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I work at Weiss. They do not have a new grad residency program right now, but they do hire new grads.

I work at Weiss and we get transfers from Thorek. The patients are not happy with their care and they do look pretty bad when they come to us. I hope that some fresh new nurses will give these patients the care they deserve! Good luck to you all in your careers!

Smiggers, I start tomorrow also!! I'm not quite sure what our hours will be like, I am guessing we will get out sometime between 3-5pm this week. See you tomorrow!

It took about 3.5 weeks from the time I applied to the time they first contacted me. I was scheduled to take the NCLEX the following week so they told me to call them back after I passed the NCLEX to set up a phone interview. Don't know what happens if you are rejected since I start working there in one week!! Woo hoo! But seriously, good luck to you! Hope they call soon.

thanks for the replies :)

I am a new grad starting my first job as an RN on a med surg unit. I am excited & terrified. Med-surg was not my best clinical in nursing school & I am worried that I will not remember anything I learned. I am wondering what others' experiences have been starting out in med-surg. Did you spend your off days studying procedures & disease processes? I will be working 5 nights a week & I have four kids. I don't feel like I will have any time to brush up on my knowledge outside of work. Will working with my preceptor be enough? Is there any one pocket sized book that I can get that will help me "fake it til I make it"? Thanks!

Don't listen to anyone who tells you not to go to school!! Even with kids, it is possible. I have four kids & recently graduated from a BSN program. When I started, they ranged in age from 1-7 yrs old so they were pretty little. It was hard at times, but you are doing what needs to be done for your family!! Go for the BSN because it will get you farther. You will get all the hands on experience you need once you start working. Nursing school only sets the foundation, the real learning takes place once you get a job! You have a few years before you need to think about what schedule to work. Chances are you won't have much of a choice, as a new grad you need to take what you can get. Whatever the schedule, you can make it work. Good luck!!

I agree with the previous poster, you may have done nothing wrong at the other interview, but someone with more experience may have come along. Think positive. It's a good thing that interview did not end in a job because then you would not be interviewing for your dream job! Sounds perfect, go get it! Good luck!

I wouldn't get too worried yet, I interviewed on a Weds. & did not hear back from them until the following Thurs. Good luck! Keep us posted.

a classmate of mine also found out that she got the job today. I guess they were telling a lot of people today!

Smiggers!! You are my new best friend! I got the job too!!! So excited!! I start Aug.29, is that when you start? Just a recap for anyone who is curious about the process: I had a phone interview, then 8 days after that I got a call to schedule a face to face interview for the next day. My face to face interview was on Friday and they told me that HR was already closed, but they would call me to set up my background check & sign papers. They called me yesterday, told me to come in for a background check so I went in today and right when I walked in the door, they extended me an offer. So super excited!!! Good luck to everyone who is still in the process!!

Finally heard back from Weiss today, 9 days after my phone interview. I have an interview tomorrow with some of the managers. So excited & nervous. Apparently, they are still looking so don't give up hope everyone!!

just got my official license in the mail today! So from the time I took the test to the time I got my license in hand was 20 days!

Was it just the phone interview that you had or did you also interview with the manager? I had a phone interview a week ago & haven't heard anything since then. I am really getting anxious because I really want this job!

I took mine on the 7th and I got my official pass letter a week later. Along with the pass letter is an application that you need to send in to the BON along with $50. After that, it took a week for my name to be posted on the BON and get a license number. They say it takes about 4 weeks to get the actual license in the mail. Still waiting on that. I know a lot of my classmates who took it around the same time as me also got their letters about a week later. You might want to call Pearson & find out your status. Until you send in the application, your name will not be posted on the BON. However, once you have your pass letter, that is good enough to practice license pending until your application gets approved. I think you have 3 months from the date of hire to furnish your license. Hope this helps!