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  1. Nj License By Endorsement

    I was in FL when I applied for licensure by endorsement, so when you request the application, the Board sends you instructions for if you are out of state. I got fingerprinted for free at my local sheriff's office and sent in the paperwork with the f...
  2. Jobs in N.New Jersey

    Yeah there's no nursing shortage in NJ with hospital closings right and left. I've been looking for a job for 2 months now here (north/central areas) and I've gotten no luck. There are hiring freezes at some places too! Yes there are 2 VA hospitals, ...
  3. NJ criminal history check form

    Well I requested the application packet in the mail since I was in FL at the time and same thing with the hard copy they sent, it said continued on reverse side, but there was nothing. So I don't think there is one! Maybe someone else knows for sure....
  4. ATI testing NCLEX indicator?

    I think it's variable. I scored high on my ATIs and passed NCLEX no problem, but someone I knew who scored as high as I did failed and two people I knew who failed the ATIs and had to retake them both passed NCLEX first try. The main thing to keep in...
  5. Does home health ever take new grads?

    You know, it's crazy, but schools should really inform their students about job prospects BEFORE graduation. I graduated thinking I would be interviewing hospitals and places, picking the right one for me. Yeah right! I have since learned that as a n...
  6. Tampa/St. Pete hospitals

    I've heard good things about Tampa General. Two students I went to school with were both techs there during school and now both of them are in the ICU internship program and loving it! Also, it's closer to you than Bayfront.... Good luck!
  7. Why so many hospitals closed in NJ?

    Where are all their patients going to then??? I don't understand how so many hospitals can close without new ones opening. How can the remaining hospitals take over that load? This is crazy! I'm surprised he got away with it! There would be a riot if...
  8. "Big Money"

    While I wanted to get into nursing because I have a strong caring and compassion side to me and feel more fulfilled taking care of people than anything else, I was also looking forward to the doubled pay. I was making $10-11/hr in my previous job and...
  9. First Year--Gain Weight or Lose Weight?

    I gained 15 lbs in nursing school. I went from being a healthy, thin girl to a bloated, chunky girl. I haven't started working yet (not getting started on that here) and am stressed out by that and a iminent divorce, so I've put on 5 lbs since my Dec...
  10. new grad, cant get hired

    Have you guys looked into nursing homes or LTC? I know hospital experience is preferred, but just to have something??? I'm going to be moving to NJ soon, but since graduating in DEC and being a new grad myself, I haven't found a job here in FL only b...
  11. Veteran nurses antagonistic

    I can say something about this. When I was in nursing school, my instructor had the idea that for same clinical days, we would experience a different part of the hospital support system. One of these was the lab. They were very happy to have us since...
  12. Application for licensure in Ohio

    Whatever they ask. My application (FL) was very specific in saying what details you need to include. I found the state board of nursing website very helpful. Here is what you need to fill out; I got this directly from their website, this is on the ap...
  13. Application for licensure in Ohio

    Don't listen to the lawyers. I have spoken to reps from the NCSBN and I have spoken to people who have been through it. If you do not disclose it, and they find it, they will turn down your application for that. Then you can try to appeal, but every ...
  14. RN-BSN programs: I need major advice

    Where in FL are you? I'm in Tampa Bay and both USF and SPC offer the BSN program and I've seen requirements for both and I don't remember ever seeing anything about personal liability ins. Did you look into University of Phoenix? It's all online, but...
  15. Application for licensure in Ohio

    I'm not sure about OH, but here in FL, they tell you if you do not disclose what happened, and they find it out, they will most likely turn your application down. It's best to be honest and forthright than to not be able to be an RN.
  16. Varicella Questions...

    You might want to ask the doctor. I had chicken pox when I was younger, but still needed the shot and only got one....
  17. Older Woman Plans on Being a New RN

    We had a wonderful, accomplished, confident lady in our class who turned 60 right before our ADN graduation. She was an inspiration to us all! There was another lady not too far behind her and now my mom, who watched me go through all the craziness o...
  18. New Grad-RN Just got hired into OR

    What areas are you grad nurses from? Around here (tampa bay, fl) there's no way they would hire a grad nurse for the OR. The OR is my dream, but I've been told to do med-surg first for at least 1-2 years before I even think about OR. I would move to ...
  19. new grad, cant get hired

    ALL travel agencies require experience. Think about it. When you're a travel nurse, you're expected to, and I quote this from someone else, "hit the floor running". We as new grads can't do that, we need training and experience before we can go some...
  20. new grad, cant get hired

    I'm not sure what to tell you. I live in FL and can't get a job (Dec grad too) but that's because I can't find anything to fit my husband's crazy work schedule since we have 2 young kids. I'm actually planning to move back to NJ for a year before mov...
  21. Injuries

    BACK, BACK, BACK.... course, it didn't help that I was the recipient of 2 rear-ended accidents and got severe whiplash, but I was being treated by a chiropractor and had improved to almost normal until being on my feet got to me. Plus, my feet, ankle...
  22. Help! I don't know what to do....

    Thanks! I appreciate your words of advice and I'm feeling better about my want to work nights at the VA. Even if it's not the VA, I've been thinking of how much better nights would be for me right now with all that's going on, especially with not see...
  23. Help! I don't know what to do....

    okay, i'm going to try to make this short and sweet, but please forgive me if i go on, because this is complicated. details: i am a new grad, passed my boards in february. during my management in december, for school, a nurse manager at the va hospit...
  24. Need help from new nurses..

    I knew I wanted to be a nurse before I started school. Then during my first semester of clinicals, I got overwhelmed and came to dread going to clinicals. I questioned myself constantly about wanting to be a nurse and doubted whether I should finish....
  25. Help! I don't know what to do....

    :rcgtku: Thanks carebear! Your name fits you and I appreciate your kind words. Your advice sounds great to me and I'll take it. I'll see what I can do, and hope for the best!