grantf07

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1. Help with community education!

   grantf07 posted a topic in Education

   Hello everyone!! I am a first year RN, and I love the aspect of patient education, and was wondering what are some community projects that you do in order to keep your community educated on health issues that affect their families and communities. So...

2. ATI or Kaplan?

   grantf07 replied to Lightwave's topic in NCLEX

   I took the ATI predictor and it said I had a 98% chance of passing NCLEX on the first attempt, and course I FAILED (265 qestions). I didnt think ATI was very helpful in my studying for NCLEX. For the second attempt I used Kaplan and Saunders and thou...

3. What kind of nursing bag do you have?

   grantf07 replied to Sterren's topic in Uniform/Gear

   I bought a "boat and tote" bag from llbean. They are very durable, come in many colors and they can be as cheap as $17 depending on what size you want. My bag has doubled as a bookbag while in school as well. I have had my bag for over 4 years. I wou...

4. Questions about becoming a CDE

   grantf07 posted a topic in Endocrine

   Im a BSN prepared RN and wanted to become a CDE. I am wondering what others have done on their road to becoming a CDE. I want to obtain a MSN in Nursing Education and want to do it online. If you have any suggestions on online programs or any specifi...

5. Jobs for Nursing Students

   grantf07 replied to sportzchick's topic in General Nursing

   After finishing my sophmore year or Fundamental nursing courses I was able to apply for a job as a student technician. As stated above for the most part I do CA work, but if you work at a teaching hospital like I do you see a lot and there are some n...

6. 4 months and no JOB!

   grantf07 replied to grantf07's topic in New Nurse

   Since my last post I have benn on two other interviews which were both for nursing homes, and they said I would only have 3-5 days of orientation, and then would be responsible for 17 patients during the day and 44 at night. I thought that was ridicu...

7. failed nclex twice

   grantf07 replied to pucca08's topic in NCLEX

   I felt the same way when I failed my NCLEX for the first time. The first failed attempt motivated me to look at what I was doing wrong. The first thing I was doing wrong was I was just reading the content to read, not to understand. You have to make ...

8. Most helpful review books + question books HELP

   grantf07 replied to JMstudent's topic in NCLEX

   When preparing for my NCLEX I found Mosby's and Saunders to most helpful with content and applying the content, and Kaplan to be most effective in preparing you for the type of questions you will see on the NCLEX!

9. 85 QS for NCLEX RN test , PASS OR FAIL?

   grantf07 replied to jiffy's topic in NCLEX

   I also had 85 questions on my NCLEX and I passed! I felt very confident after taking my test, so I guess you can say I had a gut feeling. But there is no way you can judge whether you passed or failed according to the number questions you have! I wis...

10. Trouble finding a job!

    grantf07 replied to mrscoozy's topic in New Nurse

    Im in the same boat, except that I graduated in Dec. 07. I took my boards in April for the first time and again in June when I passed. I intially thought I had a job until I was told they thought I had experience in September, so that left me without...

11. Anyone applied to MUSC New Grad Nurse Residency?

    grantf07 replied to skygirlhil's topic in South Carolina

    I currently work at MUSC as a tech, and from my knowledge their is supposed to be a hiring freeze, but after waiting 2 weeks for an interview for an RN position, I called the NM and asked if she had time to review my application, and we set an interv...

12. 4 months and no JOB!

    grantf07 replied to grantf07's topic in New Nurse

    THANKS EVERYONE!!! Since the first post I have had to two interviews. My dilemma now is if I should start one of these positions and have to quit during orientation, because my "dream" job at the VA starts in January. I have almost been guaranteed a ...

13. 4 months and no JOB!

    grantf07 posted a topic in New Nurse

    I live in SC and currently have had my license for 4 months. I have applied to 5 hospitals and 6 nursing homes, and thought I had a job until they said they thought I had nursing experience so I had to wait until January to start their new grad progr...

14. Anyone applied to MUSC New Grad Nurse Residency?

    grantf07 replied to skygirlhil's topic in South Carolina

    I recently applied to the New Grad program and am currently waiting for a response. It's been over two weeks and my application status says that my application has been referred to the hiring manager, so I am unsure how long it takes in order to hear...

15. Help!!! Job Interview Tomorrow!!!

    grantf07 posted a topic in New Nurse

    :yeah:I received my license last month and I have my first job interview tomorrow. From my understanding it will be a panel interview and they will be asking scenerio based questions!! I am so nervous about what they will be asking, I have started st...