swtgal

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1. New NURSE...Stuck between ER or Med Surg!

   swtgal replied to swtgal's topic in Emergency

   Hey brainkandy87! () Your situation sounds similar to mine! Hopefully after gaining good experience on the med-surg/tele unit I'll be confident and great with cardiac patients which will prepare me for the ER! Cardiac isn't my strongest subject eithe...

2. New NURSE...Stuck between ER or Med Surg!

   swtgal replied to swtgal's topic in Emergency

   Hey WesClinicRN! I didn't get an offer from the ER...they wanted someone with experience b/c they had already hired several new grads/nurses a few months ago! :/ I hope I don't have trouble when I try switching! Seems like I probably will! Thank you...

3. Just took the NCLEX

   swtgal replied to Female-intuition's topic in NCLEX

   Hey Scarlettz! Female intuition had a GREAT study method! Mine wasn't as organized as her's I just used the Kaplan online program...I did almost all the Q bank questions and too all 7 of the Q Trainer exams. I passed the first time as well with 265 q...

4. New NURSE...Stuck between ER or Med Surg!

   swtgal replied to swtgal's topic in Emergency

   Thank you!!! I'm in Austin, TX! I graduated in December 2011 and was having a hard time finding a job and then out of the blue I got a few phone calls for interviews for a couple of positions all in like two weeks...it was very weird and unexpected ...

5. New NURSE...Stuck between ER or Med Surg!

   swtgal replied to swtgal's topic in Emergency

   Thanks JesseJ! I actually accepted the med-surg/tele position! The ER was also looking for something with a little more experience than me. I'll look into transferring to the ER once I have worked for a few months! :] Glad the ER worked out well for ...

6. New NURSE...Stuck between ER or Med Surg!

   swtgal replied to swtgal's topic in Emergency

   hiddencat, i replied to your post and i have no idea where it went! i wanted to thank you for your post! it was very helpful! i did get a better "vibe" from med-surg. the manager and staff just seemed nicer and i felt like i would fit in better with ...

7. PHARM ATI EXAM!!

   swtgal replied to MyBSN's topic in General Students

   Hey MyBSN! I'm posting here in hopes you see my comment and email me! I read ur message and I wrote out a long reply but couldn't send it b/c I don't have enough posts on this forum (LAME)! Please email me at [email protected] and I'll be more than w...

8. Just took the NCLEX

   swtgal replied to Female-intuition's topic in NCLEX

   CONGRATS!! So happy for you!! So I just received a private message from one of the members..."MyBSN" and it's about the NCLEX I really want to help this person out but I can't reply b/c I don't have enough posts on this forum! This really sucks! MyB...

9. New NURSE...Stuck between ER or Med Surg!

   swtgal replied to swtgal's topic in Emergency

   LunahRN, you certainly have much more experience than I do which makes me think maybe I should start with Med-Surg first. I understand with the ER, I will either love it or hate it!...thank you for the post! :]

10. New NURSE...Stuck between ER or Med Surg!

    swtgal replied to swtgal's topic in Emergency

    You comment made me laugh b/c I like hiking, running, being on my toes but I also love sunsets, painting, baking, etc. :] I feel like I could fit in both jobs!

11. New NURSE...Stuck between ER or Med Surg!

    swtgal replied to swtgal's topic in Emergency

    Thanks for the reply!! :) Having a 6 month ER experience..even as a student is very help and pretty awesome! I wish I had the opportunity to do that. Unfortunately, I need to let the managers know what I decide very soon so I will not have the chance...

12. New NURSE...Stuck between ER or Med Surg!

    swtgal posted a topic in Emergency

    Hello my fellow Nurses! I'm confused . I interviewed for a Med/Surg/Tele position and after interviewing with several people, I was offered the job on the spot. Today, I had an interview for an ER position. I felt that the interview went pretty well ...

13. St. David's vs. Seton (in Austin)

    swtgal replied to LittleLisaLawrence's topic in Texas

    Thank you so much for your post! It was helpful! I applied to both Seton and St. Davids. I really want to work for Seton. Do you have any tips on how I could possible increase my chances on getting interviewed for Seton? I got my license in the begin...

14. St. David's Health care, Austin, Texas

    swtgal replied to trentgrad's topic in Texas

    Thanks so much for the helpful information! I really want to work for Seton but it has gotten so competitive! There are about 350-400 new applicants for the June '12 Cohort. Any tips on how to get an interview?? Last semester I got interviewed out of...

15. Confused and worried about my NCLEX experience!

    swtgal replied to uRNmyway's topic in NCLEX

    Hey! I just took the NCLEX and I had 265 questions . Trust me, I felt the same when the computer didn't stop at 75! One thing I know for sure is the number of questions DOES NOT mean you passed of failed. I passed with 265 questions. I know people th...