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Hello everyone, Can anyone please tell me what the Staff Nurse interview is like at UMDNJ Newark, particularly for a new nurse? I have conducted a search for this topic but only get information about UMDNJ's CNRA interview. I am a new graduate nurse ...

Hello everyone, I tried to do a search on this topic but couldn't find anything. Does anyone work there and know if they hire New Grads or have any of you New Grads been interviewed or hired at HUMC? I read somewhere that it is the number 2 hospital ...

Hello everyone, I have been combing through many threads about NYP housing but they are a couple of years old. I am a recent hire at Columbia and am wondering what the NYP employment housing is like. I understand there is a long wait list, but can so...

Hello everyone, If anyone works or has worked on a step-down unit, please help. I have an interview for a Surgical/Surgical Step-down unit and I am a new grad. The patients are vascular, cardiothoracic, and bariatric. It seems very fast-paced and ex...

Congrats, RN Kate. Just wondering, so what is the retake test actually like? The same exact test or different?

Congrats to both of us, actually! Will you be working at Cornell or Columbia? I was given no direction besides that practice test and pharm test guidelines sheet. First of all, when do you take the test? Someone on this board was a recent hire at Col...

I passed!!!! I didn't think it was hard, but I did study like a mofo for three days. Another new hire who is an experienced nurse took the test with me and she didn't pass. While I was waiting to start I was talking to other new hires who had taken ...

Don't hesitate to ask your instructors. At least two letters of recommendation from clinical instructors are required for new grad applicants in my areas. Clinical instructors expect to be asked for these all the time and they usually have some sort ...

Hello, tana sou. Nurse Manager interviews are pretty unpredictable. Maybe she wanted you to shadow to see how you might fit in with the other staff. It's really good that you asked questions, that shows you really want to work at the hospital. Every...

Hello, everyone. I have run a search on this topic but can't find this information. I have to take the NLN Basic Proficiency in Medication Administration for RNs for my job. People have mentioned that you can purchase a $10 practice test online. Can...

Hello everyone, I have to take the NYP pharm exam with little time to prepare and without any directions from HR on what to expect. I just know what I have learned on these posts. Can someone please tell me the link where I can purchase these NLN pr...

Hi, Ebony RN. I just got the job offer and HR is doing my background check. They said I should hear back by friday with all the orientation details, including info on the pharm test. But I wanted to get a head start. Can you please tell me the name o...

Also, I had posted a question about what to expect before my L&D interview. Here is a link to a page someone sent me: https://allnurses.com/ob-gyn-nursing/help-l-d-587981.html Also, one last word of advice, find out whatever you can about the ho...

Hello, tana_sou. I am an "old" new grad who just finally got a job at my dream hospital after graduating in January. So hang in there, you just graduated and you have this amazing interview opportunity. That's great! Are you meeting with a Nurse Rec...

Hello, Da Milk of Amnesia. I was just hired by NYP Columbia and yours was the latest posting about the NYP pharm exam. How was it? Can you please give me advice on how to study for it? It's been a couple months since NCLEX and looking for a job, so I...

Thar's ok , Jazzy. Well, hopefully that means we are still in the running. The job is no longer posted in on their career site, though. I will call by the end of the week. If I get in touch with someone from HR I will ask if the position is still ope...

Hello, nursekea. Sounds exactly like my experience. On the bright side, after the stress of a panel interview, hopefully other Nurse Manager interviews will seem easy in comparison. Were other Nurse Managers from diff units there? Maybe all you need...

Hello, blueflyRN. I know you posted your question a year ago but I am currently in your previous situation. I am a New Grad and I have an interview for a Surgical Step-down unit which includes vascular and cardiothoracic patients. Do you remember wh...

Hello, 27lrn. I hope your transition onto Cardio Stepdown has been going smoothly. I am a New Grad RN who has an interview at a Surgical Stepdown next week. The recruiter told me that the patient population includes vascular, thoracic, and cardiothor...

Hi, lapoRtaN. No response yet, so far it has been a week. The Nurse Manager told me that she wasn't sure when they would make a decision. From what I have heard from my friends who graduated with me, it really varies when you will hear a response. Ex...

Hi, mamaxmaria. That seems a little annyoing of the recruiter to go on and on about a BSN when you weren't there for a nursing position. Good luck with the ER tech job, that is the perfect foot-in-the-door opportunity if you do want to work there aft...

Oh, forgot to ask...Did they tell you any information about benefits or when they hold orientation? I did ask about the orientation in general but they didn't say if that is held every month or in September.

Hi, Jazzy! I had the interview yesterday, too. They didn't tell me by when they would make a decision. I think I remember her saying that if selected, HR will call with information about bringing your credentials and filling out forms. This interview...

Your welcome. I also remember she told me there were 6-7 med-surg positions that particular Nurse Manager was hiring for but I think she said that applicants would also be considered for other positions in other NSLIJ hospitals. Hopefully, you get th...

I had the interview yesterday and I honestly don't know how it went. For those of you who are going to interview at University Hospital for a Staff Nurse position, let me give you a heads up. I was told on the phone by the recruiter who set up the in...