beavetron

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1. New grad relocating to Chicago

   beavetron replied to Lizzyb3185's topic in Illinois

   are you sure you are getting a bsn and not a cnl? at the school i went to if you already had a bachelors in something unrelated, you could get a cnl for your RN but it was not the same as a bsn. but anyhoo some places do look for higher degrees! i h...

2. New grad relocating to Chicago

   beavetron replied to Lizzyb3185's topic in Illinois

   while they are all very right, it is not hopeless... i am a new grad who came from ohio to illinois last year and i was able to find a job by the end of september (i passed nclex in early july). you just have to apply a lot, getting a certification l...

3. RN with ADN-Certifications to increase chances for a job

   beavetron replied to KellyLynnRN's topic in Illinois

   I got my ACLS after putting out over 100 applications just for something to do because I wasn't ready to go back for my bachelor's yet, and when I went for my first interview (on a telemetry unit) they hired me largely because of that. I think it def...

4. New Grads Today v. New Grads From Years Ago

   beavetron replied to sj73201's topic in New Nurse

   I am a new grad who has been on the floor for a little over 4 months, I work on a high acuity telemetry stepdown unit. By no means is it easy every single day and when one peer is having a bad day it tends to rub off, but I find that as long as you d...

5. awkward situation with a patient and money

   beavetron posted a topic in Cardiac

   I am a new graduate nurse who has been on the floor for a little over 2 months. I had a situation last week with a patient who was being discharged. She wanted a hug when she was getting ready to leave, and when I leaned out from hugging her she tuck...

6. new nclex-rn passer: LICENSE

   beavetron replied to kelle's topic in Illinois

   i definitely would recommend nclex practice books... the more questions you do, the better prepared you are. the nclex is the same for the entire continental US. these 2 books got me through: Amazon.com: Saunders Comprehensive Review for the NCLEX-R...

7. new nclex-rn passer: LICENSE

   beavetron replied to kelle's topic in Illinois

   hahah gosh, i dont remember. i looked at a calendar and i know i had everything in hand 4-1/2 weeks after i took the test

8. new nclex-rn passer: LICENSE

   beavetron replied to kelle's topic in Illinois

   oh yikes!! well that's just what it took for me and i lived in Ohio, so maybe it won't take quite as long. That, and maybe you could call and explain to someone at IDFPR your situation and they can expedite putting you on the registry somehow? good l...

9. Are there any RN New Grad programs in Chicago?

   beavetron replied to tentay87's topic in Illinois

   You may have already had this question answered by now, but Weiss Memorial has one... for the next rotation they start taking applications in December to start the program in February. It sounded like a great program, but you have to be willing to wa...

10. new nclex-rn passer: LICENSE

    beavetron replied to kelle's topic in Illinois

    I just passed in July, and it took me about 3 weeks to get a paper stating that i had to send in $50 to IDFPR to get my license number... then about 2 weeks after that my number was available online, and it took about another 3 days to get my license...