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I am thinking about moving to San Antonio, Texas in the future and I am trying to find out as much as possible about the move for new graduates. I would most like to hear from people that had to transition from a different state right after graduatin...

Hi, Would love some information from new grads that entered into the air force or nurses who have entered into the air force with some experience and let me know the pros and cons. I know that some of this depends on the individual but I would like t...

Yeaaaaah. Congradulations. Hopefully you will be seeing this post from me one year from now. Now you can sit back and relax for a little while. Again CONGRADULATIONS. Takes a big burden off the shoulders.

I live in Cape Cod and most of the hospitals make around the same (for the most part) as they have mentioned above for the Boston Hospitals. I am still a nursing student but many of the new grads that I work with said that they started off at 24 and ...

Congradulations on your upcoming move to Houston. I eventually would like to move there when I finish nursing school also. ???You have newbie down for years experience. Are you a new grad? If so, when you start your orientation? Would love to know an...

Hi hoping to hear from anybody. new grads, experienced nurses, and especially any nurse recruiters about what nursing recruiters look for when new grad students are applying for an intern position in a hospital. Ex. Do they look at grad scores, previ...

You may want to call and find out when their new grad orientations are. I believe that most of them are unfortunately in June and Janurary, which I think that you mentioned you may have unfortunately missed due to personal circumstances. I think that...

You might want to look under the site for massachusetts if you are looking at ideas for Boston hospitals. There were some informative messages about good hospitals to work at. I'm just starting some of my clinicals in Boston starting this fall so I c...

I'm just a little worried because then that means that I will test probably sometime in June and probably not be able to find a new grad orientation again until Janurary. Most places seem to only have new grad orientations in June and Janurary, with ...

Thinking of moving to Houston in the future, I was hoping to hear from people that were new grads that moved to Houston (or Texas) right after their graduation before taking the NCLEX. Did they have an easy or hard time securing a job before they mov...

I think that ST Luke's has a new grad program that starts in September, but I am not sure when the deadline is. May want to check out their website.

I would say to make sure of the housing situation. Living in massachusetts (Boston) can be expensive. I am actually moving from Cape Cod, MA to Texas after I graduate because the cost of living is much better down there and the rate of pay is not tha...

Although I don't think these are prereq. for entry into the program. They are prereq before the NUR130 course. Successful completion of all of the following courses is required prior to NUR 130: ENL 101 English Composition I PSY 101 General Psychol...

I agree that you should definitely call and ask. They also have a list of prereq. that you have to have completed if you enter into the transition program. So I would at least start on those, because that could take you a year if you haven't already ...

Are the recruiters from within the hospital? I look on the hospital websites but I don't really see much information about recruiters? Do you know if they generally just ask for a resume or do you need to interview in person. I am really going to try...

Meghan, How do you like Houston? That is another one of the places that I am currently looking at. Does it seem pretty diverse, now that you have some type of info on the job perspectives, do they seem good? Would love to have any type of info on Hou...

Thanks for replying. That makes me feel better. I was a little concerned because most of the hospitals out here post information for new grads so that they know what type of information is required and how long the orientation is...so on. I didn't re...

Congradulations on your acceptance and good luck. :monkeydance:

I have never heard anybody think of that as a bad idea as far as wanting to complete the RN route. I just think that people need to be aware of the college's prereq.'s to get into the program when they bridge over into the LPN- RN transition. The clo...

I don't think that you are being uptight or a witch for feeling the way that you do. I would be cautious how you dealt with your feelings and the situation though. Because it is such a close atmosphere and they deal with these patients on such a regu...

This is actually going to be my first degree. After I got out of the Air Force, I started working in a nursing home. I wasn't really sure what I wanted to do and didn't want to spend my money going to school just to find out that I didn't enjoy it. S...

I don't think it should be a problem but I'm not positive. I don't know if anything has changed. I took Pharmacology Calculations in the summer of 2004 and there were students that were entering into the actual nursing program for the fall of 2004, s...

I still have two and 1/2 years before I even graduate, so I am not going to go into the nursing point of things. But I do agree with what the previous person said. Definately think about whether you are a night person or not. Don't try one shift and ...

CCCC does have a nursing program to get your RN. I have heard very good things about their nursing program (very well put together). It is very competitive to get into though (then again, it's competitive to get in almost everywhere now), and they ac...

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hi everyone, I'm so lucky to be living on the Cape for a year. Long story, but it's great to be here for the off season. I'm a mid-life career changer who feels an inexp...