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It does take awhile to get on the list, the last I heard was somewhere around 2 - 6 weeks. But I was applying for correctional facilities. You stay on the list for a year though, and you don't NEED to have your license to take the exam/self-assessmen...

In this market though, take what you can get. If they are willing to take you on as an LVN, you at least have a job to start paying off your BSN. As a fellow new grad who is also having a hard time finding a job, I'm of the mindset that if you can wa...

I looked at your school, and it has a technical program for nursing - a 2 year AA degree. Which means you will be an RN, like everyone else, but you will not have a 4 year degree. Generally, for an AA in CA, you have to take all of the program pre-re...

hahah, no prob. Yeah, NYC seems to have a lot more programs, but most of the city ones are really hard to get into or on a hiring freeze too.

So my a&p was good, but a little distant. I am looking for a cardiac resource, particularly a website that will help with some aspects of cardiac stuff. In particular: 1. where to listen for the heart sounds, where each sound is louder, what the ...

Thank you!

Do you still have access to the patient? If so, I would make a list of common complaints of stroke patients (look in your textbook or online or something) and then ask those things as yes or no questions. For example, ask do you have a headache? Are ...

Okay, first the A&P part. So your body naturally creates corticosteroids in your adrenal gland. They are part of the Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal Axis which is a negative feedback loop. At night your hypothalamus creates corticotropin-releasing...

I would look at your resume at that point. I don't know for certain, but I would think the problem might lie there. Maybe have a professional write it for you? I have been scanning posts on here looking for job opportunities in California in particul...

I like the ROME acronym, but I think that it helps to remember which way it goes (acidosis/alkalosis) by remembering that C02 is your acid. If you can remember that, you can always figure it out. Also - for compensation just remember that your body ...

From all the posts that I have read, it seems that staying out of California and NYC will get you a new grad job. I go to school in NYC and many of the new grad programs have been put on hold, even New York Presbyterian's residency program isn't acce...

I know that job hunting in Sacramento has not been fun lately, but in an ideal situation, what hospitals actually have new grad programs? Are there any with nurse residency programs? Where is the best place for a good/long orientation? I am less conc...