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1. Selling myself; Interview help please!

   takeoutnurse replied to takeoutnurse's topic in New Nurse

   A year later, I still remember what I said! I told her I suspected the patient was hypoglycemic (in my head: cold and clammy needs some candy, hot and dry sugar high) and because the patient was unresponsive to do the ABCs and get help right away

2. Selling myself; Interview help please!

   takeoutnurse replied to takeoutnurse's topic in New Nurse

   I got the job!!

3. Selling myself; Interview help please!

   takeoutnurse replied to takeoutnurse's topic in New Nurse

   Thanks everyone for the well wishes and advice! I had the interview today for the medsurg unit. I felt that it went pretty well. The manager asked me really good questions (ones that I had prepared for) but then I got a bit flustered when she asked m...

4. Selling myself; Interview help please!

   takeoutnurse replied to takeoutnurse's topic in New Nurse

   I had on my suit and a lovely cream silk blouse. If someone has someone in mind, how do I get her to at least consider me?

5. Selling myself; Interview help please!

   takeoutnurse posted a topic in New Nurse

   So I have an interview at a large hospital with the nurse manager of a busy Med/Surg unit. This is for my first job as an RN, having passed the NCLEX in the beginning of July. I met with the Nurse Recruiter on Friday and everything went well. She to...

6. Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center

   takeoutnurse replied to Sammi15's topic in New York

   Are these current employee referrals from RNs only or other employees? (I've got a pharmacist friend there).

7. Exit HESI test prep, strategies, opinions, general questions

   takeoutnurse replied to fathertod's topic in General Students

   I just took it and I passed with a 932! The passing score was 850. I started studying over winter break with Medspub.com, a resource our school (4 yr. BS) paid to have us use to review. It had tons of practice questions and tutorials. I also used NCL...

8. Rutgers BSN program

   takeoutnurse replied to tuchiha's topic in New Jersey

   I am a nursing student on the New Brunswick campus, but we share many of the same faculty. I think the program is great. Many of the faculty are high quality educators (while there are some that are not as effective). It's hard work, but the faculty...