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Hello, I am a recent new grad and no hospitals in NJ seem to be hiring new grads, so I decided to apply for some nursing homes and VNA's I was just offered two jobs today One is a nursing home and I will be on the subacute and longterm care they are starting me at 30.00 and hire full time. for subacute its 20:1 resident/nurse ratio and for longterm its 30:1 that makes me extremeley nervous also that I only have 2/3 weeks orientation I was also offered another nursing home job but strictly in sub acute with the ratio of 15:1 ( a little better) but only 28.00 dollars and hour this job is also about 20-30 minutes farther away from my house but it has a nicer facility and 3/4 week orientation. Ive been making a pro an con list and thinking all day about this. I dont care about the money I just want the place that will offer me the best experience to learn the best and better my future nursing career. I also have another interview for home care ( VNA) this friday, specialty program for new grad RN's its 6 week orientation and slowly gradually get patients one by one at your own pace. Home care is not something I really want to do, but again I want the best for my future and gain the best nursing skills. ANY HELP OR ADVICE WOULD BE GREAT THANK YOU :)

Thank you I greatly appreciate your comment!! I was thinking about Kaplan, but I know it is a little pricey, this Hurst remediation is free for me, and it is supposed to focus on my deficits and it provides approx 850 discussion type questions, I have a feeling that might help me understand how to read questions better. But I was also concerned that I need to be taking practice questions as well. Does Kaplan offer a lot of practice questions? Maybe it is something I can take as well throughout this 45 days of HURST remediation. thanks again Islaleigh! :) I just can't wait to get my license in the mail and start truly working in the field!

I unfortunately failed the NCLEX my first time, I was DEVASTATED! I graduated in May 2014. and money was an issue for me but I was so sure the HURST review was needed in order to pass, I have never been the best exam taker, always better in a practical setting, but I made it through nursing school with A's and B's. I took the hurst review and also the 3 week program for NCSBN for practice questions, I did not follow their schedule really, but just took as many practice questions as I could, others of my grade did that and passed. I unfortunately could not afford my exam until August, and it took months to process and did not take my NCLEX until november 2014. I failed after 94 questions. I received my results back and I bombed it, I had 4 categories I was near passing and 4 I was below passing. I have now been offered the HURST remediation program. But I have been considering to take the NCSBN program and just focusing on that and completeing their structured schedule, most likely the 5 week program. However, I would like to know what is the better option if I should just choose one over the other? Or should I try and complete both? I dont want to overwhelm myself, but I also want to make sure I pass this time around. The hurst remediation would be free for me, but I am worried I wont get enough practice questions in. Any input would be very helpful please thank you!!!! HELP :)

i was just recently interested in becoming a nurse. i am currently going to be a junior at university of southern maine this fall and am currently a major in exercise science. i became interested in nursing last year and was trying to figure out if i should change my major into nursing, which if accepted i won't be in the nursing program until my senior year. however, i have completed a lot of the science core classes i needed. or if i should finish and get my bachelors in exercise science, and then apply to the same school or another one to the accelerated nursing program which can last from 12-18 months long. they will both take about the same time; one might be slightly shorter than the other. however in the end of both i would have to take the nclex-rn, i am just wondering which route of schooling is the better way, and which one would look better, switching my major as a junior already, to nursing and getting my degree just in nursing; or graduating with a bachelors in exercise science and getting a second degree in the accelerated nursing program. both would take about the same time with me being a junior in college already. thank you very much.:)