I got the job!

[Wildphire]

i'm so excited i just wanted to share the good news! i got an offer for the cardiovascular graduate nurse residency program at vanderbilt! does anyone have any words of wisdom?

wildphire

[Hellllllo Nurse, BSN, RN]

All I can say is WOW. Congratulations!

[SuesquatchRN, BSN, RN]

Congratulations!

[ebear, BSN, RN]

:balloons::balloons::balloons:

ebear

[jlcole45]

Congratulations!!!

Just keep your eyes and ears open and your mouth shut, as my mom used to say!

[Agnus]

As far as keeping your mouth shut, don't.

Be absolutely teachable. Ask questions. Even when you know the answer some times it is wise to ask anyway. This does two things. It shows you acknowledge you do not know everything, it says you are conscientious enough double check what you do know.

In turn it can calm any threat another nurse may be feeling because you have come on board. It says you are trying to do your and be your very best.

This means stay awake and pay attention to any training they offer even if it is old hat. Don't criticize until you have been there long enough to have earned that right.

[jlcole45]

Angus - You are absolutely right. Asking questions and being open to learning are critical.

[MQ Edna]

Congratulations! Kitty picture for you!

[meliza72, LPN, LVN]

congratulations!

can you tell me more about it? how does it work? i am a foreign graduate nurse and have been hearing about these programs. after the program will you be hired?

[CHATSDALE]

congrats. sounds like a marvelous opportunity

[IMissMyLife]

Hey! I am doing the summer student nurse internship there this summer and am planning to apply for the residency starting in June 2009. Any advice on getting in? Also, how is it going? Tell me anything and everything!