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Definitely send a handwritten card the same day or the day after your interview. I sent a nice looking card the same day of my panel interview. When I went in for a follow up interview with the manager I saw the card I sent in her office and I got ...

Stanford Hospital has one starting in March 2011. Careers | Stanford Hospital & Clinics and Lucile Packard Children's Hospital | California Medical Jobs | Stanford Job Training | Packard Hospital Employment Good luck to you all!

When answering clinical scenario questions remember to say that you would assess ABCs and call for help. For example, they might say "what would you do if you went into your patient's room and their HR was 35?" You really can't go wrong if you say ...

1. Try to approach everything with a positive attitude. 2. Get as much hands on experience as you can (in clinicals, working as CNA/PCT, and/or volunteering). 3. Always be thinking one step ahead. 4. Act professionally. 5. Quickly figure out what stu...

Similar story here! I went through a 3 month long hiring process that included a phone and panel interview. After making it through those stages, I was called for an interview with one of the unit managers. She hired me on the spot without asking ...

Gossiping is a sign of immaturity and your classmates' behavior will eventually come back to bite them if they don't shape up. I agree with many of the other posters who have suggested focusing on your goals and being professional. Getting along wit...

Congratulations linRdsNay!!! Well done!

First off, congratulations on getting an interview!!! That's no easy feat. I would start by checking out some of the threads about interviews here on allnurses.com, as well as on the internet. Below are some tips that I was given before my first i...

Good luck!!! That's so wonderful that 2 units are interested in you!

Has anyone received news from LPCH or Stanford?

Congratulations!!!

Congratulations!!! I love hearing about new grads getting job offers, especially in the Bay Area where there is so much competition.

Well it sounds like it went as well as it could have. I guess it's just time to wait now. Good luck! Do you know how many people are getting panel interviews and how many they will choose to move on? I heard LPCH has about 20 positions so the odds...

Congratulations!!

linRdsNay, Congrats on getting an interview!!! How did it go? The thought of a panel interview makes me nervous. Do you know when you'll hear back or when they will be making offers? Good luck!

PVT worked for me. I also passed with 75 questions. There is a whole thread on the pearsonvue trick in the NCLEX disscussion page here on allnurses.com if you're interested.

According to the ATI Comp Predictor, I had a 99% chance of passing the NCLEX-RN on the first try. I passed the first time with 75 questions. I think the Predictor test is just one indication of whether or not someone will pass the NCLEX. There are...

Congratulations SoldierofLove!!! When do you start?

Congratulations! It sure is competitive in that area right now.

We had to be pinned by a RN so some of my classmates who didn't know a RN that they were close with and didn't like any of their instructors opted not to go.

You're bringing me back to my nursing school days. I can't tell you how many of my classmates would wear patterned underwear (or no underwear) under their thin white uniform pants. So inappropriate!

The big areas I would focus on would be the autonomic nervous system (specifically adrenergic receptors) and renal system. There are a lot of drugs that affect these systems so knowing the basics will help tremendously. For example, many of the patie...

I suggest renting your textbooks from a company like Chegg.com. If you return your books within 30 days you get your money back. I've done that a couple times because some teachers don't even use the books that are REQUIRED. I wish someone had told m...

I used Chegg.com to rent my books for the last year of my nursing program. It was so much cheaper than buying them from the bookstore. You can rent your books and return them at the end of the quarter/semester. I highly recommend it! I had some instr...

I agree with Scrubmouse. Knowing your anatomy and physiology will serve you well in school. I wish I did a thorough review of A&P before I started nursing school. Pathophysiology and pharmacology would have been a lot easier if I did.