norm758

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1. st alexius north dakota new grad

   norm758 replied to lsparksmile22's topic in North Dakota

   Hi all! I have also just been offered a job at St. Alexius, on the Medical-Oncology floor. The crazy thing was they didn't even interview me, they just called and offered me the job. Two of my classmates are already working there and I think they gav...

2. What looks better on a resume?

   norm758 posted a topic in Job Hunt

   I am a new grad trying to get my foot in the door in the San Francisco Bay Area. It has been a frustration experience so far, and I finally got an interview at a small rural hospital after expanding my search into Oregon and Washington. I could proba...

3. First Day At Clinical Falls Flat

   norm758 replied to norm758's topic in General Students

   Thank you for your advice. Your story made me laugh, and laughter is precious.

4. First Day At Clinical Falls Flat

   norm758 posted a topic in General Students

   So we are five weeks into our RN program and our first day at the hospital was yesterday. I was extremely anxious about being there, especially since we had to take vital signs on a real live patient. So we got a tour of the hospital, and talked to ...

5. Honest opinions

   norm758 replied to Mrs2016's topic in TEAS

   I did both online practice tests twice, and both practice tests in the book once. Don't panic! Keep going over the material. Find online practice problems for the areas you didn't do well on. Ask people for help. I took the test on May 8th and passed...

6. Help on what to study for TEAS V

   norm758 replied to Cheweli's topic in TEAS

   I went through the entire ATI test book, did all the practice problems, and took both practice tests. I also took the two practice tests on the ATI website twice. A few of the questions on those online tests showed up on the real thing. Whatever sect...

7. ATI online practice test...?

   norm758 replied to norm758's topic in TEAS

   I took the test yesterday and passed with and 82%. I found the practice tests online to be most helpful. A few of the questions were exactly the same! Woo Hoo!

8. How many hours did you study?

   norm758 replied to Mrs2016's topic in TEAS

   I studied pretty solidly for about two weeks before the test. I used the ATI practice manual exclusively. I didn't know about the McGraw book until a few days before the test. I took the test May 8, 2012 and passed with an 82%. I was very surprised...

9. ati practice teas v compared to actual test

   norm758 replied to erica1223's topic in TEAS

   I used the ATI practice manual exclusively. I didn't know about the McGraw book until a few days before the test. I took the test May 8, 2012 and passed with an 82%. I was very surprised to discover that was good enough for 91st percentile nationa...

10. McGraw Hill vs ATI TEAS Study?

    norm758 replied to tammy_zeidan09's topic in TEAS

    I used the ATI practice manual exclusively. I didn't know about the McGraw book until a few days before the test. I took the test May 8, 2012 and passed with an 82%. I was very surprised to discover that was good enough for 91st percentile nationally...

11. ATI online practice test...?

    norm758 posted a topic in TEAS

    Can anyone tell me how the two online ATI practice tests compare to the real thing? I've taken form A and working on form B. The answers seem ambiguous much of the time. And while there are no questions about geology, there are some nuclear reaction ...