mackenziec85

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1. How to Get a New Grad RN Position at Scottsdale Healthcare

   mackenziec85 replied to veryhopeful's topic in Arizona

   You might want to call HR to ask them about the New Grad program. As for trauma experience, I'm not sure. All I know is they want I think at least 3 years ER experience first. But our ER doesn't typically hire New Grads. Just gotta work your way ...

2. How to Get a New Grad RN Position at Scottsdale Healthcare

   mackenziec85 replied to veryhopeful's topic in Arizona

   VH, Unfortunately, I think it's difficult to get a job anywhere as a new grad. If you can get a job somewhere else I would say do it and get the experience. SHC pretty much wants at least a year of experience (for a med/surg floor) before hiring a ...

3. How to Get a New Grad RN Position at Scottsdale Healthcare

   mackenziec85 replied to veryhopeful's topic in Arizona

   Hi veryhopeful, I work for SHC. Like patientlywaiting said, they hire most of their new grads internally. It took me seven months to get a new grad job there, even though I was already an established employee with over two years of employment with ...

4. What is RN to patient ratio on med-surg units in Scottsdale, AZ?

   mackenziec85 replied to xenka34's topic in Arizona

   No, it's Scottsdale Osborn.

5. What is RN to patient ratio on med-surg units in Scottsdale, AZ?

   mackenziec85 replied to xenka34's topic in Arizona

   Yeah, that's how the staffing is for the med surg floors. I don't think I've ever seen an ER nurse with more than 4 patients, either. They're usually pretty well staffed, too. We have something like 60 ER/trauma rooms, and I think they usually hav...

6. What is RN to patient ratio on med-surg units in Scottsdale, AZ?

   mackenziec85 replied to xenka34's topic in Arizona

   Wow...I'm not working as a nurse (can't find a darn job!), but I do work at Scottsdale Healthcare (http://www.shc.org). Our day nurses typically have 3-4 patients. Night nurses have 4-5. Depending on the floor, the day shift usually has 1-2 aides ...

7. Lots of SATA questions for June NCLEX testers???

   mackenziec85 replied to jaznia15's topic in NCLEX

   I took mine yesterday...I had 87 questions and probably 8 or 9 SATA. I found out earlier today that I passed!

8. SCC accelerated partnership program questions

   mackenziec85 replied to iversonmourning's topic in Arizona

   iversonmourning - So far the program hasn't been too bad. I took Block 2 over the summer, and that was pretty brutal. This semester though, our schedule is pretty nice. We only have one day of lecture (only 4 hours) and one 12 hour clinical shift...

9. How much will books and supplies cost for Nursing School?

   mackenziec85 replied to bellabarbiegirl's topic in Arizona

   I bought all the books on the required (and recommended) list, and I've used probably four or five of them. The books we use the most are the Lewis Med/Surg, the Lippincott book, definitely Fundamentals in Block 1, the drug guide, and the nursing di...

10. SCC Students Info on PO Med Check Offs

    mackenziec85 replied to Bormio's topic in Arizona

    Hey there...don't know if you've already done your PO check off, so this may be too late... On my check off, we had to know what the med is for, what the classification is (anticoagulant, ACE inhibitor, loop diuretic), when you give it, when you hold...

11. SCC accelerated partnership program questions

    mackenziec85 replied to iversonmourning's topic in Arizona

    Hey folks, I may be able answer a question or two...I'm in Block 3 of the SCC/SHC partnership. Block 1 will be a long term care facility. For our group, Block 2 was at SHC. They split our class of 40 in half, so half of us went to Osborn, and the ...

12. Scottsdale Community College Accelerated Program

    mackenziec85 replied to koalakoala's topic in Arizona

    Hi Toppermost. My advice to you would be to look up the SHC mission statement and values. Don't tell them the main reason you want to work there is for tuition...say you'd like to create a long lasting relationship with a company that has a good r...

13. Banner Employee priority placement in program.

    mackenziec85 replied to akadimkz's topic in Arizona

    I don't know about Banner, but I work for Scottsdale Healthcare and got into the SCC/SHC partnership very quickly. My time stamp was February 20, 2009. I waited less than a year. With that program, they dedicate 25 of their 50 spots to employees. ...

14. HESI Exit Exam

    mackenziec85 replied to mackenziec85's topic in Arizona

    Yes, exactly.

15. HESI Exit Exam

    mackenziec85 posted a topic in Arizona

    Hello! Just wondering if anyone has taken the Block 1 HESI Exit Exam before. Mine is scheduled for Monday, May 3rd, but our teachers haven't really given us much information about it. Anyone have any info as to what the heck is on it? Thanks!