cherryhillchic2

alwyslrning, Yes they hire MCI grads, but you have to be realistic. No hospital is going to hire a hew grad for a level 1 trauma center. Norfolk general, even the careplex require 2 years nursing experience, before you can get into the ED. The want ACLS, CEN, or CCRN nurses. One of my classmates is a Riverside in the ED, but they have a level 2 tauama center.. so that could be a good place for you to start. I'm sure you have heard it, but you may want to do atleast 6 months on a med-surg type of floor. At Norfolk general, they have several floors that are a med-surg type, but with higher acuity of patients (Burn trauma unit, vascular stepdown, stroke, trauma surgery unit, etc). Those floors do hire new grads, and they are great floors to work on becuase you have 4-5 pts. Not 6-8 line a normal med-surg floor. They also expose you to the trauma patient, which looks good when interviewing for a trauma paitent.

ya'll need to really think about going to MCI before you do it. The RN program is only 15 months, but for those 15 months you better not get sick, have sick kids, or have nay type of emergency. They have a 20% absesnce rule... you miss over 20%, you fail. For most classes 20% is 1 class day, and part of 1 more. It really expensive. You teach yourself. Its difficult to really grasp the material in a short time. Classes last 5 weeks, but you still have to go all the work that someone going to a 'normal' college would do in 16 weeks... yes that means all the papers too. And don't forget about all the clinical hours too. If you are really dedicated you can make it. but don't think this program in a walk in the park. its not. My class started in Sept. 07 with over 30 people. We graduated 2 weeks ago with only 9.

I just graduated from the RN program Jan 8th. I was offered several positions by the 12th, and had accepted a position by the 14th. I start on the 30th. Finding a job is not an issue, but you have to get off you a$$ and do it yourself. Start applying for jobs at the end of peds/ early dimensions. The career services is good for LPNs, but nor for the RNs; all they get are nursing home and agencies. That lady is not a nurse, and she does not know what nurse managers are looking for.

i just got hired on with norfolk general for $20.00/ hr full time days.

I just graduated from the Newport News campus Jan 8. You can buy them from the school but they are about $15-20 per set.