mbazan17

My interview lasted 2 hours. I first interviewed with HR, and it went great. I gave my certifications and RN license to HR. I was handed a benefits package and told what my pay would roughly be. HR told me that orientation began the 5th of every month. I was even introduced to the team at the department, such as the RN staff. I spoke with the assistant manager and consultant as well, who sincerely looked like they loved me. I was complimented on my professional outfit and for being well spoken. Lastly, I asked the assistant manager when I would start and she said that HR needs to give official notice and to call with any concern. I interviewed last week and still have not received a call or email with official notice. My assumption is that paper work takes time, but I am uncertain. Tomorrow I am going to call the assistant manager to follow up, but of course I am nervous. I do not want to sound inpatient. I have never worked at an HR department, but I believe one week should be enough time to reassure me that I have the position. Take note: This will be my second job as an RN. At my first job as an RN, I was called by HR as I was walking to my car just as I finished the interview. Waiting is new to me.

I passed my NCLEX-RN September 26, 2012. I am 20 years old (started nursing school after I graduated high school 2010). Here in New Jersey, job market is tough for Associates Degree in Nursing new grads like me. I have no job background (I played sports every season in high school; and I focused hard during nursing school = no job). I am ACLS and PALS certified; I also am a fluent Spanish speaker, I translated throughout nursing school to patients, doctors, and nurses. Should I get a job as a Nursing Assistant as I wait for my license to come in mail (1-2 months), and until I finish my Bachelors (started a 1 year program, will have bachelors by November 2013). From what I hear from health care professionals, with a bachelors, I have a better chance of obtaining a job. I need to decide now, I just wanted another perspective.

what are you allowed to do/not do? --you will be an expert:specs: at giving bed baths! i was nervous first time since i never saw another person's bare body what kinds of assignments did you have? --almost everything mentioned in the other comments besides iv push and starting iv lines. do you learn how to start and iv? do you learn to take blood? --in my nursing school we were not taught to start iv lines or take blood. what would cause someone to fail a clinical? --failed clinical by breaking rules (varies upon how school handles situations). for example, client falls since you left side rails down after giving bed bath. some schools will fail you (clinical instructor told us that it occurred in a school she knows of), other schools might give a warning = it varies. do you have access to meds? --clinical instructor has access to all meds. give meds with instructor. can you pass meds? --i was allowed to give meds excepts iv push.

background: i graduated high school 2010. i was accepted in county college nursing school. in high school i was in honors classes, took ap classes, stars student, and 3.9 gpa. i expected nursing school to be easy...it was difficult, i almost failed. i didn't take first semester serious and god gave me a wake up call. now i'm graduating and taking nclex in summer :yelclap:. you can do it, clinicals have been a blessing and awesome experience. 1. what is a typical day like in nursing school? --lecture, after lecture, after lecture. read your notes daily and pay close attention in class. 2 days were clinical experience as nursing student...you master giving bed baths...lol. 2. do you like it? --i love nursing school. i will miss my professors = cherish them, once you graduate you are now the rn and can't run to teacher for help. 3. how long does your day usually last? --clinicals are roughly 7-8 hour shifts, 2 days a week. lecture was 8 hours, and lab was 4 hours. 4. do you ever get to do anything outside of nursing while in college? --i didn't work=thank the lord my parents supported me (i will work during rn-bsn though). i serve at a church and was able to continue doing that throughout nursing school. once exams come in, there really isn't time to do anything. 5. any other comments are welcomed! --study!! nursing school wasn't easy for me being an 18 year old in the associates track. if you are doing bsn track, my experience might not help. but out of everything said "do not neglect studying". you need to build critical thinking skills not taught in high school. -best of luck

I took micro in the summer 2011. Different factors take into place. Do you work? Are you a mom? A wife? I did not have those responsibilities being a 19 year old, so I took full advantage of those 7 weeks and got an 'A' in the class. I took micro along with nutrition for nursing, I also got an 'A'. It was a challenge, but I had the advantage of not working, taking care of children, or being a wife. Best of Luck, the class is awesome:w00t:. Our professor incorporated microbiology into the health care system, which allowed me to understand something simple as antibiotics. It destroys peptidoglycan, which is part of the cell wall of bacteria. Viruses do not have peptidoglycan at all, so antibiotics are not effective for treatment. *I knew viruses and antibiotics are a 'no' 'no' but the rationale helped clear it out.