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  1. still a good idea to get med/surg experience first?

    I am a recent grad who works psych. I agree that you can not go wrong with med-surg experience. However, I say you need to go where you get hired. The market is tight right now for new grad depending...
  2. I hope I run into a lot of nurses like you! Thanks for the words of
  3. For all those new grads who are still looking, hang in there. I started applying shortly before graduation, and continued to do so for three months after. I got one call for an interview, and one...
  4. Thanks, so much. To be honest, I am hoping that I can find something different in less than a year. This would be the perfect job for someone who had been in nursing for awhile and was looking for a...
  5. I also wanted to start in med/surg, but all of the area hospitals are not hiring new grads, and they have been very direct about this. I got a job in LTC as a RN supervisor. This was not my first...
  6. Does "Looking Good" help you get the nursing job?

    Too funny! I think if we are all honest with ourselves, we will admit that people are naturally drawn to attractive people. If that person also has an out going personality and appears confident, who...
  7. Mark Klimek Refresher Course

    I think you really need to attend the lectures. He explains things that may not make sense just reading them from the
  8. Almost there!! You Keep going!

    I will start my last quarter in January! I graduate in March! WOW. For those of you who are just starting, or feel like you still have a long stretch, hang in there. I am a wife with 3 kids and I have...
  9. What do you think of ATI testing?

    Anyone attend a school where ATI testing is used? What are your thoughts? Did it help you prepare for the NCLEX? Our school has changed curriculum, there is an "old" group and a "new" group. The new...
  10. who is tired?

    Hello everyone, this is my first post. I have been lurking for sometime and finally decided to register and post. I just finished my first year of nursing school (2 yr program). I have 3 quarters to...
  11. Peds calculation

    http://www.alysion.org/dimensional/analysis.htm#problems Oops. More practice problems with answers, just keep paging down till you find what you
  12. Peds calculation

    http://www.alysion.org/dimensional/daexamples.htm This link may help. What I have found is that many nursing instructors have different ways of setting up problems or with wording, but they are asking...
  13. What kind of grading scale are you on??

    100-92 A 91-85 B 84-80 C This is the scale for the nursing program. There are no + or - grades. So when I get a 90 or a 91 I want to scream. If I get an 85 I am happy, but that is still to...
  14. RN to BSN program

    That is good to know. I agree, I think the two year program is insane. Two quarter to go!!! I know I will go forward with me ed, but I think I will take a year to focuss on
  15. RN to BSN program

    I need to have my head examined! I have two quarters left of my ADN program. My plan is to get a job, wait a few months, and then get started on my BSN. I have looked at a couple of programs. My...
  16. RN to BSN program

    Thanks so much that was helpful
  17. who is tired?

    Thanks everyone. Honestly, it just helps to know that I am not alone in what I am feeling. Happy