Montessori Mommy

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  1. Community College VS Private College

    Montessori Mommy replied to ChargeNurseAmy74's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    There is much more to consider when making your choice. The CC in my area is half the cost of the private school. At the CC, the classes are huge and many people fail out during the program. At the...

  2. Need Some Encouragement From Ob Nurses...

    Montessori Mommy replied to *Andrea*'s topic in Ob/Gyn

    Andrea, I start my first job on Monday also - on a labor & delivery unit. (Monday I'm in human resources for their training, but Tuesday I go to the floor!!) I'm nervous and excited. Other than...

  3. Recommendation needed for Prioritization and delegation book or CD

    Montessori Mommy replied to anfe's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I just bought that book on Tuesday, and I love it! It's harder than most review books I have (Saunder, Lippincott, etc.) but I think it will be worth my efforts when it comes time to take NCLEX....

  4. How soon did it took you to find a job?

    Montessori Mommy replied to azabache21's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I just graduated this May. I prepared my resume over Christmas vacation, and began interviewing in January, and had offers in February. I start next week! Here, we usually graduate with jobs - but...

  5. How long to get your ATT??

    Montessori Mommy replied to Shopgirl1's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I'm still waiting for my ATT also. I just found out that after my daytime orientation, I'll be switching to 12 hours nights in early July. I really wanted to take NCLEX before I have to start...

  6. Upstate NY: How long to get ATT?

    Montessori Mommy posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    Can anyone tell me how long it takes to get your ATT once your school sends in their paperwork to the state? I've already sent in my paperwork, GN permit papers and have paid PearsonVue for the exam....

  7. Graduate in August- Want to go into L&D. Advice?

    Montessori Mommy replied to EllenDeeRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I graduated in May and will be starting in L & D next week! Every hospital in my area was willing to hire new grads - except one. Just be sure to start contacting the nurse managers NOW. L...

  8. How to make a good impression in new career?

    Montessori Mommy posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    Do any of you first year nurses have advice for those of us starting our first nursing jobs on how to best establish professional relationships with our new colleagues? I'll be joining a unit with...

  9. New grads....where do you work?

    Montessori Mommy replied to PACU queen's topic in First Year After Licensure

    To get a GN permit in New York State, you must already have a job lined up. The facility where you will work has to sign the permit request form, verifying that there are nurses there who will be...

  10. ADN to BSN - is it worth it?

    Montessori Mommy replied to joli's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I have a previous bachelor's degree (BS in engineering), and was told I don't need another. I can apply directly to a MSN program now that I have my ADN. In fact, human resources at the facility...

  11. How long til you received your ATT?

    Montessori Mommy replied to TNUp2Jen's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I went on the PearsonVue site and paid the $200 to take NCLEX. I had been told that you could schedule the test as soon as you paid, but had to have the ATT by the time you went to take the exam....

  12. To the new grad ADN nurses...

    Montessori Mommy replied to NurseLatteDNP's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I'm going to take a year off so I can focus on NCLEX, and then on orienting to my job. I know the nurse manager took a risk hiring a new grad into her very busy L & D unit, so I want to be sure I...

  13. Nursing school, setting you up for failure???

    Montessori Mommy replied to kstec's topic in General Students

    I just finished nursing school yesterday, and I have to say I worked harder for that than anything else in my life! My previous Bachelor's degree was a walk in the park compared to an Associate's in...

  14. albany medical center

    Montessori Mommy replied to ohmeowzer RN's topic in New York Nursing

    I'm not sure what experienced RNs are making at AMC, since I interviewed this winter as a new grad. New grads make between $20 and $22/hour in this area - but that is before shift differential. Most...

  15. How long to wait for Madame Placenta??

    Montessori Mommy replied to Elvish's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Take it from someone who went through it, manual extraction without pain meds is hell. Mine happened 6 hours after our first daughter was born, because I was hemorrhaging. Yes - it probably saved my...

  16. Missing Clincials??

    Montessori Mommy replied to jewelsg627's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    The best thing to do is approach your instructor very early in the semester and explain the situation. My school is great at making accomodations because they understand that you can't put your whole...

  17. Where can an FNP go?

    Montessori Mommy posted a topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I'm graduating with an ADN next month, and will be working in L & D at a magnet hospital. Since I already have a BS in Engineering, I can apply to a local graduate school, and will only have to...

  18. First Med Error

    Montessori Mommy replied to Montessori Mommy's topic in General Students

    Thank you for all of the supportive messages. My clinical instructor sent me a very kind e-mail yesterday (a Sunday!). She knows I'm very hard on myself - and she often compares me to herself, which...

  19. Anyone heard of a a study that new grads had better retention in specialties?

    Montessori Mommy replied to hotdog19d's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I attended a panel discussion a few months ago on new grads, and someone there referenced that article! I wish I had it also. Must nursing instructors I've had seem to know about this, too. Of the...

  20. New grads....where do you work?

    Montessori Mommy replied to PACU queen's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Labor and Delivery!! I start in June on a GN

  21. Guess what RN's, you didn't need that college degree!!

    Montessori Mommy replied to welnet66's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Being three and a half weeks from finishing nursing school (ADN), I literally screamed when I read that today!! Nursing school is the most challenging thing I've ever done in my life, including my BS...

  22. Do employers consider where a new grad went to school?

    Montessori Mommy replied to br107's topic in Nursing Career

    I think people really do care where you went to school! In all of the interviews I had, the recruiter and/or nurse managers commented that they like grads from my school because we have almost double...

  23. How far in advance of graduation should I apply for jobs

    Montessori Mommy replied to krazykev's topic in General Students

    I'm graduating in May. I worked on my resume over December break, and mailed them to the nurse managers on floor I would work on in January. By the end of February I had an offer from my first...

  24. Predictor test for NCLEX; need advise

    Montessori Mommy replied to tericson's topic in General Nursing

    Check with your state board of nursing! We take the ATI exams at our school. When I was telling my instructor that some schools require passage of these predictor tests to graduate, she said New...

  25. Register to take for NCLEX before I graduate?

    Montessori Mommy replied to krazykev's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I've heard people in my program usually get a test date about 2 months after graduation. It depends how quickly your school gets your paperwork out, and how many nursing school grads in your area...