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I just spoke with the Illinois Department of Professional Regulation with questions regarding licensure by endorsement, and thought I would post the info here in case it is of use to others. (I spent 1.5 hours redialing to get past the busy tone,...

A temporary permit allows you to work until you receive your permanent license.

Both from the boards and from looking at job postings, it seems that Texas is hiring new grads at a higher rate than many other parts of the country. I think though that you will need to stay away from the larger cities, as those areas already have m...

In another thread I saw that someone got the "We've received your application" email just today, so they're definitely still just looking through the apps. That makes me wonder just how many people have applied... :/

You're welcome!! When I saw your post I panicked and immediately checked the posting, because I had only attached my docs to the online app as well. :)

TDO RN - If you double-check the job posting, it says that you could attach the docs to the online application, fax them, OR email them to that address. So you should be fine on that front. :) ~M

davismom - That's wonderful to hear about those two nurses getting loan forgiveness a couple years ago! There may well be some positions in Cali still offering that to inexperienced new grad RNs, but I just haven't heard of any myself. (All my job m...

Oaktown2 - I asked a classmate of mine what he thought of the commute from Carmichael, and here's what he had to say: "I [lived] in Carmichael..around the vicinity of Manzanita and Madison. "I think that the commute was pretty reasonable...it was...

This applies to the Stanford Hospital positions. This is what I understood from my conversation with the recruiter this morning. There are 961 applicants vying for about 10 positions. (I am not sure how to account for the discrepancy from earlier p...

I am not too familiar with the process of becoming a CNA. I have heard that some hospitals will accept nursing students who have completed their first semester, allowing the experience to count instead of requiring an actual CNA certification. (Ho...

Best of luck to you! And feel free to ignore the negative comments... A prepared person is a prepared person, and it doesn't matter what day of the week they take their test. If the fail rate is actually higher for Mondays (and I have never heard suc...

Hi davismom - I am not aware of a single hospital, anywhere in California, that is offering any loan forgiveness to a new grad at this time. I can't imagine that there is one. (If anyone finds out different, please post.) The California market is...

For anyone still waiting, I just got a call today to set up a phone appointment for next week. I have to admit that I had pretty much given up on this one. Good luck to everyone!

The clinical locations pretty much change each semester. (However, there are some people who wind up being at UC Davis Med Center for pretty much everything, but that's just luck of the draw.) There is some opportunity for you to have a little bit of...

Did the faculty really give you no more direction than this? (Such as length of presentation, etc.) There are different ways to go about a case study presentation, so determining the overall scope of the project is the first step in determining what ...

Thanks very much for the helpful list. Looking for work is such a time consuming task; I would much rather be putting that time into studying for the NCLEX.

I agree that a private school may be the way to go, although they tend to be significantly more expensive. Also, (and you may already be doing this) it would be helpful to seek out tutoring help or someone who can help you analyze your study strateg...

The only way to know for sure is to contact the schools you are considering applying to and ask them directly. Even within a state requirements can vary significantly between schools. Good luck!

Agreed. For each school you are considering you should be sure to talk to both the nursing department and the university admissions department. That will be the best way of making sure that you have all the information you need and don't miss any dea...

Congratulations! Best of luck. :)

@runningrn2be I can receive PMs, but I can't yet reply to any (I don't have enough posts thus far). If you're comfortable sending me your personal email address through a PM I'd be happy to correspond with you that way. Michelle

Congratulations! I admire your dedication. :)

After the semester ends the university has to verify we've met all requirements and then post our degrees. Then the staff in the nursing department brings the necessary paperwork directly to the Board of Registered Nursing. (We already mailed in our ...

Congratulations to all of you! I am so excited for everyone. :) I am graduating from Sac State nursing next month. It seems like it was just yesterday that I was waiting for my email. You are in for an incredible experience. It's a huge amount of wo...

Gabriel, it definitely gets better. I'm in my final semester of nursing school and I've felt the same way. There's just only so much room in our working memories. I've just had to get better about writing things down and being organized with my list...