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I interviewed for the nurse fellows program through Banner about three weeks ago and still haven't heard anything! I was talking to another girl there for an interview who said that her friend (I know, I know, don't listen to anything like this, but ...

IYQYGR, I think we work at the same hospital in AZ. :) It's so frustrating because nobody in upper management seems to care that we all KNOW it's not safe. Where to go to get things changed??

Hey all, I know this is probably a stab in the dark, but thought I'd try. Any other Banner Fellows on here who have had to deal with Financial Aid? Gateway is telling me that for Block III, which starts in July for our cohort (X) we won't get our a...

I work in the NICU right now as an extern II (just graduated last night - woot!) and I really like it. They are expanding like crazy right now because they are slated to open their 100+ bed level III NICU this year, and are also finishing up another...

I need to brag and celebrate! Just took my Block IV nursing process final and passed yesterday. It was CLOSE for the entire class, as we were all sitting around a 76%. Yikes. I am so excited to move on and take my NCLEX and go on to a career after al...

Thanks! Crap, the phone calls are coming in. We've lost a third of the class we started out with. Wow. Truthfully, I can't say I feel smarter than anyone who didn't make it. I feel like with the way these tests were worded that it was simply luck tha...

Hi there! This may seem like a stupid question, but I'm going to throw it out there anyway. I seem to be having a hard time with test questions that have "call the doctor" as one of the answers to choose from. I know these are "critical thinking" ...

It does, but let me give you of an example of a test question I had a few weeks ago that got me: Pt has had an angio cath done. Suddenly they complain of tingling, numbness, loss of feeling in the leg. Would you call the doctor first or feel for a ...

Congrats Keli! That's wonderful! All those hours studying paid off.

Oh! I thought they were going to continue Fellows at MCC. Bummer! I'll look for ya, Julie! As long as I pass.....*bites nails* How is your class doing in Block IV? Our entire class is just barely hovering around a 76% because of the way our last...

If that irks you I hope you don't ever have to deal with their financial aid department. Full of morons! LOL! I would just go ahead and take the test. It takes maybe 1/2 an hour and is no biggie. Extremely easy.

I have done a few clinicals there in the ER and I must say it's one of my favorite places to go. It's extremely busy but everyone there is VERY helpful to newbies/students. The setup is awesome and Good Sam has a great reputation. Congrats! I would L...

You usually have classes Mon/Tues or Wed/Thurs. The other two days are clinical days.

There's always one of each block going at all times, so there will be another Block III in March. But those people are in block II right now and we won't know if they've passed or not until the end of this "semester". :)

I'm in the accelerated Fellows program, so my Block started in October - all of our blocks end in March and the new one starts up in March, so we'll know if someone failed at the end of February, really. I'm not sure about the traditional program. Yo...

I don't know the exact passing rate, but I'm in Block IV at Gateway and they are constantly bragging to us about having one of the best pass rates in the district. Eh, it's nursing school and yes it sucks, but I would recommend Gateway. At least f...

Keli, you were a Banner Fellow, right? Did they use the Saunders book or one of their own? I'm confused. I know at the end of our block in March they all have planned for our cohort to take a review class, but if I already have the NCLEX book maybe ...

Wow, this thread has grown since I started it! Congrats to everyone who got in! I'm almost done with it all, thank GOD. As long as I pass Block IV, which so far has been the most ridiculously hard block, I'll walk March 6th. As far as the CGCC gro...

Yeah, solid white is the rule. I swore up and down that I wouldn't buy those granny-looking Dansko shoes but after two blocks of Sketcher pain I caved! I say go with the Danskos.

They do pay for everything, but I'm using student loans to cover living expenses. Well, at least a little of them. I went from making $50,000 a year to nothing while I'm in school and it hurts! :) Thankfully I landed an externship so that'll help...

That's awesome, guys! Congrats on your placement Selaz!

Hey, I'm at Gateway and we're there way over 20 hours a week! I'm getting shafted then!

I don't know if they change the questions between cohorts or not - maybe Stopnik's were different - but you had to give examples of times that you showed compassion, times you showed good customer service, etc. Those are the two main ones I had. Th...

Awesome. Thanks for the info! I went to orientation today and Linda was there, but nothing about the extern program yet. I'm really impressed so far, and I've only been to orientation. It seems like Banner really does care what happens to us. Yo...

It's great to hear from someone who is already in it! I'm so excited, I have orientation on Monday and I can hardly stand the wait. I quit my job in order to do this because I figured that it would be much too difficult to work during this program. W...