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I was in the same situation about 2 weeks ago. As a new nurse (and a shy person) I had no idea what to react and the MD made me feel like crap even though I was RIGHT. He had placed an order that was incorrect, I paged him "Why was that ordered?" a...

Thanks, crb! All the nurses on my unit keep saying it takes at lest 6 months before you start getting the swing of it. I have no choice but to believe them after 4 years of classes and nursing school there's no quitting yet. I knew it was going to...

Wow! 8 patients! I'm a new grad, too. I just got an extra week of orientation and have only 2 weeks left. At my hospital we have 4-6 patients and I'm having trouble just juggling that. I don't think any more would be safe. I think most Magnet h...

You can get your passport photo anytime but the fingerprinting should wait til you get the application. The instructions on how to obtain the fingerprinting are included in the application packet.

I feel your pain! I was in your shoes 6 months ago. Do you live in MD or withing a 5 hour drive? I would recommend going to the office and picking up an application. They will NEVER answer the phone and if they respond to your emails you will be...

Congrats! We did it! That test was very evil! What's the point of making us feel like an idiots? Why not just throw us a few bones to make us feel like we're doing alright?! It doesn't seem right that now matter how well you do, you're still gon...

I passed w/75! Good luck!

Congratulations! I just passed w/75, too. Good luck to the rest of you still waiting for results and studying.

That's what I keep thinking, dmn. I always heard that if it's hard and you get 75 then you passed. Did you try the website for the NY board of nursing?

Thanks for the confidence, Cyndie! It definitely feels good to know I'm not the only one who walked out of there and wanted to cry. It was so hard. I expected it to be more like the review questions where at least half of them I could answer with ...

The Board of Nursing Website. I think we might be able to get our results faster that way (and without paying extra!). Here is the site for NY: http://www.op.nysed.gov/opsearches.htm Good luck! I'm going back to cleaning again because I can't chec...

I took it yesterday with 75 questions too. Lots of meds I had never heard of. No calculations. I didn't even get many questions where ABCs, Maslow, Nursing Process helped like all the strategies say. It was hard! I was drinking wine last night to...

Yeah, I've paid Pearson Vue the $200 and submitted everything to the BON. I'm just waiting to receive the ATT. I emailed the BON to make sure my application is complete with no word back yet. I think they're just really slow. I never received an ...

I'm still waiting for my ATT from MD Board of Nursing. I submitted everything, they cashed my check, they should have received my transcripts the 1st wk of Feb. I don't know why it takes so long for ATT. I'm registered with Pearson Vue so I expect...

Ok. I finally got a chance to go to the MD BON on Patterson Ave near Reisterstown. It wasn't bad at all. I got an application for licensure by exam and then I headed to the CJIS at the other end of the shopping center to have my fingerprints done ...

BSN grad at Hopkins $25/hr w/rotating shifts.

Wow! That doesn't sound very good. Maybe I haven't received my application because of this weird out-of-state attitude ? At this point I'm thinking I may have to go to one of their offices (not the Towson one!) just to get an application.

Thanks for your help. Time is the big issue for me. I know if I were just getting a NY state license it would be a piece of cake but applying out of state is complicating things. I have about 6 weeks from graduation date to get my license so I hop...

I'm in the same situation. I have a job starting at the end of March '07 (pending licensure) in Maryland and I'm graduating from nursing school in NY on Jan. 30. My advisor seems to think it will be difficult to verify my education to the MDBON sin...

I'm in my last semester of nursing school and I started looking for jobs on hospital websites at the beginning of October. The hospital where I do my externship recommended applying before graduation because most of the "new grad" jobs will be fille...

- Age - 26 - Experience - new grad, BSN - City / State - baltimore, md - Salary (prefer hourly wage as full time equivalent) - $25.67/hr - Benefits: full benefits - Specialty: n/a - Shift / Pool: day/night rotation, every 3rd wkend - Staff / A...

I'm graduating in January and I've heard that night shifts are great for new nurses and most of the jobs available are for nights anyway. I'm just worried about the sleep schedule because I'm the kind of person who needs 7-8 hours of sleep. How do ...

I thought I was the only person with the "numb toe syndrome"! I find that when I work in backless shoes my big toes go numb for some strange reason. My favorite shoes so far are Propets, mine are all leather with leather in-sole and excellent arch s...

A friend of a friend took the NCLEX last Thursday in PA and she says she got the results the same day. Is this possible? I thought it would take at least a couple days for "Quick Results".