I would definitely use that clinical experience! On mine I listed things like performing assessments, medication administration, providing quality patient care, etc. You get the point. And from your...
Hang in there! Ask for help when you need it. You're obviously doing a great job and no one is expecting you to handle a bogus load being new! Chin up, smile
I graduated in May and we were given a lecture by a guest speaker telling us to expect many ups and downs over the first year of being a new nurse. She recommended going on a weekend getaway 6 months...
Not sure if this will help you, but ours had a lot of developmental stages questions. This test was my lowest (level 2) and the most difficult. I wasn't a note take either, I just read, re-read,...
Congrats! I too am a new nurse. It took me only 3 weeks after I took the NCLEX to get a job! It's a PRN position, but I am soooo thankful for employment! I prayed everyday that God had somewhere He...
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smb84 Give the BON a call. I waited 2 weeks for my ATT, gave them a call (be persistent, DO NOT leave a message) and she said "Yep, we have all of your stuff, I'll get your ATT to you this afternoon....
I've known I wanted to be a nurse since I was 5. My mom had a friend who was a RN and worked in surgery. I thought that was the coolest thing ever! I also always had my barbies in the 'hospital' and...
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I took (and passed) the NCLEX in June. I was on the OBON the next day later in the afternoon. I tested at 8 AM. I was freaking out because my friend took hers the same day I did but at 1 PM at a...
Thanks for all your thoughts on this. At the hospital I interviewed with the manager of the unit, not HR. I wasn't expecting to hear from the hospital just yet anyway. She let me know that she had...