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I decided to bag a long career in IT to make a difference in other people's lives before I retired. At age 57 started an accelerated 2nd degree BSN program at Georgetown Univ. Finished at age 59. I'm now 65, working as an oncology nurse at a hospita...

You're never to old to do something new. I spent 35 years in IT management and sales before deciding I really wanted to spend my last 10 years of work doing something in healthcare. So at age 57 I started the accelerated BSN Program at Georgetown Un...

Hi guys, BS in Computer Science in 1974. BS in Business Admin in 1995. Spent 35 years in IT. Went back to school 5 years ago, full time. Accelerated 2nd degree BSN program at Georgetown. Finished at GU in 2011 at age 59. Now a medical oncology ...

Realistically, JHH gets a huge number of applicants for every opening they have. Many nursing positions are only posted online for 1 day. So if you are not selected for one if these positions, you are in good company.

I graduated with a BSN over a year ago (May '11), passed the NCLEX with flying colors and only got hired to work in a hospital this past week. And at that, it wasn't in DC/MD/VA - where I already own a home. About 9 months ago I decided to start ap...

60 Y.O. (So you're never to old to go into nursing). Graduated last year from the accelerated BSN program at Georgetown. Going to work next month at a VA hospital. There were 8 guys in my cohort of 57.

Yes, they're both were in residencies. Once is in CCU the other is in Oncology.

I have friends working as new grads in both hospitals. I think you'll be happier at Hopkins, if you don't mind moving.

NC I-M jobs are for nurses with 1 year of experience or more. The new grad jobs are labeled NC I. I was hired as a new grad for an NC I job in ICU.

ok, so i need to take an online or in-person class first, pass an exam then do the "megacode." what's involved in the megacode? is it done one-on-one between a student and instructor, or in teams?

Thanks for the feedback, Kimberly! I'll be sure to check them out.

It's now been 10 months since my graduation from nursing school in DC, and I'm still looking for my first RN job. And I'm really frustrated. Despite my 2nd degree BSN and good GPA, I'm concerned that I may not be getting hired because of my age (I'...

I see that there are a number of companies that offer online-only ACLS training. But is there also a hands-on simulation required for certification, too? I'm thinking about doing an ACLS at my own expense to strengthen my resume, as I've been out ...

I registered for the February New Grad/RN Residency positions on WHC's website in early November. I don't think the posting is still there. Maybe there will be a separate residency program for experienced new hire nurses.

I think the answer depends on what kind of nursing you want to do after earning your RN. If you want to work in a DC/MD/VA hospital in either acute or critical care as a new grad nurse, you will almost absolutely have to have a BSN. I know local ho...

Yeah, I've been watching their web site and saw that they've posted a new grad job in the NICU. Not my area of interest, but maybe there'll be new grad openings posted in other units, too > I'd like to work in Oncology or even Med/Surg.

I'm looking to trade info with people who've been accepted for the Spring 2010 accelerated BSN class at Marymount. I got my acceptance (I applied early) on 10/1. If you got into more than one school and have decided to go to Marymount, I'd like to h...

Thanks for the info!

Can someone tell me when the next round of hiring will happen for WHC's nurse residency program? I'm a BSN who graduated in May 2011, looking for my first job this Fall. I applied for a job at WHC last may, but wasn't hired for the unit where I appl...

I've applied for jobs at Hopkins, Sinai, UMMC, Northwest/Randallstown, Sibley, Suburban, Bayview. Do you know of any others that I've missed?

I was hired at JHH in August as a new BSN/RN. JHH has a rolling hiring process - they hire new grad nurses every month. A friend of mine (another new grad) was just hired to work on an Oncology unit starting in late September. JHH is staffing up f...

Not everyone hired by JH went to school there or U MD. In my cohort that started last month, I know of two folks who went to Towson (another state school), one went to Univ of Delaware, two of us went to Georgetown, and there were two RN's who gradu...

The tricky thing for new grads is finding the postings on the Hopkins employment webpage for new grads. You'll need to look for "Nurse Clinician I" jobs. Many times, I found these jobs were only posted online for 1 DAY. So I got in the habit of lo...

Sure. Johns Hopkins.

I just started at a hospital in Baltimore, this week. Several of the folks in my new grad program are ADN prepared RN's. That said, most were BSN prepared. My guess is you'll have a harder time getting a hospital job than you would if you'd worked...