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I have ADHD and ASD and i had a long history of academic failure under my belt when I decided to go to college and then to pursue nursing. I had luck making things as tactile and visual as possible. I got a part time job as an open lab tutor so I got...

Did you get an offer?? :)

I would talk about the grandmother with dementia and even the suicidal brother, as long as your examples show experience with psych issues and not co-dependence. I did mention family experiences in my interview, and I think it showed that I had a fam...

I was offered a few jobs this summer before I found the right one for me, and all of them in central NH seemed to pay around $21-22/hr for a new grad, based on full-time. Dartmouth Hitchcock pays $25/hr to start, but it's further north and has a much...

The OR position was the one I initially phone-interviewed about, but then they thoughyt I;d be better in psych (I have a lot of crisis counselling experience). The OR would be exciting, I think. It sounded like great pay and they have an on-call apar...

I'm a new grad with an ADN, and I just scored a full-time psych nurse gig/residency program. For the interview, be prepared to talk about why you are interested in the specialty, as well as to describe the RN's role in psych nursing, and also be read...

After my phone interview, I got an email to schedule an in-person interview the next week. She had mentioned they were looking to fill the last few spots, but I accepted another position at a hospital closer. Good luck to the rest of you, though! Hop...

They did finally contact me for an interview a couple weeks ago, but I decided on another position. They told me they had "most" of the slots filled at that point.

My phone interview was just last week. Nothing back yet, but it's only been a few days. I waited at least two months just to get the phone interview, too. Not a very speedy or clear hiring process, is it?

Did you ever hear more back?

Now the site says this: DHMC is no longer accepting applications for our 2012 New Grad RN Residency Program. Please check our postings late fall/winter 2012 for 2013 NRP programs. I hope that means they are actively processing the applications the...

I have applied as well and have heard nothing. Even after sending a follow up email to confirm they have everything they need, no response at all. I did hear a rumor that another girl in my program who applied DID get a phone interview. That's all I ...

This thread scares me. I'm a single mother of two, and I worked my butt off for a year just to get accepted into the RN program, which begins this fall. I need a job that will pay decently and allow some flexibility for parenting (I plan to long days...

I'm in school still, but between that and raising two kids as a single mom, I have a busy schedule. But once a week, I go ballroom dancing in town, and during "down time" with the kids, I practice my (newly purchased) ukulele and we sing songs while ...

I will be there for registration tomorrow!!! :) Soooo excited! Also, I started a FB group for any other NHTI Nursing students for the class of 2012. Search for it and join, please! We can use that spot to discuss class, trade tips, and get support f...

I have a 4 year old and a 2 year old. I'm a single mom half-time, so I try to have the kids all weekend and then two weekdays (one of which they are in daycare), and the rest of the week they are with their father. I have been fine with school so fa...

The Podcasts are a great idea! What helped me through A&P was recording my own reviews (reading my notes aloud on my iPhone) and then listening to them when I had long drives. I even listened to them when I was falling asleep at night! That being...

I just thought I'd chime in: me, too! I think that' normal. Just be positive, and try to relax. If you feel the need to be "DOing" something, try reading books about how to study better or survive nursing school. (I liked "Getting Good Grades in Coll...

Glad I'm not the only one who feels that way. Who knows? Maybe there's room in L&D for RNs with natural birth experience. I'm looking forward to clinicals so I can get my feet wet!

I used Hyponobirthing, too, and had a pretty calm, relaxed, and good delivery at home. 9 hours of labor, but it breezed by while I labored in the bath and did my visualizations and breathing. I delivered on a birthing stool, using gravity. Then I tur...

I had a home birth, and attended my sister's home birth as her coach. I think that most pregnancies are normal and healthy and that in many cases a home birth is a good option. I also think that natural births are good to shoot for even in the hospit...

ITA kellymom :: Breastfeeding and Parenting is the BEST site out there!

I think you just need to use all the resources, not just textbook and lecture. I downloaded MP3 tutor sessions from the online resources that came with the textbook, and also watched the online animation (for things like muscle contraction). I did al...

I agree, do what you want to do, don't listen to anyone else. And I'll take note here, that suggesting the RN is not helpful advise. People just tend to want to qualify their own decisions by recommending the same to others. lol

I'm getting my ADN. It's much cheaper. If I like nursing as much as I hope to, then I'll invest in going back to school later, in a year or two. I hear there are some programs to take you straight from ADN to a Master's degree, which is what Id want...