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Taking a leave from graduate school is out of the question. I will try whatever it takes to get a job in Boston asap. I'm even going to a nursing job fair this month in Boston. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

Hello everyone! I am currently planning to move to Boston early next year (I am aiming for around February or March) to begin my nursing graduate program next fall at Boston College. I decided to move to Boston a couple months early to settle in and get use to the new area and the new job. I am currently looking for any RN positions that anyone knows of at their workplaces or anywhere in the Boston area. I currently work on a general surgery floor (although we do get plenty of medical; so technically I would consider it med/surg) and have been working here since January as a new nurse. So, I will have a year of floor experience (I know a year isn't much but it is better than nothing!). However, I am looking to try a different unit...perhaps ED or along the lines of surgery (because I do enjoy working with surgical patients)...I would prefer to stay away from medical. If anyone can help me out in any way I would greatly appreciate it! I am looking for a full-time position or to be more specific 32 to 40 hours a week. I will be a part-time student starting next fall. Any suggestion or advice would be great too! Thanks!

Hello everyone. I hope someone can give me some advice and suggestions. I am a new RN (graduated in Decemeber) that started on a general surgery (and medical) floor in January of this year. It has been about 9 months into working on this floor and I realized that it is NOT for me. I will be honest and say that I absolutely hate working on this floor. I hate working on weekends, odd hours (evenings), and working overtime. I can't stand the stress and pressure of a med/surg floor. I give a lot of props and credit for those that can handle it. I recently got accepted to a Master's program in Boston to become an FNP. My intentions from the beginning was not to become a floor nurse but an NP. But because I have to move to Boston and make money for living expenses, I would have to be a part-time student and work full-time. Now I am trying to search for a nursing position that is not on a med/surg or floor nursing at a hospital setting, and have reasonable (normal) working hours. I would probably have about one year experience (or may be a little less...but more than 6 months). I would like some advice on where I should apply with my qualifications and needs. I realized the pay would not be as much as a floor nurse but its to the point where I don't care about the money because I feel utterly miserable. I feel like the money's not worth it. Some have suggested a nurse in private practice or a clinic setting (which would be ideal since that is where I want to end up after I become an FNP). If anyone can help me with this job search in the Boston area, that would be great! Any suggestion or advice will be greatly appreciated. My goal is to find a job up in Boston as soon as possible, quit my med/surg position, and move. Please help a fellow nurse! Thank you for reading and I look forward to your replies!

Hello everyone. I hope someone can give me some advice and suggestions. I am a new RN (graduated in Decemeber) that started on a general surgery (and medical) floor in January of this year. It has been about 9 months into working on this floor and I realized that it is NOT for me. I will be honest and say that I absolutely hate working on this floor. I hate working on weekends, odd hours (evenings), and working overtime. I can't stand the stress and pressure of a med/surg floor. I give a lot of props and credit for those that can handle it. I recently got accepted to a Master's program in Boston to become an FNP. My intentions from the beginning was not to become a floor nurse but an NP. But because I have to move to Boston and make money for living expenses, I would have to be a part-time student and work full-time. Now I am trying to search for a nursing position that is not on a med/surg or floor nursing at a hospital setting, and have reasonable (normal) working hours. I would probably have about one year experience (or may be a little less...but more than 6 months). I would like some advice on where I should apply with my qualifications and needs. I realized the pay would not be as much as a floor nurse but its to the point where I don't care about the money because I feel utterly miserable. I feel like the money's not worth it. Some have suggested a nurse in private practice or a clinic setting (which would be ideal since that is where I want to end up after I become an FNP). If anyone can help me with this job search in the Boston area, that would be great! Any suggestion or advice will be greatly appreciated. My goal is to find a job up in Boston as soon as possible, quit my med/surg position, and move. Please help a fellow nurse! Thank you for reading and I look forward to your replies!

Hello everyone. I'm currently an RN who just started working in January but I recently applied to schools to get my Master's and become a practitioner. I actually only applied to Boston College and got accepted into the RN to MSN program with FNP specialty! I'm very excited. However, I have deferred my enrollment to Fall 2010 because I plan to get at least a year of floor nursing experience on the surgical floor I'm working at (and also to save money!). I was just wondering if there were any current graduate nursing students at BC or alumni that can tell me more about their own experience with the nursing program there. I plan to be a part-time student and work full time. I assume it will take me 3 years? Please correct me if I'm wrong. I'm just so amazed on how I got myself in getting accepted to a nursing master's program. I graduated with a BS in another field, gone through a one-year accelerated program to receive my RN and was able to be accepted to BC's graduate program! Just wanted to let everyone know that with hard work, anything is possible and its never too late! :)

Thanks for your help. However, I already have my RN and a BS. I am applying for the RN to MS route or the traditional MS route. I actually e-mailed the admissions office and they told me that the RN to MS and traditional MS programs do not require GREs. So I'm glad that is cleared up! For those interested, BC does not require the GREs for the RN to MS and traditional MS (those with BSNs) programs! But the reply above is right; for those that want to do the master's entry (those who are not RNs), they require the GREs, as well as the Ph.D and anesthesia specialty.

To anyone who has applied to the master's program at Boston College or is currently a master's student at Boston College: Hi. I am currently applying for the master's program at Boston College SON for the fall 2010 and I was wondering if the school requires the GRE. From the website, I got the impression that is it no required. But when I check my online application status, under the required documents, I see electronic GRE score. I just a bit confused and I want to be sure that my program does not require the GREs. If anyone has applied to BC or is currently a student, please let me know. Thank you!

I guess I'm looking more towards outpatient. But I also want to use my speciality to go overseas to other countries to care for HIV/AIDS patients there. Not sure which I should specialize in in order to be able to do that.

Hello everyone! I'm a new RN that is definitely planning to go on to graduate school to get my masters to become a practitioner very soon. I want to eventually specialize in HIV/AIDS related-illnesses and care for patients affected by HIV/AIDS. I was researching some schools and wasn't sure which speciality I should get into. The choices that I ended up with were acute care, primary care, or family (because I may want to work with children affected by HIV/AIDS too). If anyone knows other specialities that are better for HIV/AIDS, please let me know. I would just like some advice on which speciality I should get into in order to end up caring for HIV/AIDS patients as a practitioner. Any response would be appreciated! Thanks!

i thought saunders was good for content but their practice questions were way too easy compared to the actual NCLEX questions. i used the 4th ed. of saunders, did questions from that and failed my first try. i signed up for kaplan and i believe their questions are more similar to the actual NCLEX. i kept practicing questions from kaplan and passed my second try. my advice: use saunders for content review and use kaplan to practice questions. don't forget to read the rationales, BOTH right and wrong answers.

I remember reading somewhere that they use a color system. So first priority goes to the RED (life-threatening situations, such as shock, airway/breathing problems, etc), then YELLOW (injuries that are not life-threatening and minor, like a broken bone, controlled bleeding, etc.), next GREEN (those with minor injuries that can walk; they may help in a diaster situation), last is BLACK (those with irreversible trauma or dead)

I failed my first time with 75 so I used Kaplan. Did all of the Qbank questions and question trainers. Best advice is practice practice practice doing NCLEX-style questions. I believe Kaplan gives you questions that is most similar to the actual exam. I did about 100-150 questions per day and then read the rationales for questions I got wrong AND correct. See why you got these wrong and those right. Sometimes I re-did the wrong questions. I tried to familarize myself with the questions. Like I mentioned before, its like training for a marathon. You have to keep practicing and getting used to the style while progressing. So when you actually take the exam again, you won't be surprised or thrown off guard and be more prepared. I took the NCLEX the second time and passed with 85 questions. Good luck to you and hope you pass the second time around!

I failed my first time with 75 questions and I prepared by doing questions from Saunders and Exam Cram. To be honest, the questions from both review materials were WAY too easy compared to the actual NCLEX questions. When I took it the first time, I was surprised to see how difficult the questions really were. I guess you can say I was thrown off guard. Because of my job and other reasons, I gave myself a week to grieve and then went straight back to studying in order to take it close to 45 days after my first try. This time I signed up for Kaplan and took the course in 4 weeks. In classroom, I paid extra attention and took extra notes. During those 4 weeks at home, I did questions from Kaplan's Q bank and the question trainers. Each day I did about 100-150 questions and read the rationales for BOTH wrong and correct ones. Sometimes I re-did the wrong questions. I took the NCLEX the second time (exactly 53 days after I took it the first time) and passed with 85 questions. In all honesty, Kaplan had questions that were similar to the actual NCLEX. It also prepares you and teaches you in how to approach the questions and how to answer it the best way. But my advice is practice practice practice doing questions. It's like a marathon. You have to train and familiarize yourself with the NCLEX-type questions; read the rationales and see WHY you got answers right or wrong. That way, you'll be more prepared with no surprises and it'll ease anxiety. I wish you the best in preparing for the second try!

I PASSED!!! Thank you all for your support! This site really helped me cope through the time when I failed the NCLEX-RN the first time and the time as I prepare for my second try. :) After much hard work by using Kaplan, I am happy to say that it all paid off. I am officially an RN!!! Thank you all! :D:D

I PASSED!!! Thank you all for your support! This site really helped me cope through the time when I failed the NCLEX-RN the first time and the time as I prepare for my second try. :) After much hard work by using Kaplan, I am happy to say that it all paid off. I am officially an RN!!! Thank you all! :D:D

Hi everyone. I took the NCLEX-RN exam with 85 questions in a little over two hours. I don't know how to react to it. I've never heard of anyone having as many SATA questions than what I had. I had so much SATA questions that I lost count after six or seven!! I'm just really nervous because those type of questions were one of my weakest when I was studying using Kaplan! I definitely did take my time the second time I took the exam and utilized the erase board to its fullest! I also had one math question. I'm just really scared to find out the results in two days! I know I got most of those SATA questions wrong. Ugh. I don't know what I'd do if I failed again...I studied soooo hard with Kaplan and its been the hardest 45+ days of my life. Need words of encouragement! Also for Kaplan my average Qbank score was a 63%. Diagnostic was 63% and Readiness was 66%. QTrainers ranged from 49% to 64%. I've done so much with Kaplan and I don't know what I'd do if I failed again! I really did the best I could...

Thanks everyone for your support. As hard as it is to believe, my 45 days has passed and I just recently scheduled to take my exam again! It will be on the 10th and I HOPE that this is it. I've done as much as I can with Kaplan. I did all of the seven Question Trainers and 100% of the Q Bank questions. What more can I do?? My plan from now until the exam is to review the questions I got wrong again (I've already gone over all of the questions right and wrong). I just hope that's a good way to study in the last days. Fortunately, my work gave me the day before and the day of my exam off and this weekend is my off weekend...so thankfully, I have a long weekend to relax and prepare! Please pray for me or keep me in your thoughts in these last couple days and especially on the 10th! Thanks for your support and I hope I PASS this time with 75!

i failed at 75. like everyone said its possible.

Hello everyone. I'm new here and I recently took my NCLEX-RN last week and failed after taking 75 questions. I couldn't understand why I failed because weeks up to my test date, I studied doing hundreds of practice questions a day...I used Saunders and Exam Cram. I thought I was ready to take it but the questions on the actual exam was completely different and much harder from my study guides! When the computer shut off at 75, I had a hope that may be I did pass...but instead I read "fail" after 2 days. I was devastated. I cried all day that day and three days after that. I already had a job as a graduate nurse and had to tell my supervisor and co-workers. As a result, my status was changed and I had two more chances of passing the NCLEX or they have the right to terminate me. It didn't help that all of my classmates were passing during my grieving period. So I signed up for Kaplan and will be taking the course during February. But as I started watching the online videos telling me about how the NCLEX worked, I felt completely stupid that when you fail at 75 questions, you did REALLY bad. I feel completely incompetent and pretty much discouraged that I did THAT bad. I just hope Kaplan helps me because I am a terrible standardized test-taker and I've decided to re-take the NCLEX as soon as possible for the sake of my job status and my mental/emotional status. So I'm giving myself 5 weeks or so on preparing to re-take my NCLEX... I'm just so nervous and scared that because I did so bad failing at 75, that I'll probably fail with over 75 questions the next time. I would just like some support and reassurance that there is a chance that I can pass my second time even if I failed with the minimum amount of questions my first time. Please help. Feeling VERY discouraged. Thanks for reading.