mjick

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1. NCLEX-RN on 2/16

   mjick replied to FLDialysisRN's topic in NCLEX

   California. I took mines on Thursday 12th and just found out my results today. California does not have quick results where you can look it up within I think 48 hours unlike other states. I'm not sure if Florida has quick results. Also, keep in m...

2. NCLEX-RN on 2/16

   mjick replied to FLDialysisRN's topic in NCLEX

   What state are you in?

3. Do Nurses Eat Their Young?

   mjick replied to Brian's topic in Relations

   I, too had a nasty experience with a nurse during my 4th semester rotation in ICU. As the nurse walked past me, she announced loudly, with rolling eyes while staring at my student badge , "I HOPE THAT THEY DID NOT ASSIGN ME THIS STUDENT NURSE." Sh...

4. Curious as to how many NICU nurses have previous personal experience in the NICU

   mjick replied to fmrnicumom's topic in NICU

   Nursing is my second career. During the time I was taking the last two prerequisites, I became pregnant unexpectedly. I was almost done with my last prereqs when I had my child at 26 weeks. He was born 1 lb. 12 oz. He spent about 3 months in the NICU...

5. When is a good time to start applying for RN jobs?

   mjick replied to CoffeeGeekRN's topic in New Nurse

   YES....start researching and calling hospitals you are interested in. In fact, you might even be able to schedule a unit tour through the Nurse Recruiters. Some hospitals start their application process months in advance. In my case, I started cal...

6. How many are left?

   mjick replied to smartin13's topic in General Students

   Started with 120, left with 70....lost majority during the 1st and 2nd semester.

7. Just applied to UCLA's Winter New Grad Program

   mjick replied to emptybee's topic in California

   Congratulations for completing the accelerated program. I have been applying and attending hospital open houses since September. I will not be graduating until December but I get the feeling that "nursing shortage" is not so true nowadays. One hos...

8. Just applied to UCLA's Winter New Grad Program

   mjick replied to emptybee's topic in California

   When did you graduate? I know our school also does not give us enough exposure in Pediatrics. Most of our clinical rotations are spent in the Med Surg unit. Is UCLA comparable to Cedars? Or is it better? I'm also thinking of Cedars as a place t...

9. Do Nurses Eat Their Young?

   mjick replied to Brian's topic in Relations

   mb1949, hang in there....you are almost done and do not let your clinical instructor discourage you. Know that he/she has issues and you should not allow it affect you because this will make or break you. If nursing is your passion, you should foc...

10. Nurse Buy-In

    mjick replied to nrsklly's topic in Educators

    You said that you worked for Cedars before. How did you find the working environment there? Is their new grad training program a great program? How do staff and preceptors treat newbies? Any feedback is appreciated. Thanks.

11. nicu cedar sinai

    mjick replied to wannabrockstar's topic in California

    Did you get a job offer at Cedars? If so, did you accept, which unit and how is their training program?

12. are there any Cedar Sinai RN's here?

    mjick replied to Waitingformyresults's topic in California

    How is the New Grad Training Program at Cedars? I just received a job offer in NICU and wanted to hear feedback. Any comment will be appreciated. Thanks.

13. Just applied to UCLA's Winter New Grad Program

    mjick replied to emptybee's topic in California

    Hi jennyhyunh, You already had an interview and got a job offer from UCLA? When did you apply?

14. Just applied to UCLA's Winter New Grad Program

    mjick replied to emptybee's topic in California

    emptybee, I applied sometime in September and the nurse recruiter contacted me the next day but the next interview session is not until November so I have an interview appointment in Nov.

15. Just applied to UCLA's Winter New Grad Program

    mjick replied to emptybee's topic in California

    I'm graduating in December and I, too have an interview in November with UCLA. I hope to get a job offer as well. Good Luck! Congratulations in passing the NCLEX. Did you take in course review class (Kaplan, Hurst)?