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I have never applied to so many jobs and not receive a response. Follow up letters and phone calls have been made. references used. what else can I do? I need to start working. Any advice? I am truly beginning to believe, I just wasted away 30000 dol...

I have heard through the grapevine, that some area hospitals are now hiring again and hiring new grads. Ocean Med, Kimball, Monmouth med, Riverview and Robert Wood Johnson. This is for Ocean and Monmouth Counties. Good luck to everyone :)

and......i'm happy to have everyone see the post. Shame on the hospital for treating people the way they did.

My references have already spoken to the recruiter from what i've been told. It wasn't just the recruiter. Not one person returned a call or followed thru. I only did what I was advised to do. i found it not only disappointing but very unprofessional...

SBHCS, best of luck. I tried a few of their hospitals.....even had references. Unfortunately the nurse recruiter was not so pleasant and had other things to do than to recruit nurses, for Monmouth Med anyway. Try Kimball, a lot of my classmates wer...

Well, someone finally hired me! It's not the hospital. Not one of the hospitals here in Monmouth Cty and the surrounding area, was willing to hire a new grad! I find this very disappointing. Any how, I accepted a position as a dialysis nurse. After...

Thanks everyone for responding. I'm still looking, applying, calling, to everything at this point etc. I'm in Monmouth county, nj. one of the hospitals, even advertised specialty in the er and or for new grads. They lied! I'm not sure what is going ...

In NJ most ask that you have some have med/surg experience, at least one year. Also, some of the hospitals will offer a training program for employees to transfer to the OR.

Thanks for the encouragement :) I have started to apply to LTC's, offices are not hiring, most are asking for MA's or LPN's. It really is slim pickin's around here..... i'm just waiting to hear, now, from the LTC's.

I have never heard of any hospital near me having specific 'new grad orientation'. In some of the other forums, I came across various states that offer residency programs for new nurses, but definitely not NJ. Some friends of mine just got hired at...

I too am a recent grad, associate degree. I started to apply after I knew I passed the NCLEX. Just like you, it seems I am the only one w/o a job! The local newspapers have not had anything for RN's. I have been using Monster.com, CareerBuilder and ...

Hi, I am a recent nursing grad in NJ. about 1/4 of my classmates also had 4 yr degree in another area of study. my best advice to you, would be to enter an associate program, then transfer directly to a BSN program. Most schools offer a 'bridge' pro...

http://www.caring4u.com has lots of information, questions. i bought some of my books from barnes and noble,used. check out ebay or amazon.com. or if it is an option, borrow what you can from friends, instructors or the library

The priority book and Kaplan, help you to focus on the steps of delegating & prioritizing, or answering the FIRST or MOST IMPORTANT questions by using Maslow and the ABC's. Physiological matters- resp, bleeding, nutrition, the things needed to li...

Both are good books, however, Kaplan spends more time on teaching you how to take the test, including multiple methods. After taking the nclex, I truly believe you can study as much information you want, it won't help. as long you know the basics of...

the Bratz book I thought was a good book to use, but not as your main source of studying. It focuses on exactly what the title says, prioritization, delegation and assisgnment. I used Kaplen along with it. My classmates also found Saunders to be rea...

haha, sorry for all the replys. my pc went on the fritz, i didn't know the other replys posted. :)

The Prioritization, Delegation & Assignment is a good book to practice 'test taking skills'. I felt it helped me to find my weak points as well as identify how I was reading the question and answers.

Prioritizing, Delegation, & Assignment by bartz; I thought it was a good book to practice 'test taking skills'. I guess I'll find out tomorrow.

I used the prioritization, delegation & assignment by Bartz. I thought it was a good a way to practice 'test taking skills'.

Hello, When answering a pedi math question on the NCLEX test, what is the correct way to round the number? for example, 87lbs = 39.5454 kg. Would rounding down to 39 be appropriate, to avoid giving too much? In school we were taught to round to the ...

Thanks, that does help. I guess i'm just worrying too much about it. I take my nclex tuesday. So, i'll just do what it asks! Thanks again. Christine and......Congrats to you!

OK, Thank you. :nuke:

So, to answer my question with rounding, it is the same rule for pedi meds as it is for adults?

Hello, When answering a pedi math question on the NCLEX test, what is the correct way to round the number? for example, 87lbs = 39.5454 kg. Would rounding down to 39 be appropriate, to avoid giving too much? In school we were taught to round to the...