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1. How to get oncology certified and experience

   bugbugrn replied to bugbugrn's topic in Oncology

   Thank you so much for your great advice Christin! I will try that. A transfer may be the best way to try. I am just waiting for an opening now.

2. How to get oncology certified and experience

   bugbugrn posted a topic in Oncology

   Hi Everyone, I am currently working as an RN on a rehab unit in a local hospital. Although I love my job, my heart is set on working as an oncology nurse. The truth is that that oncology/hematology was my main reason to pursue nursing. I had a person...

3. New Grad wants to be an Oncology RN

   bugbugrn replied to FromNH2VAwherenext's topic in Oncology

   Hi Everyone, I am currently working as an RN on a rehab unit in a local hospital. Although I love my job, my heart is set on working as an oncology nurse. The truth is that that oncology/hematology was my main reason to pursue nursing. I had a per...

4. Interview

   bugbugrn replied to bugbugrn's topic in Job Hunt

   Yes the whole no I in team was kind of cliche. Secondly it madethe other candidate stand out over me which didn't feel that great:( buy this is a learning experience and I know I will be more confident for next time.

5. Interview

   bugbugrn posted a topic in Job Hunt

   So I had my first interview and the nurse manager caught me off guard and said she likes her interviews very informal. So all those though questions that I practiced were fumbled. I felt so terrible. Some tricky questions that I was asked were; 1. H...

6. New Grad & No one will hire me

   bugbugrn replied to cmh25's topic in New Jersey

   Hi JerseyGirl73, I actually applied to their positions online recently. I decided to make a packet including my resume, degrees, letter of recommendation. I actually want to drop it of so i can make a personal attempt. Do you think I should give it...

7. New Grad

   bugbugrn replied to bugbugrn's topic in New Nurse

   That's an excellent point, i will start exploring.

8. New Grad

   bugbugrn replied to bugbugrn's topic in New Nurse

   Thank you so much for the advice. Maybe HR just moves slow! I don't know. I am a new grad and a lot of these places are asking for 1 -2 years of experience. I want to work in acute care so i can have the most exposure and learn. If i start out w...

9. New Grad

   bugbugrn posted a topic in New Nurse

   I recently applied for a job at a nearby hospital with a employee referral. I got an email from HR, saying that they are currently reviewing my resume. Meanwhile, the person I know said they would call me soon. But its been a few days and no call....

10. Post NCLEX- what's next

    bugbugrn replied to bugbugrn's topic in NCLEX

    Yes, internships are available but they only accept 1 or 2 people a year and they have hundreds of applicants. I might look into per diem also. Also does anyone know a nursing recruiting company?

11. Post NCLEX- what's next

    bugbugrn posted a topic in NCLEX

    Hey everyone, I passed my NCLEX a week ago. I called the state board of nursing (NJ) regarding the licence. They had told me to check back 10-15 days... 1) I'm wondering how long it took for others to get their licence in the mail. 2)Also, I n...

12. Nclex in 5 days!

    bugbugrn replied to bugbugrn's topic in NCLEX

    Yes, you're right it wasn't bad. I realized that if your getting trickier questions, that means you're probably doing well in the exam. So i took those questions positively. And I really think that all the NCLEX prep books really know how to focus...

13. Nclex in 5 days!

    bugbugrn replied to bugbugrn's topic in NCLEX

    I took the nclex this morning. You guys were right, i really did a lot of questions! But i hope it was all worth it. I didn't do much the last 2 days before the test, I felt like I had drained all of my resources. So I just took it easy. Couldn'...

14. Nclex in 5 days!

    bugbugrn replied to bugbugrn's topic in NCLEX

    So i finished Kaplan Question Trainer #4 yesterday and got a 69%. I started QTrainer #5 today and was feeling drained. I got these questions after doing all of my prep from other resources. So the kaplan trainers were just to keep me practicing fo...

15. Nclex in 5 days!

    bugbugrn replied to bugbugrn's topic in NCLEX

    Thank you guys for the motivation and advice. I will continue to do questions till a day before to keep the momentum going. And try to do some review...will let you know how it turns out next week.