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U have sent out numerous resumes for 6 months since I got my license and have only had 1 interview yesterday!! I've sent out atleast50-60 apps!! I am currently working in a nursing home and feel that I have met my limit on learning( I work at nite and do t do anything but pass meds) I am dying to get into a hospital So i can learn the most I can!!! I need to get out o nights and out of the nursing home. Not that I have anything against the place I'm at but just want to learn all I can. :) Does anyone know of hospitals in southern nj hiring new grads with ASN? I am looking into bsn bc I see all hospitals are looki for it now!!!

hi Pnuemothorax congrats on the job!!! i was wondering where are you from? im in nj and find it soooo hard to even get a interview!!! i have 6 months exp and still only got 1 interview out of 30-40 apps i sent out!!! sigh i dont know what else to do anymore!!!

Thank you!!! i tried really hard not to lol but i really do miss her and cared for her a great deal!!! im really hoping that she is seeing what you and i are !!! i do take a lot of care and pride in my work and wish someone will give me the chance to show it!! Rt now i work at night and find that i dont give the care that i really want to, all i do is give out meds .. I also want to be in a hospital so i can grow as a nurse !!! where i am now, isnt going to get me any further!!

i know that getting upset in interview is not a good thing but atleast it shows that i care for my residents!! lol.. this waiting is agonizing!!! if anyone has any input i would appreciate it thanks steph

did you get the job??

I went on an interview yesterday for a Tele step down unit at my local community hospital. i went dressed professionally , hair down but neat (not overly done) not to much make up on. i first interviewed with HR for about 15 min then met with the DON for the floor. She was very nice and made me feel very comfortable!! She did alot of smiling and noding during interview, which i hear is a good thing. She asked alot of questions (1 of which she asked me to recall a situation from where i presently work at a Nursing home which was sad, idk why but i started to break down about 1 of my dear sweet resident who is no longer with us.. she laughed and said maybe she should of asked for a happy story first lol.. ) Then she asked me to do the same,I asked numerous questions to her which she liked! She then took me for a tour of unit, introduced me to the charge nurse (didnt have time to talk to her bc unit was busy) and introduced me to several other nurses on the unit.. my question is did i blow it by getting upset ??? would she show the unit if she had no desire to hire me?? she also said she had more interviews to do and didnt tell me how long it would take to hear back..how long does it take to get a response back about the job? i also sent a thank you to the HR and DON as soon as i got home.. praying i get this job!!!!!

thanks for all the support. sorry i havent written back but kinda been bummed out lately. i have talken to my instructors and director of the program and they tell me to go to the lpn program. i actually went to a lpn school and took a entrance exam and just hated it.. nothing against lpn's but i didnt go through all that schooling to be an lpn. i think my problem is that the classes are so rushed and i try so hard to focus on certain things that i dont have time to focus on everything. i feel that i rush my readings to try to get it all in. also, i've never been a good test taker. so im hoping that excelsior will be better for me since i can take my time with the things that may give me some trouble. thanks again to everyone who posted their support!!! hopefully i will be able to write a posting that i have completed school !!!

hi. I am a nursing student( i unfortuantally was 5 wks from graduating and failed out of class) i am very upset about this and trying to figure out what i can do to finish my rn degree. I have been looking into exselsior rn program and was wondering if there were people out there like me who have worked very hard and was greatly disappointed about their past failure. Is the exselsior program something that is effective in achieving my goal of rn? I have enrolled in a lpn class but am frustrated about going to lpn for 1 yr and then having to be on a waiting list for another yr to get into "college" for finishing my rn( which will take another yr) I really hate to have to take another 3 or so yrs to finish my degree when i have worked so hard for the past 5 yrs to get this. My previous school was just not that caring if you passed or failed. They rushed through class lecture and even left you to finish the studying by yourself b/c they ran out of time to teach the lesson.. how frustrating!! this is what i paid for... Is excelsior helpful with problems or difficulties that you might have? I appreciate any information anyone can give me about this.. thanks!!! stephanie

i have recently tried to talk to the nj state board but they tell me that they wont be able to tell me anything until i take the test and submit my case in writing to them. I really do not want to continue with this if there is no way that they will allow me to recieve my liscense. I dont know if there is someone else i can talk to. thanks for your help

I am currently enrolled in nursing school, and have recently got a dwi. I am currently doing a career change and i am very excited about my new nursing career. I was wondering if this will effect the state giving me my nursing liscense? I would appreciate any help anyone can give me. thank you