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Have you tried University Hospital in Columbia, MO? I graduated there, and decided to move back to KC based on personal preference, but everyone in my class who stayed in Columbia found employment there. They seem to be very generous with hiring new ...

Congrats to you. Hopefully it went well. I had a phone interview before the residency deadline (which was surprising) but I haven't heard anything as of yet. I was told that onsite interviews were to begin "the last 2 weeks of October" so I'm not fe...

An entry-level RN is basically a RN/Graduate nurse with no nursing experience whatsoever. Upon graduation, BSN or ADN, he would be considered a graduate nurse and will need to apply to these positions. As far as whether he should get a BSN or ADN- th...

Personally, I found the part about taking care of your grandmother to be the most interesting part of your essay. If this were my essay, that would be the focal point (the challenge), and I would expand on what you learned from that experience, how i...

Interesting. Thanks!

If you don't mind me asking, how did you hear that NKCH would have graduate nurse openings on the 1st? I know that they have openings now, but they're for internal applicants only. Thanks in advance.

This post is offensive and I'm not even a LPN. Some would say the exact same thing you wrote about CNAs. Point is, you have no right to downgrade anyone's education. And it's complete fabrication that LPNs make "only a few dollars" more than CNAs.

Bumping this post. Anyone have any new information of this residency program? Anyone else apply for this year's winter cohort?

I probably will. Don't get me wrong, it's not something I don't want (it's a job after all), but for some reason I figure that I should at least get 1 year of hospital experience under my belt before taking an office/traveling position. Everything ha...

I think that it'd be pretty strange NOT to apply to nursing homes in such an economy. When speaking for myself, all avenues have been exhausted. Whether it be nursing homes, correctional facilities, office related nursing jobs, etc. I don't know any ...

This is true. I'm in the same boat as everyone else. I have tons of family members who work in various hospitals around my city, and I'm still not able to find employment as a new grad. Today someone recommended that I apply at a local hospital near ...

lol you did imply that it is "SMART" to go to a community college over a university "in this economy". I don't necessarily disagree with you, but for my situation and for a lot of people, choosing the university over a CC in this economy was the sma...

It's a shame that your friend thinks that, but if your friend is going to a 4 year university/getting her BSN, why would it take her until 2017 to graduate?

lol these would be considered "low level passing" questions for NCLEX. If you took the NCLEX and were given nothing but the above questions, you'd fail as you'd be showing minimum competence.

I can definitely understand your frustration (recruiters sending you on jobs you're supposedly "not qualified" for sounds rough). I don't think that you came off "cocky" at all; it sounds like you're just venting. It's easier for some and harder fo...

As long as it says "delivery successful", and you get the good pop up telling you that another appointment can not be scheduled at this time", then you passed. Congrats!

It has to say "delivery successful" for the trick to be accurate. Maybe try it again?

Yes. I took it on monday, and stopped at 75 questions. I found out that I passed on Wednesday. :) I didn't think that they were that similar, but I was able to apply the critical thinking skills that Kaplan teaches you to the NCLEX questions. Good lu...

Diagnostic- 59, Readiness-58, Q1-55, Q2-59, Q3-52, Q4-61, Q5-60, Q6-59, Q7-60. I did all of the QBank and then some. Because it is said that Qtrainers 6 & 7 are the most like the NCLEX questions, I took them again 2 days before the exam, and scor...

Worked for me! I took the exam on 9/19 at 8am. I was stopped at 75 Qs and left defeated and angry at myself. 4 hours after testing, it says "Delivery Successful" on the Pearson site. I begin re-registering, cross my fingers, hold my breath, and click...

I'd most def. go with option 2. If your program is as intense as mine is, you're going to want/need that summer break.

I actually get better grades in NS. Being a B student is not something to scoff at. When did a B become the new D? NS is based on critical thinking. It's not like pre-reqs where people have to simply memorize facts and figures. While there is still m...

I didn't get any As in the prerequisites for my ABSN program- only Bs. I had a 3.01 undergrad, and a 3.2 in pre-reqs. I started my pre-reqs in Jan of '09, applied in October, and got the letter in January of 2010. I was still in the process of comple...

Let it go. I have the same situation in my ABSN program. The courseload of 3 lectures, and 3 clinicals is nothing compared to the stress from all the drama in my nursing school. Maybe it's better for her to remain mum, than to say something that coul...

Has anyone else applied? Does anyone know what the application/interview process is like? Any information at all about the accelerated program would be much appreciated. Thanks in advance.