EwokRN

Hi. I recently had to resign from my new grad Med Surg RN position on an Oncology floor. I actually have 10 months of experience working in a LTC facility from 2009-2010, but had to resign from that position in June 2011 in part, because I was pg w...

Well, I found another job this time it's actually in a local hospital on a Medicine Oncology unit. I went into this interview panel at a local hospital last Wednesday, and lo and behold one of the panelists actually was an old classmate of mine. I ...

Yes, I agree that it is really important to do lots of practice questions. When I failed HESI, I mulled over in mind whether my weakness is test taking skills or lack of knowledge. What really helped me was doing 100 questions a day from the Prenti...

This is just a suggestion. I actually was in your situation 2-3 years ago trying to pass the HESI in my school. I really liked the Prentice Hall Reviews and Rationales Comprehensive Review for the NCLEX. To me the questions in the book really mirr...

Hi. First of all, let me explain that today I was terminated from my job today at a Psychiatric facility for children 5-22 years of age. My parents' neighbor, who works at the facility made the recommendation for me to try the facility, and hence ...

Thanks again. Hopefully I can ask the moderators to shut down replying to this thread, because it keeps appearing in my email. Oh wait a minute, here you go.."no email notification.." Yeppers that's the ticket..haha Ewok P.S. Taking care of twins...

Yeah, I know. Thanks for the input. I realize that already. People can stop replying to this message now LOL! I just want to move on. This is very painful as it is. Ewok

yeah. no worries there since this will definitely will be the last pg. btw not like i have any ;0p

Yeah. Thanks to everyone who posted. Whatever the reason they terminated me I have to agree that I really wasn't a good fit. It's just a pain finding the right fit, and having to go through Kubler Ross stages of grief to realize that. It's very ha...

I never said that I pumped during the interview! You're not reading correctly. I pumped after the interview. That's insane. The interviewer, my boss, actually allowed me to pump during classroom orientation in the infirmary. In fact, she encoura...

hi. I'm thinking about working as a volunteer EMT while I wait for an RN position. I'm a new grad with 10 mos of experience in LTC. Unfortunately, I had to quit that position at 10 mos, because I had complications with my twin pg and the LTC facili...

You know, you're right! I actually remember a girl who had to sell herself to get into this stepdown unit despite the fact that she was a new graduate in this hard economic times. Thanks again! Ewok

Hi. I graduated with my 2nd Degree BSN Nursing Dec '08, and I acquired my nursing license back in Jan '09. I worked at a LTC facility for about 10 months, and I quit back in April '10. I actually made a mistake of leaving some pt's medication in t...

Hi. I graduated from a 2nd Degree BSN-RN program back in Dec '08, and obatained my RN license Jan '09. At first I worked at a local hospital for what lasted only about 1-2 mos. at a Med-Surg unit starting in Feb '09 before they said that that area wa...

Hi. I guess technically I can consider myself a new grad RN-BSN, because I've only been working for about 8 months now at a LTC facility. Well, first of all let me explain that I graduated 2nd Degree BSN accelerated program Nov '08, and passed NCLE...

Found this interesting: http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/2009-02-15-nursing-shortage_N.htm

Hi. I think ?Brian? the moderator for allnurses.com went through the same thing. He did LTC first then transitioned to the hospital setting.

Hi. I just ended my 1 week of floor orientation at the Rehab facility. The 1st 2 days were kind of confusing. At first they scheduled me with an LPN to work the med cart like I wanted (I'm a new grad RN). Then, they assigned me to the unit manage...

Definitely take it soon after graduation. If you wait too long, a lot of the stuff that you learned in school will be forgotten. I used Saunders 4th Comprehensive, Kaplan on-line review, and the Prentice Hall Comprehensive Review for the NCLEX. I ...

Yeah, I actually started classroom orientation yesterday at that rehab facility. Thanks for the advice. I'm actually supposed to start days next Monday, and then do the 3-11 pm shift. Now that I've read a lot of Cardillo I expected this. Oh well,...

Hi. I asked in a previous post about this job that I was told would be an ideal fit for me. You see, I'm an older 2nd Degree BSN graduate who just received her RN license late Jan '09. I was accepted in an RN position 2 days after I passed my NCLE...

Wow, you should feel like you're going to pass! That's a good score (909)! Really study the information that comes with the HESI via email. I remember when I passed HESI, my instructor made sure that I receive the information from the questions I...

Hi. Older 2nd degree BSN here again after being "transferred" from Medicine unit at big hospital, and now finding work all over again. Well, since my time with the hospital had expired a month ago, I've actually been volunteering at my fp's clinic tr...

Well, after I shadowed that LPN, it looks like I'll get about 30 pts. I'm assuming. Yeah, it looks like it might be similar to a nursing home. There are some young guys there. According to the LPN, and from what I've seen, there's stroke patients...

Thanks for all the replies. Actually, I've decided to go ahead and give it a go. I've been there at least twice now, and no there are no drive by shootings or drug deals or blatant crime things happening in broad daylight. I've actually done a com...