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Sorry for resurrecting a dead thread, but I'm sure there will be people in the future searching for this subject. There is some good information about the DDI in this thread, but nothing like the help that I really needed to pass this test. The above quote IS NOT the way you should think when you take the DDI. DO NOT pick the answer that is "your gut feeling" and don't pretend like you are a nervous 16 year old. Follow these tips to pass this test. (I have failed once, passed the 2nd time) 1. Think as a perfect employee. What does the employer want you to be like? Teamplayer, conscientious, sociable, etc. 2. Answer the Strongly agree/agree/neutral/disagree/strongly disagree questions with strongly agree or strongly disagree. There you have it. There is nothing else to it!

interesting how this thread came back from the dead and i just happened to check it... anyways, los robles does hire adn, bsn preferred. there is a decent amount of new grads that have been hired recently

cmh, northridge, los robles i know for sure. st johns im pretty sure takes new grads too, i know a couple there. if you need more help then let me know. im a new grad hired into los robles.

im a new grad rn, so i recently experienced what you feel in a way. let me tell it like it is, its hard getting a job anywhere with any major nowadays. you still have 3 years, so hopefully things change then. it took me 5 months and 6 different hospital interviews until i found my job now. be flexible with where you end up working and you will find something a lot easier.

yikes!! well in that case, I would suggest just to apply to whichever nursing programs that you can. If you are limited to what areas you can go to then research all the programs around you.

It is really just a fear of what skill you are going to have to perform. I remember I had to perform passive ROM and I had not studied it all that well. I had missed something in the legs, but the tester gave me clues and was really cool about the whole process and passed me.

I never have gotten a flu shot nor will I receive the H1N1. I have never really had a problem with my health so my immune system is enough to fight off whatever I get. Also, I think I had a case of H1N1 over summer, so I have developed antibodies for it already!

I worked briefly in a nursing home before getting accepted to the hospital as a CNA/transporter, but here is some information I can give you. I worked the 3pm-11:30pm shift and it is way less hectic than the morning shift. Occasionally you will have to give baths, but most of the care really is just cleaning up after patients and making sure they are turned every 2 hours. I would think that nightshift has even less going on, so you'll just have to take it from there! good luck!

I know what you mean about the work being "busy work." I'm currently in my critical care rotation and I can honestly say that the layout of the rotation could have been much better. There is hardly any lecture, but a buttload of case studies and hw that we have to do. But then again, my program is in its 1st year.

Nurses don't get looked down upon most of the time. Occasionally I will get the comment from patients saying, "Oh, so you are going for your MD after, right?" You should get a little more experience maybe by volunteering in hospital then you can find out what you want to do.

Have you talked to faculty at the program you were in? I know that some nursing programs allow you to "reenter" for a 2nd chance the next year if you failed just 1 class.

I have had similar experiences, but never fainted. I was dehydrated before in a patients room and had to rush out for a breath of fresh air and water. Just don't forget to get fluids in and eat breakfast!

that basically sums it up, but I wouldn't discourage you from applying to ADN programs since bridging from ADN to BSN is not hard and there are many programs out there. If you haven't taken your prerequisites then you can expect to get your BSN in 4 years, then work at least 1 year in ICU, and at least 2 years for the CRNA program. It is completely do-able since there are 50 year olds in my BSN program.

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I'm not too sure if going for LPN/LVN would be a good idea. Thing is that most are getting phased out of hospitals since they just can't work at the capacity of an RN. I suppose it wouldn't hurt to apply for LPN/LVN, but also apply to a few nursing programs where you may have a higher chance of gettting in such as those with lottery. Don't give up! you can do it!