat the exam in Cork, afternoon session. Had to stop my hands from shaking the first few minutes... was soo nervous ! Didn't finish maths or the job simulation either, had lots of practice done but nothing prepares you for the time pressure and nerves of the actual day ! Does anyone know what date in May we can see what number we are nationally ranked ?? Fingers crossed ! Thanks.

[lc7777]

hi mzmollz, i looked at that website but it seems like a no hoper as it says if you have recieved a 3rd level grant you are eligible for fees and tuition fees and its the tuition feees that are the killer they can reach ten grand a year, i wouldnt mind no grant but the fees would be too much:(very stressful ha!!i applied for athlone phych first choice and trinity phych second then trinity for a few others!!!what bout you??

audioo i dont know what date results are out but i think mid may at some stage alot of people seemed to be there i would say competion is seriously tight:)hopefully u did enough to get your place

[Audidoo]

Thanks lc... when we finished the test, the examiner told us we could check online during the first week of May to confirm where we rank nationally. The results & feedback we can get May 18th. Stay positive everyone !

[Speckydodge]

I sat the 1:30 in cork. Thought it was ok, always hard to tell with apptitude tests. I got all fin in time bar the maths, and I guessed the last few of those, glad to hear that others found the maths tricky too and its not just me
LC7777 and others worried about grants , because all nursing degrees are level 8 if you previously got a grant for a level 7 course you should be fine, but if you got a grant for a level 8 already you prob wouldnt again as far as i know.

I'm applying fo Pyschiatric, Intellectual and General in Waterford, nervous about the results now too.

[lc7777]

thanks speckydodge im sure there are ways around all this grant malarky ha well hopefully:)i have applied for phych and id but in athlone and trinity!!!am i right in thinking that those courses arent as popular as midwifery and gen???

[Speckydodge]

Originally Posted by lc7777

thanks speckydodge im sure there are ways around all this grant malarky ha well hopefully:)i have applied for phych and id but in athlone and trinity!!!am i right in thinking that those courses arent as popular as midwifery and gen???

Looking at the points that was required for entry last year Gen is the hardest to get into followed by child, Pysch is the lowest scoring so there may be hope yet

I also heard from a few people that despite all the fairness claims, males are slightly favoured with pysch courses due to the nature of the work and low numbers of men in the field, have no idea how true it is tbh.

[lc7777]

yeah i would believe men are favoured, well out of all the nursing courses that would be the one i would like, id say its a very difficult job but just seems very interesting, hopefully the points will remain the lowest for it ha