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  1. Hello All, I am writing here now, because Allnurses.com has helped me out in the past and I hope you guys can give me advice once again. I am so frustrated with trying to find a job. Here's my...
  2. Getting started in Critical Care

    Most hospitals will not allow you to go straight from nursing school into the critical care areas. You have to be with the hospital on med/surg floor for a minimum of 1year. Then they will put you...
  3. Hang in there I know too well what you're going through. It took me over a year to find the job I'm at now. I graduated May 2009, and finally passed boards in Dec. 2009 and couldn't get a job until...
  4. Finding a Job- New Grad

    I could use some encouragement out there. I'm an RN in NY (Long Island area). I graduated back in May 2009. I had to take the boards 3 times before I passed. I got my license finally in December...
  5. Funny story. My school's uniform was all white. And on one of my clinical days I didn't have time to run to the bathroom as much as I would have liked. I used a pad with wings, and when lunch came...
  6. your welcome.... good luck, if you have any questions feel free to ask away
  7. thank you! I used "Exam Cram" Review book & "Prioritization, Delegation, & Assignment" workbook by LaCharity. Do the full quick 20 chapters in Exam Cram, they are short & to the point,...
  8. Actually I didn't start job hunting yet. I'm going to Atlantic City for the weekend with my sister. So I figured when I come back I'll start job hunting. Just taking a weekish to enjoy passing &...
  9. Angel love, take a deep breath & relax, stay positive you can do it! GOOD
  10. Stay strong, relax & remain confident. You can pass! :) GOOD LUCK & keep me updated on how things
  11. Hey Murphal, Yes a very stressful time it is the last 7 days worrying especially because you took it twice already (been there). You have to try to stay relaxed. Remember you already took it twice...
  12. Thank you guys!... I got i think 3 math question on the exam, drug calc i one of my strong parts so i really didn't study it. In the back of the Exam Cram Review book there are 12 practice math...
  13. so quick sum of the above. Do one to two chapters a day in the Exam Cram review book & one to two chapters a day in the LaCharity book. When you finish with the Exam Cram chapters, focus on...
  14. aww thank you!. You can do it too! My study plan for round 3, was to forget about all the other books I used in the past, I just left them in me room on the side to collect dust, they obviously...
  15. Hey Guys, I just wanted to THANK YOU for all your support & prayers. And to let you know that the results are in I PASSED! Never give up on your dreams, they will come true when the time is...
  16. aww thanks guys! I love your support through all of this. And hart29 i felt the same way about the exam cram cd i only did it like 3 times & it wasn't working out because if you click end then...
  17. Thanks guys for your prayers I truly do appreciate them. I took the exam this morning. Smaller testing center than last time, but the people that work here were nicer. This time didn't seem so bad,...
  18. thank you Angel love i definitely will let you know how it goes tomorrow & when i get the results
  19. it's officially the last day before my exam my friends... home stretch is finally here. I feel pretty relaxed. Just going to review the last minute cram sheet in from of the Exam Cram book &...
  20. thanks Angel love I'll be praying for you as well... this time shall be it for us
  21. so i'm down to my last 2 days before the exam. Yesterday I did a test run to the center so now I know where I'm going (new center this time around). Just spending this rainy day doing review...
  22. thanks me too. Being I finished the review chapters. I am working on the practice exams. I'm down to 4 days until the test. Tomorrow I'm taking a dry run to the testing center so I know where it...
  23. I sure hope you are right. I don't know I just kind of feel that I've been studying for so long & finally got what I've been looking for in review/ prep for this exam & feel that I can...
  24. ... having a bad study day today. Yesterday I finished the last two chapters in Exam Cram, so officially all 20 chapters are complete. I'm just soo tired of studying I wish it will all end. I soo...
  25. lol yea i know what ya mean.... it will be nice instead of studying on our free time, we get to job hunt LOL but then we get to move up in life (& have the joy of leaving my crappy job)