thejadedmonkey

Hospitals in my area have started what sounds like an identical program for new grads. 8-10 weeks of training (no promise of a job), committing to 40/hrs a week. If you don't qualify for their reimbursement program, you actually have to pay the hospi...

I tried to look for an answer to this question, but wasn't able to find anything. I've been trying to pursue career opportunities with the Florida DOC as a RN, but haven't been able to find anything at all. I do have a juvenile record, but no other b...

Thanks everyone for the tips! They are very much appreciated! I have a Florida license, but I'm willing to endorse/move to wherever the work is so it's definitely helpful to know where to target my efforts.

Definitely the chronic sleep deprivation. There were days I slept in the library so I could sleep the extra 45 min. it would take to drive home and back for class the next morning. This is coming from a guy who can't even sleep on international fligh...

In your position, I would sit down and make an honest list of what I want from my career. For this case, I would definitely include the items "Financial security/Earning potential," "Doctor" and "Nurse" (among others) and rank them from 'Most Importa...

Below is my cover letter and resume, targeted at a correctional nursing position, edited to protect my identity. I used tables in the original resume which formatted strangely here on AllNurses. The actual resume does not have such giant spaces betwe...

Thank you everyone for your comments! This is my first resume and cover letter and I'm just trying to figure this all out in an employer-friendly job market. Bayat, your suggestions are greatly appreciated, especially with regards to my cover letter...

The helpfulness of a class Facebook page depends entirely on the class participating in it. I know that's a terrible non-answer, but it's held true in my own experience. My class Facebook page was pretty much worthless, but I've seen other class page...

I've been told Pearson can place a hold on test results if they notice an unusual response pattern from the test taker. One of my nursing instructors told us that a girl from a previous class had a hold placed on her results because she suffers from...

How was your relationship with current friends during nursing school? Did you lose any friends while in school? Did you find your friends supportive or not really caring too much? I'll answer all three of these together. As others in the thread hav...

Don't let "weed out" courses scare you. These courses don't have terrifyingly complex material (you don't have to be a genius to understand what's being taught), but "weed out" courses do tend to throw a lot of material at students at a rapid pace. T...

As a fellow Floridian, I can second everything the OP said. There were huge differences within my cohort on the amount of time it took to receive an ATT ranging from 3-5 days after graduation to almost a month or more. My nursing program explicitly ...

It takes a pretty incredible amount of effort, strength and willpower to get through nursing school for many people, even those who don't have any obligations outside of their education. Attempting to do so with other (potentially conflicting) resp...

I have to agree with the many others in this thread in saying that the Saunders questions just are not difficult enough to compare to the NCLEX. As much as I dislike shilling for a company, Kaplan really does stand out to me as the best NCLEX prepara...

My nursing program accepted applicants based on a points system. You earned points for higher grades, higher exam scores, volunteering/community service, for having a military service background, for prior nursing related certifications/licenses (CNA...

The OP's situation is eerily similar to one my friend encountered at her nursing program. The same site (Quizlet) was being accessed by multiple students at her program, and their test scores jumped up ~5-10% due to the "free" answers they had by vir...

The Pearson testing sites close to my house were all booked up, so I actually spent most of the day before my test driving to a testing site (fun fact: you can take the NCLEX at any approved testing site for whatever state BON you select, meaning you...

In my opinion, the Kaplan decision tree is an interesting attempt to "standardize" a student's approach to test questions. The obvious advantage is that this creates a practiced and consistent method which can overcome the high levels of performance-...

To sum up my situation, I am a newly licensed RN (ASN, licensed in June '13) in the state of Florida with a juvenile record. The FBON issued my license with no stipulations or restrictions. I have been looking for work for about 2 weeks with no succe...

I really do feel like I would be fulfilled doing most kinds of nursing. I've been applying to correctional nursing jobs and LTC facilities mostly so far.

Thanks, the juvenile adjudication was for arson (nobody hurt, about $10k in property damage which I repaid in full); nothing else on the juvenile record, adult record is completely clean, and the juvenile adjudication occurred 11 years ago. I also ju...

If you don't mind, I'd be interested in knowing how this turned out for you as I also have a juvenile record and am interested in correctional nursing.

Hi everyone, I tried to look through the forum but didn't find anything that specifically answered what I was looking for. If this question has already been answered, I apologize for double posting, and please point me to that thread so I can learn t...