HolyNameChild7

Kudos!! Best feeling in the world so far, isn't it?

Would I have better prospects finding a position in long-term with my given situation?

Unfortunately no. Again I just barely made it out of my teens, enrolling in nursing school at 17 and graduating at 20, so surely anyone wouldn't expect me to have bills to pay. My focus was mainly on doing well and passing so getting an odd job at the time was the least of my concerns. I didn't think this would come back to bite me in the ass later on

I am in desperate need of advice with regards to finding a job as an RN. I am a recent grad, licensed since October and since then have been applying to every hospital I know around me in NJ. Unfortunately nothing has turned up, zip, nada. Before I continue, please excuse me as I'm only just learning how these things work (I'm 20yo). This is my very first profession, with no previous employment history or externships while I was in school, so you can imagine how light my resume and completed applications must be. I've read around that listing clinical experience from school as experience in your resume holds absolutely no weight. If that was true, then my already light resume would be reduced to my objective statement, license, educational history and references with reference letters. Then I thought it might be no surprise why no one has considered me yet. Now what the hell do I do now? With no work experience of any kind what can I do??? Are there any extern/intern programs that I can look to or is it too late? Please help. Any advice would be great.

Shinyblackcar, you might as well be my doppelganger. Applied to several hospitals all over north Jersey; I'm licensed as of October (RN), resume's good, reference letters from my clinical nursing instructors, background check is clean, and nothing. Zip. The only thing I could think of that might be holding me back is that I have no previous employment history (I just turned 20, if your wondering). I applied to some facilities online, a few in person. I don't get it. I'm thinking of resubmiting all of my applications in person. From what I've been told, there had been a few hospitals that closed down in my area. And its possible that the current state of the economy could be having an immediate effect here. I sent an application of reciprocity to NY to practice there and it might as well be my last hope at the moment. Any advice would be great. Thanks. Keep us updated, Shiny!

Nclex style questions. Do thousands of them. I did 200 random questions on my laptop everyday from July to Sept, reviewing both the correct and incorrect rationales. And no its not true, Shahsa, I found the Saunders CD to be the bulk of my reason for success, following Kaplan's online questions. Finally. The most important tip to getting through this is to have faith. Believe in yourself and pray. For a time several days before the exam I had been absolutely sure I had no chance of passing despite the efforts I've put in for the past months, sometimes to the point of breaking down. But I prayed. And I had attained faith in myself the day of the exam, feeling so calm and sure as I've never felt in so long. 2 days later I found that I passed in 75q.

1. how many questions did you take on nclex? 75 2. what study materials did you use? did you take a test review course? -saunders nclex-rn comprehensive review 4e (the cd helped loads), nclex-rn 4000, kaplan nclex-rn strategies (probably the most important weapon in the orificenal), kaplan's online qbank, and school lecture notes. -a daily routine of doing hundreds of practice questions a day and reading the rationales. -there was a 4 day comprehensive review course at the end of my final year in school by meds publishing, but i don't recommend it. 3. did your son offer any testing (eri, ati, hesi)? -two diagnostic readiness tests (cant recall the names); one which had been a simulation mock-nclex cat exam where i managed to pass with 120 questions with 68% correct (i think it was by eri). it also printed out the student's performance based on strenghts and weaknesses. -at the end of every semester there would be a special exam similar to a diagnostic test based on the nursing content of the previous semester. 4. how long did you wait for results of the test, or are you still waiting? -probably the worst 48 hours of waiting ever...prescription lorazepam became a close friend of mine that week. 5. what were your thoughts coming out of the test (total disbelief, certainty you had failed, confident you had passed)? -content and smiling only for being able to finish at 75 and leave that damned building, but during the long walk to my car and drive home i had started to look back and convince myself that i've failed. 6. was this your first attempt at nclex? -yep.

Woots for all of us who passed!! I still can't believe I made it. Passed in 75 questions...its so unreal.

:stone well...i got my results...and... i passed!! !@#$ yes!!! thank you lord!! praise god!!! thank you everyone who believed in me when at times i did not believe in myself, and for the words of kind encouragement given here at this incredible website. *clears throat*...i am now an rn. :mnnnrsngrk:

LOL woops your right. I misread your question and didn't see the 38bpm part. Do'h

Any data that cannot be observed directly, measured or verified is considered subjective. A client, for example, stating he/she is in pain is subjective since pain cannot be directly observed BUT if a measure is applied (a 0-10 pain scale and location) the assessment data on a patient's pain can now be objective and documented accordingly. Simplest definition I've been told from school.

Jee I hope I didn't sound too stupid if any of my info is wrong.

:stone Well...its done. But...I honestly don't know what to think. I arrived at the test center, said a small prayer, went with the exam (holy !#@$ so many SATA) and finished at 75 questions, which means that I either passed with flying colors or bombed it. This hugely took me by surprise; I thought it might end in the 80's or the 90's (hell even 120 like my school diagnostic test). The questions resembled Kaplan's priority and critical thinking questions, but wasn't as difficult. Which worries me because I wasn't sure if I got over the passing level of difficulty or not. Surely I failed, but there is no way I am incompetent enough to fail at 75 questions. I don't know . I've spent the entire evening after the test to try to get my mind off of it but the more I think about it, the more convinced that I must have failed miserably. Gene :wtosts:

Well. Tomorrow's the big day. Went to church on Sunday, prayed for the Holy Ghost to sit beside me at the center, relaxed and played video games all day today, and prayed once more. Do I still feel anxious? Hell !@#$ing yes, but I no longer feel afraid and my belief in myself has returned. Again, thank you so much for the words of encouragement. God bless. Gene

Thank you all so much for your kind words. Everyone. Thank you.