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That doesn't sound like a great orientation. I just recently started at a certified home health agency, and we're doing at least 6 weeks of co-visits and documentation training before they begin to start letting us take on our own case load. I feel like I'll get comfortable with doing regular visits pretty quickly but the start of cares look very daunting.

It's not as bad as taking an agency RN on the night shift making 60+ bucks an hour and having them sit on monitors for the shift. Now that is a waste of resources.

Ditto

Just took the test. Stopped at 108. Tried the trick and got this message: "Our records indicate that you have recently scheduled this exam. Please contact your Member Board for further assistance. Another registration cannot be made at this time". Fingers crossed.

Thanks for the responses. I do have a lot of experience in the pre-hospital setting as an EMT although at the basic level. I have the opportunity to start as a new grad in a small ICU at a community hospital. I think I'm just going to start there and then move to a bigger hospital after a couple of years. I liked the manager for the unit and I sort of liked the idea of being able to float into the PACU and ED.

so I have to decide between two new grad job offers. The ICU in a small community hospital that is closer to much bigger tertiary facilities, or a telemetry floor in a large busy hospital that is considered a Top 100 Cardiovascular Hospital. I feel like I would be happy at both, but I want to set myself up to learn the most I can learn and get the most experience I can get. Would I learn more and see more on a busy telemetry floor at a hospital that has all the cardiovascular services available or in a small ICU at pretty much the smallest hospital in the area.

I'm currently in my last semester of my RN program and in the process of interviewing for jobs when I graduate. I was just offered a position in the ICU of a small community hospital. My goal is to be in a critical care area with the hope of some day working as a flight nurse. I also have interest from a large hospital to work on one of their telemetry floors. I'm trying to decide if I would learn more working on a large busy cardiac telemetry floor or working in a 12 bed ICU at a small community hospital. Is the ICU experience less valued at a small hospital, or is the ICU experience valued no matter how big the facility.

I know you need a few years of critical care experience before you would be considered for a flight position. My question is, does the size of the hospital you gain this critical care experience in matter? Will 3 years of ICU in a small community hospital be looked at with less value then 3 years ICU at a larger tertiary facility?

sounds like a basic ACLS scenario.

Do any of the branches accept ADN level RN's, or is it a BSN across the board. I understand active duty requires a BSN, but I've heard the Air National Guard brings in ADN nurses. Can anyone clarify this for me, thank you.

I live in the Albany area and from talking to new grad nurses who graduated in the class ahead of me, it seems like everyone is finding jobs.

what do they call a male who is a charge nurse in the UK? Is he still called a Sister, or is there another name?

this is an old post but I had a BA in Psychology and decided just to go do the associates because the school was affordable, nearby and it has a very good reputation for putting out good nurses in this area. I figure when I finish I can always continue with my education while working as a nurse. I've found that a decent number of the students in my program are in the same position as me, having gone to four year schools and having degrees in other fields.

I'm taking Nursing 1 and an online Comp 2 class. Does anyone know how many people they accepted for the fall? I was told like 150. Which is concerning considering only around 40 sat for the 2009 NCLEX according to the website I was looking at. Does that mean 100 people are going to drop out or flunk out. That's intense. I got an 84 on my TEAS and I got accepted so I'm wondering what the cut off was.

I'm taking A&P II at UAlbany since that is where I took A&P I. I figured it would keep things in order. I'm taking Micro at HVCC though.

does the state board of nursing determine the number of clinical hours needed to get your RN or does each school have the say in how much clinical time students get?

yeah it should be interesting to see how it goes with accepting people based solely on the TEAS. But I think if you already setup your schedule then you should be fine because I got mine all set as well. I'm doing A&P II and Micro this semester so It'll be good to get those out of the way before the Fall.

yeah, I'm starting Fall 2010. I did get your PM by the way but I don't have 15 posts yet so I can't send any private messages. I'm surprised I got accepted so soon, since everyone was telling me the wait list is like two years long. But I'm assuming with the TEAS, they base it off the test results. What did you get on your TEAS? I got an 84.

Burn Units will take new grads?

I got accepted as well to my school. Good luck.

I'll be starting in the Fall and I'm hoping by the time I graduate, the job market will be better. I think there are nursing jobs out there, if you're willing to travel. I don't really have any ties to where I live right now. No kids, no house so I'll go wherever the jobs are. It's a big country.

I already have a Bachelors in Psychology but from what I'm hearing, these next two years will be more challenging then any of that ever was.

thanks, I'm pretty pumped for this although from what I've been reading on here it seems like its going to be a tough program. I have a BA already but from the sounds of it this is going to be a lot harder then any of that was.

did you come off the wait list or did you get in right away? I just took the TEAS and am getting in straight away for the Fall.

just got the letter saying I'm accepted for Fall 2010 at HVCC.