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1. job interview + snowstorm: should I reschedule?

   manangmdrn replied to manangmdrn's topic in Career Support

   Thanks for all your suggestions! I did call the HR and asked whether it would be okay to resched the interview for the next day. The forecast was really bad (all day snowstorm). I could have gone to the interview but getting back home would reall...

2. job interview + snowstorm: should I reschedule?

   manangmdrn posted a topic in Career Support

   I have kids and their school cancels classes during snowstorms. What will be the implications if I reschedule the interview? Or should I not reschedule? (In a previous interview at a hospital, I went ahead. Now, with a nursing home, I cancelled.)...

3. New RN, will have interview for a birthing center position, need advice, please!

   manangmdrn replied to manangmdrn's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Annointed and Jolie, Thanks a bunch! I will keep it in mind to not emphasize the CNM. I do love all those aspects that you mentioned, Jolie, and I really am interested in sharpening my assessment and clinical skills, because I really want to be able...

4. New RN, will have interview for a birthing center position, need advice, please!

   manangmdrn posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

   Hi all, I am a new RN and I applied for 2 positions at a local hospital - one in Birthing Center and another in Med/Surg. The listed requirements were the same for both, and I love OB-Gyn. I only applied for M/S because I was not sure if entry-leve...

5. New RN, just had 1st job interviews with HR and Unit Manager, need your advice

   manangmdrn replied to manangmdrn's topic in Career Support

   Wow, thanks a lot for that great tip, KatRN,BSN! I have always thought that the HR wanted every applicant to have a clear direction for career advancement, but I have known all along that I want to be a part of a company's growth (as long as that co...

6. New RN, just had 1st job interviews with HR and Unit Manager, need your advice

   manangmdrn posted a topic in Career Support

   Hello everyone, I badly need your advice. Here is the scenario: I applied online for M/S day shift - was told in email it was offered to another candidate. I browsed on their website other possible fit for a new RN like me without prior work experi...

7. Are there MD-RNs here? Pls share ur experiences...

   manangmdrn replied to manangmdrn's topic in International

   hi pinoynp, you know, sometimes i feel like pm'ng you, :) but thought that maybe it is better to share here for everyone to see how my jobhunting experience is going. so here goes my story for everyone who might be interested to read... within 24 hou...

8. Are there MD-RNs here? Pls share ur experiences...

   manangmdrn replied to manangmdrn's topic in International

   Hello all, I had my first interview with the HR last Friday (despite a snowstorm -- she said she appreciated my not cancelling. I thought it would not make a good impression if I canceled because of a bad weather. Appearing on time despite the bad ...

9. Reasons why nurses fail medical exams..

   manangmdrn replied to aspen2010's topic in International

   That is exactly the reason why I posted above about this link: http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dq/pdf/ti-alien.pdf If you read that, it will give you exactly what the medical exam is all about, as instructed by the CDC to the panel physicians (MDs conducti...

10. Are there MD-RNs here? Pls share ur experiences...

    manangmdrn replied to manangmdrn's topic in International

    pinoyNP, Thank you so very much for the very useful tips (and the encouragement)! You have answered more than what I have posted. A friend of mine told me about looking for a day shift, because during that time, I would have more learning opportunit...

11. Are there MD-RNs here? Pls share ur experiences...

    manangmdrn replied to manangmdrn's topic in International

    Hello lawrence, pinoyNP, and suzanne, First off, thank you for all the tips/insights that I have found very reassuring and informative (for someone like me who has absolutely no clue on how to start in this new career). Okay, I left my resume at the ...

12. Are there MD-RNs here? Pls share ur experiences...

    manangmdrn replied to manangmdrn's topic in International

    PinoyNP, Thanks a lot for your reassuring words. I badly needed that. Sorry I was kinda late in replying...maybe I posted my last reply at the same time you posted yours... I am seeing more jobs for home health care or long-term care...but I applied...

13. Are there MD-RNs here? Pls share ur experiences...

    manangmdrn replied to manangmdrn's topic in International

    Lawence01, Thank you very much for the info, links and the encouragement! I am on my way now to the nearest hospital to submit my resume! :)

14. Are there MD-RNs here? Pls share ur experiences...

    manangmdrn posted a topic in International

    I am a permanent resident already when I took the NCLEX. Now that I am licensed, I am quite nervous because I never really had any experiences working as a nurse. I am not even sure how I should prepare my resume when I had minimum to say about nur...

15. Reasons why nurses fail medical exams..

    manangmdrn replied to aspen2010's topic in International

    Here is a link to the Technical Instructions to Panel Physicians for Medical Examinations of Aliens http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dq/pdf/ti-alien.pdf Panel physicians are the doctors in Manila's US embassy who conduct the med ex. (In contrast, civil sur...