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I used to think that too, but believe me its totally not true. I graduated from a relatively new private BSN program in west palm beach, fl in May and I started work at Hopkins on August 1st! It is definitely possible. At least you are getting over t...

I'm actually from West Palm Beach, FL :) I'm not a big city living kind of girl, so I am going to be living on the border of rosedale and white marsh. Its like 9 miles away, but its a short drive because I don't deal with downtown traffic at all. My ...

I'm gonna be working on infant/toddler medsurg. I think they might of hired at least one new grad for each floor.

Congratulations!! I am so happy you got the job! btw don't you guys think its kinda cool that we can meet future coworkers on this site. I love it. I'll be in peds if you guys every come over there. Peds orientation starts Aug 1st so I won't be star...

btw, I went apartment hunting today and decided to settle with this place in White Marsh called Eagles Walk. Its a lil pricey(888 for 1 bed w/ washer n dryer), but it looked really nice and safe. Its also relatively close to the hospital. I'm erasing...

So I walked into the BON office today for my temporary license and I have to say it was a easy process. I had requested the application in the mail. That actually took me 3 weeks for me to get from the email request, but I had filled everything out c...

Thank you! The main pediatric nurse recruiters name is Cynthia Ranzolin. I think she might just be in charge of interviews/hiring. Just call nurse recruitment's main number and ask if you could speak to a nurse recruiter to talk to about pediatrics....

hey! I'm a new RN from FL who was hired in Peds at Hopkins and I start August 1st. I am going to be part of the PEDS RN residency program because I am starting as a new graduate. It is definitely possible and by that time you graduate, I think they w...

Thanks. I hope it all goes well next week. ean29, I got my paper license in the mail today so I'm all ready(1 week exactly from test date..gonna really miss FL). I don't know why you really need your paper copy if you verify it online. I did the onl...

oh my. I'm BaltimoreHon, I am so sorry about your experience. I am from an new RN from Florida moving to Baltimore in a month to actually work at the Johns Hopkins Hospital. I didn't have a job guarantee when I was applying to take the NCLEX so I jus...

Thank you! AggieEMT - Thanks for the advice. I'm going up there next week to look for apartments and for my health physical. Probably will stay in the Mt. Vernon area so i'll have to check it out. :) Pokytrokyt - 60 to 90 mins seems like a crazy dri...

Sorry I'm a little late. Took my boards this week, passed and now its official, I start at JHH Children's Center on August 1st. So about the interview, be prepared for priority who would you see first kind of questions. You'll be an expert on them s...

Thank you!! I passed the boards so the job is mine!! :)

Definitely a long process! I had my interview on March 25th and I'm still waiting for a official answer. I have a verbal one (i think), but i'm still waiting for a written wait list letter. From my experience, it did take about a month from the appli...

I applied for pediatric medsurg and they told me right when I applied that it would be a wait list application for the fall. I had never heard of the whole "wait list" thing until then too. It basically means, you interview and have everything ready ...

Sorry for the late reply. Worked back to backs for preceptorship and then went off to Utah for the NSNA Convention. If anyone reading this still has a chance to attend one during their nursing education, I strongly recommend it! Its so worth it in ev...

Thank you for the story! I'm from Florida and I have some family up in Maryland, but it will be big change for me if I get the position. I'm from a really small relatively new program too so this would be huge for my university. I'm still in awe that...

No problem! Glad I could help with info. I know how hard it can be to get sometimes. Good luck! :)

jnak: I am a senior in my BSN program currently doing pediatrics. I will graduate May 7, 2011! army: I applied to the main JHH in Baltimore for a nurse clinician I position. I wanted to work in pediatrics and when I looked there was a pediatric posi...

In terms of how long it took to get to this point... 11/20 - turned in my first application 12/10 - got rejected 1/31 - application round 2 2/3 - heard back from the nurse recruiter 2/16 - interview scheduled 3/25 - interview at Hopkins Its been a lo...

Hey everyone! I'm back home from my interview and I think it went well. I didn't go bad so I hope I did enough to impress the nurse manager. So basically my interview was the same format as SBoston06's interview. Started out with the nurse recruiter...

Thank you! I was wondering what to do with my stuff because I am leaving for D.C. from my interview. Heard the cherry blossoms started blooming. Had a great day at preceptorship today so I should be better with clinical questions. If I get hired I r...

Wow! Thank you for the details! Good to hear that your interview went well! My interview is on Friday. Its technically a wait list interview, so there is no official start date as of now. I really wish there was. I'll be interviewing for peds med/s...

Hey! Did you have your interview yet? How did it go?

Thanks for the info. I'm looking forward to the interview!