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    Interview Monday...Is this a good reason for interview????

    Thanks
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    CHLA New Grad Program March 2013

    Thank you!!!!! So I have to figure how how to withdraw my chla application
  3. https://allnurses.com/nursing-first-job/i-got-job-791053.html Read what I just posted. Yes I did and Yes I got both
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    Interview Monday...Is this a good reason for interview????

    I GOT THE JOB!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! And I did tell her my reason (no details like you said littlepeopleRNICU) and I GOT THE
  5. Pain management clinics generally run 8-430 and have weekends and holidays off. Two new grads from my school just got hired here, though they make less than a hospital RN
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    What "must haves" does a student nurse need for school?

    You can layer it between two masks, slap me on and clean poop all day long without smelling it!!!!! Toothpaste works well
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    CHLA New Grad Program March 2013

    Attached is an image from the information packet. Knew I wasn't insane. Interviews are end of October through november. If you aren't called by Oct 31st then you weren't
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    On call requirements

    This gets my goat! Hire the new grads! Do you have to train us? Yes. Can it be time consuming? Yes. However, no more burned out nurses and no more waiting for the on call nurse to get
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    What should a new grad know?

    Hit send too soon! LOL! Good luck! I'm waiting for an interview right now. As usual I'm two hours early (an hour now) so I'm sitting in my car reading all nurses
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    What should a new grad know?

    Is imagine the basics. Meds, how to do cervical checks, leopolds maneuver, apgar scores, labor stages....just know what they are or have an
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    LTC med nurses-Are you obeying all of the rules?

    I know it's hard to check for allergies but here is why: my dad is allergic to aspirin. He had a heart attack a few years ago. Despite having an allergy band on his arm, a RED folder indications an...
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    LTC med nurses-Are you obeying all of the rules?

    According to NCLEX, ATI and Kaplan a photo is acceptable
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    What to study before starting degree

    I'd say NO to the NCLEX style questions for now. There are "pathology made easy" and "pharmacology made easy" books that you may want to consider so it all seems familiar and not strange. That too can...
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    New grad RN vacation time negotiation

    Depends on where you are. They are hired per diem in
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    CHLA New Grad Program March 2013

    The packet said oct 31 was the dre they'd start letting people
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    Casting Nurses for the Walking Dead

    LOL! Yes. I don't even know his first name LMAO! I had to check
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    My anger

    I am so happy for you!!!!!! Like literally thrilled for you! It's so NICE to see our experience appreciated and
  18. That would tick me off. Point blank. No. I have something planned. I'll call at one to see if you still need me. That makes ME mad
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    My anger

    And for those with "white" names...apply to very ethnic places! The whole "culturally balance out the work place" works both
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    My anger

    So glad you got the job! Show them how us vets do it! Some places really do appreciate a vet! I got hired in a CCT company BECAUSE of my vet status...they knew that what I lacked in skill I had...
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    Must-have gadgets for the nursing student

    I would record only the most important lectures (If I was weak on a subject that's what I would record) and then listen to it as I was running at the gym so I can fast forward the unimportant topics....
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    Any tips for anxiety?

    You are welcome! I tend to be very confident, but that's a facade! LMAO! I too get very nervous, and at night before going to sleep I do exactly what I typed out and it DOES help when you are faced...
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    Casting Nurses for the Walking Dead

    Come on down! You can also oogle the actor that plays Thor (Chris Helmsworth, I think???) while we work out and on Saturdays your kids can play soccer with jenny garths kids!LMAO! Sometimes skeet...
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    Career Crisis....

    Some places ask for certs, however, you can get them on your own without work sponsorship or just apply! If they like you well enough they will help you with the certification. You can always google...
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    Leaving the state after finishing nursing school

    I'd apply for NCLEX in your home state. I had a classmate who was from another state, she left right after graduation and took her NCLEX at home. Made it easier than staying in a "stranger" state and...