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I think that is deffinitely a good sign!!! I think anytime you are introduced to other staff, and given a tour of the unit/office, it means they like you and you are a serious candidate. I hope you get it!!! I received the call today from HR but not what I wanted to hear. Unfortunately I didnt get the position... the HR rep told me they found someone who met more of the qualifications and that I came in 2nd and asked if it would be ok to keep my application on file for the future in case something doesnt work out (I guess with their first choice). Now I'm hoping she'll quit soon. LOL. Only kidding of course. It was my first interview after one year of being a new grad on a med surg unit and was glad I had the opportunity to interview, and ultimately the kids deserve an experienced RN. I will send them a X'mas/thank you note for their time. The interview taught me my weakness... I only have a temporary school nurse credential, and I have no school nursing experience. It's a catch 22 though - I can't get into a school nurse credentialing program w/o being hired as a school RN first. Ohhhh well, so the plan now is to do something about what I can, which is to get some school nursing experience by subbing. Gotta keep goin! I know I want to be in a school setting, and like all things, it's just a matter of time.

How did your interview go? I hope you got the position and enjoying every minute of it! I have one year of medsurg experience and interviewed for a school nurse position just three days ago on Monday. I feel like the interview went well. At the end of my interview the superintendant asked me when is the soonest I could start, and I told her out of respect for my current employer, I would like to be able to provide them a two weeks notice. She proceeded to tell me they will make their decsion in two days... so I was hoping to receive a call by today (Wed). When should I follow up? My friends tell me NOT to f/u tomorrow as it might be too soon, that it's best to f/u in one week - in case they needed time, or HR had to figure out a few things. What do you all think? Waiting is hard, but I realize it's only been a couple of days... I've had to wait longer in previous job interviews. :heartbeat Thanks for your time!!!

I was just reading this post, and found it interesting to see different perspectives... I am thinking of going to CRNA school and live in San Diego... which is the closest one to me? UCLA, USC? Will the job market for CRNA's improve or decline in the next 5 years? I've lived in different states before, but California is home... this is where I want to practice. Any advice to a new nurse looking into applying into CRNA school in the future? Thanks in advance!!! :)

I just found out I passed NCLEX in 75 questions. I wanted to let you know that I feel Kaplan was the most helpful review. I HIGHLY recommend this review!!! It was worth the $$ because I used their strategies and plain n simple, exposed me to the content I needed to pass NCLEX. I was not a straight A student in Nursing School. My school participated in ATI predictors and I received an 80% chance of passing NCLEX the first time. I began my NCLEX review without too much confidence, but stuck w/ the Kaplan online study plan. Here were my scores w/ Kaplan. BTW, I didnt do their work in the order they recommended, so here is what I did. 1) Took the Diagnostic exam (scored 52). 2) Completed their in-class lessons. 3) Chose one of their premade study schedules (I opted for the 8wk schedule) found in their RN course book. I formulated my schedule so that I would do question trainer each week (i.e. Saturday), and did 50 qbanks/day (i.e. Mon-Fri). Gave myself a break on Sunday or used it as makeup days in case I slacked during the week. Initially I scored in the high 40's to low 50's on qbanks... and as I progressed in my schedule, I was consistently in high 50's to low 60's up until NCLEX time. Don't get discouraged if your scores dont go up... more important that you go through the rationales carefully. Come NCLEX time, you will be glad because I had quite a few NCLEX q's that I recall studying from Kaplan. My scores on QT's were: 48, 49, 59, 62, 61, 63, 59. As long as I scored above 55, I was happy.. but more importantly, I really went thru the rationales. 4) Once I was done with all my QT's and QBanks, I finall scheduled my Readiness Test... I did this w/ one week before NCLEX. This was the best thing I did because it a) allowed me to see if I was truly "ready" w/ enough time to reschedule or not b) gave me enough time to review the rationales c) I was able to take it easy this last week. I scored 64%, which was great for me! I then used the last three days before my exam to just memorize info that I compiled that I felt I needed to just commit to memory (i.e. lab values and meds). In addition to Kaplan, I also found Saunders helpful (dont feel the need to go over this book page by page... I just used it as refernce), and La Charity's Prioritzation and Delegation (this book is great, esp for knowing what an LPN/LVN, RN, NA responsibilities are). Goodluck! I think the key to success of Kaplan is that their q's are tough (tougher than NCLEX), and w/ the amount of questions you will go thru (so dont cheat yourself by just skimping over rationales) over 1,800+, you will be prepared!!! I didnt think I was one of those students that could pass at 75, but did it! Lastly, I PRAYED!!! Before Kaplan, Nursing school etc, I could not have done it w/o HIM. When I was out of focus, discrouaged, and lacked confidence, I stopped what I was studying and prayed. Prayers carried me thru and gave me a more positive outlook... as you will need the confidence during the exam.

I'm new here and not sure if I'm posting this right - I need help with a dosage calculation.... so if anyone has the time to work this problem so I can see how you came up with the solution. I appreciate your time!!!! ORDER: IV fluids 3,000 ml of D5RL over 24 hours. LABEL: 15 drops/mL Question: How to set pump in mL/hr?