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Hi...have you requested the NY license verifications to be sent to NJBON? You will also be receiving a letter from NJBON for fingerprint instructions. The fingerprint scheduling is usually full. My next available schedule was 3 weeks from the day I registered. But I guess it depends on the location? So overall, mine took a month.

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Congratulations Neil890123 and Bookworm-ish!!! Neil, I also graduated from the Philippines and I'm having trouble with my resume. I was wondering how you constructed yours. I've also done research on google, the sticky notes about resume hints, monster.com, etc. and there are so many formats. I'm so confused because it's my first time to construct a resume and I have no work experience. My resume consisted of Summary, Education, Clinical Rotations, License/Certifications. (1) Did you list all your clinical rotations and brief details of what you did in the specific area and the total hours?? Pleaseeeeee please help. I don't know how to send a private message to give you my email add. Thank you so much =)

Does anyone know which hospitals in Hudson County are hiring RN with no work experience? or anywhere in NJ? Most job postings I see listed needs at least 1-3 yrs of experience like at Hoboken University Medical Center, Christ Hospital, Bayonne Medical Center, etc. I'm interested in Hoboken University because I was hospitalized there before twice due to surgery and I like their staff. During my stay, the nurse came in with a HUGE SMILE and said "hi my name is ____ and I'll be your nurse for today". It was great to be greeted with a huge smile because I was in post-op pain. My sister said that I should start at nursing homes but I want to work at a hospital. Any thoughts are appreciated. Are there success stories that got hired at a hospital eventhough without work experience? Thanks.

How was your resume? Did you finally get a job offer?

i suggest that you read the whole application packet. what were you applying for? from what i remember (when i did my cvs for nys), you'll get a cgfns id# when you register and you don't have to pay immediately. then you'll receive a mail stating that they have received your application but are incomplete due to:_______ they will state what documents are missing and a deadline. you're not the one who will be requesting documents from your school....cgfns will. although it's good to give your school a heads up that they will be receiving a cgfns letter requesting for your documents. that's what i did. i informed the registrar so that the documents won't be delayed and i paid in advance for the documents. i don't know if you need to pay for your documents in your school. i had to pay for mine because most papers had to be notarized. you also have to think about the postage fee for the documents, whether your school will provide for that. i've settled all of those before going back to us. i had my uncle always follow up with the school registrar and once documents were all set....he settled with the postage fee. hope this helps. good luck!

i actually can't afford to take a refresher course right now. i'm interested in continuing education though once i start working to further my knowledge. i hope all goes well. thanks the 1st time i took the nclex, i didn't know where to start and how to study. i would just watch judy miller videos and listen to feuer & kaplan mp3 lectures, read some saunders and answer practice questions from nclex-rn 4000. i was thinking that i will pass the exam so easily because i survived nursing school with good grades and without ever failing. i guess i learned my lesson that nobody knows everything! i was also overwhelmed with prioritization & delegation that i wasn't prepared for. it was so funny, i was so nervous that my stomach started to ache in the middle of the exam and the restroom was so farrrr. the more closer i was to the restroom....the more my wet & wild poop wanted to come out. sorry for the description. good thing it was past 2 hrs already so i had the option for a break and i did make it to the potty by the way. hahahah in preparation for studying for the 2nd time, no more videos and mp3s. i bought lacharity & kaplan. continued with saunders and nclex-rn 4000. saunders comprehensive review 5th edition by linda silvestri book. (i think it’s ok if you have the older editions). it’s a great book because the content is so rich. i did the 75 questions assessment mode which generated a 6 wk calendar. it’s basically all the chapters in the book but broken down like for day 1 read chapter 34, 35, 50 day 2 chapter 52, 54....day 6 & 7 rest relax. i still read on day 6 or 7. i only made notes for the pharmacology section and on the endocrine section (confusing opposing disease). i still have normal values stuck in my mind so i didn't make notes on that section. do what works for you. everybody has different studying techniques. and yes i finished the whole book! i didn't do practice questions on the cd though because it has easy questions. study your meds…..indication, side effects, special precautions, important nursing intervention. nclex-rn 4000 cd - i did a lot of practice questions in this cd. i usually do the study mode so that i can read the rationale as soon as i answered. the problem with me is that if i do the test mode, sometimes i skip reading the rationale for the questions that i got right which i think is a big mistake. and also, i always get disappointed with my scores because i couldn't get higher than 68%. always read all your rationale! prioritization, delegation and assignment by linda lacharity book - i highly recommend this book. this really helped me prepare for the prioritization & delegation part. i was only able to do 8 chapters because of my exam date. i also made list of things rn, lpn, na can do based on the rationales. when answering a delegation question, i would identify each of the 4 choices (rn lpn na) and eliminate one by one. *only rn can assess, evaluate, and teach. *only delegate the most stable patient. *who would you see first = look for the most unstable *remember your abc, maslow, adpie, safety, what else? kaplan nclex-rn 2010-2011 strategies, practice, review book - most people probably like this book but i didn't. it was too complicated for me. allnurses.com anyone up for random fact throwing? thread – look on page 385, comment no. 3847……i downloaded the prado random facts.doc. i read it a few days before my exam. it also contained infection control my chicken hes tb, spiderman, and mrs wee which really helped a lot. after you download the file, search for infection control and study it! prayer and positive thinking – have faith. on a piece of paper, i wrote “i will pass my nclex-rn successfully” and i posted it on the top corner of the computer screen so that i’ll always see it. i also wrote it on the 6wk study calendar. i would say it few times a day sometimes adding the word “i believe” or “i will answer confidently & critically” and at bedtime i would say it again “i will pass my nclex-rn successfully”. i may look crazy but by doing these often….the thoughts of “i can’t do it” or “i might fail again” were overpowered by positive thinking that i only thought of those positive words instead of those negative. during the exam, i said it again “i will pass my nclex-rn successfully”. well except after the exam that negativity came back!!! since my computer shut off @ 75 again. i wished i had more questions and thought i failed. did the pvt for 3 days and it said something about being on hold. and on the 4th day (i tested on friday), the quick results tab were finally up so did pvt & got the good pop (contact board). i couldn’t believe it so i paid for quick results and it said pass. i cried and thank god. on sata……i would read each option & rationalize with it. for me, i would say that nclex-rn is like nclex-rn 4000 and lacharity. i hope i have helped and have not confused in some way. good luck to everyone and believe that you will pass! oh and i did a lot of eating!!! i was so hungry every hour while studying. don’t skip your meals.

I graduated back in April 2009 in a foreign school and had to go through Credential Verification Service for New York State which took about 8 months. I failed my 1st NCLEX-RN on May 2010 and retook it last wk(March 2011) which i passed. I thought I failed again because the computer shut down @ 75. I actually failed with 75 and then passed with 75!!! So now I have been out of school for 2 yrs. Will I be needing a refresher course? or would hospitals still hire me? Thanks

I finished mine eventhough I didn't take the NLE. They are still considered clinical rotations required by your school.

My name hasn't showed up on NYS professions online verification page. Am i checking on the right page? I'm still waiting for the letter too. It has been a wk. Anyone know how long New York BON post your name and how long do you get a letter? Thanks

Thanks! I will and good luck. I agree with yani23, try to relax and think positive....everyday tell yourself "I will pass my NCLEX-RN confidently and successfully". Don't forget your ABC, Maslow, ADPIE, Safety, infection control, don't delegate Assessment/Teaching/Evaluation, normal values...hmm what else? Prayers!!! You can do it! I was actually the opposite, I liked the Saunders comprehensive review 5th ed. and have read all the chapters based on the 6 wk study calendar it provided after you take the 75question assessment mode but i didn't use the cd to answer questions...i only used it for content. I only took notes for the Pharma section. For questions, I answered a lot of NCLEX 4000 cd and LaCharity book. I also have the Kaplan strategies, practice & review 2010-2011 ed. but i didn't like it because it was too complicated & i had a hard time understanding it. Go go go!!! you can do it!!!! Congratz yani23!!!!

I did the PVT again today and i got the good pop up. So i finally decided to pay for the quick results and i passed!!! God & Jesus is so good! The 1st time i took NCLEX-RN was May 2010, I failed with 75 questions and the 2nd time i took the exam was last wk March 18, 2011 and passed with 75 questions!!! :monkeydance: A few days before my exam, i read the prado facts documents from the anyone up for random FACT THROWING thread. The My chicken hes TB, spiderman, Mrs Wee infection control pneumonics helped me a lot. Thank you for those who prayed for the NCLEX exam takers and congratulations to those who passed. For those who's taking the exam, have faith and believe that you will pass....you can do it!

According to LaCharity, a nursing assistant WITH SPECIAL TRAINING can.

I took my exam on March 18th 2pm in NY and i checked today it says "The candicate has test results that are on hold, A new registration can't be created at this time." My status is Delivery successful and Your exam results are not available at this time is highlighted in red. I guess i have to wait until it shows for quick results??? So anxious! I hope i passed. Its such a long wait. Good luck to everyone

Please include me in your prayers. I will be taking my NCLEX-RN exam this friday March 18th in NY. Thanks. Good luck to everyone!!!