Angel@MyTable

I am full time (well 64 h/ppp), and no, not flexible. I had 2 orientation days on the floor @noc, 1 orientation day on the floor @days, and 1 orientation day with Admit nurse (which was there regularly from 1300-2100, but we only have admit nurse when we have more than 3 admits per shift due to medicare cut backs). Every facility is different re: orientation. Good Luck

Thanks! I'll push for St J's, but wouldn't mind St M's to get my foot in the door w/Carondelet. St Marys wouldn't be bad as eventually I plan on getting MSN then DNP specializing in Global/Community Health, and working at St M's would be right up my alley (working w/the disadvantaged). I've been thinking a lot since my oldest son died last November that I may become something like a missionary or work w/an organization like DWB, and live abroad in developing countries where I may feel like I am doing the most good (once I get my Doctorate).

Could you elaborate Rainey? I have been applying, and haven't heard anything back, but plan on calling w/in the week to follow up on submitted resumes since my shoulder is feeling better. TIA!!

I've been at my job exactly ONE year as a new grad, and I received exactly THREE days + ONE day with the admissions nurse (with an admit who refused to be admitted, so basically I did nothing). Three days on the floor as a new grad on a CRAZY busy TCU with way too many high acuity Pt's (LOTS of geri-psych)!! My floor also is primary care: we pass Rx, do Tx, and all charting: comp & paper, we are also required do many of our Pt ADLs (toileting, ambulating, etc) and our average Pt load for any given day is 6 (occasionally 5 or 7). Often times along with many of our other duties we have admits and discharges to do. To give you an idea how bad things are, we've lost 9 RN's in less than three months!! I can not wait to get the heck out of that place!! I will be moving to Tucson AZ Jan 1st, and have begun applying for jobs out there, but I've injured my left rotator cuff rushing in the AM while transferring, and I've got to get it healed before I move (my first EVER workman's comp injury, even while I was a CNA I never lost anything more than a day out on a sore back)!! BTW~I am hoping to snag a position at a Carondelet hospital (SM, or SJ ideally), as they have a RN to BSN, BSN to MSN programs, and I would love to get a position and plant my feet there for a good long time. RIP Robert John, my sweet boy! I miss your beautiful soul! 1/28/83 ~ 11/17/10

I am just finishing that course, and I'm glad I got the book. My prof was super picky about postings, and using the book as a reference for the postings.

Hi Melissa I'm taking NR-351 (Professional Transitions) and NR-305 (Health Assessment) Session B/Summer. I have to take Stats sometime within the next year and that is probably the only thing that scares me, I plan on getting a tutor to help get me through that class. Maybe I'll see you online for the Professional Transitions class! Have a fun time on your cruise, hopefully after next August I can take a "real" vacation!

I start the RN to BSN next month on the 30th! I am more excited than I thought I would be since I just graduated from RN in May, and passed the boards in June! I have 10 classes to take too!

Hey there! I have been looking for an RN-BSN program that would be a little quicker to complete than the brick and mortar schools in my area (total would have been like 3.5 years....TOO LONG). So I started to dig around on AN and found some very helpful threads, and posters (Lunah and a few others) and I decided to jump into the Chamberlain program. I should have everything set up to start at the end of August (yeah...just graduated with RN and passed NCLEX), but like miss Lunah above, I am still in study mode, and don't want to quit or take a break! Thanks everyone for all of your helpful hints (I checked out several other accredited online RN-BSN, but Chamberlain seemed like the best fit for me). YaY! I am soooo excited to get started, and to think in a little over a year from now, I will have my BSN!

Good Luck to ALL July (and beyond) NCLEX takers! This is the final step in your dreams to become an RN!

My school used HESI as a tool to figure out weak spots, so we could study appropriately for the NCLEX. In that context, I think it is an excellent tool. We were told NOT to study for the HESI, and I was given what my weak points were: Delegation & Prioritization; worked on those extra and passed the boards last week! Thank god my school doesn't make it mandatory to pass HESI, but then again it has a pretty good NCLEX pass rate. I think what happens sometimes is that schools use HESI to "weed out" those that they feel may not pass NCLEX, and in turn, "boost" their NCLEX pass rate (kinda sneaky if you ask me).

A new Prius....yup! That's about it! Oh, and I guess paying off SL may be a good idea also!

I practiced on and off for about 5 mos before graduation this May, I kicked it into gear about 2 weeks before I took exam and did anywhere from 1000-2000 Q's. I used Saunder's 4th Ed for content, and Kaplan's Strategies to get the gist of what I was in for. I couldn't afford to take the class. Took NCLEX Tuesday June 29th and passed with 75 Q's. I already have my license in hand! YIPPEEE! Good Luck!

PVT worked for me also! 75 Q's NCLEX RN and did the "trick" about 3 hours after I finished: got the "good pop up." Found out the next morning that I passed (MN BON)!

You should still have an account with the BON in your state. Log in and you should be able to check! PVT should still work as long as you have your account w/BON! Good Luck!

:ancong!: BROWNIE!