Most interviewers ask behavioral questions - in other words, "tell me about a time when..." You can answer those with scenarios from clinical experience, from volunteering somewhere, pre-nursing jobs, from school projects - it doesn't all have to be ...
KatStat replied to Hfield12's topic in Post Graduate
From personal experience, and from being a clinical instructor, I would encourage her to do an accelerated BSN program. She can probably complete the program faster than she'd be able to do the MSN. It will involve less debt, and she can always go b...
KatStat replied to kingvonnBSN2017's topic in Psychiatric
This is a great topic, and I love reading the answers in this thread!
I've worked psych for about a year, plus I have ~6 years experience in med-surg, NICU, mother-baby, and home health.
I've only been swung on / thrown things at on the ...
Speaking from experience as a nursing leader in a hospital, hiring nurses: for a new grad nurse, there's no need to go beyond one page. More than a page for a new grad nurse would put me off, even if you're a second-career nurse. It gives the impre...
I'm a current student in the accelerated program. It's intense, but it's well respected and the caliber of students is great. There are some organizational pitfalls, like it's hard to get information about what to expect for future semesters. I have ...
I'm the mom of 3, ages 4, 6, and 8. I'm in my last semester of prerequisites, and I've been accepted to an accelerated BSN program starting in January. First, let me say that this board has been really helpful to me. When I start my accelerated progr...
I just got my acceptance letter for the Accelerated program! :) In case you were wondering, my Degree Works has not changed. Good luck to everyone who is still waiting!
I'd planned on wearing a skirt, but there was horrible rain Tuesday morning and I had to hike across campus from chemistry. I ended up wearing high-heeled boots, wool slacks and a cap-sleeve shirt, and was very comfortable. I have to say, having comf...
I just came from my interview. I think it went really well. I interviewed with 2 ladies, and both were super nice, easy to talk to. The person before me didn't show up for his interview, so that made me (selfishly) happy! It was those behavioral int...
Congrats, trixjones... Mine still says the same thing as before - not selected. I'm not going to accept that as conclusive yet though. Still hoping that they just haven't changed all the stuff in the system, and the rest of us will get our good news ...