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Just do the modules and learn to recognize and be able to measure the rhythms that are listed in the study guide. Download the practice strips from the link they send you. You should be fine

Sometimes a dose of reality is best. There are other options one can pursue. LPN, Physical therapy assistant, physicians assistant, etc, etc 4 more years and you could or "could of" become a medical doctor. If you want a further dose of reality here is one: https://allnurses.com/retired-nurses-inactive/help-failed-nclex-479936.html Look carefully at the dates of the posts You will see 99.99% of those that where in the same time situation as you never came back to allnurses with news that they became working RN's. According to ncsbn your chances (bases of solid statistics) of passing the boards are super super low. Go ahead and prove us wrong if your determined, but I predict no news from you.

Good Luck! I got hammered by employers asking why it took me nearly 7 months to get my license post graduation. 7 years? It is going to be a daunting task to get hired in a "Hospital" with no refresher course that includes skills labs/practicum. There is a reason why job offers fly during your practicum (including mine) Hospitals consider you "fresh"

Oh yes Med-Tele @ Altamonte...deja-vu lol. Listen, you first have to do a HR interview (it's the building behind the hospital) and then if your lucky, they will pass your info to the nurse manager named Prisxxxxx. Who knows, maybe your case is different and you get to go straight to do a floor interview. I never did get a call from E.Orlando Med-Tele, even though my review showed "complete". I only got hired cause I attended a job fair (2nd one actually) and got to talk directly with the hiring manager, not just HR.

Updated calendar: [TABLE=width: 732] [TR] [TD] GN Training Program Months [/TD] [TD]Acceptance and License Deadlines [/TD] [TD]Mandatory EKG Review Class [/TD] [TD]Mandatory EKG Test/Retake [/TD] [TD]New Employee Experience [/TD] [TD]Nursing Orientation [/TD] [TD]Simulation and Computer Training [/TD] [TD]Clinical Week 1 Starts [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]June [/TD] [TD]6/1 [/TD] [TD]6/13 [/TD] [TD]6/14; 6/15 [/TD] [TD]6/20-6/22 [/TD] [TD]6/23 [/TD] [TD]6/24-7/1 [/TD] [TD]7/3 [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]July [/TD] [TD]7/6 [/TD] [TD]7/18 [/TD] [TD]7/19; 7/20 [/TD] [TD]7/25-7/27 [/TD] [TD]7/28 [/TD] [TD]7/29-8/5 [/TD] [TD]8/7 [/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE]

Interesting read looking at these old posts and seeing that 99.9% of the posters who failed 4x+ or who graduated 2, 4, 6, 9, 15 years ago never ended up being RN's. As a nurse recruiter or as a nurse manager, how do you evaluate an applicant that graduated 13 years ago? and reveals to you that the reason for the long gap had been that they had failed the NCLEX 9 times and (hypothetically) just recently they where able to finally pass via a miracle with no refresher courses or practicum. They (hospitals) tell RN's who left the work force for extended periods, that they must take a refresher course before being considered. I know one of the largest hospital chains in the country in my area only considers you for their GN program 1 year from graduation. (Unless you had a medical or family emergency.) Florida it is 3 times and after that it is time to go back to school. This makes you more of an attractive applicant to hiring managers then a super long gap with no formal education between. Sorry but, Kaplan, Hurst etc etc etc only attempts to prepare you for an exam. Your school is suppose to prepare you to work and think like a nurse.

Only if you contact the hiring manager directly or if you "know someone" If you try to use the online application system, you will find 99% say BSN only, thus "HR" will decline your application. Clinical Nurse I /Clinical Nurse II. Unlike FH, Orlando Health does not have a GN area on their intranet system. A'lot of my BSN (and a few ADN ) classmates got hired cause they where former techs @ Orlando Health or "knew someone". FH has a much better application system and HR department. ORMC/Orlando Health's HR department discriminates against ADN's. The vast majority of my ADN classmates ended up at FH for this reason. Orlando Health also has a proven track record of laying off staff and cutting budgets, including nurses. FH is by far a more financially sound health care system. Non stop expansion.

"Most" locations use Navy blue or Red as an option if you work in a cardiac floor. Orlando campus uses "Royal blue" (peds and ob are different of course) I will be working in the Apopka campus. Which will move into a brand spanking new and much improved building next year. All new hires no matter the location will meet on June 20-22 at the Orlando campus, so hope to meet ya'll there :)

Tell me about your self? ( I really disliked this one) Where do see your self in 5 years (say hopefully laying in a beach somewhere, not....... just a joke) Tell me a time you had a difficult situation in clinicals and how did you handle it Why do you want to work for us Why Nursing I threw cautioned to the wind and just freestyled it on my last interview after a few of those questions. Took the conversation in a different direction/tone to better show case my personality, so the manager can gauge if I was going mesh with her existing team

There is health screening/drug/nicotine testing a week or so before. I have not received an official schedule as to the EKG review and exam. I did see one for the Altamonte Springs campus that the HR lady showed me, which was before June 20th. I'll have to contact my recruiter this week and find out. On a side note: I'm going to order my navy blue scrubs tomorrow :) :) :) So excited! Oh and to answer the OP's question as to where is it best to live? I can tell you where it is not best to reside: 3)Celebration, FL 34747 4)East Orlando, FL 32822 5)Kissimmee, FL 3474 Tons of traffic and congestion, but take what you can. Traffic and # of population is not as bad as the Tampa region

Tips when applying: 1) Make sure to attach, transcripts, resume, cover letter, and scanned copy of BLS card (optional) References, well they make you do a skills survey to past clinical instructors/professors 2) Get to know who your contact/recruiter is 3)If you see in your "My jobspage" new positions and locations popping up, then that means the recruiter is shopping your resume around 4) For those of you that have not heard back after several weeks, then I suggest visiting the campus HR office in person and ask if you may tour a floor and speak with the nurse manager. Sometimes you have to be a bit more aggressive, which I was not. I just sat waiting for HR to schedule more interviews for me. Sometimes you interview with HR 1st then "if" your selected, you then interview with the hiring manager. Sometimes you interview with the manager and then another day with the clinical educator of that floor. Sometimes you get discouraged with local hiring outlook and get in your car to interview miles away lol. Then one day, you decide before having to move away that you will visit the hospital a couple of miles away that never called you for an interview and talk to the nurse manager in person. What do you know, you get an email that states, "Dear XXXX, "We would like to extend an offer of employment to you" and BAM your now soon to be a PCU RN on June 20th

Hmmm, my understanding was that Carrollwood was hiring earlier than Tampa---> (next to USF) and that you had to take a placement exam no? for Tampa. All 60 hires also where to meet on the day of the exam and spend like 4 hours taking a tour after the exam etc. That was what they told us April 22, at the lunch event I attended

High points: -They take 60 per session -32 showed up to the luncheon -up-to 16 weeks of training (best of any Hosp system I have applied for) -For the 1st month or so, you belong to the educators and they are primarily responsible for proving modules, classes etc. -You will be floating to different floors and then the managers or the educators will offer you to come stay at their floor -Then 1 on 1 with preceptor on that floor - 2 year commitment or 13k break up fee -USF is right next door, so I was like one of the few non USF candidates -Taco style buffet/catering -Deadline is before May 23rd -They will call the 60 or so to meet on May 23rd (If I remember correctly) from 8-12 for placement exam -I withdrew my application. I now got hired on a PCU floor 2 miles from my house! Funny how things worked out. Went far only to get hired close

They will send you a breakdown of what you was below passing, near passing, and above the line passing. Study your weak areas and take it again. If anything go to the library and checkout "NCLEX-RN Strategies, Practice, and Review"