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  1. Your Opinions Please! LPN Director or Full time Faculty?

    careerdejour posted a topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    Hello, I have a choice of choosing between two jobs. The first one is as the Director of an LPN program, and the second one is as full time faculty in an ADN program. The director position has a wider...

  2. Your Opinions Please! LPN Director or Full time Faculty?

    careerdejour replied to careerdejour's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    Thanks for your response. it was not possible to shadow either pjobs. I have made a decision for the faculty position. Thank you so

  3. Medsurg at St. Luke's in Houston or ICU at Clear Lake Regional?

    careerdejour posted a topic in General Nursing

    I am hoping I can get some responses to this from people who are familiar with the Hospital in the Houston area. I am interviewing with St. Luke's as a graduate nurse and also at Clear Lake Regional....

  4. I Passed with 76 Questions!!

    careerdejour posted a topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I took the NCLEX on Tuesday May 31,2005. I checked the Texas BNE website this morning and I have a license already. Yeah!!! I was not sure at all when I left the test how I had performed. If you are...

  5. What nuring specialty is more marketable as a legal nurse consultant?

    careerdejour posted a topic in Legal

    I have been under the impression that med/surg experience is the most valuable. Am I

  6. hurst review..

    careerdejour replied to nursing 101's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    In answer to your question: I recorded some of the audio on audiotapes.(Don't have a cd burner) and listened to them in the car. Secondly, I think the Kaplan strategies in combination with Hurst...

  7. How much Longer????

    careerdejour replied to DCCCRN2Bn05's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    When I checked my result yesterday, I read somewhere there that they don't tell whether someone failed or not. All they show is whether or not a license has been issued in someone's name. Has your...

  8. I Passed with 76 Questions!!

    careerdejour replied to careerdejour's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I left the exam feeling like I had been to combat. I did not start to feel better about the test until 24 hours later when I had time to think about some of the questions and my answer choices. So,...

  9. I passed I passed I passed!!!

    careerdejour replied to GN1974's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    .

  10. Finally----i Passed.!!!!!!!

    careerdejour replied to nurseneedshelp's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I found out today too that I passed.

  11. Those who took/are taking Hurst online review:

    careerdejour posted a topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Did you go back over the tapes again and again? Or did you take notes the first time and didn't revisit? If you used Sanders or something else in conjunction, in what order or fashion did you do it? I...

  12. Medsurg at St. Luke's in Houston or ICU at Clear Lake Regional?

    careerdejour replied to careerdejour's topic in General Nursing

    You've been PM'ed. Interview went well. Phase 2

  13. Medsurg at St. Luke's in Houston or ICU at Clear Lake Regional?

    careerdejour replied to careerdejour's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks. I appreciate your help. I was thinking maybe they are trying not to have too many new grads in ICU. But still, I would love a chance to be one of those new grads they hire. Hope you find out...

  14. Medsurg at St. Luke's in Houston or ICU at Clear Lake Regional?

    careerdejour replied to careerdejour's topic in General Nursing

    I got an e mail from the nurse recruiter telling mre that all they are offering right now is Med/Surg or OR. Quite a few of my classmates actually wanted ICU, since we di a preceptorship there and...

  15. Medsurg at St. Luke's in Houston or ICU at Clear Lake Regional?

    careerdejour replied to careerdejour's topic in General Nursing

    You've been

  16. Which is better for new grad? Big Medical Center or small hospital?

    careerdejour posted a topic in General Nursing

    I graduatewith a BSN in May. Needless to say, the job fairs are beginning to come. I am sort of torn regarding which hospital to choose. There are many hospitals in the Houston Medical Center....

  17. What about speciality areas right out of school?

    careerdejour replied to sstromberg's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I am graduating in Mayand the reason I am thinking about med surg is because I feel that it will provide an opportunity to synthesize all the stuff I have "learned" in bits and pieces in nursing...

  18. Graduate nurse and homeschooling: How compatible?

    careerdejour posted a topic in General Nursing

    I finish school in may. My children are 8 and 6. They were homeschooled until this current school year. I went into nursing for the flexibility so I can pull the children back home. Now as I look...

  19. How well did your nursing education prepare you for your job?

    careerdejour posted a topic in General Nursing

    I am about to graduate BSN in May. I fell like I really don't know anything. I am afraid I might end up being a "fake nurse". Everyone tells me that you don't become a nurse until you work as a...

  20. How Long Did You stay at Your First Job as a Nurse?

    careerdejour posted a topic in General Nursing

    I will graduate in May and I am trying to get as much information as possible before I commit to any one hospital. So, how long did you stay at your first job as a nurse? If you have left, why did...

  21. How Long Did You stay at Your First Job as a Nurse?

    careerdejour replied to careerdejour's topic in General Nursing

    I just wanted to know what atera of nursing you are employed in, since you love it. Plus, in what area of Texas are you located? I am in the Houston

  22. What nuring specialty is more marketable as a legal nurse consultant?

    careerdejour replied to careerdejour's topic in Legal

    I have started linking back up with a few of my former classmates who have their own law firms. I might get a gig or two when I am

  23. Which is better for new grad? Big Medical Center or small hospital?

    careerdejour replied to careerdejour's topic in General Nursing

    I had been wondering the same thing. Do you think it will be perceived as a bad reflection on me if I move to a small hospital after

  24. How do I get my foot in the OB door?

    careerdejour replied to Cassandre''s topic in Ob/Gyn

    I am graduating from a one year BSN in May. Yes, we all have a previous degree prior to nursing school. Regarding clinical hours, there is a minimum required by the Board of Nursing, and we have...

  25. Do I need a Masters in nursing to get a doctorate in nursing?

    careerdejour posted a topic in General Nursing

    I will graduate with a BSN in May. I have a Masters in Education already. In order to get a doctorate in nursing, do I need a Masters in nursing first? Some of my professors right now have their BSN...