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thank you for all the tips & advice!

Hi, I haven't been called for a 2nd interview yet. I was told it will be done in beginning of September. There will be another open house in September, 1st tuesday. Check out the website for more information. There is going to be new grad program starting end of September for a bunch of the units including specialties like ER, ICU, etc.

I was wondering if anyone can give me tips or what to expect I have my first HR initial screening interview for a hospital. When they called me to schedule the appointment the lady said I'd be meeting with HR director and it is not for a specific position but just to see what level I am at. What exactly does this mean, how can I prepare? thanks

@missE -- that's great! good luck. Did you go to the open house in august?

Hello, just wondering how that exam went for you guys? what city were you applying to?

@Zaptastic: 1. Everyone deals with stress differently, so you just have to find your ways. Me, I always made time to do something for myself and to spend time with my loved ones. I designated some time to have a relief. Also, I made really great friends in nursing school and leaning on their shoulders expressing how I felt helped, since they knew exactly how I felt. Just remember to take it easy, many people get burnt out. Oh yea, and nursing buddies and I did a lot of celebrating for little achievements! And made studying into a fun event. It helps! And about sleep...well I value my sleep, so I made myself a schedule and always made sure I got enough sleep. Its up to you to make the time. I know staying up til 7am studying for a test that's at 8am wouldn't work for me (though I know many people who did it) I did really well in the program, and I can advise you, the night before any test--- SLEEP. Cramming won't help. 2. You have maybe 2 weeks or so between semesters, I believe? And during that time you should definitely take the time to relax!! They will send you reading assignments, but in reality, even if you started the reading assignment before school started, you are going to be behind at some point.. So I just relaxed and gathered myself for another intense semester. Your body & mind NEEDS the relaxation, so take it. 3. I don't know exactly what type of traps youre talking about... if you clarify I would love to answer! 4. I'm interested in so many areas of nursing and thankfully this is a career you can move around... But I'm a geriatric nurse at heart. I'm currently on a new job hunt. You'll see that it will be harder than nursing school - at least here in Miami 5. I don't know if there is much of a difference in the med campus & homestead campus really. It's the same curriculum. However, I'd say in the med campus youre surrounded in a different environment, the campus is small and everyone there is in some type of medical field. People are a lot more mature and share similar aspirations. But other than different clinical sites and professors, there shouldn't be much of a difference. @pixiemom: Sorry! I don't know why I added the "success" part.. the link below is the one for fundamentals, but you'll see as you continue through the program that they have one for each of the major classes. I can say that for fundamentals, I focused only on this book. The big clunky fundies book was too much information, I just read it to fill in some gaps if needed, but my main focus was on this book. http://www.amazon.com/Prentice-Hall-Reviews-Rationales-Fundamentals/dp/0132240785/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1313259183&sr=8-1 Oh & I forgot to mention, buying the older version of books worked for me. I did it most of the time. Sometimes I would find the older version of books for like 10 dollars (or even less!) online and would compare it to my classmates and VERY MINIMAL was changed.. So if you wanna save money, this is the way to go.

Hello, I'm writing as a graduate from MDC.. I remember being in your shoes, freaking out about the first days of nursing school, what to expect, what to wear etc. And I loved to see what other MDC nursing students had to say. So i'll share some of my experience/advice 1. Buy the Success-Reviews & rationale books. They have them for most of the classes like.. Fundamentals Sucess Reviews & Rationales etc. You can get them at the bookstore, but of course amazon.com is always cheaper. This is how most of us survived nursing school. Because in reality, you'll never be able to finish all the reading assignments and even if you do, it serves as a good review. 2. Throughout nursing school, PRACTICE PRACTICE PRACTICE nursing nclex questions from books/cds anywhere really. This is a good way to study for tests because the questions will be a very different format than you expect and you have to think about the future, it will prepare you for NCLEX 3. As far as electronics.. I never carried a PDA or Iphone or anything high tech like that.. But i know a lot of my classmates did and they have their drug guide and things like that. I can definitely see that it helped them and it was helpful, but i opted for a drug guide book under my arm and flipped through pages when I was at clinicals & didn't know what drug i was about to give. I think it might have actually helped me learn the drugs better. (pharm sucks) and in skills labs or health assessment, recording your group performing the skills is a good tip. First write down all the steps of what you have to do, then perform it in class and have someone record it. Share it with your classmates & memorize. That is the way to go through the course. 4. I suggest standing out in clinicals.. Especially towards the end of nursing school in your last 2 clinicals. I don't mean be overly annoying and such but do a good job, be helpful, do things even if they are gross or "are not a nurses job". It would be great to have a job waiting for you when you graduate because you stood out in clinicals. 5. my last piece of advice.. is that regardless of all the stress youre going to undergo, all the battles with professors for being unfair, arguing with the school in general for the inconsistencies and WRONG it can do sometimes, keep your head high and don't be discouraged. You can make it through the program, it is doable but YOU have to put all your effort, even if a teacher is throwing things at you that you KNOW is not right. If anyone has questions, I would gladly answer! And good luck!

did anyone go to the open house beginning of august? very nice lady was doing interviews & talks about rn intern position has anyone heard back? or know when she'd be calling for 2nd interviews?

I was wondering if anyone has been a part of mt sinai's (miami beach) intern programs and if you could share your experience. Also did anyone attend the open house in august? Do you know when the recruiter will be making calls for 2nd interviews.. share your experience on how it went