icechick RN

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' experienc...

Anyone know anything about this place?

Has anyone gone through the Weiss Memorial RN residency program or interviewed or know anything about it other than what can already be found online? Any inside info would be appreciated regarding the interview & hiring process as well as the pro...

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 y...

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 ...

thanks for the replies :)

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 ti...

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 interv...

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 fac...

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 n...

on the edge of my seat waiting for answers. This whole application process is like one big game & I am so sick of it! Please someone shed some light on this topic!!

(I must edit this post so that the title reads ADVICE, but it won't let me so I am just writing it in so everyone knows, I do know how to spell & proofread, but in my excitement I have committed my own pet peeve!!) So I just had a phone interview...

By "screening tool", do you mean the online assessment? Thanks

Congrats!! Guess you will have to change your screen name!!!

took the NCLEX on July 6, got 75 questions, just found out I passed!!!!!!!! Still can't believe I am officially an RN. Good luck to all of you. You can all do it!

I am taking my NCLEX on July 6th. I took the Kaplan Review Course a few weeks ago and have been doing their practice questions and studying content every since. I do not feel prepared at all though and am so scared!! Good luck to everyone!!

It seems like it is not enough to just apply for a job by filling out the application and submitting any requested information. How do I go about following up on an application? In some cases, I may be able to find the number for nurse recruitment or...

I just wanted to give you all on the waitlist some hope. I just graduated from UIC last week. I was accepted off the waiting list one week before classes began! I was all ready to start at another nursing school, but I dropped everything when I got i...