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I moved out here as a new BSN, RN as well 3 years ago and my husband is also in the military. Since I didn't have any acute care experience, my only option was to get a nursing home job. Honestly, I wouldn't go through the hassle of getting hired in ...

All I can say is good luck...I have been on the island for 2.5 years (moved out here as a new grad) and STILL haven't gotten hired into a hospital after applying to 100+ RN jobs. It's VERY competitive here for nursing, unlike many other places on the...

I'm from PA and I just took the NCLEX the other week and I passed. I came home right away and got on the pearsonvue website and tried to re-register and I received a pop-up saying a test has already been scheduled. Therefore, the pearsonvue trick wo...

At the facility I work at, we put the medication in a cup with hot water and then put paper towels in the cup (once the meds are dissolved) to soak everything up and then we throw it out.

I'm from PA, but moved to Hawaii back in September after graduation in August. I know the majority of people I graduated with got RN jobs in PA not long after graduation. However, a lot of them were PCT's or nurse's aids on the floors they got hired ...

Unfortunately those horror stories you have heard about finding nursing jobs here are true. All I have to say is be prepared to not have a nursing job for at least a few months (if not longer) after you move here. There really aren't many places on t...

RNHal11- That is so frustrating!! What websites are you looking at? I always used indeed.com and a few weeks ago I started looking on Craigslist and that's where I found a few AL jobs that were hiring so I applied and got interviews a few days later....

I agree with purplejadern. I would definitely recommend working in a hospital you might be interested in applying to after graduation. A lot of my friends were pcts and got offered RN positions before they even graduated and then started work immedi...

I went on two interviews last week for an RN assisted living position and they asked me a ton of questions about my clinical experiences.. i.e.: have you ever disagreed with something one of your patients decided to do, have you ever seen another nur...

I agree with RNHAL11. It is very difficult finding a RN job here. I graduated with my BSN in August then moved to Hawaii back in September from PA (my boyfriend is here with the Army for 3 years). I literally sent in so many applications all over the...

I would definitely wear a suit/jacket because it looks very professional. I went on an interview last week and two this week and wore my interview suit and got offers from both jobs!

I'm a new grad RN who graduated with my BSN in August. In September, I moved from PA to Hawaii (Oahu) to be with my boyfriend who is here for the Army. I heard nursing jobs were hard to get before I got here, but I didn't know it would be anything li...

thank you for all of the advice/suggestions! I actually applied for a new grad nurse residency program back in September at a big hospital in PA and didn't get asked to interview. Before I applied to switch my license over to Hawaii, I tried looking ...

It honestly all depends on where you live and what nursing school you attend. I thought senior year was the easiest and I went to a pretty competitive/difficult nursing school in PA. I just graduated with my BSN in August and moved from PA to Hawaii ...

employers usually like you to have your license in the state for which you are applying, especially for states that are really competitive. I just moved to Hawaii a couple months ago and my RN license is in the state of PA and I've had employers tell...

I'm a new grad RN from PA and a lot of my friends who just graduated already have new grad RN jobs at hospitals in Pittsburgh and Philly. Children's Hospital of Philadelphia definitely hires new grads and some of the hospitals outside of Philly do to...

it is IMPOSSIBLE to get a new grad nurse position in Hawaii. I just recently moved to Honolulu a couple months ago (I graduated with my BSN in August and passed my NCLEX so I'm an RN in Pennsylvania) and I've been trying everything to get a nursing j...

I understand your frustration. I graduated with my BSN in August and took and passed the NCLEX in August and I still haven't found a job yet. I just moved to Hawaii and there are NO new nurse positions here. All new nurses must work as a secretary or...

I just recently moved to Hawaii a couple months ago, and there are NO new grad positions here! It's definitely the worst here than anywhere else. I'm originally from PA and all of my friends who I graduated with in August already have RN jobs back th...

Hi, I'm an August 2012 BSN graduate and an RN in PA. I just moved to Honolulu to be with my boyfriend (who is in the Army and is a doctor at Tripler) and I'm trying to find an RN job on the island. I heard it was difficult to find a nursing job here ...

I only used the Saunders content book and the Saunders book of questions and passed the NCLEX after 75 questions.

I didn't really use the hesi hints unless I was going through content that I was unsure of. I mostly did questions on the hesi evolve website and the case studies (I focused on med surg). I also did a lot of NCLEX questions from the Saunders book, ev...

I just recently graduated from nursing school with a BSN and took the HESI exit exam in June. I thought this test was very difficult and a lot of the material I have never seen or learned before. My school had someone from HESI come for 3 days and t...

I only studied Saunders and I passed at 75 questions. I thought Saunders was very helpful (I used the book of questions and the book of content with the CD). Really practice the select all that apply questions because I had a ton of those when I to...