sam1998

Hi everyone, I am graduating soon with my RN and hope to take the NCLEX at the beginning of June here in MN. I don't have a job lined up yet, but have some possibiliites. I am currently working as a CNA in a privately owned LTC facility, and would ...

I work at a large twin cities area hospital, and was hired over the summer. They are now in a hiring freeze, and I know other hospitals here are as well. There are so many nurses that the MNA and hospital is asking if people want to voluntarily red...

I am at my first nursing position, on day/night rotation, 8 hr shifts, 8 days a pay period. Days are the majority of my schedule. However, recently I've been flip-flopping fairly frequently, and it's starting to take its toll on me. It's always be...

Thanks for the advice everyone! I will have to try some of those other ideas (melatonin, etc). I bought some tea that is supposed to help make you sleepy, however I don't like tea much and this stuff smelled awful to me... I couldn't even bring mys...

I saw that article as well, and was glad to see the issue getting some public attention, and that they put some real faces to it instead of just talking about it. Even last year, it was tough for many people (including myself) to get jobs (hospital ...

All of our joint replacement patients are generally discharged on POD 3.

I agree, I worked with dementia residents in a LTC setting for years, and at the facility there is a 12-room, all-male unit devoted to residents with such behaviors, as well as sexually inapproprate behaviors toward females. That way, they are separ...

They were hired this past spring/summer, as new grads.

North Memorial laid off a bunch of RNs yesterday, including some of my nursing school friends... last to be hired, first to go. I feel so badly for them, some had worked there for years prior in other positions so they would get hired as RNs once do...

Yikes! 250 is a lot. I hope none of my friends who got jobs there are affected. Thanksgiving is my holiday this year, and I got a mandatory LOA for tonight, which I figured would happen anyways. No double time stinks, but at least I still have a ...

Putmetosleep, I am also in Minnesota, at a facility who asked staff to voluntarily reduce FTE... maybe we are at the same hospital? I am a little nervous about what may be to come, particularly since I am a recent hire. It's a scary thought to real...

Wow, thanks for the info. The hospital I work at is taking the measures they can to help with staffing, I can only hope that they help the situation. Grateful4Blessings, may I ask if you are a nurse, or have another role at a hospital here in the T...

I work on an ortho/med-surg unit (am still in orientation), and we have 3-4 pts during the day or evening shifts, and 5-6 during the night shift. Most days there is also a "resource nurse," who doesn't have an assignment but helps the other nurses. ...

I took my exam on Thursday the 5th, had only 75 questions and found out I PASSED yesterday morning! MN is a fast results state, thankfully. I'm so relieved and excited!! Congratulations to all who have passed, and best of luck to those who are t...

I took my test this afternoon (June 5th), and it shut off at 75 questions. Hoping that's a good sign... I didn't feel that the last ones were too easy, but hard to say for sure. I don't think I'll be able to sleep tonight - I'll get my results in t...

Hello everyone, I am starting to feel the anxiety coming on, but know I'm not the only one :wink2:. I take my NCLEX on Thursday the 5th... and will get my results on Friday (my birthday - the best present will be to find out I passed!!!). I took th...

I wouldn't expect to get paid an RN salary, I would just want to keep my job till I started a RN one somewhere else. I spoke with HR at my job, and they said I can work as a CNA once I pass NCLEX, if I need to. Hopefully I won't need to do so for l...

I am graduating with my ADN this year, and would also be very disappointed if my school canceled our pinning. I earned a BSN in another discipline, and that didn't mean as much to me as earning my nursing degree. I've worked so much harder for this...

The "ideal" score does depend on your school. Mine says we should get at least 850, preferably 900 on the HESI exit exam. My school says that a HESI score of over 850 is a good sign you will pass NCLEX the first time. Our grade is not affected by ...

I said I would want to fill in the gap until I began working in an RN position, not keep working as a CNA just because. It's a financial issue for me. Plus, I don't have a RN job secured yet, so don't want to have to give up my current job when I d...

I am graduating from North Hennepin this month, and was worried about getting in as well, even though I had everything done and a high GPA. I know of people who got accepted into my class who didn't have all their generals done, and many people got ...

I interviewed with Pam R. She was very nice. I'm really hoping to get an offer because I haven't gotten any calls yet from any other places where I've applied. I will post when I hear back! Hopefully it's good news.

Hi everyone, This is my first time posting here :). I actually just had an interview for med-surg RN at St. Cloud this morning, and I think it went pretty well. Some of the questions were a little tough for me to answer, but overall it was good. T...