greekisfun

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1. New Grads: What are you doing?

   greekisfun posted a topic in New Nurse

   I just want to put these questions out to all new grads, especially 2010 graduates who still haven't found nursing jobs: i) What are you doing to stay current with your nursing knowledge and skills. ii)What are you doing to keep yourselves busy? ii...

2. Internship for Student Nurse in NYC!

   greekisfun replied to European's topic in New York

   New york presbyterian hospital has one, NYU Langone Medical center, Mount Sinai, Hospital for special surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering. These are the hospitals that had internships last year. They have it every year so check their websites or give t...

3. Hiring - www.hahv.org/ - Hudson Valley NY

   greekisfun replied to NewPaltzRN's topic in New York

   Thanks for sharing. However, most of the positions listed say 1 year mininum experience required. I don't see where it talks about new grads. If you have the specific page could you please post it on here? Thanks

4. Finally got a job after 10 months of trying!!!

   greekisfun replied to aye125RN's topic in New York

   I'm so happy for you. What were you doing to keep yourself busy until you got a job?... About getting a job in a hospital, i know someone who started out in a nursing home and later got a job in a hospital, so it means anything is possible. Good luck...

5. "Work History" - include clinical rotations or not?

   greekisfun replied to NorthBay's topic in California

   Usually what i do is i put just my non-nursing work experience in that section since i have no actual rn experience(I'm a new grad). I leave out my preceptorship and volunteer work. I don't know if that's the right way to do it but when i think of wo...

6. No longer a new grad, still no job

   greekisfun replied to skny's topic in New York

   It must be a frustrating situation for you. Keep persevering and hopefully something good will come out of it. If you are willing to relocate, St. Luke's Episcopal health center in Texas and Yale New-Haven Hospital in Connecticut have great programs ...

7. Had Job interview today!!

   greekisfun replied to RossayRN's topic in New Nurse

   I wish you all the best. I pray you get the job. Can i ask you a few questions? If you don't mind sharing,what questions did they ask you on the interview?

8. Best resource for content; best for questions??

   greekisfun replied to drjoey's topic in NCLEX

   For content review, i would definitely say Saunders and she can also try this book called Prioritization, Delegagion and Assignment by Linda A. LaCharity second edition. Virtual ATI is another option, it covers content. Good Luck

9. Just FINISHED the NCLEX!

   greekisfun replied to SICU_Murse's topic in NCLEX

   I'm so happy for you. Congratulations, Madam RN!!!!

10. Need some help and advice to pass NCLEX please

    greekisfun replied to Grace02's topic in NCLEX

    I'm really sorry to hear that. Don't lose hope, try to reflect on what you did wrong the other times and pick yourself up and make those adjustment. I believe you will pass the next time.

11. nclex rn test takers august 2010 support group?

    greekisfun replied to hopefulrn_tobe's topic in NCLEX

    I hope to take my test in August too. I am still waiting for the ATT

12. Getting into New Graduate Nurse Residency Program

    greekisfun posted a topic in New Nurse

    Well, I'm a nursing student expecting to Graduate 2010. I've had no health care related experience and i wasn't able to land a student nurse externship this summer. My question is, what can i do know to increase my chances of getting into a new gradu...

13. Entering Nursing School in August

    greekisfun replied to Ang_RN's topic in Student Assist

    http://www.reddingmedical.com/stethoscopes.cfm . This site has a really good deal ( even better than allhearts) on littmann stethoscopes.

14. A&P II Winter/Spring '08

    greekisfun replied to daisyfleur70's topic in Pre-Nursing

    I took A&P I last fall and i saw how intense the reading was. I just couldn't keep up with the reading. A chapter in the testbook is like 200 pages and it was just impossible to read everything and still pass all the other classes i was taking. A...

15. A&P II Winter/Spring '08

    greekisfun replied to daisyfleur70's topic in Pre-Nursing

    I took A&P I last fall and i saw how intense the reading was. I just couldn't keep up with the reading. A chapter in the testbook is like 200 pages and it was just impossible to read everything and still pass all the other classes i was taking. A...