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I believe it took a few weeks, about 2-3 weeks before they sent me an email after I put in my application. They told me I needed to score above 80% to move forward with the interview process. You will get the score right after you finish the test. I scored well and was told my test scores wwould be forwarded to the hiring manager and I should receive a call. I didnt receive a call and was wondering why so I sent them an email. They told me because I didnt pass the Gallup RN Assessment test I wasnt able to go to the next step of the interview process. If you are scheduled to take the test I would study from the NCLEX-RN study guides. I did mainly questions, but ofcourse you should review things your not familiar with. Also doing math questions will help you. Good luck with the application process :)

Did you apply to one of their units?

Hello, I have applied to the Medical unit (2A) at SGH and am schedulled to have the pre-interview test. I would like to know more information from anyone that is working there or has worked at this hospital, particularly if you have any knowledge of the M/S floors. Thank you.

I know how you feel. When I took the boards I was so nervous I litterally had shaken legs for the most part of the test. I was a nervous wreck. When I was preparing to take the boards, Ive heard from others to do a lot of questions, so that is what I did. At my schools nursing lab, we had several programs that had questions and I did those. Then I also had Kaplan, so I just did the questions from there. I think the Kaplan questions helped a lot. When you do questions, analize how you answer the question. Do you cross off options, jump straight to the answer....how do you go about answering that question? One of the most important things Ive learned in nursing school is how to answer questions. That is really, really important. I knew this one student nurse who was really smart and had a lot of knowlege but for some reason she failed the class because of the tests. So just practice questions after questions after questions after questions..... If there is something you didnt know, review that and then go back to doing questions. I would even suggest you review how to answer nursing questions. There is information out there on this so definately look into that. Also I had a review book and went through that. I didnt want to start studying from the textbook because I would be overwhelmed with information. So having a review book was helpful. I believe I had Saunders, but I am not certain. Good luck with the exam and I wish you all the best!!

I think respiratory therapist school is easier compared to nursing. But I wouldnt go into respiratory therapy becaue of your grades. I know this one nurse who said "I passed nursing by the skin of my teeth" and she is one of the best nurses that I know of. Knowledge is just one component of nursing and there are many other qualities that are needed to make a good nurse.

When I first read the title of the post, I thought to myself there is no way I would do that. After reading that she will be working in a unit she always wanted to I thought.....it might be worth it, this is her opportunity to do something shes always wanted to. Then after reading that she has a 7 yrs old daughter, I thought....hmm maybe not. Sooooo what it comes down to is is she willing to sacrifice spending time with her daughter over fulfiling her desire to work in a particular unit. That is a choice she has to make herself. Maybe she can work in NICU for at least 1 to 2 years to gain experience and then she can move on to work in a hospital closer to where her daughter lives. In this economy most hospitals prefer to hire experienced nurses so it would be to her benefit having those years of experience when she applies to a differnet hospital.

Im the first nurse in my family. Actually, the first one to work in a healthcare field.

Some areas of nursing will most likely not expose you to bodily fluids, but eventually they might. Suppose you work in a doctors office and have to do blood draw, would you be comfortable with that? You have to get through nursing program to become an RN. While in the nursing program, you have to learn the basics of patient care like giving a bed bath. During med-surg rotation you might have to fully clean a bed-ridden person. I dont think you have to be really good at math but at least know the basics.

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you have a lot of different variables involved, but i think option b sounds better to me. i think you should break it down: - amount of time to get rn license with option a is probably 2.5 yrs (i estimated about 1 year for the bridge program, but not certain. im also wondering don’t you have to do pre-requisites for this program) vs. option b is 3.5 yrs. that is about one year difference in getting your rn license (which is what you ultimately want) - although you will start working as an lpn nurse in shorter amount of time, you will be working full time while going for your rn degree. i think this can be quite stressful because you will start working as a new nurse for your first time and have to adjust to this new profession on top of going to school. never worked as an lpn but i am sure it is still stressful. - with option a you have a large amount of loans to pay back. i would check first to see how much lpn’s make where you live compared to how much you currently make. it will give you an idea if its really worth rushing into the only concern i have is the possibility of you not getting into the rn nursing program. i would try to focus hard on getting really good grades in your pre-requisite courses. once you are in the program, you just have to maintain your grades. i didn’t know they have part time nursing programs but if your current job is not that stressful then i would do that. financially speaking going straight for your rn license sounds better.

Congratulations on getting a job that you wanted. You were smart and used unique strategies in getting an interview. I am without a job and its difficult to find a job in my specialty working on a day or evening shift. Most of the hospitals around where I live offer rotating shifts. I dislike working night shift, as I already have experience working this shift, but I would hate it even more to work rotating shifts. It sounds like torture to me. There is this hospital nearby me that has openings in my specialty on the day shift. I already filled out the online application but I am not sure if it has been forwarded to the nurse recruiter. I was thinking of calling her on Monday but sending her an email today or tomorrow sounds like an even better idea. I was actually able to get that information on this website. What do you suggest I do and/or say in the email?

Thank you for your suggestions. I have decided not to accept the job offer, if infact they do offer it to me. The hospital is pretty far from me and I can imagine during rush hour it will take a long time to get there, probably around 45min - 1hr, if there is no accident. I dont want to commute that long. In addition, there are hospitals much closer to me offering the same schedule, rotating shifts. Im hoping, however, to work at a hospital that offers day shift. I asked the recruiter if they have straight days and she said that they do have a few nurses with that shift but they are senior nurses. So its based on seniority. I can only imagine that the wait period to have such a schedule will be many, many years. That doesnt seem very appealing to me.

Hello, I am due for an interview with a hospital that offers rotating shifts. I am very interested in working at this hospital but the only problem that I have is the schedule. I used to work night shift and I prefer to work day shift instead. They do offer straight night, so if anything I would rather take that over the rotating shift. My dilema is that I really need a job and dont want to pass up this opportunity. My plan is to work day shift and I dont see myself working night shift long term. I have put in applications in other hospitals for daytime shift and am hoping to get accepted there. In the meantime, I want to start working even if it is at night. I dont want to accept a position at this hospital knowing that I will not be there long term. I would feel terrible since its a permanent position and they anticipate that you will stay with them long term. I was thinking I could take a PRN job there, but I dont even know if they are offering this. If infact they do have a PRN job available, Im anticipating that I will work night shift since most likely the days will be taken. Again, I dont see myself working long term PRN night shift while having a full time day job, if I end up getting one. I appreciate any suggestions offered.

Hi, I am not a nurse recruiter but I can give you my perspective on this question. First dont give up on looking for a job. There are a lot of nursing jobs out there, so the question is what specialty of nursing are you looking to work in. Also another question to ask yourself is can you be flexible with the area you work in and also the schedule. I believe some areas of nursing are more in demand, meaning that more nurses want to work in those particular areas. If you dont have experience in that particular area, the nurse recruiter might not consider you. They might not want to invest money into training you. I put my application in last week and I received a call Monday asking me when I would like to interview. Im actually having it tomorrow so that is why I came on this site. I believe the reason why they want me to interview is because I have several years experience in the unit I am applying for. Also, I think the way your resume and cover letter is written can make a difference. I had it done by a professional resume writer which I think made a difference for me. I also included detailed discription of some of my skills to show them that I have experience working in such a unit.