kristak

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1. 3.25 GPA required for new grad position???!!

   kristak replied to wildsmile24's topic in New Nurse

   If it makes anyone feel any better, my GPA isn't getting me anywhere. A job as a CNA/PCA would have, though.

2. Volunteer while in school?

   kristak replied to MayGirl2013's topic in General Students

   As an unemployed new grad, my advice is that you get into that hospital now and volunteer your butt off. A lot of hospitals will employ you as a CNA while you are in nursing school - I recommend taking advantage of this. I didn't work while in nurs...

3. Hartford Hospital questions

   kristak replied to CTRNTOBE's topic in Connecticut

   If you heard from the nursing recruiter, you are doing better than me!

4. Hartford Grad Nurse Residency Program

   kristak replied to GuatericanNurse's topic in Connecticut

   No, and it is causing me some serious anxiety. I miss the days when potential employers let you know that they DIDN'T want you, too. Then I wouldn't have to wonder...

5. the most stressful thing I've ever done

   kristak posted a topic in General Students

   So, I graduate from my ASN program in May. I'm attempting to write my first cover letter. So far I have gotten to: ...

6. Just curious...

   kristak replied to tbell2's topic in General Students

   I have wondered, though -- since exams themselves (taken in school) are not standardized, I would imagine that some schools are just harder than others - so it may be harder to pass a test at 74% at one school than to pass one at 80% at another schoo...

7. Applying for grad nurse position-question about application?

   kristak posted a topic in New Nurse

   So I started to fill out my first application for a graduate nurse position - I'll be graduating in May. The application wants me to account for my employment gaps - and there is a big fat one relating to my choosing to stay home while my kids were ...

8. RN to BSN - is it as hard as the RN was?

   kristak replied to kristak's topic in New Nurse

   Thankfully, I've pretty much covered all the liberal arts stuff in my prior life as an art history major, and the science stuff - chem, micro, etc. - were all prereqs for my ASN, too. So all that is left is the nursing stuff. Really, my motivation...

9. Colleges spitting out new nurse without any training?

   kristak replied to fulzgold's topic in General Nursing

   I've been doing 15 hours of clinical/week since I started nursing school. Now I'm about to finish my 3rd semester. I've done a zillion IVs, given innumerable heparin/lovenox/fragmin injections, done all kinds of dressing changes, given meds through...

10. Nursing School Vent-Inconsiderate Classmates and Flighty instructor

    kristak replied to Teacher2RN's topic in General Students

    Wow, yeah, the texting/internet thing in class is incredibly rude and childish. At least the people capping their highlighters came to class to learn.

11. RN to BSN - is it as hard as the RN was?

    kristak replied to kristak's topic in New Nurse

    Glad to hear it, 'cause I don't think I could do this again. Research sounds sort of relaxing in comparison!

12. When will you/did you start applying?

    kristak replied to rencontrezmoi's topic in New Nurse

    I've wondered the same thing.

13. only in nursing school

    kristak replied to fiveofpeep's topic in General Students

    I gotta add - only the children of a nursing student would get their kicks from inflating, deinflating, inflating, deinflating... the practice foley I had for lab.

14. Central vs Capital

    kristak replied to tmah21's topic in Connecticut

    Hey, I would say go for the BSN. It is untrue that the only reason to do this is if you want to be a nurse manager or go on for your Masters. The pay difference really doesn't even exist. BUT, your chances of actually getting a job with the BSN ar...

15. hows CapitalCC???

    kristak replied to ready2getoutofCT's topic in Connecticut

    Hi, I am a senior in the nursing program at Capital. It is difficult, but if you put in the time you can do it... The school has a preschool program, called The Laboratory School, for children who will be three by the end of December; the child must...