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long story, just super excited omg i still can't believe this is over with. it has been a frustrating and exhausting two months but i never lost hope and faith in god. i took the exam for the first time in june only because my school was telling eve...

Call every single number you have, I got my job by calling the nurse manager instead of faxing my resume. It shows you really want the job instead of just waiting around. Take it from a new grad, calling works.

I also have a classmate who failed it twice, everyone else from our May graduating class are now working RN's and I feel really bad. She was a smart student but always over think things, and "what if" everything. I know she knows the material but I k...

Theres a new behavioral health hospital called Park Royal in Fort Myers, FL opening Feb 2012. Check out the site for more info http://www.parkroyalhospital.com, Good Luck. I know they have called a couple of new grads in for interviews.

The question is really how long it took you after you passed the nclex and became a registered nurse. I graduated in May but didnt take my nclex till the end of July and started looking for a job in August. I got my first job which was full time mid ...

I do agree with what you are saying. Not sure what state you are in but here in FL the proportion is not small. Theres at least 6 around my way with all 22 rooms occupied and have a waiting list. Im just saying I couldn't place my parents in one. Ba...

My family is against nursing homes, all 3 of my grandmas stay with one of my family members. But than again Im from the caribbean and thats how it is there. I dont understand or like nursing homes. I think a person should die in their home if possibl...

PRNs are great especially if its days you will still learn a lot if you want to. Not so much for nights, not as much action. If you know that per diem is what you want at the moment than go for it, you will still get experience, and theres plenty of ...

You are going to be a nurse getting $32 an hour, you are lucky they even gave you this position. Stop worrying about the pay and concentrate on passing your boards. Dont bother them and ask for a dollar more, it seems ungrateful. Good Luck on the NCl...

New grad, psych nurse starting in a week, super excited. Psych is also where I wanted to be, all my friends dont get it because all of them are either med-surg or tele and one ER. I majored in psychology before I became a nurse and its the area I alw...

Not normal, every interview I had was nice and pleasant especially the psych position I got hired for. Sorry you went through that.

You guys work for great companies. My first job as a nurse was in dialysis, I was so happy about it but the nurse that was training me was horrible. I did not learn as a PCT first, I was told dont worry about the machines etc: it was terrible. I left...

My psych interview was instance, I was ask everything from if I ever been in a situation where someone was mad or screaming where I had to be the peacemaker, they want to know that you have been in confrontations before and how you responded. I was a...

Like I said in my first post she might let you go on the spot or let you finish your shift. They have a long list of applications like McDonalds and dont need our two week notices but its professional of us to do so. Good for you and good luck on you...

I also got a dialysis job 2 months after I graduated, but the training was horrible so I left and got my hospital job. But I did do a lot at the dialysis clinic, I started treatment, IV's, assessments, administer IV meds, draw labs, kept an eye on th...

You have another job so you probably dont even have to ever bring up the LTC. Im happy you are leaving and have something else lined up.

New grad starting a night shift Nov 14. Its now 3:10am and Im still awake. I requested night shift and so happy that I got it. I always fall asleep around 5am, have to force myself or take melatonin to sleep before 2am. Ive always stayed up late sinc...

Give a notice like the previous poster said, talk to the DON, he/she might let you go on the spot or finish your shift. Whatever you do GET OUT. Thats to much for a new grad. Im also a new grad and got hired at a dialysis clinic but didnt feel comfor...

I wanted to be a psychiatrist but schooling was too long and decided on nursing. Got my associates in psychology so Im a lot like you. I am a new nurse with a associates degree and just got hired as a full time employee at a hospital on their psychia...

Most nurses I know have changed specialties at least 3 times. You are a new grad with no job, take the psych position, you might like it. If you find out its not for you continue to apply for other positions, you have a better chance at getting that ...

Hey Im also from florida and most places that are looking for experienced psych nurses want you to already have your CPI. Which is silly because once they hire you they have you take a CPI course. Where Im about to start working in Nov my employer is...

Now you know thats not true, I bet the plumbers have familys too, which brings them down way below a nurse salary.

Lol this is too funny, Im getting paid $32 because I work nights and its enough for me. If you arent happy or the money isnt what you expected than do something else. None of my friends make more than me, not even my lawyer friend because the economy...

Im a new nurse and got hired at a clinic 30mins away, and within two weeks got called for my dream position at a hospital that is 10mins away for $6 more and way more stable. I left my first job after only 2 weeks, I didnt want to stay for a month kn...

I understand what the OP is saying. If I was married and my husband lost his job, being the breadwinner wouldnt be a problem. Just like how society sees women as supposedly wanting the husband with money theres also a lot of men out there that want ...