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Arabianeyez, How has it been without having L&D experience? I am originally from MI (U of M alum), living in Chicago and start at UIC in August for CNM. I have no L&D experience, my background is all adult ICU and it makes me a little ner...

Hi everyone! I just found out friday that I was accepted to the Midwifery program at UIC for Fall 2011! Anybody else out there? I'm so excited!

Geriatricnursing, I interviewed Feb 23 with somebody from the CMN program. I unfortunately don't know how many individuals were they selected out of each subgroup. Midwifery stuff seemed very separate from the NP program. We didn't discuss anythin...

Hi ehealy3, I graduated from the University of Michigan in 2009. I moved to Chicago after graduating and have worked here (MICU/CCU) for the last 2 years. My experience is pretty unrelated to Midwifery but I have a gut feeling about this so I am g...

This is a very, very bad idea. No manager will agree to make a random appointment with you, let alone offer you a position if you barge into their office demanding an interview. You will find that it is hard enough to get a manager on the phone! B...

Hi everyone! My name is Karyn and I am currently a CCU nurse in Chicago. Although I currently work ICU, I am an aspiring Midwife! I have applied to UIC for fall 2011. I was wondering if anybody here has attended UIC that did not have L&D exper...

I am a new grad and have been working in an MICU since July. I just took ACLS and had to do a megacode. Basically, I just looked over my cards and would think to myself through each scenario. I would actually picture myself walking into a room and...

Hello everyone! I took my NCLEX-RN on Friday at 8 a.m. Does anybody know if you can get the quick results on a Sunday? Or am I wasting my time sitting at my computer checking to see if my results are up? Thanks!!

The trick worked for me as well! I took my exam Friday, came home and it wouldn't let me pay. Gave me the "You have recently taken the exam, contact your BON, etc" message and I found out just now that I passed!!!!

ME TOO!!!!!!!!! CONGRATS!!!!!

I haven't slept in days and have to worst heartburn ever... I finished about this time on Friday with 75 questions so hopefully mine will be up soon. I did try the PV trick and it wouldn't let me go to the payment screen and came up with the "You ha...

Does anybody know if the Saunders 4th ed. c.d. is good for studying pharm? That is mostly what I have been using so I hope it's a decent tool for studying pharm that may be on the NCLEX.

Hey everybody, I take my NCLEX-RN Friday morning at 8. I have been doing the Saunders c.d. and getting high 70's on the tests. I have also been doing Kaplan Qbank. My overall percentage so far is 63%. I just purchased the Qbank so I have had no ...

Hi everyone, I took the ATI predictor exam and didn't do so well on a lot of the pharm questions. I am taking the NCLEX on June 13 and am ramping up my studying. What should I do for pharm stuff? Are any of the pre-made pharm flash cards good? ...

Hey everyone, I am a soon-to-be grad from University of Michigan and will be moving to Chicago with my partner in June. I am looking around at different places and am wondering about Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center. It is closer by far to...

Hey everyone, Next Monday I am having an interview at the hospital I really want to work at with the ICU/Critical care units. I have been hearing lately that hospitals are getting away from the more "traditional" interview questions. A couple of m...

Very good point. I am definitely not afraid to ask for help and am very comfortable admitting what I don't know. I was going to talk about it in the interview (hopefully) but I hadn't thought about the possibility of doing it this way.

Hi, Yes, there is an additional packet that you have to get from HR and you do apply online as well. They generally take between 19-25 new grads in each cohort (info from their open house). I actually just heard that I have an interview for the co...

Hi guys, For those of you who applied to Illinois Masonic for the July cohort, have you heard anything from them yet? I cannot get ahold of the nurse recruiter there. I have called her many times and she has never returned my phone call. Any info...

Hi everyone, I am new around here (well not new but my first post on this board). Anyways, I am starting to apply for jobs and the job that I really want requires a personal statement that includes why I chose nursing as a profession and my career ...

Very good point!! I will have a couple of people read it over as well!

Thanks for the reply! I was planning on doing a mix of both of what you and rbezemek said. I still plan to tell them why I chose nursing (they ask for that) and what my professional goals are but I will incorporate values and job fit as well. Kind...

Thanks! You and I think a like. I already did a list of what is important to me in my professional life and what I am looking for in a hospital. I plan to incooperate that in my statement. I know what you mean about job fit and as corny as it seem...

Thanks for the info! Actually, we will try to live closer to where I will be working since my partner will only be in Chicago for a year and then traveling the world for three years. No use in trying to be closer to her job if she won't be there ;-...

Hi! I am a nursing student at the University of Michigan and I am looking for externships for this summer. I have two friends who live in San Diego (Hillcrest area) and would love to go live with them and spend part of my summer in San Diego. Does ...