JaxNewGrad

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1. Can't get a job as new RN

   JaxNewGrad replied to black_butterfly's topic in Florida

   Thank you for the perspective. It helps. But the situation you describe kinda makes me wonder even more if the 'nursing shortage' ever really existed. :)

2. Can't get a job as new RN

   JaxNewGrad replied to black_butterfly's topic in Florida

   Hey... thanks for the heads-up. Just wanted to let you know that I applied for several "will consider new RN with BSN" ads for Baptist Nassau last year... went through a telephone interview with HR (the HR rep seemed very positive about our interview...

3. Can't get a job as new RN

   JaxNewGrad replied to black_butterfly's topic in Florida

   Just a quick reply... I have a BSN. Doesn't seem to matter.

4. Can't get a job as new RN

   JaxNewGrad replied to black_butterfly's topic in Florida

   Regarding Mayo clinic (in Jax)... I spoke to Ms. Lineburg last year, after I graduated. I applied for a new RN position at Mayo. When I received the standard "there are more qualified applicants, you were not selected" letter in the mail, I called ...

5. NAT topics (FCCJ Nursing Program entrance exam)

   JaxNewGrad replied to Phread01's topic in Florida

   I used the logic test at tickle.com when I took the FCCJ test. (Eventually ended up at JU, though.) What I recall is that I scored above the 90th percentile in logic, math, and science but apparently am unable to read. The passages are long-winded...

6. Need 2 hear from RNs in Jacksonville & Orlando

   JaxNewGrad replied to warhawk's topic in Florida

   I'm a new RN-BSN & can't get an interview.... perhaps in a couple of years it will be better for you. Patient ratios vary dramatically from facility to facility... 5 on the low end to 8 or 9 on the high end for med-surg from what I've seen in cl...

7. Florida HB 1209

   JaxNewGrad replied to cterwilliger's topic in Florida

   This makes me nervous. What is the difference between "approved" and "eligible" programs/schools? I wonder who or what organization is behind this? It seems like someone has decided that the way to get more nurses is to push them through whatever p...

8. Can't get a job as new RN

   JaxNewGrad replied to black_butterfly's topic in Florida

   Thanks for posting this and for contacting the paper. The more I read these articles, the more the whole "nursing shortage" story seems like self-perpetuating propoganda.

9. New BSN, 6 months, no interview. How long before I hang it up?

   JaxNewGrad replied to JaxNewGrad's topic in General Nursing

   Everyone, thanks so much for your suggestions and words of encouragement. I'm an older student (mid-40's) with an aging mom who has health problems. Actually, they're more like my problems since she doesn't go to the doctor unless I take her there....

10. nursing grad who cant seem to pass boards

    JaxNewGrad replied to angieb82's topic in General Nursing

    I had a high GPA and was convinced I didn't need a review, until I started reviewing on my own with books and CDs. I could not crack the 70% correct mark no matter how hard I tried. (And I found myself arguing out loud with the answers to the questio...

11. Has anyone else's triage changed.

    JaxNewGrad replied to JessicRN's topic in General Nursing

    My only triage experience came during clinical rotations at school. I was appalled when I realized that the person who checked in potential patients had no medical/nursing or triage training. (The misspelled chief complaints should have been a red ...

12. New BSN, 6 months, no interview. How long before I hang it up?

    JaxNewGrad posted a topic in General Nursing

    Just wondering if anyone has encountered a situation where s/he is searching for work and just can't find any? I graduated with a BSN last year. Good grades, solid work history in a different industry. I've had no interviews, just a stack of "you don...

13. Keeping up skills during the new grad job hunt... thoughts?

    JaxNewGrad posted a topic in General Nursing

    Greetings, everyone. I graduated with a BSN last September and haven't had an interview yet. Lots of applications and a stack of "you don't meet our requirements" responses. While speaking to a nurse recruiter the other day, she asked me what I was ...

14. Can't get a job as new RN

    JaxNewGrad replied to black_butterfly's topic in Florida

    I'm so sorry to hear this. I hope by the time you read this you'll have found a new grad position. When I was searching new nurse internships for FL, I found many in the Orlando area. I live in Jacksonville and I can't get an interview graduating ...

15. Any new Jacksonville BSNs finding jobs?

    JaxNewGrad posted a topic in Florida

    I graduated in September '08 magna cum laude from Jacksonville University, and I can't even get an interview. I've applied to two new grad RN programs and was told there were "more qualified" candidates. It was explained to me that since I have no ...