melizerd ASN, RN

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    Hospitals pay for college?

    melizerd replied to Ally.cat's topic in Illinois Nursing

    Several hospitals in the Milwaukee Wi area still paying all or part of continuing education. They're still hiring ADNs as well. So you are paying for your initial education and if you get hired there...
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    Mentioning vacation on interview?

    melizerd replied to OnlybyHisgraceRN's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Nope no one wants to have off the 4 the to work Labor Day because people are gone or whatever. That doesn't seem weird to me. I wouldn't trade that lol and as the new person I'm already on Xmas. I'll...
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    Mentioning vacation on interview?

    melizerd replied to OnlybyHisgraceRN's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Nope low man on the totem pole and everyone else has their summer planned out. It's the first holiday I'm required to work and no one is going to give up their pre planned things. It sounds harsh but...
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    Mentioning vacation on interview?

    melizerd replied to OnlybyHisgraceRN's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I'm going to miss my brother's wedding too. It's Labor Day weekend and I'll be working. That's the life of a nurse. It's the reason my friend loves her clinic job, no nights or weekends and rare...
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    Dear Nurses, I desperately need your help

    melizerd replied to juniper1968's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I'm a WI ADN grad, just this past December. Everyone in my class has jobs, it took some of us a couple months but we are in hospitals, clinics, and LTC. So they are hiring. WI hasn't seem to have been...
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    Industrial Piercing

    melizerd replied to jessadarling14's topic in General Nursing

    If you have 6-8 weeks before school starts let it heal with the barbell in. Then you can swap for clinicals and put in you barbell right after. Since you need them to heal in line for the barbell to...
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    Industrial Piercing

    melizerd replied to jessadarling14's topic in General Nursing

    I've had my industrial done for 5 or 6 years now. It's my favorite! I found nursing school to be more strict about dress code, earrings, tattoos than employers. That said I usually take mine out and...
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    How old were you when you started nursing school?

    melizerd replied to Joe V's topic in General Students

    I'd never attended college before. I started when I was 27 and graduated with my ADN just a couple months after I turned 31. I wouldn't have ever picked nursing younger and I wouldn't have been good...
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    Aurora Hiring Process

    melizerd replied to wizski's topic in General Nursing

    In process means you are still in the running. I'd call at this point though, it can't hurt. I know people it took 2-3 months and others only a week or
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    Aurora Hiring Process

    melizerd replied to wizski's topic in General Nursing

    They are notoriously
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    Credits from CNA classes to RN program

    melizerd replied to angela82's topic in General Students

    We were required to be CNA certified before starting our ADN program. So it was a pre-req but not necessarily counted as credit if that makes
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    Give me some hope...Is ANYONE happy being a nurse??

    melizerd replied to Rebekah1882's topic in General Nursing

    No one ever posts "and nothing happened". Knowing what the job market is like in your area is important but if being a nurse is where your heart is I say go for
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    PRN and scheduled meds

    melizerd replied to sassyann85's topic in Patient Medications

    What the PP said. They don't affect each other so you give the prn as needed and the scheduled dose on
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    Nursing School changing criteria to pass classes

    melizerd replied to Reese2012's topic in General Students

    I graduated in Dec from an ADN program where 80% is passing, and a C. We have a 98-99% NCLEX pass rate and we are also being hired at a higher rate than other ADNs and many BSNs in our area because of...
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    Worried About Finding RN Job After Graduation

    melizerd replied to goldpk's topic in General Students

    I'm in WI and applying before graduation and sometimes even before NCLEX will get you nothing. So I just waited because I didn't want to apply to jobs and yen have them closed to me after graduation...
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    Which unit in the hospital is best for a new grad RN? In terms of experience, salary.

    melizerd replied to TopRN's topic in Nursing Career

    The one that hires you (lol). At this point new grad don't often get their pick of where they want to work. Many hospitals have several med/surg units with different slants but they all give...
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    From Nursing Student to Nurse: Smoothing the Transition

    melizerd replied to Ruby Vee's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Thank you! This is fabulous! I'm a new grad and will be starting my first position shortly. It's nerve wracking and terrifying but this is a great read and
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    Not to beat a dead horse... But KAPLAN?

    melizerd replied to cassi_future_RN's topic in General Students

    I did use one of Kaplan's free online quizzes and then I used Lippincott's Alternative Answers to
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    Yet another "help with interview" thread

    melizerd replied to rubato's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Expect lots of "tell me about a time" questions. I had an interview that was an hour of those. I had prepared well and had lots of scenarios in mind, from clinicals and previous work experience, ready...
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    Not to beat a dead horse... But KAPLAN?

    melizerd replied to cassi_future_RN's topic in General Students

    I'd done well on HESI each semester (ADN program) we took it every semester. So I didn't take the kaplan class and it would have been a waste for me. All if us that tested together (8) passed in 75...
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    Another tattoo Discussion

    melizerd replied to Alove725's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    The facility in WI that I've interviewed with has a policy in place, you can have a 2x2 visible tattoo as long as it isn't offensive, many nurses here have wrist tattoos that fit that requirement. No...
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    Professional Portfolio

    melizerd replied to randomly's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I was never asked for mine. My interview was an hour long and consisted of "tell me about a time" behavioral questions. They also asked me several questions about what I knew about the hospital and...
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    TCU or hold out for hospital

    melizerd replied to jmcd's topic in First Year After Licensure

    You don't HAVE to work in a hospital. You should work where you want. The grey thing about nursing is that there isn't one right answer. It sounds like the TCU job is a good fit for you. I'd take
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    Applying to Many Hospitals in One System: Generic Cover Letter?

    melizerd replied to Birry's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    My cover letters were customized for each "chain" and stated that I was applying to various registered nurse positions with XYZ. I got an interview pretty quickly, and now I'm waiting to hear back...
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    Did I get the job?

    melizerd replied to mbazan17's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I'm waiting after my interview too. I hate waiting. I received the benefit package prior to my interview (after a phone screening) including pay rate for new grad RNs with no experience, how pto is...