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  1. how long till' I get my license!?

    amymina replied to rugrad11's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Not sure about NJ, but in NY, three days after the test I showed as active in the online system and had my license about two weeks after taking the test in my

  2. New Grad Freaking Out!!!!!!!!!!!

    amymina replied to rottie69's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I took a job after graduating a few months ago on the 11-7 shift passing meds on 52 patients thru the night, chart on them, keep on eye on all of them, and then pass meds again at 6 am. I trained for...

  3. How long was/is your orientation?

    amymina replied to happyinillinois's topic in First Year After Licensure

    One week in a classroom, and 12 weeks with a preceptor on a telemetry floor. 12 weeks seems to be pretty standard with the hospitals in this part of the country (western

  4. nursing career without touching people

    amymina replied to confusedstudent2011's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    It would still involve some patient contact, but perhaps a position in a doctors office where u have contact, but it is a different environment may be better? My friend was hired right from school to...

  5. Need more confidence or look confident for interviews

    amymina replied to newbie RN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Also, would you be willing to branch out of Rochester some? I live in between Rochester and Buffalo, and was doing shadow interviews at Rochester as well, but wasn't offered a job there. I have...

  6. Would you call?

    amymina replied to aellisrn's topic in General Nursing

    Try to be patient - from experience I know how tough that is. A few Fridays ago, I went into for two interviews to the same hospital systems, and the nurse managers got together and asked to make it...

  7. how do I find a job ???

    amymina replied to RitaNP's topic in First Year After Licensure

    First thing I did for the last semester was contact the nurse recruiters at the major hospitals in the area and see about when I should be applying for a position. They all told me to start about the...

  8. Passed NCLEX, updated resume...no bites. HELP!!

    amymina replied to MandyFriedl's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I totally understand how you feel and what you are going through. I graduated in May, started applying in March, and was just offered a position last week after months of looking. The market is...

  9. I want that "RN" title :)

    amymina replied to Iammblessed2011's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I know how you feel, scheduled my exam for about four weeks after I graduated, hoping that if I had passed already it would help with my job search. I was terrified, and walking into the office was a...

  10. I have until morning to reschedule...

    amymina replied to sr0273's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    The other posters are right. You aren't going to feel ready. I was in the same boat and was sure I wasn't going to pass. But I did on the first try with the 75 questions. I have been told the...

  11. frustrated

    amymina posted a topic in General Students

    I am enrolled in a 2 year program for my RN degree and am almost there - due to graduate in May. I am so excited to be almost done. But there is something going on that I can't get off my mind. In...

  12. Job dilemma! Just looking for advice

    amymina replied to HaylyAmber's topic in General Students

    I would call and put out feelers, however, something to keep in mind is that they may not want to hire you due to the fact that you will be graduating shortly and then move on to be a nurse. I had...

  13. May 2011 graduates..nervous for last semester?

    amymina replied to gaspasser2b's topic in General Students

    I am getting more worried everyday - the third semester of our two year program had me the most worried, we went from 56 to 30 people which I saw in earlier semesters, but now that it is over, our...

  14. So..is it true what they say?

    amymina replied to sophie<3's topic in General Nursing

    I'm in my 3rd semester of an ADN program and actually asked a nurse on our telemetry floor that question cause I have heard the same thing. She has been a nurse for 34 years and said that you...

  15. Pharm class.

    amymina replied to HCollier's topic in General Students

    We have to take a Pharm class the last semester of our nursing classes (it's a 2 yr program). I wish we were allowed to do it as a prerequisite class or in the first semester b/c it would help us...

  16. assistance with med surg class

    amymina replied to jillk5455's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I use Medical-Surgical Nursing, Reviews and Rationales. I bought it last semester, and have found it to come in handy multiple times. It is at Barnes and Nobles, and I have included a link here just...

  17. Does anyone else's program do this? (Grades)

    amymina replied to CaptScrubs13's topic in General Students

    Last fall when I started school, they would post the grades outside of our nursing lab, and we sometimes had to wait up to 2 weeks for the results. Last semester, they switched to an online reporting...

  18. To Work or Not to Work that is the Question.

    amymina replied to Vanessa3's topic in General Students

    I wouldn't work, I get where you are coming from, but I see the students that have to work and it is very tiring to them. Not only that, I am assuming you live in NY state because of the TAP mention,...

  19. scholarships and money to pay for school

    amymina replied to navy_wife08's topic in General Students

    http://www.hrsa.gov/loanscholarships/scholarships/Nursing/, also check what school you are going too for scholarships and apply, as well as if you work at a facility that is willing to pay for you to...

  20. How to deal with an incompetent classmate?

    amymina replied to CharlotteDarcy's topic in General Students

    I had to deal with a classmate like this last semester. We were assigned to groups, and my groups had to answer questions and do a presentation on AIDS. They even gave us class time during skills...

  21. Favorite Clinical rotation?

    amymina replied to reeta116's topic in General Students

    I still have another year in school, but med-surg rotations were okay, maternity was my favorite (though I eventually want to be a midwife), and rehab I didn't like at all, too slow for my taste when...

  22. Abnormal vs. Normal assessment findings in the elderly

    amymina replied to aaaa's topic in General Students

    Something my instructors pointed out last semester is that in the elderly it isn't unusual to find BP at 160/90 due to the veins and arteries being less elastic. I haven't seen it on a patient yet,...

  23. WOW!!! I just saw how much first semester books cost!!!

    amymina replied to Waitingtill2010's topic in General Students

    An idea is to check different websites, which many others have mentioned. I'm not sure of the ones that have been mentioned, but I have used barnes and noble (they had 30% off all new textbooks last...

  24. Fed up with Stupid Parents

    amymina replied to TXPediNurse's topic in General Nursing

    Wow - after reading through 5 pages of posts (some with very good information), I had to go back and read the first post to remember all the details that started everything. I am about to start my...

  25. I'm feeling accepted

    amymina replied to cmonkey's topic in General Students

    I was an alternate at the school I am currently attending this time last year, and got in. Be encouraged, and good luck