Wish me luck !

Clarecartwright · Jan 17, 2007

Hi Janeola

So glad you decided to go with Adevia I cant praise them enough especially my wonderful recruiter who has been a godsend lol.

In the phone interview they asked me firstly a bit of background like have I applied for immigration before if me or my hubby have any criminal convictions. She then asked me what I knew about Rhode Island Hospital and why I wanted to move there. Then she asked me what I would do in the event of making a drug error and what I would also do if I disagreed with a supervisor. That was it , it lasted about 15 minutes and I really wish I hadnt worried so much about it lol.

Are you hoping to go to California - as Adevia are hopefully getting direct hire hospitals in California, Massachusetts and Cape Cod which are better than going with an agency

anyway good luck and hopefully you wont have too wait much longer atleast you have more time to study for your NCLEX

Sunshine97 · Jan 17, 2007

Good for you their will take you on trust me. Cause I have a job offer with them just waiting to take my nclex exam

janelola · Jan 17, 2007

Hi,

Thanks for the info. I've been dealing with Avedia - seems very helpful. Yes, I want to go to Antelope, CA. My mum went out there 6 years ago - I can't wait!!

Good luck to you with interviews/studying for dreaded NCLEX!! Hope you keep us all posted!

Janelola

RGN1 · Jan 18, 2007

Hi Clare - have PM'd you - so pleased it went well!

I only have praise for my contact at Adevia too - X- she's been fantastic & is always there to speak to, however silly the question is.

Good luck to all of you & keep some for me - I'm trying to persuade them to expedite my I-140 - despite retrogression - because I want all my paperwork ready & waiting for when retrogression lifts. It's proving to be more of a pain than it should be.

We are willing to pay but the USA company hasn't done it before & they get sooooooooo difficult if they are asked to something outside the "norm"!!! Adevia support me 100% - it's just at the USA end there's a problem!!

RGN1 · Jan 18, 2007

OH & BTW - take the N-CLEX seriously but don't dread it too much - I really, really, really recommend that before you take it you do the Kaplan live course - start with the one day & if you want more they offset (at least they used to) the price against the 5 day. It really was the final thing that helped me nail the strategies. My scores went up from an average 80-85% up to 90-95% after the course. The Mosby on-line CAT test is a good final thing to take - it predicts your chance of passing - it gave me a 99% probability - which also helped me relax a little. NOT that I wasn't as scared as anyone else but just knowing that I had given myself the best chance I could helped me to channel my adrenaline in a positive direction!

N-CLEX is like a game - if you can work out their "code" you stand a real chance of getting a question correct even if you know squat about the topic. There are key words to look out for that help you dismiss or keep answers & there are ways of writing things that also alert you to right or wrong answers. Kaplan live course & the Saunders books are (IMHO) the best for helping you to identify those strategies - they are truly a winning combination!

Also do check out Suzanne4's course - you can get it by requesting it from her & giving her your email. It's based around the Saunders Review book & really helped me a lot too! It's a 6 week review & also has some peripheral info that proved more than useful when it came to my exam.

If I did it with 75 questions, first time, as an "old fart" nurse, years out of school - than so can ALL of you!!!

Clarecartwright · Jan 20, 2007

Thanks so much for the advise rebecca you have been an angel too me I really appreciate all your help :)

RGN1 · Jan 20, 2007

You're very welcome, it's a pleasure & no more than others here have done for me when I was where you are.

Just shows what a great community we have here on Allnurses!! :nurse:

Clarecartwright · Jan 22, 2007

here here to All nurses :)