pinksunRN

How is everyone???

It is never impressive for employer to hire someone who "bad-mouth" their current job. It is just not how you want them to see you. Instead, make it sound that you can be an asset to the facility and given your experience you can care for the patient holistically:) I'm sure you'll love psych though sometimes, it gets so crazy that it gets into you esp doing 12-hr shifts:)

Wow I thought this thread has been closed now. Thanks mave for posting again:) I got a job here in CA in a mental health hospital but I am still looking for other opportunities so I can get my skills back:) can't deny it that I am so excited to hear from all of you again. You are all indeed my online friends and support and will never ever forget how you helped me pass and be proud to be a RN:)

I'm currently in my 4th month in an acute psych facility, its my first nursing job and I love it:) In the near future I want to apply for a State Prison job:)

congratulations!!! hello my friends:) how's life???

Congratulations kababayan!!!

how's everyone doing??? are you all busy being RNs now????

Hi guys, I just got a job offer from the said hospital but they are giving me a full time position. My husband said that I should just get per diem so we can work around our schedules...Any thoughts? Its so hard to get a bsby sitter based on our schedules. In the Philippines, you can hire a nanny for each of your children and a househelp for $60-70 a month each or maybe cheaper and they live with us in the house so we don't worry if we need to stay out late...

its nice to have a day care in the hospital:) but im not sure if they have that in the hospital i applied for...

Thanks so much! That's a very good idea but I will probably get the day shift because I need all the training I can get. I think one of the available units is detox. My husband said that the day shift in this unit is really busy but I told him I don't mind. I just really want to be IN the hospital:) He works in the CSU by the way...will let you as soon as I get a job offer:)

Hi everyone! Need your advise...My husband works nights in 3 12s. I just applied in the same hospital and the interviewer said I could potentially get the day shift because that is where vacancies are. We have 2 children, a 10 yo and a 3 yo. I have no problem with my eldest because he will be in school soon and he can always go for after school programs but what concerns me is my little one. My husband also works part time in a state hospital where he goes evenings during his off days(8 hr shifts). I plan to place my schedule on his off days on the said hospital while he still goes to the state facility. Please help me find ways to handle this. I have been a stay at home mom for 2 yrs now so I really don't know how we are able to solve this. Please help!!!

Thanks:)I'm sure they offer such program there in San Diego! You can search for it online:)

I saw a 9-day Nurse Refresher Course with the California School of Health Sciences, will that be ok? Is that enough? I agree with you in terms of learning the procedures here and to gain more confidence before really handling patients...That's the reason why I was looking into the new graduate RN programs because they give training in different areas of nursing. My husband by the way, who went into nursing here in the US without enough clinical experience in the Philippines. He said its difficult for him to adjust because he wasn't given enough training with the first facility he was in, assuming that since he is a "travel nurse" he should be experienced. Good thing, when he got transferred to a different facility, he asked for training and a lot of Filipino nurses in that hospital were very willing to assist him, then he was able to gain more confidence...By the way, he is in a Psychiatric Facility, CSU in particular...will it make a difference if I go Psychiatric Nursing rather than Med-Surg?

Hi Suzanne, I'm not sure where I can get these refresher courses. Where can I possibly look? Is it through schools???

Hi Suzanne, Thanks for your advise...I really hope I get a job before I move mid July but if not, I'm willing to wait when I'm there. My husband has been there for 2 years now and we have been apart for that period of time. He said that I can also apply for a job at the facility he's in right now...I am also willing to get into the New Grad programs even in the fall...What we want right now if for everyone to adjust for our move especially my children and to enjoy most of the summertime as a family. I know that California is totally different from Portland especially the weather hehe:)

Good for you!!! My limitation right now is that I'm out of state so I am not able to go to job fairs there... I sure hope I get into these programs. I am even willing to sign a 1-2 year contract for the training.

I can actually in the same situation. The only difference is that I graduated way back 1992 and never had any clinical experience except school. I was into different fields in the Philippines because the pay for nurses there is way too low...I hope we can get into these new graduate programs soon:)

Thanks 81ke83!!! I saw some online like Saddleback, Hoag and Anaheim Memorial? Are these good places too???

Wow!!! That's a lot! Thank you so much Hands and Heart:) Will check these hospitals. By mid-July, I will be in the Costa Mesa area. I am currently in Portland, OR and I sure do hope I can get into their programs within this year:) Goodluck on your job as well...Thanks again:)

Hi!!! I passed the NCLEX-RN last April. Anyone here working in hospitals with New Grad RN programs? Would love to get some recommendations:) Thanks in advance:)

yes! i used the 4th edition and i'm glad that i bought it because it has alternate type questions as well as the rationales were very simple to understand:)

its in the sticky on top of the forum...click on the NCLEX discussion forum and its there...:typing

has anyone tried suzanne's plan??? it is really very simple but it works. NCLEX is not just about content, its also about application and analysis. You can only achieve this if you are able to know what they look for in an answer...Doing questions everyday is good but you just don't look at the questions per se but you find out the rationale of each and every question regardless if you got it wrong or right. I truly understand how it feels to fail because I also failed last October 2007. It took me a long time to finish the first tip of Suzanne's plan and was done with the 2nd part around a week before my exam date. I started January. Took the test April 18th and found out I passed April 21st. Days before I took the test I also used Mosby's PDA book and Kaplan Strategy Book. Hope this helps...

have a good night sleep and remember to eat a good breakfast tomorrow ok?

just relax and pray...surrender everything to HIM...it really works. just remember you studied hard for it and the least thing you can do is let anxiety get the best of you. you can do it!!! tomorrow morning, before you take the test, look at the mirror and tell yourself that you will pass and be RN. don't undermine the power of positive thinking, together with the right knowledge and preparation and most importantly PRAYERS!!!