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  1. Hi Everyone, I know I have seen this post at least once before but I haven't found anything recently posted so I thought I would start the topic up again for discussion for all the new nurses (like me) out there that might be wondering the same thing...
  2. New to the Mental Health field

    Hi everyone! I'm an LPN who recently just started in an outpatient behavioral medicine unit at a local hospital and although I'm very excited this is whole new territory for me. I was working in OBGYN for the last 3 years so I'm trying to school myse...
  3. Tips for softening scrubs and making them last :)

    @Jewels1222 what do you think of the sizing for this brand? I've been checking them out online and the reviews are showing a lot of people saying that they run big.
  4. Hi everyone, I recently graduated in August and have finally been hired with a local hospital with the possibility of being placed at one of their family practice doctor's offices. I'm so excited to get started but nervous at the same time. The offic...
  5. New LPN looking for advice and tips from the experienced

    Thank you so much for the tips. I can't wait for the nervousness to go away, only experience can do that. I remember this same nervousness when I first started in law enforcement and it did go away eventually but man is it nerve racking sometimes in ...
  6. Interview experiences from others

    I graduated in August 2011 as an LPN and my license was posted this week to the PA State Boards site I was wondering what types of interview questions to expect in the nursing field? I'm coming from a background in criminal justice so I'm not sure i...
  7. well a recent interview for LPN at a local jail definitely gave me a bad impression of the employer. I applied thinking I would be a perfect fit, I have a background in law enforcement as a police officer and a deputy sheriff and worked with inmates...
  8. LPN hired as MA but now LPN position is open, what to do

    Just an update. I got a call from the HR department at the hospital and they said they shared my resume and their reference background check with the office that is hiring the lpn, they said also that the hiring manager for that office contacted the ...
  9. Hi everyone. I'm so excited to say that yesterday I was offered a position with a local hospital and I can't wait to get started. My dilemma is I'm an LPN and I was hired as a Medical Assistant. I'm fine with working this position because I'm a new g...
  10. Just wanted to share my horrible interview experience

    Great news, I was hired by a local hospital at their OB/GYN office :)!!!!!!! I start March 5, now I need to buy scrubs lol
  11. I got second interview!!! now what?

    So excited, its been a little over 2 weeks since my interview with a local OB/GYN office and I got a call today for a second interview. I'm much more nervous this time around since this will be my very first second interview with any employer and I'm...
  12. I got second interview!!! now what?

    I GOT THE JOB!!!!!!! :w00t:
  13. Just wanted to share my horrible interview experience

    @sillywilly wow! he actually admitted he was an a-hole lol well at least he got that part right. I can't believe the low level of professionalism out there. I had to actually call the guy who interviewed me for the jail position and tell him that I w...
  14. Just wanted to share my horrible interview experience

    OMG a barn!! WOW now that definitely makes the list of oddest and terrible interviews for sure. I just wonder where professionalism has gone these days. Professionalism and respect shows so much of an interviewer and potential employer and its not a ...
  15. OB/GYN interview...*gulp*

    Hi, I finally landed my first nursing interview since graduating in August and its this Wednesday . The interview is for an LPN at a local OB/GYN doctor's office, its so close to my home and would get me an "in" for the hospital it's affiliated wi...
  16. OB/GYN interview

    I actually would like to know how your interview went and the types of questions you got. I have an interview this week for a local OB/GYN practice. I'm nervous but excited and hoping that I nail the interview :)
  17. Hi, I finally landed my first nursing interview and its next week . The interview is for an LPN at a local OBGYN doctor's office, its so close to my home and would get me an "in" for the hospital it's affiliated with. I'm nervous though, I can handle...
  18. In need of encouragement

    Hi all, I'm definitely in need of some encouragement from other nurses right now. I graduated with as an LPN in August, passed my NCLEX-PN in November and officially started mailing out resumes in December. There haven't been a lot of jobs advertised...
  19. In need of encouragement

    Hi everyone, thank you for the wonderful words it means so much I actually have good news, I got a call today for an interview at a local OBGYN office I'm starting today with reviewing my OB book and notes as a refresher but since I've never gone f...
  20. To List a Master's or Not To List? That Is The Question

    Hi, I also was debating this since I have a MS and BS in different fields other than nursing. I ended up leaving my full educational history on my resume but have yet to hear back from any of the potential employers I've applied to. I sent an email t...
  21. Good Nursing Resume examples

    I just recently graduated from nursing school and I passed my NCLEX last week (YEAAAA ME ), does anyone out there know of any good websites that have resume layouts specific to nursing/new nursing grads? I have found a lot of resumes online to look a...
  22. Good Nursing Resume examples

    :ancong!: I'm excited to apply. I think I have my resume almost finished :)
  23. nclex pn exam format question

    i take my exam on monday and was wondering from those that already took the exam how their exams were laid out. did you notice your pharm questions clumped together in a row for example? i know the exam is comprehensive but im nerving myself out over...
  24. Good Pop PVT

    I took my NCLEX-PN this morning at 8am, the computer shut off at 85 questions and my heart sank immediately. The exam felt so alien like, I only recognized a few things so when the screen turned blue I felt like omg thats it, its over I had to of fai...
  25. Good Pop PVT

    Pa board of nurses posted all of our licenses today, PVT works!!!!! So happy, its truly going to be a Thankful Thanksgiving!!!! :dncgcpd::clpty: