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1. Magnet status

   nurse901 replied to dec2007's topic in General Nursing

   Oh and to add to the above the Magnet hospitals hire primarily BSN prepared nurses . The only difference of an ADN vs. BSN are just a few management classes and community health . There are no major RN classes /clinicals being taken out of the ADN c...

2. Magnet status

   nurse901 replied to dec2007's topic in General Nursing

   I took a job at another hospital because it was Magnet . Previous hospital was not Magnet. Honestly , after working at a Magnet for 4 years now I do believe it's just for show . I really enjoy my job , especially cause of my co -workers but in terms ...

3. Frustrated new grad...Jobless in Miami =(

   nurse901 replied to Nurse_CrystalRN's topic in Job Hunt

   Hi Crystal , I just logged in today and saw your post . Reading about your current situation brought me back to 2009 post graduation . I remember the many months of frustration and frankly feeling depressed because of no places hiring new grads and...

4. Info about P/SL and St. Josephs in Denver

   nurse901 replied to Franco81's topic in Colorado

   Hi Franco81, I worked at PSL for a few years 2009-2011. Hopefully I can give you some helpful information. If you are considering NICU then PSL is the best in the Denver area. PSL has a good reputation in the community for their NICU. Now granted I...

5. Job outlook in Des Moine?

   nurse901 posted a topic in Iowa

   Hello everyone, My family and I are thinking about moving to Des Moine next year. I have been an RN mostly in ICu for 5 years. How is the job situation in Des Moine and surrounding areas? Alot of lay offs? What are the patient ratios? All the info ...

6. Vanderbilt's Nurse Residency Program

   nurse901 replied to LeLeeFNP's topic in Tennessee

   Angel-RN1, I am not sure if you will get this message because it's about a month late. You wrote me a message regarding an offer you received from Vanderbilt after being placed on the waitlist. I wanted to Congratulate you on the news. That is fant...

7. Vanderbilt's Nurse Residency Program

   nurse901 replied to LeLeeFNP's topic in Tennessee

   Hello everyone..thanks for all your comments. This is such a great supportive thread we have going here. I wish you all good luck on your future careers. Please keep us all updated.

8. Vanderbilt's Nurse Residency Program

   nurse901 replied to LeLeeFNP's topic in Tennessee

   Hey Everyone, I received a job offer for the Critical Care track at Vanderbilt on Tuesday:)It was a true blessing to receive this e-mail. I am writing this to the people that were placed on a waiting list to give you all some hope. I understand ho...

9. Is it true for nclex

   nurse901 replied to beyza2006's topic in General Nursing

   Hi Beza2006!!!!! I would not completely go off of that information because no one really knows how it works. I received 75 questions as well and thankfully passed the test. It is a computer adaptive test so I am not sure if it makes a difference how ...

10. How long did it take for you to hear back from Vanderbilt Nurse Residency Program ?

    nurse901 replied to nurse901's topic in Tennessee

    She did tell me that during the 6 weeks of rotation you have two classroom days and two clinical days on the floor.

11. How long did it take for you to hear back from Vanderbilt Nurse Residency Program ?

    nurse901 replied to nurse901's topic in Tennessee

    One of my friends just went through the Summer 2009 program but I have not been able to get a hold of her to ask her some of these questions. As far as I know you go through the rotation period and then you pick your top three. The managers take your...

12. How long did it take for you to hear back from Vanderbilt Nurse Residency Program ?

    nurse901 replied to nurse901's topic in Tennessee

    Thanks everyone for the information. I was a little confused about how the placement works. Just to clarify.... for those 6 weeks of rotation do we go through all of the adult areas?? Critical Care alone has about seven units so does that mean if you...

13. How long did it take for you to hear back from Vanderbilt Nurse Residency Program ?

    nurse901 replied to nurse901's topic in Tennessee

    Hello S_Jones85 and Paintingskies!!! I have my interview in a few weeks and I am so nervous. Do either of you know if they will allow someone to go to another track if they are not selected for their first one?? I also applied for the Critical Care t...

14. I Need Help With A Present For My Wife

    nurse901 replied to nursingstudentspous's topic in Uniform/Gear

    That is very sweet of you:) My parents gave me a beautiful Litman Stethoscope with my name engraved and RN following it when I graduated this past May. It was an awesome gift to receive. I don't think its that big of a deal to have RN after it since ...

15. Vanderbilt's Nurse Residency Program

    nurse901 replied to LeLeeFNP's topic in Tennessee

    SJonesRN...thanks for posting your experience of the interview. Wow that is alot of people being interviewed. Hopefully they will be able to take most of us. The information was very helpful. Good luck to you. Glad it went well.