tonik3264

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1. UVA New Grad RN 2012

   tonik3264 replied to savexpigoo's topic in Virginia

   i was hired into the picu, so i had a pretty good idea the types of things they would ask me and i was ready. all psycho social stuff, nothing technical. why do you want to work in the picu, pediatrics. what about your background makes you a good fit...

2. UVA New Grad RN 2012

   tonik3264 replied to savexpigoo's topic in Virginia

   that's great, good for you! advice: just be yourself, be natural. be very very excited to be working at uva. kiss their butts, tell them it's your dream job. does that help? i'm happy to elaborate. just be very energetic, articulate and totally thril...

3. UVA New Grad RN 2012

   tonik3264 replied to savexpigoo's topic in Virginia

   it went great. i don't want to share details here, but if you get your foot in the door let's take this offline. good luck!

4. UVA New Grad RN 2012

   tonik3264 replied to savexpigoo's topic in Virginia

   i interviewed in one area on the open house day and then in a second area via the phone the following week. i was surprised that they didn't set up multiple interviews on the day of the open house, as many of us had flown down there and had been tol...

5. UVA New Grad RN 2012

   tonik3264 replied to savexpigoo's topic in Virginia

   hi, the openhouse is held on campus in the university of virginia medical center. you can crash the thing -- a lot of people did for the first one. you can also call HR and talk to a grad nurse residency program recruiter. the main HR number is 434 ...

6. UVA New Grad RN 2012

   tonik3264 replied to savexpigoo's topic in Virginia

   hey, i did apply and they called me, did a quick phone screen and then invited me to an open house -- tomorrow jan 28. they're holding another one in late february. i just flew down here from boston...wish me luck! toni

7. California's 2011 New Grad Program

   tonik3264 replied to Faeriewand's topic in California

   that's what we see in boston. even if there isn't a residency program, i know many nursing students/nurse assistants who are passing their boards and staying on at the hospital where they've worked for a couple of years, working below their licenses,...

8. California's 2011 New Grad Program

   tonik3264 replied to Faeriewand's topic in California

   hospice is a good idea, thanks. i'll check out hospice services in the bay area.

9. California's 2011 New Grad Program

   tonik3264 replied to Faeriewand's topic in California

   thanks for replying. it's terrible here too, but i'm lucky enough to have a "promise" as they say, at my current hospital. if it wasn't for my fiance getting a great job in san fran, i'd/we'd be all set...errr...so yeah, i'll take the job here and tr...

10. California's 2011 New Grad Program

    tonik3264 replied to Faeriewand's topic in California

    hi everybody, thanks so much for posting the 2011 new grad thread. i graduate dec 2011 from a school in boston with a bsn, but my fiance just took a great job in san francisco. how's the new grad market looking, say, within 100 miles. mixed blessing...

11. Baby Boomer 1st Semester Nursing Student Feeling Discouraged

    tonik3264 replied to Emptynstr2's topic in General Students

    you bet! GO GO GO!!! i liken it to running a marathon. i'm walking through the water stations. calm, calculating, strategic, looking at the big picture, and the PRIZE.

12. Baby Boomer 1st Semester Nursing Student Feeling Discouraged

    tonik3264 replied to Emptynstr2's topic in General Students

    wow, thanks for posting this. amazing. i'm tired just thinking about it. truly, an inspiration!

13. Baby Boomer 1st Semester Nursing Student Feeling Discouraged

    tonik3264 replied to Emptynstr2's topic in General Students

    thanks for the encouragement, delee. i really like what you said about remembering the ONLY reason i'm in nursing school is to become a nurse. simple, but when you just came out of a world where you were so freaking GOOD at everything (a's in school,...

14. Baby Boomer 1st Semester Nursing Student Feeling Discouraged

    tonik3264 replied to Emptynstr2's topic in General Students

    i'm 45 and finishing my first semester of nursing classes in a BSN program. i'm having that "oh god this is killing me moment," so much so that i thought i'd see if anyone out here was feeling the same way. what's tough, also, is in my nursing classe...