Hi RN's I need some advice. So I am a new RN who just graduated and passed the boards. I worked full time in nursing school and excelled academically and in the clinical setting without any issues (I have a 3.6 GPA). I will be continuing on for my RN...
Hi RN's I need some advice. So I am a new RN who just graduated and passed the boards. I worked full time in nursing school and excelled academically and in the clinical setting without any issues (I have a 3.6 GPA). I will be continuing on for my RN...
SammyRN2012 replied to SammyRN2012's topic in Job Hunt
I'm not looking down on medical assistants at all, but i dont feel it to be appropriate to solely rely on them for all my training and to be checked off on all my skills.... yes, there's alot I can learn from them but there are major differences in o...
So my first interview was ultimately a nightmare. It was for an Office RN position at a busy family practice associated with a big hospital. Met first with HR, and it went well. I then was asked to meet with the office manager as it seemed they we...
So my first interview was ultimately a nightmare. It was for an Office RN position at a busy family practice associated with a big hospital. Met first with HR, and it went well. I then was asked to meet with the office manager as it seemed they we...
So I just received my grade for my first nursing exam....85, which was the mean for the class. I'm a little dissapointed as I got A's in all of my pre-reqs prior to taking nursing 101. Hopefully, as I get used to the format of the testing, my scores ...
For my nursing 101 class, we are required to do the 2 step method for measuring bp. I had the most difficult time finding a brachial pulse and a even a radial pulse on my lab partner (who is obese). Even my instructor had a difficult time! I work i...
SammyRN2012 replied to leilach's topic in New Hampshire
I have clinicals on Sat starting this fall for Nursing 101; so does this mean I need to go to my clinical site every week the Friday before? I am doing the evening program.
SammyRN2012 replied to leilach's topic in New Hampshire
Congrats on your upcoming graduation! How was the program in general; professors, classes, clinicals, etc? I'm starting Nursing 101 this fall and wanted to get a head start on material and was wondering what I should focus on? I've heard about th...
SammyRN2012 replied to my3kids's topic in Massachusetts
I'm not sure where you got your stats from, but Rivier certainly doesn't have the lowest passing rate. They actually are doing great. Check out the link below: http://www.nh.gov/nursing/education/documents/January2010RollingQuarterRNPassRates.pdf
SammyRN2012 replied to leilach's topic in New Hampshire
Hi, I too was accepted into the Associate evening program and will be starting clinicals this fall! Have you already registered for class yet? I decided to do my clinical on Saturday. :)