jessRN6896

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1. Salary?

   jessRN6896 replied to __patiently_waiting's topic in Ob/Gyn

   I'm from the chicagoland suburbs and work on an L&D unit here. New grads on our unit start at $27.50 and hour with a weekend diff of 5.00 an hour and a night diff of $6.50 an hour :)

2. Elgin Community College

   jessRN6896 replied to cmm890's topic in Illinois

   I graduated from ECC's nursing program this past May. I absolutely loved the program, although it was VERY hard. They really do a great job at preparing you for the NCLEX. If you have any specific questions I'd love to answer them...just send me a pm...

3. My first interview....& it's for my dream job!!

   jessRN6896 posted a topic in Career Support

   Hey all! So after over 3 months of job searching, I finally got an interview!! I'm interviewing for a new grad RN position in the Obstetrics Department of a major hospital in the Chicago area....I'm so nervous, this is literally my DREAM job!! I kno...

4. New grad RN job with no connections?

   jessRN6896 posted a topic in Career Support

   Hi all, I'm feeling pretty discouraged with the whole job searching process It feels like the only people from my class that have gotten jobs are those that have really great connections with recruiters/managers/directors in the hospital. I'm wonde...

5. My RN Job Search.....

   jessRN6896 replied to jessRN6896's topic in Career Support

   Thank you! That's a great idea! Are most hospitals open and willing to allow someone to shadow one of their RN's? Or do you think they would look at that as a strange request...?

6. My RN Job Search.....

   jessRN6896 replied to jessRN6896's topic in New Nurse

   Wow, thank you so much...and congratulations!! Do you have any tips pertaining to making my resume stand out? Did you include you nursing school clinicals on your resume because of the lack of employment in the healthcare field?

7. My RN Job Search.....

   jessRN6896 posted a topic in Career Support

   Hi everyone...just thought I'd post here because I absolutely love these forums and all of the encouragement and advice that come from them!! I graduated with my ADN this past May 2011. I just took the Nclex-RN on Aug. 4th and 2 days ago found out I ...

8. My RN Job Search.....

   jessRN6896 posted a topic in New Nurse

   Hi everyone...just thought I'd post here because I absolutely love these forums and all of the encouragement and advice that come from them!! I graduated with my ADN this past May 2011. I just took the Nclex-RN on Aug. 4th and 2 days ago found out I ...

9. Anyone taking NCLEX on August???

   jessRN6896 replied to pitxurri19's topic in NCLEX

   Sounds like a great plan.....You can do it! I'll be praying for you...keep us updated!

10. Nclex-Rn Tomorrow at 2pm...need prayers!

    jessRN6896 replied to jessRN6896's topic in NCLEX

    How did it go, mjhay? Did you do the PVT?

11. How many got SELECT ALL THAT APPLY QUESTION? pass or fail?

    jessRN6896 replied to happifrise's topic in NCLEX

    I took the exam this past Thursday....I had 20-25 SATA's and a total of 75 questions.....got the "good pop up" about 4 hours after my exam and got my official results today...I PASSED!

12. Nclex-Rn Tomorrow at 2pm...need prayers!

    jessRN6896 replied to jessRN6896's topic in NCLEX

    Update!! Just checked the PVT and got the "good-pop up"!!!!!!!!!!! I feel a lot better because from all the posts I've been reading, the PVT is pretty much 100% accurate. I can't wait to know officially though! @Rach10388: Honestly, when deciding bet...

13. Nclex-Rn Tomorrow at 2pm...need prayers!

    jessRN6896 replied to jessRN6896's topic in NCLEX

    Thank you all so much for the thoughts and prayers!! I got home from taking my Nclex about an hour and a half ago. I havn't been able to check PVT yet because my status still says "Ready for Delivery" and from what I've read on here the trick does no...

14. Nclex-Rn Tomorrow at 2pm...need prayers!

    jessRN6896 posted a topic in NCLEX

    I am taking the Nclex-RN tomorrow at 2pm.....I feel prepared and confident in my knowledge, but I'm still very nervous :/ Any prayers would be greatly appreciated!! I'll update tomorrow after I check the PVT!