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1. Calling all new grads/new to the ICU starting Feb. 2013!!!!

   danceportal replied to C H I C A G O_RN's topic in Critical

   Great idea for a thread! I'll be starting in SICU this coming Monday! I'm so nervous but excited! I was told we would be getting some overflow from Burn ICU, Neuro ICU, and MICU. I look forward to reading everyone's progress, including my own I hav...

2. New grad starting in MICU/SICU soon

   danceportal replied to C H I C A G O_RN's topic in MICU

   I'll also be starting in Surgical ICU this coming Monday! I've been looking into which reference books I should purchase...I plan on gettin the Pass CCRN and I've been reading notes from the icufaqs website... I just borrowed an assessment book from ...

3. Parkland Residency's for January 2013

   danceportal replied to rnamelia's topic in Texas

   I don't know anything about Cali or about relocating, but I can tell you a bit about Dallas. Parkland is located in the meat of the city I would say. Children's Medical center and UT southwestern (both well known hospitals) are right next door to par...

4. Parkland Residency's for January 2013

   danceportal replied to rnamelia's topic in Texas

   I interviewed for the SICU residency on Tuesday and got the job offer on Friday! I accepted!! Ahh!! So excited to be a SICU nurse!

5. Parkland Residency's for January 2013

   danceportal replied to rnamelia's topic in Texas

   My interview for NNICU was on the 20th. They said they will be calling me sometime this week. I'm just crossing my fingers at this point. AAhhhh!! I do have a SICU interview on Dec 4th as well. Good luck everybody :)

6. Parkland Residency's for January 2013

   danceportal replied to rnamelia's topic in Texas

   I just got out of my NNICU interview an hour ago. It went well I would say. I really hope I get it :) They said they are winding down and making their final selections this week and next week.

7. Baylor January 2013 Internships

   danceportal replied to NewToDallas's topic in Texas

   If you are currently working somewhere, I would say wait for the NICU job. If you are not work at the moment, then for income reasons, you should take the offer that u got and wait until u hear back from NICU. If the offer for this other job is in t...

8. Baylor January 2013 Internships

   danceportal replied to NewToDallas's topic in Texas

   In the phone screen interview, some of the questions I was asked: -Describe a time where you were highly stressed whether at work or in clinical situation -Describe a time when you had a difficult patient -Explain some of the exposure u had while in ...

9. Baylor January 2013 Internships

   danceportal replied to NewToDallas's topic in Texas

   I applied at Baylor and just finished my phone interview with them for Critical care. I have a face to face interview with Transplant and General Surgical ICU at BUMC on Friday! I'm so psyched yet freaked out!! Please pray for me!!

10. Last semester of RN school; Advice for critical care

    danceportal replied to michelle0781's topic in General Students

    I'm on the same page as michelle0781 (OP)...next week my final semester starts. Although I've been a bright student and my previous clinical instructors have all liked me, I feel like I don't know anything. I too have ICU clinicals this semester (pre...

11. Last Semester!

    danceportal replied to keepmovingrn's topic in General Students

    I'm starting my last semester next Monday and I am NERVOUS! I know I did well academically this past semester and all these people believe in me. My last semester's clinical instructor recommended me for preceptorship and here I am, going to have IC...

12. Failed NCLEX for the 3rd time

    danceportal replied to lizzyxpooh's topic in NCLEX

    Do you have the Kaplan Strategies and Review book (2012-2013)...I believe it's like the Bible for NCLEX...it teaches you how to think like the exam.... it seems like you are very thorough in your content...u've gone through Saunders cover to cover an...

13. Working with student nurses

    danceportal replied to LisaRN1105's topic in General Nursing

    I am currently a nursing student..and I try as much as I can to be a help rather than a nuisance for nurses who are assigned to my patients...I volunteer and quickly insert IVs, foleys, dressing changes, etc...my objective of the day is to be as "rea...

14. Frustrated after exam grade...the way the questions are asked..

    danceportal posted a topic in General Students

    I studied plenty and wisely for the exam we had this morning in Child Health. I knew my material well and read the book, everything. When the questions on the exam came up, they were all "out of nowhere" kind of questions...the ones that were knowled...

15. TWU Dallas Fall 2010 - Accepted

    danceportal replied to cmcervantes63's topic in General Students

    ARE THERE ANY FEMALES GOING TO TWU DALLAS FALL 2010 THAT MIGHT BE LOOKING FOR A ROOMATE? I'm trying to move out of my house and need a roomate to split the cost..I'm the most down to earth, easy to live with person you will ever meet. I'm pretty quie...