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  1. If you didn't start in NICU

    I worked a year in the ER before transferring to NICU. I have about 4 weeks of orientation left, but I definitely think my experience has helped. It's obviously totally different but knowing how to manage my time and prioritize makes a huge differenc...
  2. PALS

    My PALS instructor taught us everything we needed to know. Even if he didn't, I can't imagine studying for a month. March 10 should be fine, and I'd probably suggest taking it as soon as possible. I know nurses that didn't have it be for orientation ...
  3. New Grad- NJ/NYC area, Where are the jobs

    I relocated to NC from Michigan and had a job almost 2 months before graduation. I started applying in February/march for most places including the job I ended up accepting!
  4. Hospitals Reputations and Driving Distance

    I've only lived/worked here for about 6 months, but I'm currently at Duke Regional in Durham. I have friends that live in Raleigh and work in either Durham or chapel hill so duke or unc would be good options! Depending on where you live in Raleigh, i...
  5. Interview at Duke

    Thanks! I'm loving the area so far. Right now I'm living in Carrboro but will be moving to Durham soon. I was given time to change between my shadow and interview, so you may want to ask. Mine was set up as an open house so maybe that's why it was di...
  6. Interview at Duke

    Good luck on your interviews! I just moved down here from Michigan for a job at Durham regional hospital. I haven't started yet, but the relocation for out of state is $3000. You can either have it paid to you (taxed) or paid to a moving co (not taxe...
  7. Nurese Externships Can Hurt your Nursing Career!

    My externship absolutely got me my current position-in a different health system. I just had to explain why that externship prepared my to become a RN. Without it, I don't think I would have even been remotely considered for this position.
  8. Capstone not what requested

    I can't guarantee that it won't hinder you, but I thought I'd share with you my experience. I actually never worked in an ER (externship in the surgical ICU and capstone in neonatal ICU) and was hired into an ER before graduation :)
  9. Duke New Grad / SNIP 2013

    I would keep trying to call hr and/or email whomever you interviewed with. When I interviewed the interviewer gave me her phone & email and said to contact with any questions. Good luck! It seems like they can be kind of slow with stuff so you ma...
  10. How fast to retake NCLEX if you pass? Advice needed!

    I am also having my license endorsed after passing my nclex in my home state. I don't think you would save anytime by trying to take the nclex by examination in Georgia. Everything I've been told points to exam taking much longer than endorsement bec...
  11. Duke New Grad / SNIP 2013

    Congrats on the interview! What unit? I'm going to be in their ER and have talked to some current employees that love it. All of the negative comments I could find were pretty outdated, but there's no way to tell till I get there! Good luck, let us k...
  12. How to be a good tech in the STICU/NSICU?

    I am a tech in a large surgical icu and recently graduated. I can tell you that the biggest thing that I did to be a great tech is to be available and show that I want to learn everything possible. Rather than spending any free time chatting with oth...
  13. My first med error (Rant)

    I just graduated NS, but have worked as a tech/aide on 2 different units within a very large research hospital for the last 2 years and have always taken the BS for every patient assigned to me. That's just how our units are set up, but we don't rely...
  14. I currently work in a SICU and had 2 girls graduate with FNP degrees after working in SICU their entire careers (they're fairly young as well) and both had job offers before graduation. I can't guarantee the schools you're looking at will be the sam...
  15. 48 hour results

    Oh. Sorry. Apparently my state doesn't have that! Haha good luck!