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I had a phone interview early September and the recruiter told me they had no positions in fort worth open. I didn't know if I was late to picking out my locations or if they really didn't have any open. I have yet to hear from the recruiter for the only location I was able to pick out.

Has anyone done rotations for fort worth or NHH? Just wondering what are your opinions/experiences in these facilities?

Most likely. My first interview was about 5 minutes behind.

Had mine for Fort Worth ICU and the lady was really nice. It's more relaxed and I had three questions :]. I think they had more time last residency and offered facetime.

If you have an iphone it's facetime. If not, then just phone interview!

Wow that's incredibly sad. I know hospitals are struggling from the pandemic. Especially not being able to do surgeries for a while. I'm guessing that document they sent out wasn't a typo :/. I was really looking forward to the interviews.

Exactly what I'm thinking! Currently working as an RN and trying to switch specialties. I can't take that huge cut.

During October they offered $2,000 bi-weekly during the internship phase so now I'm confused on the huge cut!

The assessment doesn't really matter. I believe I got to question 19 when I ran out of time. They don't really look at what you score. I believe they focus on how you interview and you fit into their floor or what they're looking for. I received my salary information when I was given my offer. Day shift is $29.10 and night shift $33.10.

I believe it's 29.10 days and 33.10 nights.

Well I did have Hurst on the side for reviewing my content. That helped when I had more basic questions such as fluid and electrolytes. I did about 700 uworld questions and about 400 questions on prepu. I tried to expose myself as much as possible, but there were things on the HESI that I did not know. Test taking strategies such as ABC, maslows, and prioritization helped me answer things I did not know. Remember safety of patient and everyone else is your main concern! I did see questions on uworld and prepu that were also asked on my HESI. It was worded more simply on HESI but the same content. I think when the days get closer to the test, strengthen what you have and know. You can't fully prepare for HESI, it's everything we were taught related to nursing. That is why I stress exposing yourself on HOW to answer questions and test taking strategies. This is an odd suggestion but quickly look over your major bones and muscles just in case.

I had pedi/ob not too long ago, so it was pretty easy to answer those questions. They're very obvious in my opinion. I may have studied a day or two for pedi/ob but not too much. I still ended up with above a 900 in those sections. The fundamentals and leadership and management in uworld helped me immensely. I honestly powered through those during my test because of how much I exposed myself with uworld. My overall advice is study how you feel like you study the best. Don't overload yourself with too many resources. Have a strong knowledge of your basics and foundations. From there you can figure out the answer*.

Thank you!! I think it's a mix of both. There are nursing process questions and you have to relate it to your patient. Know your basic meds. Maslows helped in certain situations. I didn't do my uworld by process, but I think next time around I study for NCLEX I'll be doing that. I think knowing the disease really helps on answering the question. As far as difficulty, I'd say they're pretty much even. Uworld may be a bit harder. For me, it's not about difficulty, but getting used to answering certain types of questions. Especially fundamentals and leadership and management. Remember the bulk of the HESI is med-surg, fundamentals, and leadership and managament. I think the other subjects I touched base with on uworld and it was enough to prepare me.

Okay, so I made a 1042 ?!! Honestly, uworld helped a lot, but some of it I answered based on my own knowledge. I studied uworld for about 10 days (700 questions) before exit HESI. I also did evolve adaptive quizzes. Just don't psych yourself out of questions and believe in what you know. I think once you know the disease or the meds then the answer is evident.

I take mine tomorrow and I've been using uworld and Hurst. I'll let you know how it goes!

Yes, as long as you don't have the experience and within a year of graduating (I believe) you can still apply for the next residency.

My second choice just updated my status, but I received an offer from my first. From what my recruiter explained, second choice interviews were going out the week following the first interviews.

What location was this for? I was worried about delay/cancellation of residencies. I think DFW area is also doing the same but I was hoping Houston wouldn't delay theirs.

I also have not received my official offer yet for MHSW ? I think they're super busy with covid.

I wasn't given a specific timeframe when I will get my contract to sign. I asked her about that, but there's a process it has to go through before she can send it to me.

Not at all. I first asked if there was a time I had to give her an answer for the offer or if I had to answer right away. I think it's best to talk to your recruiter about it and see when you have to give her an answer.

I'm not advising to do it LOL. I'm just saying you're not bound when you say yes to a verbal offer.

It's not legal until you sign the contract. So you can accept but back out if you haven't signed.

Yes they asked me if I wanted nights or days.

Yes I know everyone needs it right now!! Also, yes, there is shift differential of $4 for nights. I never asked for weekends or holidays.