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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...

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 ...

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...

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...

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 ...

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...

I applied at Vanderbilt Medical Center for the January 2010 New grad Residency program:) I was curious how long it took to hear back from them after the deadline. The deadline was today and I wonder if I will be hearing something this week regarding ...

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.

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...

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 ...

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

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...

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...

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...

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 ...

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.

Good luck to everyone that is going in for an interview this week.

nlhnurse1982.....I know you asked for seasoned nurses to comment but I am a new grad that would like to give you some encouragement.First off I think that you have very legitamate concerns with this nurse. I think its absolutely nuts that this new gr...

Good Luck Paintingskies. You will rock this interview, just have faith in yourself. Let us know how it went. Have a great weekend

Thanks S_Jones85!!! We all appreciate it. Good luck with your interview:yeah:

A miracle needs to happen!!!!

DRobinson85.....yeh I hear ya. I have sent out 90 and have not had one interview yet. It's quite astounding. Hang in there. Rock that interview:)

SJonesRN, I am sorry you are frustrated. Good luck in your interviews. I am not sure if Associates makes a difference because I have a Bachelors and I have had just as much trouble with the job search. It is really easy to start doubting yourself ...

Very true!!! Yeh I thought about that as well. I received my nursing license for Colorado but I don't currently live there so I am not eligible for the compact state licensure. Basically you have to be a resident of that state to qualify for the comp...

Yup well keep hanging in there everyone. I really hope that all of us get into the Vanderbilt program. It seems like we all need a pick me up right now. I am going on almost four months looking for a job so I understand how frustrating it can be. At ...