thejadedmonkey

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1. New Grad RN Training- Take it or Leave it?

   thejadedmonkey replied to aznbc105's topic in Career Support

   Hospitals in my area have started what sounds like an identical program for new grads. 8-10 weeks of training (no promise of a job), committing to 40/hrs a week. If you don't qualify for their reimbursement program, you actually have to pay the hospi...

2. There Are Places Where the Nursing Shortage Is Still Real... Let's List Some to Help!

   thejadedmonkey replied to WideOpenHeart's topic in Job Hunt

   Thanks everyone for the tips! They are very much appreciated! I have a Florida license, but I'm willing to endorse/move to wherever the work is so it's definitely helpful to know where to target my efforts.

3. What was the HARDEST PART OF NURSING SCHOOL for you?

   thejadedmonkey replied to J.O.Y.'s topic in General Students

   Definitely the chronic sleep deprivation. There were days I slept in the library so I could sleep the extra 45 min. it would take to drive home and back for class the next morning. This is coming from a guy who can't even sleep on international fligh...

4. Is it worth it anymore?

   thejadedmonkey replied to shaniceg's topic in General Students

   In your position, I would sit down and make an honest list of what I want from my career. For this case, I would definitely include the items "Financial security/Earning potential," "Doctor" and "Nurse" (among others) and rank them from 'Most Importa...

5. Critique My Cover Letter & Resume! Honesty Welcomed!

   thejadedmonkey replied to thejadedmonkey's topic in Job Hunt

   Thank you everyone for your comments! This is my first resume and cover letter and I'm just trying to figure this all out in an employer-friendly job market. Bayat, your suggestions are greatly appreciated, especially with regards to my cover letter...

6. Critique My Cover Letter & Resume! Honesty Welcomed!

   thejadedmonkey posted a topic in Job Hunt

   Below is my cover letter and resume, targeted at a correctional nursing position, edited to protect my identity. I used tables in the original resume which formatted strangely here on AllNurses. The actual resume does not have such giant spaces betwe...

7. Facebook: Should I Just Give in and Join?

   thejadedmonkey replied to ScientistSalarian's topic in General Students

   The helpfulness of a class Facebook page depends entirely on the class participating in it. I know that's a terrible non-answer, but it's held true in my own experience. My class Facebook page was pretty much worthless, but I've seen other class page...

8. This candidate currently has test results that are on hold?

   thejadedmonkey replied to TXRN44's topic in NCLEX

   I've been told Pearson can place a hold on test results if they notice an unusual response pattern from the test taker. One of my nursing instructors told us that a girl from a previous class had a hold placed on her results because she suffers from...

9. Making friends during nursing school / losing friends?

   thejadedmonkey replied to Cheripk's topic in General Students

   How was your relationship with current friends during nursing school? Did you lose any friends while in school? Did you find your friends supportive or not really caring too much? I'll answer all three of these together. As others in the thread hav...

10. How do we survive Med Surg I ??

    thejadedmonkey replied to RNintraining72's topic in General Students

    Don't let "weed out" courses scare you. These courses don't have terrifyingly complex material (you don't have to be a genius to understand what's being taught), but "weed out" courses do tend to throw a lot of material at students at a rapid pace. T...

11. Florida ATT / DOH / Pearson Vue Advice

    thejadedmonkey replied to cvicufla's topic in NCLEX

    As a fellow Floridian, I can second everything the OP said. There were huge differences within my cohort on the amount of time it took to receive an ATT ranging from 3-5 days after graduation to almost a month or more. My nursing program explicitly ...

12. Single mother, no support, nursing school

    thejadedmonkey replied to almostnurse25's topic in Pre-Nursing

    It takes a pretty incredible amount of effort, strength and willpower to get through nursing school for many people, even those who don't have any obligations outside of their education. Attempting to do so with other (potentially conflicting) resp...

13. Are Saunders questions similar to NCLEX?

    thejadedmonkey replied to Soliloquy's topic in NCLEX

    I have to agree with the many others in this thread in saying that the Saunders questions just are not difficult enough to compare to the NCLEX. As much as I dislike shilling for a company, Kaplan really does stand out to me as the best NCLEX prepara...

14. Acceptance chances?

    thejadedmonkey replied to Jenney's topic in Pre-Nursing

    My nursing program accepted applicants based on a points system. You earned points for higher grades, higher exam scores, volunteering/community service, for having a military service background, for prior nursing related certifications/licenses (CNA...

15. Is using quizlet to study Nclex questions cheating?

    thejadedmonkey replied to GabrielstudentRN's topic in General Students

    The OP's situation is eerily similar to one my friend encountered at her nursing program. The same site (Quizlet) was being accessed by multiple students at her program, and their test scores jumped up ~5-10% due to the "free" answers they had by vir...