I graduate from a nursing school in Chicago, IL this December. I've known for a while that I wanted to live in a different state after graduation, and after a few months of research and thought I'm...
I'm feeling very depressed. I was able to get a job on a general medicine floor at a large teaching hospital and I was very grateful to have a job since I've heard it can be tough for new grads right...
So I just accepted a job at what I thought was a great teaching hospital. I haven't taken the NCLEX yet and they have a spot waiting for me once I get my license. So that's pretty exciting. However,...
I'm in the same boat. I just started on a medsurg floor and during the second day of orientation I wanted to curl in a ball in the medroom and cry. I only get get five shifts of orientation in my...
Ya my mentor will have his or her own patient load. The mentor is the same person who I'm shadowing during orientation and they want want that teaching relationship to continue. But I'm wondering when...
pullingallnighter replied to Cherry29's topic in Illinois Nursing
They do hire new grads in ICU, at least in the medical ICU. The phone interview is usually just a screening interview. I had two phone interviews and then had an in person interview with the nursing...
pullingallnighter replied to rowen1991's topic in Illinois Nursing
I attend North Park University (graduating this December! Finally!) and my adjusted individual total score was 87.1% with my percentile rank at 90. If I remember correctly, the TEAS cut off for my...
pullingallnighter replied to pullingallnighter's topic in Washington Nursing
thanks for the info corazondeoro! really helps out a lot. it sucks that they require us to fly out there for an interview... it's like $400-$500 to fly out there from chicago. :/ i was looking at...
Hey @spectacular17! I took the TEAS a few months ago and did really well (ranked 95th percentile in the nation and 90th in my BSN program). Here are a few of my recommendations: Buy "Study Manual for...