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I'm working on my MSN through WGU as well. I love them so far! Although all of it is online they are very supportive and I like that you can work at your own pace. The only deadlines are that you complete 8 CU by the end of your term (6 months). That...

Hi OP! Which job did you choose? I work at HF and if you have any questions you can message me. Good luck!

Hi all, I am beginning my MSN (executive track) with Chamberlain in less than 2 weeks. Just wondering how everyone has liked the program so far? I've had only positive experiences so far with admissions and financials and I thought it was a nice touc...

Hi all, I just applied to Walden's MHA program and am waiting to here back whether I am accepted into the program or not. I appreciate all the comments everyone has posted. My friend actually is almost finished with her courses at Walden for her MSN ...

I think I'm at my gravy job right now. I work in home care. I love it! Like all jobs it has it's ups and downs but it works for me and I rarely feel like I am "working" because I enjoy it.

As an aside, I also got my 2nd cat one day going home after seeing patients in my health area. She was a stray who kept following me down the block, then followed me to my car, hopped into my car, and did not stop purring. I went with her straight to...

Thank you so much for this post. Everything is true and insightful! April 6th marks my one year anniversary as a home health nurse. I work in the Bronx. It can get complicated, frustrating, etc. managing patients' cases (because yes, you are the coor...

Thanks everyone for the inspiring comments! Our job can definitely get frustrating but it's the moments when you realize you have helped truly helped someone, or have been helped yourself, that make it all worth it. Kudos to all of us.

Last week, I lost a patient for the very first time. I have been a home care nurse for one year. I work in home care in the Bronx, New York. I had been seeing this patient for about 7 months, 2-3x/week. He had a medical history of HTN, CHF, and venou...

I'm in NYC. I graduated in 2007 and all the jobs I applied for had starting RN salaries of $32 and above. New grad salary at where I eventually began work is $38.

ACLS = Advanced Cardiac Life Support Don't quit. I have been a nurse for almost two years in May and I have days where I doubt myself and make mistakes but if you love what you do and love to learn, keep up at it.

sdOU2009 - I've logged on to Pearson Vue before many times when I was taking the nclex (attempt #1 & attempt #2) and I've seen them do maintenance before. It hasn't changed yet...so let's hope! Maybe someone who has taken it today will post and l...

CONGRATS & G'LUCK TO ALL -- nursing students, nurses, and those waiting those dreadful days, hours, weeks for their results! We all deserve a pat on the back. Special shout out to my husbandseRNdpt who just passed and is now officially a Registe...

I love this article. I had so much fun in the OR while I was an OR nurse. It's hard to explain what we do to others because they'd have no idea since there is not much exposure to it in nursing school! You did an amazing job putting the pieces togeth...

Thanks for this article. I am an RN and my husband is finishing up nursing school this May and his biggest complaint was WHY they had to create concept maps! I kept telling him it's just another way to visual and learn/understand information. I am fo...

I totally agree. The health system and our culture needs to change into one in which we educate our people from youth. You can't change people overnight. We need to start taking responsibilities for our own health. I can't even convince my husband, w...

Hey SilverMist! Just wanted to know if you've applied to HSS. I was in telemetry for about 4 months right after graduation (I graduated in December '08 with a BSN) and then I switched to HSS' OR Residency, which I started in July. It's awesome so far...

I passed the NCLEX almost one month ago on my 2nd try - with 265 questions - and today I got hired at The Hospital for Special Surgery in NYC in their OR Nurse Residency Program. It's been a whole crazy ride of up and downs since I failed that first ...

Yeah Hopeful! That's the spirit. =) I found this website like half an hour after I finished my 2nd NCLEX. I was Googling franctically for any hope that people DO pass @ 265. And I found this forum and I've been logging on since...everyone was so supp...

Hey Hopeful16! I'm not a statistician but if you did 265 questions, it means you were doing ok the entire length of the exam...and many people PASS @ 265! Like me! I took the nclex twice: failed @ 176 the first time, and PASSED @ 265 45 days later (M...

Hey there! Congrats by the way on your August graduation!!! I'm not an expert but I've written quite a number of new grad cover letters in the past few months. (I graduated in December '07). It's most important to state that you are a new graduate fr...

Congrats BUNNYHUNTER! I passed at 265 as well. Another one combats the NCLEX! YAY! Oh, I see you're filipina like me! I don't know much tagalog but...celebrate na tayo!!! Hihihi. =)

Wow, I haven't logged on in a while and I feel horrible. I hope all my fellow May test-takers are well on their way and hopefully have the NCLEX behind them. It's been less than a month since I passed and I've been busy emailing my resume to nurse r...

I'm starting in an RN OR Residency Program here in NYC next month and all your tips have been so helpful. I can't WAIT to be in the OR but at the same time, I'm anxious about my performance and what it'll be like being the newbie. I'll be around thes...

Yes, that's how I test as well. I think by doing that I really messed up my first exam. I think during the exam I stopped taking it seriously and just sped along the rest of the test...so yeah, definitely next time just take your time on each item......