new1nursebabyea

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1. RN-MSN For Unemployed New Grad

   new1nursebabyea replied to SparkleRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

   Nick, in the Pa area, Abbington has an adn program; unfortunately, they have not been able to place many of their grads in positions at their own institution. In the city/Philadelphia, the BSN is the...

2. Unemployed After Graduation: Remaining Employable

   new1nursebabyea replied to Multicollinearity's topic in General Students

   make sure you do a nurse externship program, this is a good way to get your foot in the door, or atleast get real world paid

3. RN-MSN For Unemployed New Grad

   new1nursebabyea replied to SparkleRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

   military requires 6 months of experience before they sign you

4. I am graduating with a degree in liberal arts next year...

   new1nursebabyea replied to wildgirl's topic in Nursing Career

   become a CNA so that you get experience and discover first hand whether or not you want to devote time and money to become a nurse. be advised that many new grads with BSNs are not getting jobs...

5. Drexel University ACE Spring 2011

   new1nursebabyea replied to PacoUSA's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

   She is absolutely right about this. However, the dreaded HESI could be the least of your concerns; once you understand the format and do your review, anyone can pass the test. I went from scoring in...

6. Drexel University-ACE Program Fall '09

   new1nursebabyea replied to BrieretheGr8's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

   yes, i did it. I am now working at a great

7. Hesi Exit Test

   new1nursebabyea replied to CSLee3's topic in HESI Entrance, Exit Exam

   If you begin with how to read questions and test taking strategies, I think student outcomes will be greater. That was a big issue of mine. Remediation and content review are much

8. Hesi Exit Test

   new1nursebabyea replied to CSLee3's topic in HESI Entrance, Exit Exam

   The HESI is doable. I went from 79.5/842 to 94/1022 by try #4 and passed NCLEX with 75 q's. It really helped me to organize my study strategy by looking at the trends in my individual HESI results;...

9. Hesi Exit Test

   new1nursebabyea replied to CSLee3's topic in HESI Entrance, Exit Exam

   This is definitely wrong if they switched standards on your cohort midstream. If this is the case, you need to organize as a group and approach the dean; however, they can change standards for the...

10. Hesi Exit Test

    new1nursebabyea replied to CSLee3's topic in HESI Entrance, Exit Exam

    At Drexel U in Philly, the HESI is the be all and end all to nursing. If you do not pass, you do not get your

11. Volunteering at a hospital when your already licensed.

    new1nursebabyea replied to tothepointeLVN's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you for this information! Im from the Philadelphia area where there are a glut of nursing programs and new grads. But Im still

12. Volunteering at a hospital when your already licensed.

    new1nursebabyea replied to tothepointeLVN's topic in General Nursing

    This is a good question. I would like to do the same as jobs are really short in my neck of the woods and I feel like I am losing my skills that I've learned in school very

13. Hesi Exit Test

    new1nursebabyea replied to CSLee3's topic in HESI Entrance, Exit Exam

    For those of you who did not pass the HESI, don't get down in the dumps . I "flunked" 3x: from just shy of 80 to just shy of 94. You can not pass at Drexel unless you get an 87, now it is a 90. Before...

14. Drexel University-ACE Program Fall '09

    new1nursebabyea replied to BrieretheGr8's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    HESIs are harder because you may not be familiar with the format/how they are asking the question. Every time I did practice questions from the DVDs/website for the HESI (women's, mental, and...

15. Drexel University-ACE Program Fall '09

    new1nursebabyea replied to BrieretheGr8's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    Hi Cali, From my experience, I would say the "drop out" rate was about 10% in my section of about 80 people. But I would say the 30% mark is about right overall. If you flunk a class, you probably...