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  1. 1 Year Experience required... but how do i get experience if you won't hire me?

    knighton201 posted a topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Hello I am a new grad with my RN in hand, applying to many locations around the Dallas/Fort Worth region, and a universal theme I'm starting to notice in this region, with much dismay, is 1 or more...

  2. 1 Year Experience required... but how do i get experience if you won't hire me?

    knighton201 replied to knighton201's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Hey I am not sure about your community colleges in your area, but for many nursing schools that I looked at in New mexico before i moved closer to family had competitive wait lists, where students who...

  3. 1 Year Experience required... but how do i get experience if you won't hire me?

    knighton201 replied to knighton201's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    hey after about 3 months of searching I was able to get hired on PRN at a home health agency and about a month after that a hospital called me for a full time position on a med surg floor, after a...

  4. How To Get a Job As a New Grad Nurse

    knighton201 replied to hakunamatata's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Thanks for the advice, I found it very useful, now to see how well it works

  5. Very little orientation for new grad?

    knighton201 replied to Britt7's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I wouldn't turn them down quite yet, I graduated in December, and am having issues with hospitals who require 1 year or more experience, so I'd make sure you have somewhere to go before turning them...

  6. Medical Dosaging

    knighton201 replied to JennaVeneziano's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    For that you'd have to talk to the instructor and/or whoever wrote the exam to see when they rounded as well as what answer the expect in the box, and if they will let you "challenge" it if they...

  7. Medical Dosaging

    knighton201 replied to JennaVeneziano's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    i'd recommend do all your multiplication and division then round, early rounding within the problem or truncating can lead to a very different answer if you can save rounding to the very end, then...

  8. 1 Year Experience required... but how do i get experience if you won't hire me?

    knighton201 replied to knighton201's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    my headache is primarly in the area i'm trying to apply there are tons of jobs for experienced RN's, and I believe that they are even flying in traveling nurses, it seems to the point that they have...

  9. It shouldn't have happened this way....

    knighton201 replied to nerdtonurse?'s topic in Hospice, Palliative

    my prayers for both you and your

  10. Why many new grads don't find jobs....

    knighton201 replied to MN-Nurse's topic in General Students

    well, not sure about all nursing schools, but mine had a 16 hour work limit restriction in place to remain in the program, though they didn't catch everyone who worked more than 16 hours a week in...

  11. Are nurses blue or white collar workers?

    knighton201 replied to digitiminimi's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I'd have to say nursing would be a "hybrid" of the two, our work at the nurses station documenting care, making care plans, assessment, would seem more white collar I would think, however when called...

  12. Care plan shame

    knighton201 replied to Deepee's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    What i had to do for my first few assessments is take the sheet i had to turn in and do it at bedside, so if you miss anything, patient is right there for you to reassess so you don't forget anything,...

  13. What should i do?

    knighton201 replied to tchao's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    There are also LVN/LPN and RN programs at community colleges (the 4 year state schools also give you a RN title for job placement) and then you are able to go LVN > RN and RN > BSN (the 4 year...

  14. Medical Dosaging

    knighton201 replied to JennaVeneziano's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    first one i got the same answer, though in your work you left out the 60 minute/hour conversion, but apparently remembered it when you used your calculator as you came to the same answer for the 2nd...

  15. RN vs BSN - help!

    knighton201 replied to hollybee47's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I've been doing the frantic job search for my first job recently as well, and yes for new grads, not a lot of openings that I have been able to find... however seems there are a ton of openings for...

  16. Difficult Conversation re need for bathing

    knighton201 replied to zoey3270's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    not sure if this is the best technique, but one i observed very early in my student clinicals at a nursing home in the alzheimer ward, is the cna would weekly (as it was the policy every resident...

  17. You Know You're A Nurse If...

    knighton201 replied to Joe V's topic in Nursing Humor

    ... you get that 2 am call from a worried friend and or relative and don't hang up until you've made them feel better or convinced them to call 911 if it is a true

  18. NCLEX aarrrgghhhh

    knighton201 replied to karenjannene's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Hey for your dosage... I highly recommend you learn dimensional anaylsis. Its a method I learned in physics/engineering courses at the start of my college career, though many nursing instructors...

  19. Heart sounds with large breasts

    knighton201 replied to tsm007's topic in General Students

    describe what you're going to do to the lady before touching (less backhands this way gentlemen), then lift and apologize great suggestion about asking your patient to help, will have to remember to...

  20. Failed Nclex Dont know where to begin Studying again.

    knighton201 replied to nena0487's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    did you check out your candidate performance report? Not entirely sure where to get it, but should give you a good idea what areas you need to study and what areas you are already strong in, check...

  21. Challenge Exit Hesi.

    knighton201 replied to champagnealex's topic in HESI Entrance, Exit Exam

    Also used in NM, from what I understand, the HESI is actually more difficult than the NCLEX, however the students that pass the HESI have a tendancy to pass the NCLEX from what my instructors said,...

  22. career change????

    knighton201 replied to JLaubach93's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    my nursing class had from new High school grads, to a lady who was in here 60's, never too late, have you possibly done some research into flight nurses? i understand they sometimes blur that line...

  23. 1 Year Experience required... but how do i get experience if you won't hire me?

    knighton201 replied to knighton201's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Thanks for the support, encouragement and ideas, I'll have to get right back in the saddle tomorrow and keep on