Christal Parker ADN, MSN, RN, APRN, NP

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    Any young african american travel nurses?

    Im a 29yr old AA female looking to travel to the Dallas/Fort Worth area at the end of the year! Is anyone else looking at that area? I plan to work in the ER and stay with my best friend who lives out there. The hospital I work at now is very recepti...
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    Kaplan college in San Diego RN program

    Hello. Thought I would put in my input. I graduated from Kaplan about a year ago. I had a bachelors in psychology so when I got my units transferred in my tuition was cut down to about 32K or so. The way I saw it was that a new grad nurse makes at th...
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    SCRIPPS New Graduate Nurse Program August 2011

    I graduated from Kaplan ADN as well! I am licensed and was wen I applied... Thanks for all the advice!
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    SCRIPPS New Graduate Nurse Program August 2011

    Oh ok. Thanks AZWildcatRN. I believe I also applied to Cardiac and PCU. LizardRN this is my first RN interview too. I'm so excited and nervous as well! Did the email say if you got an interview for all three departments or do we find that out when we...
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    SCRIPPS New Graduate Nurse Program August 2011

    Does anyone know if the interview questions are generic or department specific?
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    SCRIPPS New Graduate Nurse Program August 2011

    Mine is Monday at 1030 as well! I put Trauma #1 but I cant remember the others...
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    SCRIPPS New Graduate Nurse Program August 2011

    Has anyone else received an email for a interview? I just received an email for an interview on the 20th!!
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    Kaplan college in San Diego RN program

    I don't think a DUI disqualifies you but you must be up front about it. Also you can call an admissions rep and ask about the DUI but as long as you let them know your good
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    Kaplan college in San Diego RN program

    Did they change the program to 24 months yet? I was the last of the 16 months accelerated program.. If I can do it you guys can too! Congrats!
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    DFW GN/RN June 2011 Internships

    Yay!!! Congrats Meggo!!! So glad to hear that!!!
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    Reality Check for Nursing Hopefuls

    I live in California around the Los Angeles and Orange county area. My friend who only has an ADN (as I have an ADN and bachelors in psychology) just got hired on a med surg telemtry floor. That's one of many. I have friends who gotten hired in ICU D...
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    Is Home Health Aide 24 Hr Live-in Rate $100/day Too Low?

    Right now I am a private duty nurse living with my client making 200$ a day free rent and utilities and she also provides food and pays when we go out to dinner or her social events. I was very blessed to find this position!
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    2 colors in hair as a new graduated during interviews

    You should either wait or maybe put your hair in a ponytail off your face since thats how youll have to wear it at work most days anyways!
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    Reality Check for Nursing Hopefuls

    So not true! I know very many ADNs who got hired as little as a week after graduating!
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    Following threads of students waiting to hear.

    Good luck!!
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    Kaplan college in San Diego RN program

    Hello everyone and congrats to all who got in!! I graduated recently from Kaplan and I loved it. Kaplan is a great school and you will learn a lot. Things can seem a little unorganized at times but as a nurse I was following in clinicals told me ever...
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    is it hard to find a job?

    The job search is hard everywhere but eventually people get in. They say that this wave happens every so often so by the time you finish school things may change or should change. I keep in mind that nursing is still an in demand field so once u get ...
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    starting nursing classes in february! :) need some answers

    For fundies I found it to be a lot of definitions so notecards helped a lot in that course. For pharm its a hard class but luckily we had an extremely smart teacher who had a lot of study tools and took her time teaching us. Good luck to you all!
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    Remembering Lab Values!

    To remember them for NCLEX I remember sitting at breakfast with my friend with flashcards. He took the cards from me and I told him couldn't for my life remember the numbers. We sat there for about 30 min and he made a story out of the names and numb...
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    DFW GN/RN June 2011 Internships

    Thanks Ali523 it's with ER too! Have they offered you an in person interview? I'm guessing the phone interview is just questions about your background?! Do you know how many positions they have to fill! Good Luck to you!
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    DFW GN/RN June 2011 Internships

    I have a phone inteView with Baylor tomorrow and I'm freaking out! I hope I pass the screening and get offered a face to face interview when I'm in town! I didn't know HCA was still posting positions. That's good to know.
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    Yeah!! New job starts tomorrow!

    Congrats! I can't wait to put on all the cute scrubs I have either
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    DFW GN/RN June 2011 Internships

    Meggo have you had a phone interview yet? If so what kind of questions did they ask or was it just general information? Good luck and congrats on your interview!!
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    DFW GN/RN June 2011 Internships

    I haven't recieved a rejection email for L&D either. Princess_Wannabe they only have two positions available? Why so few? I am applying and hoping to get ER but I am out of state so I dont know how good my chances are.
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    DFW GN/RN June 2011 Internships

    Has anyone heard anything from the GN position for the Emergency Room at Baylor? I applied but haven't heard anything yet...