nurseval BSN

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1. Move home or stay?

   nurseval replied to nurseval's topic in General Nursing

   I heard precepting is between 16-20 weeks for all the units, and then there is an evidence based group project at the end of the 1 yr. Oh absolutely, I wouldn't leave until I had it in writing. So far I just blindly applied to this residency (not exp...

2. Move home or stay?

   nurseval replied to nurseval's topic in General Nursing

   I appreciate your input! Do you think my outpatient experience may not cut it if I were to apply to inpatient PACU bc it is at an ASC compared to inpatient? And does tele not count as PCU (sorry if that's a dumb q)? My facility does not have one so I...

3. Move home or stay?

   nurseval replied to nurseval's topic in General Nursing

   My home is within Central CA. Much cheaper cost of living so hence the pay cut and I heard they are also out of ratio as of recently but IDK how specialty areas like same day/PACU are affected

4. Move home or stay?

   nurseval replied to nurseval's topic in General Nursing

   The residency I applied to says "less than 1 yr acute care experience" and starts March 2021! I applied to the last cohort but they decided to only hire local graduates... So IDK if they will do the same again. It is also worrisome how our facility i...

5. Move home or stay?

   nurseval posted a topic in General Nursing

   Hi everyone. I'm a new grad RN in tele/stroke in Southern CA for almost 6 months now, w a PD gig as a preop/PACU RN at an ASC. I moved from my hometown yrs ago, but now with covid, it's mentally hard living alone since I can't see friends (I float to...

6. USC Keck New Graduate RN Residency Program September 2020

   nurseval replied to runstohousebeats's topic in New Nurse

   High 40s not including differentials

7. Failed my NCLEX the first time study tips?

   nurseval replied to J1c92's topic in NCLEX

   Hello! I took my NCLEX last week and passed in 71 qs. I mostly used UWorld and read rationales and used both self assessments and copied and pasted the rationales into a TON of flashcards for review! I think it’s also important to also do qs you got ...

8. USC Keck New Graduate RN Residency Program September 2020

   nurseval replied to runstohousebeats's topic in New Nurse

   Yes, two cohorts per year of about 12-15 new grads depending on the needs of the units. Good luck to you! I also interviewed with 5N and have not heard anything. Silent on everyone's end other than ICU it seems like!

9. RN New Grad Residency Los Alamitos Medical Center Starting 08/24/2020

   nurseval replied to newgradd19's topic in New Nurse

   Hi! I did my preceptorship there in the Telemetry unit and I loved the staff. I would see a lot of new grads, mostly for night shift tho. I have an interview next week and I was told it was gonna be with the Med Surg, Tele, and Surgical managers, but...

10. USC Keck New Graduate RN Residency Program September 2020

    nurseval replied to runstohousebeats's topic in New Nurse

    Good luck to you on your interview! I was wondering if you are internal or external?

11. USC Keck New Graduate RN Residency Program September 2020

    nurseval replied to runstohousebeats's topic in New Nurse

    CONGRATS!! What unit?

12. USC Keck New Graduate RN Residency Program September 2020

    nurseval replied to runstohousebeats's topic in New Nurse

    Mine says Under Consideration!

13. USC Keck New Graduate RN Residency Program September 2020

    nurseval replied to runstohousebeats's topic in New Nurse

    YAY!! Best of luck to you as well! Do you mind if I direct message you? Just had some questions about the process

14. USC Keck New Graduate RN Residency Program September 2020

    nurseval replied to runstohousebeats's topic in New Nurse

    I received a call just now to interview via Microsoft Teams for their CV Thoracic tele! I am external and do not have my license yet.

15. USC Keck New Graduate RN Residency Program September 2020

    nurseval replied to runstohousebeats's topic in New Nurse

    I‘m an external candidate and applied to their surgical tele and cardiovascular thoracic tele!