Chicci212

Hey linnusik--- I too got accepted to Kaiser for the Fall.. Sent my deposit check last week.. What are you doing about housing? Are you gonna check out those pamphlets they gave out?

Interviewed on Wed Feb 16th and got an acceptance e-mail Feb 22nd, the Tuesday after my interview... Gonna go to Kaiser... Anyone else get in and going??

Its not a matter of bailing out, I will have fulfilled my commitment by the end of the month.. Actually I am highly valued at my facility, just that everywhere in NYC is on a hiring freeze right now, including the facility where I am doing my internship. The nursing director already said she would give me an excellent reference for any opportunities that may come my way. My hospital will be hiring in end of April early May, however I have financial obligations to fulfill and cannot wait several months before beginning a position. I do have an interview at another hospital for an ICU position tomorrow. I guess I was misinformed by someone when I heard that Arizona is desperate for nurses... It sounds to me from the responses that Arizona is in a similar situation to NYC. Thanks for the replies!

Hi All- I am thinking about maybe relocating to Arizona, preferably Tucson or Phoenix. I am currently in an 8 week Cardiothoracic ICU internship at a very prestigious cardiac hospital in NYC. I am tired of the cold weather and thinking about going somewhere warmer. I have family in Arizona. Please let me know if anyone can suggest a hospital in the above mentioned areas that have an ICU Fellowship program. My goal is to go back to anesthesia in a few years, plus I am very passionate about ICU. Thanks

The Kaplan test bank was very helpful.. I bought the $35 purple Kaplan book from Barnes and Noble that gives you the strategies, which can be helpful, but not for every question.. My friend bought the test bank and shared the password with me. I only used it this weekend, just took NCLEX this morning in NYC and found that Kaplan questions were most similar to NCLEX. Also buy the learning extension from NCSBN website. http://www.learningext.com They write the NCLEX, so they are a great source. Hope this helps. Save your money and take me to dinner when you pass!! You will do fine, just do questions religiously and review the rationales. Any areas that you are weak in I would spend more time on.. The thing with NCLEX there is so much they can ask you and there is no way you will remember everything. Good Luck!!