zia238
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Just wondering if you passed the exam? You mentioned you got the "good pop up" but I just can't seem to trust that, I'm so positive I failed but I did get the good pop up...
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Hi! I was just wondering if you found out if you passed? Did the trick work for you? I just finished my NCLEX today and I have been an absolute wreck... I feel like I failed and I have been an emotional mess all day. I did the trick and the error message popped up but I just don't feel like that is a good enough indicator and was just wondering if it worked for you? Thanks
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Hi, I don't know what area you live in or how bad the market is for new nurses around you; but I would take it! During my interview I was also given a tour and the Nursing Manger left me with the charge nurse for an hour on the floor...... and I got the job! So you have that to be excited about. I wouldn't let the hours worry you too much..... most likely your training will be during the day and if you have to work nights, you do it for a while and get your foot in the door...... If your working 12 hour shifts it will be OK.... you can do it! I'm not a night person either but I know that as a new nurse I have to put my time in:coollook: I would do whatever you have to do to get the JOB!!! Try the nights and if it doesn't work out great maybe the can give you 2 nights and 1 day shift..... Get in, and get along with everyone; so if you need something to be changed to fit your lifestyle better people will be more apt to do it! Best of luck!
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Hello, I am a recent grad (August 2010) with my BSN and I will be starting on an Oncology floor November 1st I have a question for all of you who started out your nursing career on an Oncology floor: Did you use/ or could you recommend any books that you found particularly helpful starting out on this floor? I'm looking for a book that would really help me understand all the different types of cancer, medications, and nursing interventions.... I would appreciate any help or feedback. Thanks :bowingpur
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Hello, I am a New Nurse starting on the Oncology floor too! I am super excited and nervous all in one! Glad to see that there are other new nurses on this site who will be starting out in Oncology as well :) congrats to all of you!
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I know for students who live further away or might be unable to attend may possibly do a phone interview but I would confirm that or ask the programs Director.... just to be on the safe side :)
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Thanks for all of the advice!!
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Love-A-Nurse Thank you for replying to my message, I really appreciate it. This LTAC does have a variety of patients who are intubated with trachs, they do have cardiac drips that need to be titrated (but they have a room that holds 4 patients together who are on these drips), Hickman, DobHoff, Piccs, etc. and we also draw our own blood too! So the skills I would learn are amazing! However, it is a ratio of 7:1... each RN has 1 CNA... sometimes we can get 8 patients but the DON said she likes to keep it at 7:1... which scares me! I am afraid that the ratio is to high for patients who are so complex and don't want to risk my license or the care of one of my patients because I have too much on my plate..... Is a 7:1 ratio normal?
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Thank you for your opinion, I appreciate it! I want to specialize in critical care and it's really difficult right now in the Philadelphia area for a new nurse to get into. I was hoping that I could spend a little over a year learning valuable skills that I could transfer into a hospital ICU floor.....
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Hello, I have been reading through tons of messages regarding LTAC's and I was very happy when I read your message. I am a recent BSN graduate in the Philadelphia area and the market for new nurses is extremely tough right now. I am interested in critical care nursing and have an interview with an LTAC facility next week. Some people have told me that this isn't "real critical care experience" or that it's not going to help me get into any hospitals ICU floor.... Since you are experienced in this field would you be able to help answer some of my concerns? I believe that LTAC nurses are doing critical care.... right? If I wanted to work at a large city hospital would my LTAC skills prepare me for an ICU floor? And is the pay different at LTAC's than Hospitals? If you or anyone else could help me I would really appreciate it :) Thank you!
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Hello, I am a recent graduate from a second degree program were I obtained my BSN :) I also have a BS in Business Administration as well. The market for new nurses is extremely tough in the Philadelphia area and I am interviewing with a LTAC facility next week. I am interested in working in Critical Care and thought that if I were offered this position I would learn a lot and be able to transfer to any ICU within some of the big hospitals down town. Is an LTAC hospital a good place for a graduate nurse who wants to specialize in Critical Care? I didn't learn much about LTAC's in nursing school and wanted to ask experienced nurses what they thought about this.... I would appreciate any help/ suggestions/ feedback Thanks!
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Yes, we had students who were mothers of small children and they did well :) It can be done but it will require the support of your family to help out when you need to study. If you stay on top of all your readings & assignments I'm sure you will be OK. However, there is a 2 year program available at Villanova if you feel more comfortable doing that. I do not have any children and I don't know how some of them did it... but they did :)
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It's not just your GPA that is important... it's also your previous work experiences, and extracurricular activities you have done, so don't let just the GPA be a deciding factor to where you apply. There were 6 men in my class, however, there are 18 in the new BSNExpress class that just started. The program was wonderful but hard... but as long as you have the right focus I'm sure you will do well.