MD Anderson RN Program 2015

Do NOT beat yourself up about it. The veteran and previous work experience did put you ahead. My GPA is higher and i never even got a call back. This job search thing is super stressful. Its frustrating when hospitals turn you down and don't even tell you why. I just learned that the fact that i went to nursing school in east texas will make it extremely hard to get a new grad program in Houston because they usually give it to ppl who had clinical rotations at their hospitals. But don't give up! Get some experience and apply for a regular position. A friend of mine graduated last year and landed a job there. But her GPA was like a 3.8 and she did their extern program

thanks for replying. i actually got an email from my PSNE adviser and she wants to talk about my interview and the panel review. she said she wants to coach me in my interview skills. so.. i guess i didn't do too well on my interview afterall.. lol

Its awesome that she's doing that! I wish the job that turned me down would've told me why. When she tells you where you went wrong please share the tips! && side note: whats a psne?

[h=1]Professional Student Nurse Extern (PSNE) Summer Programits[/h]its a student externship they have at MD Anderson. and yes i will definelty share that with you. hey are you still looking for a job? and do your already have your license?

Yes I am still looking but I'm not licensed yet. I graduate in December so I won't sit for boards until like mid January

Yes I am still looking but I'm not licensed yet. I graduate in December so I won't sit for boards until like mid January

i made an appointment with for next Wednesday.. so i will keep you updated. i still have to pass my HESI.. so im pretty busy with that. i think in just going to stay focused doing those things.

heyy sorry i forgot to update. basically. the lady told me my interview didnt go too well. i didnt answer what they were asking. she told me to use SBAR to asnswer interview quesations. i have to take my hesi again. i failed... hesi v3. did you take hesi? if you did do you have any tips or advice

Yes. Idk how other schools do theirs but we take a comprehensive exit hesi 1 and 2. We took part 1 a few weeks ago and part 2 is next week. I study the comprehensive hesi review book. It teaches you literally everything you shouldve learned in nursing school. Even the things from 1st semester that most of us have forgotten. It bumped all my scores up to the 1000s when i started using it. And do a million practice questions. It helps you to better learn how to answer those kinds of questions so you can make smart guesses on what you dont know. I use Prepu and NCLEX 4000. I love prepu cus the better you do the harder the questions get so you're constantly learning something new. Don't stress! Relax and use all of the knowledge you've gained in nursing school.

What floor did you interview for? Do you have any other tips? I just got called for an interview for leukemia and hematology since I said I had no preference. I'm super nervous because this has technically been the first interview I've gotten for a job I actually want.

Omgg!! How exciting!!! They didn't ask me until I got to the interview. I told them I was interested in leukemia or the telemetry unit I worked on previously. Wow!! Good luck. Make sure u answer all of their questions using the sbar. So u gonna explain the situation and answer what you did or what happened. The lady told me I didn't answer the questions.. That's what they wrote. so you go in a room and u will have 3 to 4 panels. They ask you total of 6 to 8 questions... They asked me, why I chose md Anderson so make sure you to some research about the facility.. Some of the questions I remember were... What time did you have conflict with someone you worked with... How did you portry customer service at work... And they asked me one hard question .. It was something like was there a time when a patient status changed, and what did you do... I can't remember what else they asked.. The interview was about 20minutes. Dress appropriately and relax!! Make sure u get there atleast 30min early... Let me know how your interview went and good luck.. I guess it kinda worked out that I didn't get offered a job.. I didn't pass my 2nd hesi so I have to stay behind and take a class at school. It sucks so bad-!!!! But I have to do it... that's where Im at now.. Good luck and let. Me know how your interview went!! Hope that was helpful :)

Thank you so much for the tips. I'm sorry to hear about the HESI! It is tough and I think it's crazy that so many schools have started holding people back due to not passing. My school doesn't require it for graduation (yet) and it's a good thing because only 1/3 of us actually passed. Just stay strong. You've come so far and worked hard. Definitely don't let this get you down.