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I just took it today and did not pass. Only missed it by 7pts. Though I did not even really prepare much except for cramming this weekend. Many questions on drugs hurt me. Which I was kind of surprised to see the amount of questions related to drugs. SGNA study guide is not good, which was my only study tool that I used in my quick preparation. I will retake it next May but will supplement my study resources with other textbooks. The study guide and the SGNA core curriculum textbooks are poorly written. The study guide has zero drawings, pictures, etcs. The Core Curriculum text book is also poor, with no color visuals, drawings, photographs etc. GI Endoscopy is very visual so I do not understand why these texts lack this type of material.

I am the person who originally wrote this post related to the Mayo Clinic. Here I am 4 years later I am now employed by the Mayo clinic in Florida. Unfortunately nursing at the Mayo Clinic in Florida is quite different from nursing at the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota. I came here with high expectations of receiving top tier training, support and to launch my nursing career. All the support mentioned by other Minnesota Mayo Clinic nurses is nonexistent here in Florida. In my dept. there is no organized training, there is no budget to send nurses to conferences, the preceptors are unprepared and not properly trained. There is no collaboration between doctors and nurses. Attitudes toward nurses are antiquated. Doctors do not invite nursing staff to make suggestions. Mayo nurses should be treated the same on every campus not just in Rochester. I am sure there are better run departments in Mayo Clinic Florida. But in general educating nurses here is a joke. Other than tuition reimbursement and an occasional lunch time presentation, which no one can attend because we are providing patient care, there is nothing for staff. We are not engaged in evidence based practice or to assist in research. Everything is physician driven including training. My previous employer was better organized and offered greater opportunities for nurses. I regret assuming that the Mayo in Florida would be the same as the Mayo in Rochester.

I work for a very large healthcare system in Utah and I am very disappointed in the career support of nursing in this healthcare system. I am looking for a place to have a career for a long time.. I want to know the reality of working for the Mayo Clinic, I watched the Mayo Clinic nursing recruitment video and I am wondering how much is true... Do the patients actually come first, meaning is their adequate staff to provide hight quality safe care? Do the nurses have a voice, do the nurses receive support, Do the nurses actually have tech support? Are the nurses actually able to practice nursing as we were taught in school? Do we have time to engage in evidence based nursing etc?? Does the Mayo Clinic send out yearly surveys to their staff? Sorry for all the questions but asking the above questions to recruiters you typically do not get honest detailed answers.

Why are the RN salaries lower than other similar sized Western cities? Denver pays more why? Please do not say cost of living, because Intermountain does not take cost of living into consideration when considering salary. Just curious of nurse in Utah ever questioned their salaries here. Thanks for any input.