qbanmom5

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1. Question about hiring process into hospital

   qbanmom5 replied to qbanmom5's topic in Job Hunt

   Ok, so I called the nurse manager today and the plot thickens. She said that the issue is that their director's last day of work was last friday which was two days after my interview. Well, the nurse manager explains that the "evaluations" (which I ...

2. Other nurse moms how am i going to do this? My heart hurts!

   qbanmom5 replied to mommynurse25's topic in Career Support

   I feel your pain and i know you are struggling but... in this economy and at least where I live a FT ER position is GREAT! I agree with a previous poster that nights are kind of good because the kids are asleep. You really should not do them in a row...

3. I passed at 75 with Kaplan

   qbanmom5 replied to mdelman1's topic in NCLEX

   I did Kaplan and passed with 75 as well. I also agree that you shouldn't kill yourself with content. You can't possibly cover it all and you are going to kill your nerves trying. Read your rationales, review labs, med SE, isolation precautions and ha...

4. nclex on 7/15! 3 more days

   qbanmom5 replied to kbbartholomay's topic in NCLEX

   Congrats!! PVT works!

5. nclex on 7/15! 3 more days

   qbanmom5 replied to kbbartholomay's topic in NCLEX

   I wish each and every one of you the best of luck. I just took it in may and passed. My words of advice (which Im sure you are hearing over and over) is to have faith in what you know. NCLEX is testing your ability to practice safely. Review infectio...

6. How long should I study?

   qbanmom5 replied to AstronomyNerd86's topic in NCLEX

   Hi, first of all congrats on completing nursing school. 3-4 weeks sounds like ample time. You graduated in May so the info should still be fresh. I also did Kaplan and focused mostly on the questions (qbanks and q trainers). Don't stress if your scor...

7. Question about hiring process into hospital

   qbanmom5 replied to qbanmom5's topic in Job Hunt

   I will definitely update. I sent the thank you's...today is day 2 and no call yet. I think I wil call the mgr on monday afternoon if still no call...Thank you.

8. Question about hiring process into hospital

   qbanmom5 posted a topic in Job Hunt

   Hello all, I am a new grad, graduated NS in april, passed NCLEX in May. Ive had a couple of interviews since then but the one yesterday is the one I have a question about. I met with the nurse managers and it went very well. They seemed pleased with ...

9. New Grad and would like advice about NICU

   qbanmom5 posted a topic in NICU

   I am graduating in a few weeks and am currently doing my preceptorship in the NICU. Although I knew I wanted to be in L&D, Mother-baby, PICU or NICU, I am now so passionate about the NICU. I understand that some of my area (Ft Lauderdale, FL) ho...

10. A question for all nurses...

    qbanmom5 replied to qbanmom5's topic in Career Support

    Thanks all. I will definitely pursue an MSN if not an NP or PA. So, can I at least add the M.A. to the end of my RN title or does it get tossed cause it's not in nursing? Thanks for all your help. Your answers are pretty much what I expected. Hopeful...

11. A question for all nurses...

    qbanmom5 posted a topic in Career Support

    I start nursing school in January 2012 and I'm sooo excited! I took my prereqs this summer after having been out of school for almost 20 years. Nursing will be my second career since I have an M.A. in counseling psychology. For my personal circumstan...