machita

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1. How much did you earn your first year?

   machita replied to whitecats's topic in First Year After Licensure

   I responded to this post a couple of months ago when I didn't have a job. I have one now! yay! I'm working at a surgery center in the Bronx, NY and I'm making $33/hr. I don't have health insurance for...

2. How much did you earn your first year?

   machita replied to whitecats's topic in First Year After Licensure

   I live in NYC, so I think because of the cost of living here the salary is more. Unfortunately, I'm not working yet because most of the hospitals here are either on a hiring freeze, or they're...

3. New Grad Job Blues

   machita replied to Tranquillove's topic in Nursing Career

   I'm in the same positions as you. I see this post is from November. Have you been able to find anything

4. Nursing Grad still looking for a job

   machita replied to machita's topic in General Nursing

   Thanks for the advice, inland18mempire! I have been able to call some recruiters, and I've left messages. Sometimes I think they have a number for external calls and they just let it go to voicemail....

5. Nursing Grad still looking for a job

   machita replied to machita's topic in General Nursing

   Luckyfortune, Thanks for writing! Actually, I was thinking of moving to SF after I graduated. Because I had some minor surgery I decided to delay my move. I was hoping to move some time later this...

6. Nursing Grad still looking for a job

   machita posted a topic in General Nursing

   Hey everybody, I'm graduated nursing school in May 08 in NY and have been licensed since September. I had to have some minor surgery on my foot so I wasn't able to work during this past fall. I quit...

7. Bellevue ER, NYC

   machita replied to Dempather's topic in Emergency

   Hi, Are you sure the Nursing Recruiter at Bellevue is Mary Heyward? I was told the recruiter's name is Jackie Heyward. I was just preparing my cover letter and resume to send to Bellevue. I sure...

8. ATI--Virtual RN NCLEX Course

   machita replied to caribbeanbeauty's topic in First Year After Licensure

   I never tried the ATI Virtual RN program, but my school did start using ATI as a supplement to nursing classes the semester I started there. We got new ATI books every semester that went with our...

9. Graduation Day

   machita replied to MistiroseRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

   CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I just had my final on Monday night. We had to wait for hours afterward and then one by one we went into our prof's office to find out if we passed or failed the class. I...

10. Hesi Exit Exam-RN exit exam

    machita replied to MaresRN2B's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I just took mine yesterday. It was a requirement to take before graduation but it didn't matter what you got on it. We took it 2 days after our final so I can speak for myself that my brain was fried!...

11. 3 hours of studying per class hour???

    machita replied to nurturer's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I agree with those who have replied that it depends on the kind of person you are, the professor you have, and how you do on the 1st exam. I have worked a full time job since prerequisites. This past...

12. Help with Neuro

    machita replied to machita's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Thank you all for your responses! You all have really good advice. I love being able to come to this site and getting the support from people who know exactly what I'm going through.

13. Help with Neuro

    machita posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    i'm a nursing student in my final semester. the professor i have is famous for giving hard exams. she tells us to practice doing questions in the review books and i do, but her questions aren't like...