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1. Looking for RN position in Boston area

   skim410 replied to skim410's topic in Massachusetts

   Taking a leave from graduate school is out of the question. I will try whatever it takes to get a job in Boston asap. I'm even going to a nursing job fair this month in Boston. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

2. Looking for RN position in Boston area

   skim410 posted a topic in Massachusetts

   Hello everyone! I am currently planning to move to Boston early next year (I am aiming for around February or March) to begin my nursing graduate program next fall at Boston College. I decided to move to Boston a couple months early to settle in and ...

3. HELP! Floor Nursing = NOT for me

   skim410 posted a topic in Career Support

   Hello everyone. I hope someone can give me some advice and suggestions. I am a new RN (graduated in Decemeber) that started on a general surgery (and medical) floor in January of this year. It has been about 9 months into working on this floor and I ...

4. HELP! Floor Nursing = NOT for me

   skim410 posted a topic in General Nursing

   Hello everyone. I hope someone can give me some advice and suggestions. I am a new RN (graduated in Decemeber) that started on a general surgery (and medical) floor in January of this year. It has been about 9 months into working on this floor and I ...

5. Got accepted to RN to MSN Program at BC! Any current students? Alumni?

   skim410 posted a topic in Post Graduate

   Hello everyone. I'm currently an RN who just started working in January but I recently applied to schools to get my Master's and become a practitioner. I actually only applied to Boston College and got accepted into the RN to MSN program with FNP spe...

6. Boston College SON

   skim410 replied to skim410's topic in Post Graduate

   Thanks for your help. However, I already have my RN and a BS. I am applying for the RN to MS route or the traditional MS route. I actually e-mailed the admissions office and they told me that the RN to MS and traditional MS programs do not require GR...

7. Boston College SON

   skim410 posted a topic in Post Graduate

   To anyone who has applied to the master's program at Boston College or is currently a master's student at Boston College: Hi. I am currently applying for the master's program at Boston College SON for the fall 2010 and I was wondering if the school r...

8. What to specialize in??

   skim410 replied to skim410's topic in Post Graduate

   I guess I'm looking more towards outpatient. But I also want to use my speciality to go overseas to other countries to care for HIV/AIDS patients there. Not sure which I should specialize in in order to be able to do that.

9. What to specialize in??

   skim410 posted a topic in Post Graduate

   Hello everyone! I'm a new RN that is definitely planning to go on to graduate school to get my masters to become a practitioner very soon. I want to eventually specialize in HIV/AIDS related-illnesses and care for patients affected by HIV/AIDS. I was...

10. Saunders or Kaplan..what is better???

    skim410 replied to brichielpn08's topic in NCLEX

    i thought saunders was good for content but their practice questions were way too easy compared to the actual NCLEX questions. i used the 4th ed. of saunders, did questions from that and failed my first try. i signed up for kaplan and i believe their...

11. Discharging a patient in disaster triage

    skim410 replied to sandtiger's topic in NCLEX

    I remember reading somewhere that they use a color system. So first priority goes to the RED (life-threatening situations, such as shock, airway/breathing problems, etc), then YELLOW (injuries that are not life-threatening and minor, like a broken bo...

12. I failed nclex 1st time. I want to pass on my 2nd try. What should i do???

    skim410 replied to Thank_You_RNs's topic in NCLEX

    I failed my first time with 75 so I used Kaplan. Did all of the Qbank questions and question trainers. Best advice is practice practice practice doing NCLEX-style questions. I believe Kaplan gives you questions that is most similar to the actual exam...

13. What did you do differently to pass the 2nd time around?

    skim410 replied to PA_CoffeeFreak's topic in NCLEX

    I failed my first time with 75 questions and I prepared by doing questions from Saunders and Exam Cram. To be honest, the questions from both review materials were WAY too easy compared to the actual NCLEX questions. When I took it the first time, I ...

14. Failed the NCLEX-RN with 75 Qs (and I feel ridiculously stupid)

    skim410 replied to skim410's topic in NCLEX

    I PASSED!!! Thank you all for your support! This site really helped me cope through the time when I failed the NCLEX-RN the first time and the time as I prepare for my second try. :) After much hard work by using Kaplan, I am happy to say that it all...

15. Just took NCLEX-RN...almost 10 SATA!!

    skim410 replied to skim410's topic in NCLEX

    I PASSED!!! Thank you all for your support! This site really helped me cope through the time when I failed the NCLEX-RN the first time and the time as I prepare for my second try. :) After much hard work by using Kaplan, I am happy to say that it all...