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I think you need to start google online for the next Job Fair. I landed two interviews with job fair provided through the hospitals. And, submitting resume/application online does not guarantee you an interview. Going to a job fair guarantees you a 50% chance to make it to the next level. I submitted hundreds of applications online. But you are always competing with hundreds of others. The only thing stands out to the HR is probably the degree since no one has experience. And plus the cover letter. Well, I have ADN only, so I m competing with hundreds of BSN. Not getting a call is expected. LOL try Centinela in Inglewood, I heard they are hiring new grads, but don't submit your application online, I think walk in to HR first would be nice and hand your resume to them. If they want you to do the paper work online then do it later. showing your face is important. good luck!

yeah, I didn't want to sound like incompetent, because I knew my stuff, but needed more practice of course. DON said one month is fair, but will give additional weeks should I need them. I will receive weekly feedback and I know that will help me determine what changes i need to make. In HH, I only received 4 paid orientation, in Hospice, 3 paid orientation. LOL. I thought it was scary, but I got the support I needed, every staff replied me instantly. I had people backing me up when I needed. So, it wasn't so bad....minus the MD yelling days..lol.

you will!! have faith. That one right hospital will come to you. If you take initiative, it will make things much more easy.

Like any of you on here, I have done an extensive research online on tips to get a job, what to do, what to say, and how to prepare. Thanks to everyone and Nurse Beth! I have performed to the best of my ability and I am sure they saw it, because I was hired the same day of the interview. I have been licensed since Jan 2015, working as a field nurse for couple of months. It kept me so busy, and the applications/resume I sent out probably got lost in the cyberworld. I took the initiative and went to job fair. Sure, no experience in acute. I wasn't going to let that stop me. I just prepared everything to my best ability, and leave rest to God. My tips and just like any of the threads you see here. Please please please! Number 1, bring extra copies of resume. I kid you not, even though I gave 5 resumes on the day of Job fair, HR will not provide one to the Director of Nursing or charge nurse. You have to have few copies ready. Number 2, Don't be late. Whatever you do, do not show up too early either. Number 3, please research on the hospital history. They will ask. They want to know how serious you are about working here. Incorporate the mission/vision into your own. know when hospital was established, how many beds, what awards they have received. Who accredited them? I mean...the list is long. but you have to show that you RESEARCHED on the hospital. They even asked me who the CEO was. And of course, that was easy for me. I researched everything and wrote down a whole page. I didn't even wait for them to ask me, I can probably recite back everything I wrote. Number 4, if you lack competency in one skill, it's ok to admit, just tell them you are practicing and you know it will get better. Number 5, please be prepared to be drilled, I was given many questions regarding disease process, prioritization, delegation, nursing process, etc. Number 6, this is a great question that every hospital is going to ask. How long of orientation do you need? Please, whatever you do, do not say couple of months. They will look at you and think, hm...so I am going to have to spend a lot of money training you? that's not cost effective. You can say, well, I would like at least four weeks, if I see I still need more time, which I am sure you will tell me on a weekly basis, I will request an additional time. Number 7, yes, please prepare to ask a lot of questions. When I say a lot, I meant A LOT. Show that you are interested. I got some great tips on here. So I incorporated that into my questions. such as, what's your expectation of me in three months? do you offer CE classes? what's the most important attributes you are looking for in a nurse? Ok, you get the idea. I really asked a lot of questions. Number 8, When they ask you a question, please always provide an example, so they can relate back. It should not be a Yes, or NO answer. You have to give an example. It shows them that you understand the question being addressed, and that you have an experience to back it up. Lastly, just SMILE and be yourself. Good luck everyone!! if I can do it, so can you. I have applied to a lot of hospitals online, only two hospitals called me which were all from the job fair. My first interview didn't go so well because they saw that I was nervous, I was prepared, but I was too nervous. I made it to the final round for a New grad program, but I just blew it by not elaborating more of what I can bring to the hospital. Yeah, first experience didn't go so well. But I am grateful, because I get AM shift and it's my dream unit. And everyone I met on the floor have been sooo wonderful and nice. Yeah!!! i am so thrilled!

When in doubt, just ask for help from your supervisor. I was assigned a case to admit a patient at his home, and to find out next day that he has moved. He did not notify agency or me up until the very last minute when I was about to go see him at his house. That didn't sound safe for me. So i just asked for help and was able to get someone to accompany me to this new place. I know in general people are nice, but you have to protect yourself and question how safe it is for you. Safety safety always comes first for me, no matter if it's for me or for my patients.

Our comfort kits have morphine, ativan, atropine, and suppository. I don't really know how much it all help with my dying patients, because I still see on the pulse ox HR 156, consistently after giving those meds.

I have been working as a HH nurse for the last few months. I am doing Hospice + HH for two different agencies. It is the flexibility and the autonomy that really attracted me. The fact that I don't need to rush with patients calms my nerve, and you have ample of time with your patients. It is not easy job, because we have higher acuity patients than expected, so you have to think quick and know what to do. Charting is crazy, yes , you will come home and sit in front of PC and type away for few hours. It is definitely not like ICU, I don't know if you will really like it, but why not try out as per diem and go from there? It's so great you have ICU experience, your opportunities are limitless. Good luck!

Ok!! I understand now! it makes sense now. I wish the teacher would explain better in her lecture. She basically said all isotonic solutions are vascular expander, they are used to treat hypovolemic shock and basic maintenance. If it was explained like everyone else here did, it would have been understood by everyone in the class. thank you all for your help!

thank you though! my teacher said that D5W isn't wrong, but just not the best answer. lol. I wish there was a better rationale from her side.

and btw, D10W is hypertonic. so I know it's not right.

LOL! well D5W is isotonic , so is NS, they are both vascular expander. that's why I picked D5W, but the answer is NS. I just don't understand why it isn't D5W because they are both isotonic solution and their purposes are the same.

so the question on the test was, if the pt's BP was 55/34, showing sign of orthostatic hypotension, what IV fluid would you administer and why? 1.NS 2.D5W 3. D51/2NS 4.D10W can someone pls explain to me the rationale. I picked D5W, pt is dehydrated, no blood volume, so pt is in need to expand vascular compartments, but my answer was wrong. thanks!

it's not on the top of my resume, but I do highlight on my resume that I speak more than 1 language and other dialogs too. The hospital I did rotation at were just grateful that someone could speak other languages, because they did not have anyone at all who spoke my language. It was very helpful in the ER and on the med surg floor. I am so grateful for my having the ability to help and once you graduate you will know how useful your ability can contribute to these patients in the hospital. It brings nurse-patient relationship closer when you speak their language and that they know that you care for them from the bottom of your heart.

so glad I am multilingual too...while doing rotations we had a lot of Asian patients that need care but could not explain it because they did not speak English. I was able to help and that really made me grateful for not losing my native language. Spanish is second largest spoken language.....that's the only regret I have, for not learning the language when I could in high school. it's so useful in hospital setting and I had to always get my instructor to translate for me. sighs....need to learn some simple words!! haha

I realized after 1st semester that striving for an A would interfere with my studying and it stressed me out too much. I could not eat, could not sleep, could not study, could not function as a person. LOL!! so, made a pact with myself not to strive for an A. just strive to pass and understand the materials from now on. When I don't stress out, I do much better on tests. LOL!! need to focus on passing the program, passing the NCLEX and becoming a great nurse!!