Nurse2bSandy

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1. San Francisco

   Nurse2bSandy replied to jzprple's topic in First Year After Licensure

   I had several of my classmates get jobs at the Stanford Children's Medical Center (not sure of the actual name... it is a woman's name) in the NICU. They were offered good preceptorships, along with...

2. Recent Grad, But No Job!!

   Nurse2bSandy replied to Havnfun's topic in First Year After Licensure

   I have been working at a temp agency until my job starts next month. Many don't take new grads but I found one that did. They will let me work at a convalescent or prison as a meds nurse (I...

3. Interviewing-- What should I ask?

   Nurse2bSandy replied to Nurse2bSandy's topic in First Year After Licensure

   Hey, congrats! What I found was that many times hospitals are hiring a ways out anyway for new grads. My two interviews were for jobs that would start in 6 weeks... may be different for you but I...

4. Interviewing-- What should I ask?

   Nurse2bSandy replied to Nurse2bSandy's topic in First Year After Licensure

   Lynda! How fun to see you here! When's that hubby home? yeah, if I get a bunch of people quizzing me I'll just say "Uh, I don't know..." It was bad enough that this unit sent me a 5 page...

5. Interviewing-- What should I ask?

   Nurse2bSandy replied to Nurse2bSandy's topic in First Year After Licensure

   I feel so much more prepared to go to the meeting... not only at this hospital, but any hospital that I go to. I was planning on taking a notepad... if for no other reason than to look like I knew...

6. Interviewing-- What should I ask?

   Nurse2bSandy replied to Nurse2bSandy's topic in First Year After Licensure

   These really help! I have to take a meds test before they will interview me... and I was emailed a study guide... it was about 9 pages! Your questions are just what I wanted. I'm so glad that I...

7. Interviewing-- What should I ask?

   Nurse2bSandy posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

   Hi all, I'm beginning to get some calls on my new grad apps and am trying to put my stuff together. I was talking to a unit manager the other day on the phone and she was telling about their new grad...

8. International Scholar Laureate Program??

   Nurse2bSandy replied to Achoo!'s topic in General Students

   Hubby went for it! He said he thought it was an honor and if I could finagle it, I should go! I'm working on funding and he's faxing the application! Anyone else going to go? I'm so excited!!!...

9. International Scholar Laureate Program??

   Nurse2bSandy replied to Achoo!'s topic in General Students

   Okay, I got my second letter yesterday... I had put it out of my mind... but now I am really thinking about it. I want to go into community health and I have always had a transcultural emphasis....

10. Ever done a clinical rotation in a prison?

    Nurse2bSandy replied to mariedoreen's topic in General Students

    I work as a substance abuse counselor for the chaplains program of our women's facility. I just love those gals! It is as others have said, those people are just like we are... they just made...

11. International Scholar Laureate Program??

    Nurse2bSandy replied to Achoo!'s topic in General Students

    and would love to go. My hubby just laughed because it said 'to the parents of'... I'm 48. I hope to be working in the public health field and it seemed like a great opportunity to learn. I didn't...

12. What was your Pinning Ceremony like?

    Nurse2bSandy posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    Hey New Grads! (or less recent grads too!) What did you do for your pinning ceremony? Where was it held? What day and time? Who was involved? What worked well/ you would change? I am in charge of the...

13. Scared of the required psych nursing...

    Nurse2bSandy replied to FutureArmyNurse's topic in General Students

    I'm excited about psych! It's where I think I will probably choose to practice. I do my rotation this summer. I do have some experience, though. Our youngest has psych issues... when you see them...

14. Missionary work

    Nurse2bSandy replied to unknown99's topic in General Nursing

    I did a quick google search and came up with a few sites... http://www.mexicanmedical.com http://www.healthenations.com http://www.healthserve.org there are many more out there. I also want to do some...

15. Class of 2005

    Nurse2bSandy replied to SanFranSRNA's topic in General Students

    1. Hawaii Pacific University-- Kanoehe HI 2. BSN-- I'm in the accelerated class which takes 23 mos after all prereq's. 3. Aug 2005 4. 160 started in the nursing program in the fall... I don't know...