LeavingTeaching4RN

I would say wait. Especially, now that the job market is horrible for new grads.

IF you find a job is South Florida, you will start making about $23/hr as a new grad on day shift and about $28 on nights with an extra $3 on the weekends. There is a surplus of new grads here because there are numerous nursing schools here. Even s...

Check out blc.gov for job desciptions. Also, try discovernursing,com.

Any advice for a new grad in surg/tele? What should I review? Any recommended books? I have some time to study before my start date. Any advice would be greatly appreciated! Thanks!

1. Tell me about yourself. 2. Tell me about a time you had a difficult patient. 3. Tell me about a time you provided good customer service. 4. They gave me 2 patient senerios and asked what would your nursing interventions be? What medication orders ...

The BON protects the public. By design, it is not in place to 'help' nurses in the field. The BON is not your friend. It's not a union!

Why'd he fail??

You will need the test to get accepted. You could call admissions and ask how long the scores are valid for. So, you can take it well in advance.

Hi Bumblebee, Thanks for the well wishes. It's good to hear that you're doing well as well. Are you still at FIU for your BSN? I recently graduated from BC. I'm taking my boards at the end of this month. Any advice?? I'm also looking for a job. ...

some sections in the chapters assigned include diseases not covered in this course. if it is not in the notes or lecture, you may not need to read it, but clarify it with her. for example, when you get to endocrine, you don't read thyroid or parath...

Exactly. HESI has more than one use and different types of assessments. Some schools also use the HESI exam to evaluate students before allowing them to move forward from one course to another. My school used the HESI exam as an exit exam and now as...

Know everything about everything she mentions in class. So, know the notes and know everything in the book about the material covered in class. If she mentions a disease, test, drug in lecture or the notes, be sure to read about it in the book. Ho...

You may want to know the lowest number of points admitted in fall. If an applicant has hosa (5 points) and a Broward resident (1 point) they could have a low GPA, but the same number of points as a student with a 4.0.

Most new grads in South Florida are not able to find a job. Nonetheless, starting salaries here are about $22.50/hr.

i took a&p in 1996 and i didn't encounter any trouble getting into bc's nursing program. many schools, however, will not accept science courses that are older than 5 or 7 years. are you already a student at bc? if so, just look on your degree aud...

I think the state of Florida has a loan forgiveness program for nurses. I've seen the site before but I can't remember the web address. Try google.

yes. for lecture, you only need lecture notes, pen, paper. for campus lab, you'll need the skills book, stethoscope, pen light, jarvis book, worksheets (they'll tell you what to bring), etc.

i see. i didn't mean to offend. nursing is my third career actually. i have the freedom to change careers and continue my education because i have only attended public colleges and universities and i have very little debt. when i read that you change...

there aren't any extra point for the certificates. it's a requirement. so, everyone has them. the certificates have to stay updated throughout the program or you'll get pulled from clinicals.

i carried a lot in my bag. i got one with wheels on it and just left everything in it. so, i was always prepared.

don't memorize any conversions. you get a conversion sheet. you can use it until cardio. by then, you'll know it from the many math test and from doing conversions in clinicals.

The reason why I mention the job market is b/c the OP stated she "switched to nursing at the last minute." If this is a whim and not her "passion", it would be unfortunate for her to enter this program, graduate with a ton of debt, and then, have di...

you only need the study guide for pharm on north and central campus. no one who has dr. k opens the textbook. what a waste of money!

If you look at any hospital's website, there are a ton of nursing positions. However, no one wants new grads. I know because I have time to type this because I am currently seeking employment. I was an above average student. All A's and B's. I h...

not a dumb question at all. it's actually hard for me to explain. i would have to say that the information presented in the program and the text are black and white. but, the test are gray. they'll give you an absolute set of rules, but the test ...