jmokeefe

jmokeefe

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  1. OP here! LOL - Well, I signed up for and paid for the ACLS, it was to happen June 7th/8th, I had an interview at Union Memorial a few days ago and they made me an offer! I am starting on June 14th,...
  2. Thanks! That is my point, to actually learn ACLS so that I am more prepared for the job I am trying to acquire. I want to be ahead of the game and actually have an idea of whats going on before I...
  3. RN Voluntary job for getting experience

    my local health dept uses RN's for vaccinations and such but they are paid to do so, Even though the service is free to those patients
  4. Fabiano, there are a few different ways to obtain your goal. You could attend a less expensive community college and obtain an associates degree in nursing and go back to school later and obtain the...
  5. RN Voluntary job for getting experience

    I was considering signing up as a volunteer at the hospital that I am trying to get a job at...but it wouldn't be doing RN duties, just typical volunteer type
  6. John hopkins hospital and starting salary

    I interviewed recently at Bayview and was quoted $24.45/hr for new grad without shift differential/wknd differential, which was a few $'s more. And you have to factor parking fees also. I was told...
  7. thanks for the reply, that is exactly what i was thinking, and then i got an email reply from a recruiter where i have been applying and she stated that "most managers would not expect you to have...
  8. i agree, apply early...get a tech job now to get your foot in the door, and also make a great impression at practicum...a bunch of HCC's grads in my class acquired positions from
  9. I went through 2 years of school, I passed boards, never did I think I wouldn't be able to work when I was finished all of this!!! Upper Chesapeake and Harford Memorial aren't hiring new grads, only...
  10. Is ANYONE hiring new grads?? ugh

    Yes, I know that. That is why I said that I wanted to work there despite what is going on
  11. Is ANYONE hiring new grads?? ugh

    Yeah I want a job, and that job is PERFECT (critical care, on a unit I am familiar with, they use a documentation system I am a whiz at, etc.) but would u want to be a "part" of all that mess? I feel...
  12. New Nursing Student

    Best of luck! I am a recent graduate in Maryland and just passed boards...take lots of pictures, make lifetime friends and savor the moments because although overwhelming, it goes by extremely fast!...
  13. Maryland Hospital Starting Salaries

    I "heard" $26.50 new grad in Towson area (St.
  14. Scholarships?

    I worked closely with the financial aide dept. at the college where I was going to school. Basically I wrote a 2 page narrative of my goals and gave it to them, and they submitted it for me to...
  15. The wait is killing me!!!

    Hello! I just took the NCLEX yesterday and the wait to find out is driving me insane! I keep checking the MBON and the pearson vue site but the status still says that my test results aren't available...
  16. The wait is killing me!!!

    Thanks! I found out that I passed Saturday morning...my name and RN # was listed on MBON's site. Pearson's site STILL says that my results aren't avail. yet! All the other people in my grad. class...
  17. Help me find my way please! I know that the economy is a mess right now, which makes things harder as far as "getting my pick of jobs"...but I would love to specialize in some aspect of women's health...
  18. any nurses quit this job?

    I am a recent grad so my opinion probably doesn't count :) but I can't imagine TOTALLY jumping ship to go into a different profession. Nurses can work in other aspects than the floor of a hospital....
  19. Can family members work at the same unit?

    Good question! My answer from what I have seen would be yes, but it probably depends on the institution/site of employment's rules. My instructor for 4th semesters whole family worked together, and I...
  20. NCLEX in 5 days- any help would be great!!

    I agree...relax in the last days. I would review labs and maybe go over the "rules" of prioritization, delegation and precaution rules
  21. The wait is killing me!!!

    Where did u see the results first? MBON or pearson?
  22. The wait is killing me!!!

    thanks for the link - the PVT message I got was the one that stated that I could not register at this time, so if it is in true FACT, then I did pass :) but again, I can't rely on that as my answer. U...
  23. Nursing Journal Articles

    we always used our library or an online journal search through the library at school, or Advance for Nurses has free
  24. Just passed my RN boards!!!

    CONGRATS!!!!!!!