Its only been 3 years since I've been out of active duty but I remember my recruiter having a harder time getting OB nurses than med-surg for NTP. In fact I could have received orders sooner if I...
shenderson314 replied to Sehille4774's topic in Nursing Career
I just started my first job at LTC facility because hospitals around me are not hiring. I decided to broaden my horizon so I applied to nursing homes, doctors offices, etc. So far it's quite a...
I have just taken on this position and I found this post. I'm totally new to this. I graduated in novemeber and this is my first job ever as nurse. I work night shift so I will be all by myself after...
Hi! I was wondering who is hiring in MO. I live in St. Louis and have applied to many places such as hospitals, nursing homes, and doctor offices and I'm not getting a replies. I want a med/surg...
wonderful! You will do great! Also, whenever you schedule it, take the date off the day before the exam and enjoy yourself. Everyone I talked to in my class did this before they took the exam and have...
I've battled tests that require critical thinking skills since I started nursing school. My GPA plummeted but I never failed a class by the grace of God. I finally got a little better my last year....
when i passed 75 questions I was ready to expect the worst and was ready for another 10 questions. When it shut off at 77 is when I felt like I was gonna throw up. i was a wreck waiting for my...
That's how I studied using saunders and I passed with 77 questions. I noticed sometimes I got a lot of repeat questions while I studied even in study mode but it helped reinforce the information....
I think Saunders has a great series. I agree with all the previous posts and just do questions and read the rationales. You have a lot of knowledge being a CNA and EMT so I'm sure you will be fine....
I actually just graduated from GSON BJCON and had a pretty good experience. I'm sorry to here that some people say it's the worst ever. It doesn't matter what nursing school you go to, there's...
I just graduated from an BSN program and our clincials were much like the LPN program's day on the floor. We started doing clinicals the last week of our fundamental's class but it was just to get...
shenderson314 replied to RH-CentMO's topic in General Nursing
Avoid St.Anthony's Medical Center. I've worked there 3 years in different places and it never got better. I would try to apply in the BJC network. You have to have time to train though if you want...
shenderson314 replied to scrublifenurse10's topic in General Students
My goal in every group I'm in is to make sure the class stays awake. My favorite project is when I did a game show, just like you said. You may have found them already, but I used a Smarter than a...
I take the HESI after each semester when i'm done with clinical rotations. I just finished taking one for psych and one for women's health. I found it useful to ONLY use the HESI book because...