tashacorinne

tashacorinne

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  1. Unfortunately, patience is needed. I'm right along with you. I've been looking for jobs even before I graduated and still nothing. Right now it is all about who you know. So start to volunteer...
  2. Cape Fear Valley Medical Center

    I just want to know if that hospital is worth going across the country for and I am curious why they are interested in interviewing someone all the way in CA. How are the nurses treated and how are...
  3. Cape Fear Valley Medical Center

    I've only had one interview in CA, and have applied to TONS of places. It sucks in CA doesn't it?! You would think nursing is a safe profession. I don't know when they would want me to start though....
  4. Cape Fear Valley Medical Center

    I applied maybe in June? Got a call back a couple weeks later, and they couldn't conduct an interview over the phone and wanted to do one in person. I've been trying to set up other interviews in that...
  5. Cape Fear Valley Medical Center

    I've gotten a call back for an interview for a new grad peds position and Im all the way in California. I wanted to know more about this hospital before making a flight out there for an interview. Can...
  6. Sooo I'm a new grad RN in the good ol' state of California and opportunities here are pathetic! I shouldn't even say opportunities... Anyways, I'm considering SC now. Do you know how hospitals...
  7. New Grad RN considering moving to SC, advice?

    TheCommunter, I was mainly wondering if SC keeps decent nurse:patient ratios and don't overwork their nurses. I was also wondering how the nurses are treated in general. I know it all depends on where...
  8. New Grad RN considering moving to SC, advice?

    trimeduRN (or Shawn), Thanks for the info! Are there any other areas you know of in SC that are not as
  9. New Grad RN considering moving to SC, advice?

    I've mainly been looking near the coastline. Charleston would be a dream because I love that city, but I'm willing to go outside of that. I don't really know SC that well... I did apply at Beaufort...
  10. Got a call back!

    Great point about work schedules! Thank
  11. Got a call back!

    Alright, so I finally got a call back for a job (YAY)! The interviews might be set up for next week, but I have the NCLEX to take on Monday and I'm leaving for vacation on Wednesday. I'm really...
  12. Any June NCLEX Test Takers Out There?

    June 6th at 2pm... AHHH! I'm gonna go in with confidence
  13. I have a question about hurst vs saunders

    I have both things and have been studying from both. The Saunders is great for a lot of content, especially in areas where I may be weak. So for the Saunders, I have just been reviewing the main big...
  14. Alrighty, I have a question! I am a nursing student (graduating this May, yay!) and I have done a lot of my clinicals in our nearby somewhat rural hospital. When doing my preceptorship, I noticed that...
  15. Nursing Pets

    I have a dog :) I'm so glad I have him for this last semester that I'm dragging through (yay!). And I am glad that my bf helps me watch him when I'm busy with clinicals and class and
  16. Pinning Ceremony Songs

    So we're finally planning our pinning ceremony! We picked an instructor to speak, nominated a student, talked about ordering pins, and so on, but we have to pick a song for our entrance and a song for...
  17. Pinning Ceremony Songs

    I can just see the shock on families faces!
  18. Pinning Ceremony Songs

  19. Pinning Ceremony Songs

    NOOOOOO singing, that would be RIDICULOUS!
  20. Getting more clinical experience outside of school?

    As others have said, try following a nurse. I know when I had down time during my clinicals I always did more research about their diagnosis (even though we had prep time to do this too) or I would...
  21. Have you ever had a pt have sex...

    I actually learned that in nursing school. It is one of the alternate ways to stimulate contractions and
  22. students who don't seem to study and do so well

    Maybe she has something going on in her life right now and maybe this isn't her normal status. She might be sleeping in class and arriving late because she isn't getting any sleep at home due to maybe...
  23. California Bay Area New Grad salary

    I know hospitals in Sacramento hire new grads at
  24. bsn new grad jobs?

    I was JUST wondering the same thing. I live in northern CA and my nursing school has a pretty good percentage of who gets a job after graduation... I'm hoping that still stays true *crosses fingers*...
  25. I did something like that under my education section underneath my college, but I only put UNIQUE experiences. For example, I put that I did a lot of disaster planning and training when I did a...