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  1. NELRP 2014

    shippoRN replied to buffny85's topic in General Nursing

    Agreed nurse1959 why would they keep our applications down the last minute if it wasn't some sort of lottery system. But if that's the case why not tell applicants that? On the other hand myself a...

  2. NELRP 2014

    shippoRN replied to buffny85's topic in General Nursing

    grandpaj me too. It's

  3. NELRP 2014

    shippoRN replied to buffny85's topic in General Nursing

    Sorry grandpaj :-( just chin up and reapply next

  4. NELRP 2014

    shippoRN replied to buffny85's topic in General Nursing

    I guess they are sending out the rejections now

  5. NELRP 2014

    shippoRN replied to buffny85's topic in General Nursing

    Still under review. I've already accepted that I'm going to have to reapply in jan.

  6. NELRP 2014

    shippoRN replied to buffny85's topic in General Nursing

    Been watching this thread for awhile. I found out that someone from my hospital already got accepted to the program so I don't think I'm getting it. Just wish they would tell me I'm denied and put me...

  7. Math Help anyone!!!!

    shippoRN posted a topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Hi everyone So i am an admitted math-phob and i need help on a question that came up while i am practicing for my big NLN test coming up in 25 days 23 hrs 59 mins 33 seconds. (yes i have one of those...

  8. Lost my dream job

    shippoRN replied to shippoRN's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks to everyone for your responses and your support. So if you had told me four and five years ago when I went to nursing school that nursing would change so drastically i would not have believed...

  9. Lost my dream job

    shippoRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    Tomorrow i go back to work after a well deserved vaca, and I dread it. During my break I got to interview with my dream hospital, for a dream position after two years since graduating trying to get an...

  10. Issues placing a bedpan

    shippoRN posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Hi everyone I have huge issues with placing a bedpan. The patients I work with most of the time are unable to lift their hips so I find it difficult to get the pan evenly under the patient then urine...

  11. Things you'd LOVE to tell coworkers...and get away with it!

    shippoRN replied to General E. Speaking, RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    what i wish i could say would get me banned from

  12. What are the item(s) you need most for nursing school?

    shippoRN replied to rn2be2006's topic in General Students

    Not quite sure if you will need a scientific calculator, but i'd say to plan as though you'd need one. Start saving so that when class starts if your professor says you will have to get one you will...

  13. First year nightmare...

    shippoRN posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    I don't know where to begin, I don't like to sound like I'm a complainer especially since things are soooo hard for other new grads out there especially in my state. But my frustration is beyond human...

  14. First year nightmare...

    shippoRN replied to shippoRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Thanks for the replys, i have friends in other hospitals trying to help me out. All i can do is hope something comes through. It's tough having an associates (or BSN) with no experience in my city. I...

  15. New grad fired 2x- now what?!

    shippoRN replied to heartbrokenRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Be honest, tell them what happened, don't put the blame on your preceptor nurse, but just give your side of the story and then follow it up with what you learned from it so that you don't make the...

  16. a year after graduation i'm finally hired....

    shippoRN posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    I graduated a year ago, and completed my first week of hospital orientation yesterday. The past year has been an absolute nightmare for me especially emotionally and financially. I thought after...

  17. Was it everything...

    shippoRN replied to Adrienne6's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I didn't think i'd be waiting a year to start working in a hospital setting and getting my career started, but it took exactly one year. It was the worst year of my life but i prevailed. I didn't...

  18. Looking for advice esp. if you are a nurse in the NYC/NJ area

    shippoRN replied to Sadieanne7's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I empathize, I also spent an entire year post graduation looking for a job, I only just got hired to a city hospital last month and began my orientation the other day. I suggest looking at craigslist...

  19. New grad fired 2x- now what?!

    shippoRN replied to heartbrokenRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I am so sorry this has happened to you and I am humbled by your story. I am starting my very first job as a new grad after a year of unemployment and i am not sure how it will go especially since i...

  20. OR interview coming up...Help!

    shippoRN posted a topic in Operating Room

    Hello, I am a new grad and will be interviewing for the OR in a few days time and I was wondering if anyone can give me any clues or advice on the type of questions I might expect to hear pertaining...

  21. Phillips Beth Israel School of Nursing in new york

    shippoRN posted a topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I wasn't going to do this, but oh well, maybe it will make some part of my brain feel better or what not. Anyway Has anyone applied or been apcepted to Phillips Beth Isreal School of Nursing in New...

  22. FINALLY....A JOB!!!!

    shippoRN replied to MauraRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Congrats! Sounds like my story. BS in another field, ADN, 1.5 yr of PCA work which included Bedside care, phelbotomy and EKG's. EKG certification, ACLS, BCLS. Still no dice. urgh. Hopefully, I pray...

  23. OR interview coming up...Help!

    shippoRN replied to shippoRN's topic in Operating Room

    Thanks! I actually got to sit in on minor and major surgeries during nursing school and I enjoyed it. I am definately interested in OR but it was something I was hoping to do later in my career. That...

  24. Associate degree BMCC before doing Columbia's ETP?

    shippoRN replied to clearly's topic in General Nursing

    I believe columbia's program is for persons with a BS in other majors with NO nursing experience or nursing degrees, so if you got your associates first and then tried to apply to them you probably...

  25. I'm so sorry I didnt go straight for my BSN

    shippoRN replied to Blackheartednurse's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I'm right there with the OP, I am beginning to regret going for my ASN. I have a Bachelor's degree in a different major and a few years experience in the hospital, but it seems as though nobody cares....