caal19 BSN, RN, EMT-B

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1. Covid Vaccine

   caal19 replied to Nurseybl06's topic in COVID

   The way I see it, people are at far greater risk for complications if they get COVID than if they get the vaccine.

2. Valley Health Fall 2020 New Grad Nurse Residency

   caal19 replied to MelMendez28's topic in New Jersey

   Welcome! Best of luck!

3. Valley Health Fall 2020 New Grad Nurse Residency

   caal19 replied to MelMendez28's topic in New Jersey

   Ah although it was just a few months ago, I've already forgotten how the whole process went ? You for sure have to tell your school to send your info to the NJ BON instead of the NY BON. After that, the process gets a little foggy for me. I think you...

4. Valley Health Fall 2020 New Grad Nurse Residency

   caal19 replied to MelMendez28's topic in New Jersey

   NP! I got my original RN license in NJ. You can obtain your license in any state of your choosing no matter where you graduate from! You can test in any state of your choice and receive a license in any state of your choice. For example, I almost had...

5. Valley Health Fall 2020 New Grad Nurse Residency

   caal19 replied to MelMendez28's topic in New Jersey

   They contacted me about 2.5 weeks later for an interview. They contacted me about 1-1.5 weeks after my first interview for a second. And I received an offer 2 weeks after that. They hired about 20 new grads for the program, all to different units. ...

6. Valley Health Fall 2020 New Grad Nurse Residency

   caal19 replied to MelMendez28's topic in New Jersey

   Absolutely! I will say I am just speaking from experience in my department and other departments may vary. But Valley does seem to pride itself on how they treat people so chances are you'll land in a good crowd. Best of luck!

7. Valley Health Fall 2020 New Grad Nurse Residency

   caal19 replied to MelMendez28's topic in New Jersey

   Hey, sorry I'm not gonna be much help with cover letters ? I was never good at writing them and don't believe I ever submitted one to Valley. I did write some for other hospitals, but I never heard back from those so I'm really not sure how effective...

8. Valley Health Fall 2020 New Grad Nurse Residency

   caal19 replied to MelMendez28's topic in New Jersey

   Hey there, my interview process was a little different than usual due to Covid, although I'm not sure they're still following this same format. All I was required to do was send in a video of myself answering a few questions and then it was followed ...

9. UWorld SCORES

   caal19 replied to ForTheKids's topic in NCLEX

   I used Saunders to supplement UWorld. It goes by body systems and pretty much covers the most important things you should know content wise (especially the stuff in red font). I wouldn't recommend the Saunders questions to prepare for the NCLEX becau...

10. Accelerated nursing program

    caal19 replied to luna89's topic in Pre-Nursing

    I went to Rutgers - New Brunswick. Tuition was about $38k for in-state.

11. Accelerated nursing program

    caal19 replied to luna89's topic in Pre-Nursing

    I got in on my first try with a 3.48!

12. Book Recommendations

    caal19 replied to caal19's topic in Emergency

    Great, thank you! Would you recommend any specific CEN resources? Or just any?

13. Book Recommendations

    caal19 posted a topic in Emergency

    Hi there, would anyone have any book suggestions for a new grad starting in the ED? I've heard of Sheehy's Manual of Emergency Care, but the last edition came out in 2012(?) so I assume the content is outdated now. I'm looking for something content h...

14. Taking Vacations

    caal19 replied to caal19's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you! And yes, paid annual leave = paid time off (PTO). I was just asking how people go about using their PTO (how often, how long, etc.). We get a certain number of days/hrs accrued with our hrs worked, although it caps off at a maximum, and ar...

15. Taking Vacations

    caal19 replied to caal19's topic in General Nursing

    Yes! Thank you for adding to this thread. It's good to hear you have a positive experience.