bayareastudent0711

Hi I have an opportunity for an interview as an new grad at Cleveland Clinic. I need some answers, how is the training and orientation there? I know Cleveland Clinic is #1 in the nation for medical advancement, but how about the support and training ...

75q in 1.5hours. i'm normally a fast test taker so I really tried to slow down with the NCLEX questions, even in practice. I'm so nervous! I took the NCLEX this morning. and it shut off at 75 questions. I got 19 SATAs, 1 ordering, and 1 calculation. ...

Goodluck! Hope this doesn't reach you too late! Be prepared with some standard questions. Its going to be the same questions they ask other candidates. Why the VA? What do you have to offer/what makes you stand out/why should we hire you/ what charac...

I got 2 days per shift when I oriented. So I got lucky. But you really do learn on the job, just don't be afraid to ask, and study study on your days off. Keep your smartphone with you if possible as a quick reference! Watch how the nurses talk to th...

Ask for your old job back! You're back and ready to work so why shouldn't they hire you back? =) No need to spend any money on training you because you already know the policies and procedures and how the unit works. They cared enough about you to gi...

Based on VA Palo Alto's past two new grad programs this year... two weeks from the end of the job posting seems to be standard. We got another week and a half before we may hear something -_-

I applied on the very last day.

CONGRATULATIONS!! =D what unit did you interview with?

so i suggest to call the nurse recruiter tomorrow! good luck everyone.

In my interview, they told me they had to submit the name they want to hire to the nurse recruiter by sept 4, so hiring paperwork can get started because program starts in october.

eek! I interviewed in the rehab unit. and they said only 10 new grads hired for the entire program. and that names need to be submitted to the recruiter by sept 4. because the program is starting in october. they seem to be moving pretty fast this ti...

if you log back into usajobs and then click more info under your status. and then directs you to the VA job account. click on the job you applied for. and then click view/print answers. and it will tell you the positions you applied for towards the e...

if you can handle it go for it. i did that for three years. and it took me an hour to hour and a half some days. on really bad days it took me two hours. and some clinical sites i had to drive two hours to get there and two hours to get back for twic...

yupp!

yes i did this morning =) or early afternoon i did. but different units may be going on different timelines also! so theres still time! they did say towards the end of next week ? =)

got my phone call for nursing rehab and my interview is THIS WEEK!! eeek=) good luck everyone!

6 weeks to 8 weeks sounds good. what you need to find out is if they are willing to provide you with more orientation if you ask for it. As for an hour drive in LA, is that what google maps says based on distance? If so, an hour drive is too far, bec...

A classmate of mine accepted a job offer in the ortho unit, was external. So good luck every one and follow up with the nurse recruiter!!! btw, is it just me or does no one get through to the nurse recruiter??

It sounds a bit dangerous, but just try it out. You'd be surprised how little employers support nurses. That's why nursing autonomy is emphasized a lot in school. Try it out, and you can always quit. You may like it, and it sounds like you will gain ...

1) GET A HEALTHCARE RELATED JOB ASAP! WHILE IN SCHOOL. i know it's difficult, but when you are hunting for that RN job, you have a leg up on a lot of other new grads, because you have experience as an ekg tech/ ob tech/ er tech/ cna/ na/ unit clerk. ...

Burlingame if you have one. and JC Penney actually has some nice suit separates. I wore this khaki pants once, and someone thought it was from banana republic! Also, H&M has some nice blazers to pair. and you can never go wrong with a collared bu...

I'm grateful for this site, this site and a lot of research helped prepare me for interviews and how to introduce myself and express interest in a job!

patiently waiting...

sign on bonuses are too good to be true! beware, imo. because in CA especially, the job market is saturated with new grad RNs, the hospitals don't want to pay for our training, must less sign on bonuses. If the hospital has money for sign-on bonuses,...

no =/ i heard people of people got calls, soo not really sure about that one though =/