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Congrats!! :) Glad everything worked out for you, best wishes for you and your new loved one!

I can attest to that...nursing is my second bachelor's as well, and I have previous healthcare experience from my undergrad. I even picked up a part-time home health job while looking for a job in the acute-care setting so it would look good on my resume. No one I interviewed with cared about my other degree/previous healthcare experience or my home health job. As netglow said you go back to "0". Stay positive and keep looking even while waiting for NWM to get back to you.

It took them almost three weeks to get back to me in response to the status of my application and I went through the whole shebang (refer to previous posts). But to be fair, I only followed up with a thank you letter after shadowing to be polite but I knew in my heart that the job wasn't for me and I would decline if extended an offer. They made it easy for me and sent an e-mail saying they went with someone with more experience. Although I was devastated because I still was with out a full time job I knew it was not meant to be. Just remember that "all that glitters is not gold." You're right, if they cannot see your drive and ambition and look at your pregnancy as a barrier then they may not be a right fit for you! It took me seven months to find my dream job in Chicago as a new grad, and I'm extremely lucky because I know new grads who have been out of school for over a year in Chicago and are still searching. Best of luck to you, and hope you land your dream job wherever it may be!

could not have said it any better myself.

Hello, is anyone planning to go to the new grad open house for the cardiothoracic step-down unit?

and if so...where is the location of this new hospital?

Thank you for clarifying this topic. I didn't get the position in the HF/pulmonary unit, but to be honest I was relieved because I felt extremely uncomfortable with the training process. It's kind of shocking that they would be applying the same training process to an ICU setting for new grads. I'm glad you made the decision that was best for you

Thank you for your input... yes I find it quite scary too. Sadly there really aren't that many options in Chicago for new grads right now...

Hi there, I was recently interviewed at northwestern and then asked to shadow. Overall I really enjoyed the unit and staff. I'm not sure if I will be extended an offer because as you said it is completely subjective. However, if I am, a major concern of mine is the training process for new grads. I was wondering if you had any thoughts about this? I read online that it was drastically cut and that new nurses are not prepared properly. During the interview I was told that it's split into four phases, in which the first phase you spend 90 hours with your preceptor. All the phases after that you're pretty much on your own. I feel that 90 hours is not enough to learn the ways of the unit, procedures, documentation, technical skills, etc. I find it a bit odd that they would only allow that much time directly under a preceptor especially since northwestern is a teaching hospital. I would really appreciate it if you would be able to provide any type of feedback. Thank you in advance!