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HOW DID YOUR FIRST WEEK GO? I'm starting next Wednesday on a Tele Unit and have till then to go over my cardiac Meds!

I am definitely one of those new grads sitting and waiting... although I was offered a telemetry position I'm unsure of... do you think it's fishy that I was hired on the spot without even seeing the unit or meeting the nurse manager?

Hearing your point of view gives me some perspectives... I too have just been hired for a temeletry position... but can't see myself working on such a unit. I sign papers next week although hesitant to take the position. I only took it because its been so hard to find a job as a new grad I became desperate. No offense but I see my future in your shoes... I'm stuck in a pickle. Although I'm afraid if I don't take the position I'll be stuck Job hunting for another 6 months!! I really don't want to start my career being miserable as well....

I was just hired as a new grad for a Telemetry Unit, although I always had a strong desire to work in women's services like Labor and Delivery... unfortunately I became desperate to find a job since it's been so cut throat for hiring new grads lately in southern California. I haven't signed any hire papers yet, though its scheduled for next week. All the hiring for new grad programs for most hospitals start in February... Should I wait and hold off this Telemetry position and apply for a position I really wanted to start my career in? I spoke with a nurse recruiter this morning and he told me that hiring new grads is very competitive right now and out of 250 applicants they will only take 20 new grads.. I really desire working on a Labor and delivery unit and want to start my career on such a unit, not telemetry, although I feel I was lucky enough to get hired since I've been job hunting for 4 months now... but I don't want to put all my eggs in basket... what to do.. any advice?

Good Luck!

I Passed the NCLEX RN!! :w00t: Thank you all for all of your support! The waiting was horrific! I took the exam on Oct 2nd (last thursday) and checked the BON website everyday and finally gave up yesterday -- but today I decided to check one last time and my name appeared! I screamed and cried and blinked and did a double take and screamed again!! I'm finally a RN!!!

CONGRATS cmille10!! I'm unfortunately still waiting for results here in CA... this wait time is killing me!!!

Congrats!!!

CONGRATS NURSE!! :clpty:

GOOD LUCK TO cmille10 and ChristaV!!! let us know how it goes!! :urck:

I also took the NCLEX-RN today with no math calc... although there was a lot of pharm questions!! I've been praying so hard as well!! That's all we can do for now though... it's so hard not to feel like I failed it...

iloveclay -- a majority of the pharm questions on my NCLEX today consisted of herbal drugs like garlic, fever few, ginko, some on diuretics, and antilipemic agents... and that's all I can really remember, but yes mainly asking whats contraindicated, side effects, and proper administration...

We're definitely in the same boat as of the moment! I took my NCLEX today and had a ton of Pharm that I didn't focus on either even a lot of herbals!! I felt like I guessed on most of them and those were a majority of my questions!.. I'm feeling down in the dumps too -- but I'm really trying to take everyone's advice in that this is a normal feeling... I really do feel like I failed it myself as well... so you are definitely not alone!

Good Luck and we're all rooting for you!! :anpom:

CONGRATS!! WooHoo! :dncgbby::hpygrp:

Eat a good dinner and try to go to bed early for a restful sleep! My problem taking the NCLEX today was waking up tired because I was so nervous I could not sleep for the life of me last night -- until I drank some warm milk and that helped me ease into it! GOOD LUCK!! :urck:

Hey All! Just got back from taking NCLEX :stone !!! It stopped at 100 with only two SATA's and a ton of pharm -- which makes me very nervous... everytime the screen went to the next question and it was pharm i felt like i was drowning.... so scared... but i'm crossing my fingers... good luck to the rest of you taking it this month i'll keep you posted to let you know how it goes!

good luck to us all!! i'm also taking it on oct. 2!! i've been doing questions everyday and becoming restless! i did my last set of questions today and am really gonna try to restrain myself from opening a book or looking up facts tomorrow, the day before the exam.... we'll all pass!!!

Congrats!! WoooHooo!

Keep positive, don't give up, and try again!

Congrats Sunny3429!!!!

Taking it October 2nd! Been using Kaplan review and answering Qbanks everyday...

Good Luck! And let us know how it goes!!