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note to those reading this- the question above was in response to my post about being hired at UC Davis Medical Center even though I did not precept there. There is no official "new grad program." They just post new grad positions. There were 5 new...

Orientation is going well. It's a lot of LONG days, and TONS of information! I keep catching myself saying OMG, I'm a NICU nurse. LOL! So, obviously, I'm in the NIUC. :) I totally know what you mean about it being so long! I graduated in December,...

I think every unit is different. For the NICU they said it was going to be a panel interview, but then it ended up being just the assistant nurse manager, and the unit manager at the end (she was going to be there the whole time, but got called away...

I have to disagree with this about UCDMC. I am currently in orientation as a New Grad, and I did NOT precept there. I'd never stepped foot in the building prior to my interview. I will say however that at least one of the other 4 New Grad's in ori...

I'm right there with you! I start on the 17th. I'm SO nervous. I graduated in Dec. It feels like forever since I've done anything "nurse." I hope I remember how :wink2: GOOD LUCK TO ALL OF US

I'm in northern California. It's very hard to get into ANY job as a new grad. The things that I think helped me were: 1. Doing my senior preceptorship in a NICU 2. I took NRP and STABLE during school 3. Volunteering in the NICU after between gra...

For me hospital orientation starts on the 17th, and it's a full 7 days. I then do 2 12 hr shifts in the NICU on the 26th & 27th (I think they said these are classroom and competency check offs and such). That's followed by 2 weeks of 4 10hr day...

Well, it took awhile before they contacted me. I applied to two positions the same day, and watched the little updates and saw that position get filled while the NICU one still just said resumes had been sent to the managers. I pretty much had give...

When do you two start? We should keep in contact and compare experiences and notes...Support each other Are there other new grads that were hired at the same time? They told me they were hiring 2 new grads, but I have not met the other one yet.

The things that I did between graduation and find a job were: 1. I volunteered (in the NICU, which helped in landing a NICU job) 2. I took PALS and ACLS (I had taken NRP before my preceptorship) 3. Applied to ANY and EVERY RN job that would accept...

I don't really have any adivce, just wanted to say that I'm in the same boat as you :) I was just hired into the NICU (though I graduated in Dec.) I start orientation on Aug. 17th. When do you start? Good luck! We have so much to learn! :)

I was just hired in the NICU! It was my first choice, but I would have taken anything. I start orientation on Aug. 17th

Where/when did you hear that? I was just hired in one of the new grad positions in the NICU. I got the call offering me the job last Monday. I think they have temp. freezes, then lift them periodically for a few positions. I could be wrong though...

I am one of 4 students in my school setting up an official mentoring program. It will be the first year that the school has had one. So, if you have one, can you tell me about it? We are in a BSN program, so we have 3 levels of students to work wi...

1.) Once you complete the prereq's roughly how long is the wait? Is the length of your wait influenced by your grades (people with better grades at the top of the list?). There is no wait really. As it is a lottery, either you are in, or not. Th...

I agree it's a "where you're going to school" thing, not an ADN vs BSN thing. I'm in a BSN program. We've had a couple of short lectures so far. We will never have an entire semester class.

Oh, and for those who posted wanting to know about my journey to 111 lbs gone... I've been heavy my entire life. I remember being on Weight Watchers with my mom when I was 10. I tried many other diets mostly unsuccessfully over the years, but re...

Well, it looks like I gained Nursecadet's .4 lbs. It's OK though, it was coming off of a week with a big loss for me. School starts tomorrow...It should be interesting finding a new routine, and figuring out what to bring to eat that will keep me ...

When I was taking pre-reqs, I was a "re-entry" student. I am now starting a BSN program in the fall (only just over a week from now!!!). We are all called sophmores (even though ALL of us are Juniors credit wise). It is a 3 year program, so they j...

Is today the day we post our loss/gain for the week? I've lost track! My weigh in is on Monday's, but I've been waiting all week to post every week...then I've had 2 vacations durring the chalange so I've lost track of what weigh in's I've posted, ...

I was down .4 at my last weigh in. That was over 2 weeks...one of which was on vacation. So, I think that makes my total 3.4 for the chalange. :) Heather

We are going to be doing the ATI tests too. I don't know what they will consist of, but we have a test the first day of school (after orientation). Then we pick up all our ATI books and stuff. They say it is a big package. We paid something like ...

My weigh in was better than expected...even though I only lost .4 lbs. I thought I was going to gain since I had a bad beginning of the week. This week, I will not be able to weigh in as I am at my grandmothers in Michigan (I live in Calif.) So, I ...

We start Aug. 22 with a 2nd orientation day, and ATI testing. Classes start on the 24th with our 'clinical days' which will be skills labs the first several weeks. The 22nd aslo happens to be my DH's 30th birthday. It will be a BIG day in our house...

If you have any Core questions, PM me! I've been doing it for almost 2 years now : )