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I feel like I am forcing myself to work as an RN and I hate it. The ratio of taking care of 8 patients, the long hours, constant rushing and high stress is not cutting it. I thought nursing would be centered on the patient, but since ratios are so h...

I got offered a position here for there new grad program (neuro/teley). My concern is many people say Delray sucks. It even got the nickname, "Hell-ray." Therefore, I need some input from people who actually work there. Please help.

Delray is not a facility I recommend working at. At least not on a telemetry floor. The nurse to patient ratio sucks. Day shift gets 6 patients, nights get 8. 90% of the time you don't have enough aids on the floor, so your stuck doing everything...

Thanks for the advice. Unfortunately my contract states I have to stay on my unit for a year before I can transfer somewhere else. Guess I have to bite the bullet until August. I have thought about transferring to the ER. A friend of mine works there...

Oh wow. That blows. So are these new grads transferring? After speaking with Human Resource, this new grad program is the largest amount they ever had hired. Maybe its to alleviate this shortage of nurses?

I do as well, but I will be training until the end of November. More than I would receive with any other hospital. Usually, you get 6 weeks of floor training, then your on your own. With this grad program, it last 4 months. It consist of classroom tr...

A majority of my classmates work in different hospitals throughout Palm Beach County and are also around the same pay rate.

I keep hearing that and it has me nervous. Thanks for the input.

Oh wow. I keep hearing that.

Delray Medical Center offered me $26.37 as a new grad. Shift Differential $3 for nights.

I just got offered a position in their new grad program for neuro/teley. They want to start me off with $26.37 and a $3 shift differential. I keep hearing horrible things about Delray Medical Center. Is it still a bad place? They are rated one of the...

Your welcome. Go at your own pace and try not to focus on what everyone else is doing. Good luck.

A month and a half. Some topics did not require the 2-3 days.

I studied 6 out of 7 days a week. I found that when I was reviewing the material, I retained more when I took my time with it. I would spend about 2-4 hours a day reviewing just 1 topic, ex: fluid and electrolytes over the course of 2-3 days. Reviewi...

PVT works. Everyone in my class, including myself who got the good pop up passed!!! Have faith, you did it!!!!

I suggest a study calendar. I did the Hurst on site review at a local college and decided to incorporate what I got from Hurst into a calendar. I gave 3 days to review/understand each lecture, making sure to review what I covered the previous day. RE...

Pearson Vue trick works. Everyone in my class, including myself who got the good pop up passed : ) You should try it.

First off, I needed a break from nursing school. Graduated April 19, 2012 and purposely scheduled my NCLEX date two months later (June 19th). After a few weeks of doing nothing, I devised a study plan to take me up to the week before my test date.Sta...

I had less than 10 SATA. My exam was random. No math though. Had meds, lots of "priority" questions. Who do you see first. Recommend practicing those. Had 2 questions, where you had to put steps in order. No peds or maternity either.

ATI by itself, I would never recommend. But the question banks and the books they provide, gets to the point on the content. Especially, their Pharm ATI. CONGRATS on passing!!!! I never used Kaplan?!?

Hurst is a company that prepares you for the NCLEX. Their focus is on reveiwing the content versuses test taking strategies, like Kaplan. Here is there website: http://www.hurstreview.com/index.php