Sharingan

Maybe, you should take a review class?

I think pharmacists have it easier than nurses. Nursing is stressful and physically demanding. Plus, you are exposed to more danger as a nurse as well.

Congratulations on your new job. I hope I'll get to experience the "getting hired on the spot" once I graduate. That would be so awesome!! Thank you for sharing your success story. It is nice to hear some good news especially during this economy.

Sorry to hear about your situation. Right now is just difficult to find work period. At my school, the May 09 graduated class is also having a tough time finding jobs. This is actually the first time in almost 70 years that graduated students did not get hired right away. In past (even last year), 90% of graduated students would have job offers even before they finished the program. I feel for those that graduate this year. I agree with others that you should relocate to another state. Don't worry about making less money right now. You could always pick up extra shifts and OTs. Some money is better than no money at all. Plus, after you gain some experience, you'd have a better chance of getting a job in CA. Good luck!!

I wouldn't take it if I were you.

Many graduated students from my school went right into ER. One is now a clinical instructor. I think it's doable. Of course, as a new grad, anything is going to be difficult no matter where you go. It's all about learning. If your heart is set on that, I'd say go for it. I had one professor say that new grads should do med/surg to get some experience (especially for taking care of multiple patients) before going into ER or ICU. The other one said that she believed you should go into ER or ICU right away if that's what you want to do. So, I think it really depends on the individuals. Do what makes you happy!!

Everyone is my class is so stressed out. It's just insane. We're in the second semester of an ADN program by the way. Med-surg is much harder than the fundamental stuff (it just couldn't compare!!). So many people failed the first 3 quizzes and some got disturbingly low scores (I'm talking about 45% here). :sad: We had a meeting with the dean and let me tell you, there was a lot of crying going on. It was just intense and depressing. I never thought it would get this difficult. As of now, half of my class is still not passing and we only have 1 quiz and 1 final left. Sigh, I'm stressed out just thinking about it.

I think the main factor (among many) for $$ is the year (and type) of experience you have.

LOL.....I've never heard of such number.....

Our theory professors were there during orientation and we met all of our clinical instructors second day of class. Though, I wouldn't assume that because they weren't there, they didn't commit to teaching or things like that.

Good luck everyone!! I'm also going back to school next week. It seems like ages since my last semester (hahaha).

Sorry to hear that. For us, we would first look at the MAR (to just get an idea about what meds will be given), then we'd go do vital signs/head-to-toe assessment. Then, we'd look up lab values and then prepare meds. We always have drug book with us all the time to look up meds that we're not familiar with. Plus, the instructor quizzes us about meds also.

Wow, that's really interesting. Did it look like just a regular member? I was just wondering cause no one noticed it until you got to the MRI, right?

I too consider C as a failing grade (sorry). Maybe, I am a competitive person/student, I don't know. I just try my very best and earn my A in the classes I take. I know my strengths and weaknesses. Anything that I don't know, I try to make sure that I get help or whatever before the exams.I believe everyone knows their own strengths/weaknesses and knows what they need to do to fix/improve those. I respectfully disagree with the "C=RN" mentality. I don't think it's good for our profession. Nurses should strive to be the best they can be and not settle down with just bare minimum. I am glad to know that some employers do take grades into consideration when hiring.

Normally, you should give the recommenders at least 2 weeks (very minimum) to compose LOR's. Are they aware that there is a deadline? If so, I'd say give them one more week.