StudyinginCT

I agree with NedRN. I am coming to the end of my 13 week assignment, my first, with Talemed. They are ranked #1 by highway hypodermics. I have been very pleased with my recruiter and my assignment. I traveled within driving distance for my first ...

#1 - that won't change. The patient population is what it is. Doesn't matter which town you go to - if it's in the middle of nowhere or the big city. The only thing that changes is the volume and the creativity in how people decide to f**k themsel...

This is all terribly disappointing news! I graduated in 2009. I made $27.50 to start in Hartford, CT. From what I have seen online, real estate prices in Utah are very comparable to prices in the greater Hartford area. I have since moved to north...

Hi All! I am working on an application to the Civilian Medical Corps for nursing jobs in Germany, preference is Landstuhl. I have 2 years of experience working in cardiac telemetry, and I'll pretty much take any job they give me. But I do want to e...

It is a very difficult market. I would consider applying for a per diem position to get your foot in the door. I found that many hospitals did not consider outsiders for FT or PT positions. If you're able to take a per diem job without benefits, t...

Hi! I moved from CT to the White Mtns in August. I have cardiac critical care experience. I just got a FT job offer last week. Of course, up here there are far fewer options as far as hospitals are concerned when compared to the southern part of ...

You will have to do the pre-reqs in order to be accepted into any school of nursing, UConn, CC, or otherwise. Choose the school for you based upon the cost of tuition and length of time you want to spend getting the degree. I believe the CC system ...

I've been job searching in the Bay Area myself. I have 18 months experience in a large teaching hospital in Hartford, CT in Cardiac Step Down/Med-tele. I've found a few comparable positions @ Alta Bates and Kaiser systems. Am I going to face an up...

This is amazing to me. We are looking at relocating to the Bay Area from CT, and I make $28/hr with 18 months experience. I know the COL is high in the Bay Area, but holy cow. $51/hr??

Hey guess what - the Master's in Nursing is back! I figured, in typical UConn fashion that they would eventually realize they were shooting themselves in the foot and losing revenue if they got rid of it. Hope you all made it through the program an...

which companies have you worked for pay for relocation and vehicle? My husband is unemployed and although he has been apply for 5-7 jobs per week, nothing yet. His unemployment benefits run out in December, so we are seriously considering the trave...

you're welcome. #3 - don't take anything personally. Most of the time - it ain't about you. I had a nursing prof who used to say "even if your patient kills you - don't take it personally."

2 things: 1.) Why don't you give your preceptor some feedback? Why don't you tell her/him this? S/he gives you feedback all the time, and it's important to let people know how you learn. What is beneficial, what is not. Let her/him know your rati...

I think you can also respond with "If I encountered a problem I didn't know how to address, I would make sure that I utilize the resources of my co-workers and ancillary staff to appropriately intervene." Pain is pain. The meds you give might be di...

In general, I think it would a good idea to come up with a response as to how you handle stress. Working in critical care is stressful, and if you don't handle stress well it's likely not the place for you. I don't handle stress particularly well, ...

My first job out of nursing school was on a cardiac stepdown floor. My hospital had a nurse residency program and trained us well. We took AACN's ECCO, and did tons of classroom stuff in addition to our hours on the floor with our preceptor. After...

This nurse sounds like a *****/jerk, honestly. You assess the site however you feel confident doing it. At the end of the day, you need to go home feeling as though you kept your patient safe and used your assessment skills to accurately and thorou...

I don't have a clue about any of the specific military stuff, but what if you talked with your physician about trying niacin as opposed to zocor? Since it's just a b vitamin maybe the army wouldn't care so much?? And if you are eating better and ex...

Hi Mona - I'm applying to the Civilian Medical Corps to work in the Army hospital in Landstuhl. In college, I spoke conversation German, spent a semester in Ulm. Now, my German is far too rusty to speak or write, but I imagine it will be like ridin...

I had the exact same feeling after I left my NCLEX. The trick worked for me. I took mine on 12/29, and passed. Test stopped @ 75 for me as well. I guess the deal is if you feel like you got them all wrong and got tons of hard questions, then you a...

I just wanted to follow up to my previous post: I did indeed pass! I didn't study. Because that's the way I roll. I can overstudy, and then I overthink the question. If I know too many details, I start having a mental debate, and it all goes down...

I think the timing on taking the NCLEX is a very individual decision. Everyone takes tests differently. It's a standardized test, and some are better than others at taking those and as such, have differing levels of confidence regarding NCLEX. UCo...

Hello from a successful MbEIN 2009 Graduate! Passed NCLEX, had my first interview yesterday. Wanted to address the concerns about the MSN issue @ UConn. The person to talk to is Regina Cusson. MSN degrees will still be granted for Adult NP degrees...

you can buy the ATI stuff from ATI directly online and get access to the quizzes and comprehensive predictors. I don't know if it's cheaper than Kaplan or not. I looked and looked for a stat on ATI's website to see what their NCLEX pass rate was, a...

I suppose you are right now that I have my result - i did indeed pass. I didn't feel as though it "prepared" me because I thought the questions were so much more random and obscure, and I was totally unprepared for the test to be that way. I though...