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    UMASS Amherst ONLINE RN-BSN?

    k1p1ssk replied to goldenanchor's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    I graduated from the UMass Amherst online RN-BSN in 2012, and I am happy to share some insight! I am in-state and in Western Mass. I had the plan to start right in as soon as I finished my ADN and I...
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    Greenfield Community College ADN program

    k1p1ssk replied to Peach4Peace's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    I graduated in 2011 from that program, and I know several people in my class were notified of acceptance from the waitlist 2 days before classes started. There was one woman who didn't even attend...
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    Mobility from office RN

    k1p1ssk posted a topic in Nursing Career

    Hi all! I have been a nurse for 3 years and am currently up for a position in a pediatrician's office. Now, obviously the money isn't fabulous, but I think the job will be great, however I don't see...
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    Dartmouth-Hitchcock NRP... any news???

    k1p1ssk posted a topic in General Nursing

    Any new grads out there who've applied to the NRP at Dartmouth-Hitchcock heard anything?? I've called the recruiter twice over the past 2 weeks and both times she said I'd hear either way "In a few...
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    RN-BSN and not working?

    k1p1ssk posted a topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I am currently finishing up my 4th semester in an ADN program and plan to begin a 1-year online RN-BSN program beginning in June. I am VERY interested in nurse residency programs in my area, but the...
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    "Duties" of sub-acute rehab

    k1p1ssk posted a topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I currently work on a sub-acute rehab unit at a nursing home. I am the primary nurse on this unit in the evening, responsible for up to 14 rehab patients along with another 10-12 LTC patients during...
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    Is calling everyother week too often?

    k1p1ssk posted a topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I applied for several jobs within a healthcare organization in VT (5 nursing home jobs, 1 med surg) in late August, early September... I had an interview for one of the nursing home jobs as well as...
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    Don't want to commit too soon...

    k1p1ssk posted a topic in Nursing Career

    Hi, I'm an old new grad (one of the unlucky ones who has been licensed for over a year and no solid employment) and I recently had several promising interviews. The most promising was for an acute...
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    Fired new nurse; what to do now

    k1p1ssk replied to nursemaddie's topic in First Year After Licensure

    It sounds to me as if this facility was not very thoughtful with their staffing decisions that night and would rather fire an inexperienced nurse rather than face questions about their inadequate...
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    To left justify or not to left justify....

    k1p1ssk posted a topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I have a job interview tomorrow and have been updating my resume to include some per-diem school nursing I have been doing over the past month. I am really unsure if I should left justify the entire...
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    Substitute school nursing on my resume...

    k1p1ssk posted a topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I am going to be starting some substitute school nursing soon and will need to update my resume accordingly, however the job is at 5 different schools in 4 different towns as well as part-time work in...
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    Applying for non-RN positions

    k1p1ssk posted a topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I'm at my wit's end... I have been graduated from my ADN program for over a year now, just finished my BSN in May and put out over 100+ apps and only had 3 interviews. This summer I've been working as...
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    Applying for non-RN positions

    k1p1ssk replied to k1p1ssk's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I have applied to every type of nursing service in my area and as far as LTC i have gone in person for every single application and it seems as though the HR people are never there!! I leave the app...
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    ACLS certified... do I need to update BLS?

    k1p1ssk posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi, Last spring I became ACLS certified and it expires next spring (2013). My BLS expires at the end of this month. Do I need to recert in BLS or does simply having ACLS cover BLS since it is...
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    Dartmouth-Hitchcock NRP... any news???

    k1p1ssk replied to k1p1ssk's topic in General Nursing

    I never heard anything. I called over 10 times, spoke with a couple different people, none of whom could give me a straight answer. The last 3 times I called I didn't even get a person which left me...
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    Wanted: out-of-the-box summer job ideas for an new grad RN

    k1p1ssk replied to lukegail's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    If you have any summer camps near your or have the luxury of moving, I would suggest looking into that. They hire new grads all the time. I know Camp Laurel in Maine is actively hiring nurses. I was...
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    Took the NCLEX today...and balled my eyes out.

    k1p1ssk replied to Meg11M21's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I was in the same boat as you. I am terrible at SATA and got nearly 30 of them during my 82 questions. I spoke with a couple of my professors who all said they could tell by the pattern of what they...
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    Pin or no pin?

    k1p1ssk posted a topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Hi all! I am a "new" grad (Graduated last June, licensed soon after) and I have not yet been hired. I am anticipating an interview soon and I was just wondering if it is too silly to wear my nursing...
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    How do you feel about Electronic Health Records??

    k1p1ssk posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi all! I am writing a brief paper on EHRs and wondering how you all feel about your workplace's EHR system. How easy is it to use? What is the system like? In your opinion, does it help or hinder...
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    RN-BSN acceptance before licensure

    k1p1ssk replied to MotivatedOne's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I was accepted and enrolled at UMass Amherst's RN-BSN online program by the beginning of April of this year. I graduated in June, and took NCLEX the 3rd week of June. My classes started the day after...
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    How many weeks before taking NCLEX

    k1p1ssk replied to MSHAH647's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Hi There! I did the Kaplan Review class (VERY GOOD!) and in that class, one of the instructors said that the recommended amount of review questions you do is between 3000 and 5000, however, while...
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    Nclex in 2 days...some ???s

    k1p1ssk replied to BlessedNurs's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    1: They do tell you how many decimal points to round to. In my experience (i took NCLEX-RN on June 23rd), i had to wait a second or two between pressing the buttons on the computer's calculator before...
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    1/2 nursing class cut, WHY??

    k1p1ssk replied to Aka Mommy's topic in General Students

    Wow, these schools seem harsh. In my ADN program, they tried to weed out people BEFORE starting the program. They had strict prerequisites (minimum B+ for math for meds, C+ for all others). We lost 2...
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    select all that apply.

    k1p1ssk replied to nclexII's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I took the Kaplan review and one thing they told us for the SATA was to take it as a regular multiple choice question. Read through each answer individually, and select it if it applies. i know this...
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    select all that apply.

    k1p1ssk replied to nclexII's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I took it yesterday, i also felt (and a couple classmates agreed with me) that there were A LOT of SATAs. We all passed, getting no more than 82 questions. I was worried because the material was not...