AdventureLover

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1. Different Employment Options for RN BSN

   AdventureLover replied to perez32's topic in ADN/BSN

   With a little experience once you graduate, you can work pretty much anywhere you can imagine! Hospitals, clinics, schools, factories, Disneyland, cruise ships... I could go on all day.

2. Average wait time from interview to offer?

   AdventureLover replied to mnnurse29's topic in Job Hunt

   I'm going through a similar situation. I had my second interview for a job 1.5 weeks ago. I thought it went really well and as I was leaving they told me "we will be in touch with you" which I interpreted as them calling me to let me know whether or ...

3. Irksome Family Members

   AdventureLover posted a topic in Job Hunt

   Just a quick little rant... My family is driving me CRAZY! Every single time I see any member of my family all they want to talk about is whether I have a job yet, or why I don't have a job yet. I can't even recall how many times I have told my famil...

4. What do people think about 'older' students?

   AdventureLover replied to lampard's topic in LPN/LVN Students

   I was 19 when I started nursing school (second youngest in my class). One of the ladies in my class had kids the same age as me and we got along great! And my best friend throughout school was a 35 year old mother. My point is, age doesn't matter. I...

5. Confidence is Key!

   AdventureLover posted a topic in NCLEX

   You won't pass your NCLEX just by being confident, but it is a very important piece to the puzzle. If you have studied your material and have done well on countless practice questions, you should pass your test. Have some confidence in your self and ...

6. Graduating and New Job Timeline

   AdventureLover replied to manatee17's topic in General Students

   It is a very hard thing to predict. I graduated this past May and I am still jobless. However, I have friends from my class who had jobs before graduation. One girl even got hired in March!! Here's my experience: Graduated - May 2014 Took Kaplan Cou...

7. Nursing School and Work Experience

   AdventureLover replied to michelle99's topic in General Students

   I had no experience and I graduated with honors. I worked at Starbucks before nursing school. All you need to do is work hard and don't give up! I will say that I have found getting a job to be a little more difficult for me than my classmates who di...

8. Which NCLEX Guide For Beginning of Nursing School?

   AdventureLover replied to MurseJJ's topic in General Students

   Don't worry about it!! Nursing school is hard enough as is. I promise you will not have any time to study for NCLEX until at least your last semester. However, when the time comes, I strongly recommend the Kaplan book. I love the layout and it is ver...

9. NCLEX study books

   AdventureLover replied to Jenniferocious's topic in NCLEX

   I really liked the Kaplan Content Review Book. It is strictly review (no practice questions) but the layout is awesome! Lots of tables/diagrams. You can buy it on amazon for $38. http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/1618657046 A good book for practice ques...

10. NCLEX 2014/Kaplan

    AdventureLover replied to Go Knights's topic in NCLEX

    Diagnostic: 54 QT1: 56 QT2: 49 QT3: 51 QT4: 63 QT5: 63 QT6: 66 QT7: 61 Readiness: 70 NCLEX: Passed in 75 questions I watched ALL of the content lectures and only did about 25% of the Q-Bank. Just remember to relax and have confidence in your self. G...

11. Photo on a resume?

    AdventureLover replied to AdventureLover's topic in Job Hunt

    I had several friends who did this and it worked for them. However, I'd rather not risk it So, I'm going to skip the picture! Thanks for the input

12. Photo on a resume?

    AdventureLover posted a topic in Job Hunt

    Before commenting, please hear me out: I have been searching allnurses.com for helpful information regarding photos on resumes. So far, all I have found is threads having to do with putting a photo on a resume in order to "stand out" to nurse recruit...

13. How to stand out during an interview

    AdventureLover replied to AdventureLover's topic in Job Hunt

    Thank you both for your excellent tips! :)

14. 5th edition Saunders NCLEX-RN or 6th edition Saunders NCLEX-RN

    AdventureLover replied to Seysey's topic in NCLEX

    If I were you, I would go for the 6th edition. The 6th edition was published AFTER the change in the NCLEX passing standards (implemented on April 1st, 2013). The 5th edition was published in 2010, long before the most recent change in passing standa...

15. How to stand out during an interview

    AdventureLover posted a topic in Job Hunt

    I have a face-to-face interview coming up for an OR position. I am a new grad and this will be my first interview for a nursing position. This is my dream job and I really want to nail the interview. The interview will be with a panel of about 7 peop...