Bobbkat

Bobbkat

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  1. How much math and chemistry do nurses use on a daily basis?

    Bobbkat replied to TheRaven's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    It doesn't matter if you failed or aced your high school chem class, since it doesn't count towards your ADN or BSN. You need to take one or two semesters of chemistry as pre requisite coursework for...

  2. Are there any new grad nursing jobs anywhere?

    Bobbkat replied to MisterSimba's topic in California Nursing

    Try upstate NY. I received a number of calls from recruiters about peds and PICU positions from hospitals there. I also have a BS in El Ed, so that might have made me more attractive, but besides...

  3. how old were you when you realized you weren't going to make real money as a nurse

    Bobbkat replied to pilotstudentnurse's topic in General Nursing

    My mother is a nurse, my father a retired cop. They raised 4 children just fine off from their salaries. I never went into nursing with any illusions that I would make $150,000 (without becoming a...

  4. New Grads We Have Hit A New Low...Work For FREE

    Bobbkat replied to SparkleRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    The really sad thing is that the 'job' description doesn't even sound like you provide any patient care: Volunteer at least once per week in 3 hour increments providing quality and compassionate...

  5. Master's in nursing with low GPA of 2.4

    Bobbkat replied to savotina's topic in General Nursing

    I think you have to be employed to go through Phoenix. So debate of quality aside, the OP wouldn't

  6. During a job interview, what do nurse managers expect from fresh/green/new nurses?

    Bobbkat replied to extraordinary's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Ah, that makes more sense now! I have my first interview tomorrow morning, so I will have to update with any questions I was

  7. Becoming a NICU nursing aide?

    Bobbkat replied to futurenurseheather's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    The NICU that my mother works in uses PCT's, but I know that most of them have been there for years, so it might not be the easiest position to

  8. During a job interview, what do nurse managers expect from fresh/green/new nurses?

    Bobbkat replied to extraordinary's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I don't have any advice as far as the interviews go, being a new grad myself (with no interviews), but I have a question. You say you are going to apply for practical nursing positions. Do you mean...

  9. How is 2010 treating new RN graduates?

    Bobbkat replied to bearscrubs75's topic in General Nursing

    agreed. I've submitted about 200. The only actual responses I've gotten were through some major

  10. 3.25 GPA required for new grad position???!!

    Bobbkat replied to wildsmile24's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Same here, in fact I worry about it all the time. I have a BS in education, which started out as a BFA in vocal music performance. Some people may accuse me of being all over the place....I just...

  11. 3.25 GPA required for new grad position???!!

    Bobbkat replied to wildsmile24's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I agree, I don't think GPA doesn't say anything about your skills as a nurse. What I'm saying is that I don't think your GPA necessarily says anything about your life

  12. repeat pass rate lower than first time test takers

    Bobbkat replied to Shondacat517's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

  13. 3.25 GPA required for new grad position???!!

    Bobbkat replied to wildsmile24's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Exactly, and while I risk being a major b1tch on the thread, I'd like to point out that having a high GPA does NOT mean that you had nothing to 'distract' you from classwork. I hate that...

  14. How is 2010 treating new RN graduates?

    Bobbkat replied to bearscrubs75's topic in General Nursing

    I'm in New England. Job prospects

  15. Are nursing grads still having a hard time finding jobs?

    Bobbkat replied to mariposabella's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Yeah, up until recently I would tell people to still go into nursing, but honestly it doesn't look like the job problem is getting any better, in general. If you have anything else you could do, do...

  16. dear patients, please quit saying that to me

    Bobbkat replied to mcpnurse's topic in General Nursing

    LOL, OMG I've had that happen too. I actually answered the door holding my then 1 year old daughter. I'm not sure if they thought I was the babysitter, older sister or what, but they asked if my...

  17. Are nursing grads still having a hard time finding jobs?

    Bobbkat replied to mariposabella's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I have a BSN, graduated Dec of '09, still no job. Hundreds of applications later I haven't even been on an interview. I got one interview that was cancelled, now I was supposed to have a different...

  18. Living in total poverty I need a job

    Bobbkat replied to jorhyne's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I have to second (third?) the networking. I landed an interview from begging a nurse I knew at a hospital 800 miles away to ask every person she came across if they had a contact in a hospital near...

  19. Unbelievable!

    Bobbkat replied to dannibee's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Hmm, maybe we looked at the same job posting? I saw one of those too. I mean, really? One year experience to give flu

  20. dear patients, please quit saying that to me

    Bobbkat replied to mcpnurse's topic in General Nursing

    Forgive me, but I haven't read all of the prev posts. I am 5'9", so 'petite' is not a word that would ever describe me. However, I do have a very young looking face apparently, because I've had...

  21. New Grad NICU Support Thread

    Bobbkat replied to niculove's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I took NCLEX about a month and a half ago. I second the pearson vue trick. Worked for

  22. GPA

    Bobbkat replied to Lisa1980's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I don't think it really is. I think that the GPA is used as a screening tool only, but then factors like work/volunteer experience come into play. I think the best thing that you can have going for...

  23. GPA

    Bobbkat replied to Lisa1980's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I think 'outside circumstances' are pretty common nowadays. There are many more people that have children/families/jobs/obligations that take their attention while in school it seems. I was in that...

  24. New Grad NICU Support Thread

    Bobbkat replied to niculove's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Hoping to join you too. I have an interview next week. I was raised by a NICU nurse and have been a parent in the NICU, so I feel very connected to NICU nursing. Fingers are crossed that I get the...

  25. Question about recommendation letters

    Bobbkat replied to excessively_diverted's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I did both. I asked for general letters of rec from about about 5-6 people, all of whom agreed. They each gave me multiple copies. Also, some of them volunteered to write me a letter geared towards...