tmartinez.RN.BSN

I applied in January...however, I had been working on the unit as a nurse assistant and VALOR student nurse resident while I was in nursing school. That helped a lot. I'm not doing the Versant new grad program...I'm just a regular hire new grad nurse...

I think it's ending. I just got hired at the Palo Alto VA and I start on Monday. G'luck to everyone.

blessed_RN: thank you for the congrats! i am so happy to have been given these opportunities...we ALL know how hard they are to come by these days. back in nursing school, i did 2 semesters of med-surg at the VA Palo Alto. i had worked as a nursing a...

hi there! I'm not doing Versant, but I did get hired as a new grad nurse at the VA Palo Alto. I'll be working in the MSICU. Someone I met in an EKG class is doing Versant...she'll be in the MSICU with me. I heard there's a good number of you. And it'...

I definitely think you should! I worked as a CNA before I started nursing school and also during. It helped me get more comfortable with working with patients, which a lot of my instructors and classmates noticed. It definitely helps you! G'luck to y...

Here are a couple of training sites that I found when I was looking for a place to get my certs: http://www.heartsharetraining.com/ if you're in the San Jose/South Bay area (I did my EKG interpretation & ACLS here...they were great). http://www.s...

i did most of my clinicals at the VA Palo Alto (sems 4/5 med-surg and sem 7 psych at VA Menlo Park). i really liked those facilities. After sem 5 my clinical instructor helped me get a job as a nurse assistant in the ICU. I ended up doing a summer pr...

hey all. i graduated from SJSU this past December! Some advice...pay attention to what you learn in Semester 3, especially Patho. It's one of those cornerstone classes that will definitely come in handy later, especially semester 5! G'luck to you all...

Here in CA I submitted my paperwork to my BRN in November (since we can sit for the exam before our files are complete). Graduated December 20th, 2008. Got my paperwork the first week of January 09. Took the NCLEX-RN Jan 20th. Found out last week tha...

I took mine in the afternoon. I scheduled that way so I could get more sleep and not rush as well. However, I woke up early and was super anxious all day. I couldn't even eat anything, so I was starving while I was taking my test! I did pass, but I k...

congrats...and happy birthday! go celebrate double-time now! :)

Just wanted to update everyone...On Jan 20th I took my NCLEX-RN for the first time here in California. I got over 170 questions (can't remember exactly). Waited exactly 3 weeks for results b/c my file wasn't complete. Found out about an hour and 1/2 ...

i didn't get any math questions, only 1 SATA and i passed. i wouldn't go looking that far into what kinds of questions you got. just try to relax a little bit while you're waiting...i know, easier said than done. Good luck to you!

i think i wrote in the other thread that you started...g'luck to you and hope you get positive results soon!

wait for a few more days...if 2 weeks pass and you haven't heard anything, call the BRN. i waited for 3 weeks for results b/c my transcripts weren't in and my file was incomplete. called yesterday to confirm that my file was finally complete and saw ...

I passed after 3 weeks exactly. It was because my file wasn't complete because of transcripts. I called the CA-BRN yesterday to confirm that my file was complete (It was completed yesterday morning). Found out this morning I passed. Suzanne's right.....

CONGRATS!!

their new grad program starts march 23rd. i know some people starting it...i guess they were conducting interviews during these past couple of weeks. i would call them just to see the status of your application.

just wanted to update everyone...found out this morning that i passed! i'm so stoked. i just wanted to thank everyone for their support & encouragement!

hey! so i found out this morning at 330am that i passed! hoping you get some good news, too!!

I know exactly what you are going through! I took my test on Jan 20th. Found out that my school hadn't sent transcripts yet. I had to call them to make sure that they did. They were finally sent out last week. Called the CA-BRN today and the lady hel...

good luck to you! i know exactly what you are going through! i took my test on jan 20th. my school just sent out transcripts this past week, so i'm hoping to get some good news this week! i'm going on 3 weeks of waiting now...pure torture! the only t...

i was wondering the same thing too. i've already been waiting for over 2 weeks (took the test on jan 20th and my school just sent out my transcripts earlier this week). guess i have to wait until next for some good news, hopefully!! good luck to you...

I know how you feel. I took my test on the 20th of this month. Can't get results yet because my school hasn't sent the transcripts. I got about 170-180 something questions and felt horrible about it afterwards. I too have a job waiting for me as well...

Congratulations!! :)