Ct22

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1. New Grad - Hired on days...appropriate to ask to switch to nights?

   Ct22 replied to circularstaircase's topic in Med-Surg

   Wow, I feel like I'm on the same boat as you!! I also got hired for a day shift position on med surg. I really have been wanting to work nights (slower pace, more time to absorb what you are doing, less staff and families and physicians..basically le...

2. new grad need help

   Ct22 replied to bobo1's topic in Job Hunt

   Hi bobo, you certainly aren't alone as there are unfortunately hundred and hundreds of new grad RN's in your shoes right now, myself included. It's a tough market since there is an oversupply of new grads. Like the previous poster said, there are hun...

3. Is 2 letters of recommendation too little/incomplete?

   Ct22 posted a topic in Job Hunt

   I'm job-hunting for my first nursing job and have my very first interview for a New Grad RN position this Friday. Letters of recommendation aren't required, but if I choose to hand some in to the nurse manager who is interviewing me, would 2 be incom...

4. NCLEX 4-21-2012 8AM

   Ct22 replied to aishaj10's topic in NCLEX

   Congrats!! The pearson vue trick worked for me and many others so it should work for you.. but I know you can't feel totally secure and at ease until you get the official results huh? I only started celebrating when the official results confirmed my ...

5. No luck getting med/surg job in hospital, what are best alternatives?

   Ct22 posted a topic in Job Hunt

   I'm a new grad RN with a BSN from So. Cali and have been applying to jobs in the hospital (mostly med/surg, oncology, and some telemetry) for the last 2 months and I've not had a single call for an interview. I know that hospitals are tight with thei...

6. Applying for Positions That Aren't Part of New Grad Program

   Ct22 posted a topic in Job Hunt

   I was just wondering..for the hospitals that have new grad programs, would it be a waste of time for a new grad to apply for regular RN positions within that hospital that are independent of the new grad program? Is the only way for a new nurse witho...

7. Anyone attending or taken the Accelerated BSN at Concordia in Irvine?

   Ct22 replied to sbgradinnb's topic in California

   Congrats to everyone who got accepted!!!! I was put on the waitlist.. HHalim, do you know how many students are put on the waitlist and what the chances are of being taken off that list?

8. Need nursing career path advise!!!

   Ct22 replied to SuperNova153's topic in Career Support

   Supernova, I am somewhat in the same boat as you and also am confused which path I should take. I am planning to be an NP and I currently have a bachelor's in Social Work. I was also torn between whether I should enter an accelerated BSN program, wor...