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1. Children's Hospital Colorado Nurse Residency Program August 2013

   i<3veggiesRN replied to i<3veggiesRN's topic in Colorado

   Hey bel15ver! I'd say the biggest thing that would help is experience working with kids. Ideally you will do your internship in peds, but if that isnt possible then a history of working with kids or volunteer work will go a long way. My thought is...

2. Children's Hospital Colorado Nurse Residency Program August 2013

   i<3veggiesRN replied to i<3veggiesRN's topic in Colorado

   searched for the FB group and nothing came up

3. Children's Hospital Colorado Nurse Residency Program August 2013

   i<3veggiesRN replied to i<3veggiesRN's topic in Colorado

   private FB page for our cohort sounds great!

4. Children's Hospital Colorado Nurse Residency Program August 2013

   i<3veggiesRN replied to i<3veggiesRN's topic in Colorado

   Theres a handful of us from Cali... I dont know about you, but I am in for a shock when we have an actual winter in CO!! Cant wait to meet everyone!

5. Children's Hospital Colorado Nurse Residency Program August 2013

   i<3veggiesRN replied to i<3veggiesRN's topic in Colorado

   Received an offer from the 8th floor! I too will be relocating from out of state. Congrats to those who have been offered positions and good luck to those still waiting to hear!!

6. Children's Hospital Colorado Nurse Residency Program August 2013

   i<3veggiesRN replied to i<3veggiesRN's topic in Colorado

   I interviewed for the medical unit. They told me they were hoping to choose by the end of today; so it could be as early as next week they start making calls for offers, but it could be as long as a couple weeks depending on references. Fingers cro...

7. Children's Hospital Colorado Nurse Residency Program August 2013

   i<3veggiesRN replied to i<3veggiesRN's topic in Colorado

   Not sure about the exact type of questions, but I would think they would relate to why this hospital/unit and past clinical experiences (since thats all we have to go off of r/t nursing). New grad programs in CA are pretty competitive, especially ped...

8. Children's Hospital Colorado Nurse Residency Program August 2013

   i<3veggiesRN replied to i<3veggiesRN's topic in Colorado

   I have an interview too! I heard that for those only interviewing for 1 unit, one of the interviews is with ppl from the unit and the second interview is with the nurse managers and the new grad program director. But thats how it was for the march ...

9. Children's Hospital Colorado Nurse Residency Program August 2013

   i<3veggiesRN replied to i<3veggiesRN's topic in Colorado

   Thanks for posting that update @rucana... I would have just assumed I didnt get an interview! And the waiting continues

10. Children's Hospital Colorado Nurse Residency Program August 2013

    i<3veggiesRN replied to i<3veggiesRN's topic in Colorado

    congrats on the job!! good luck to you @nurse_2365 as you begin your peds career

11. Children's Hospital Colorado Nurse Residency Program August 2013

    i<3veggiesRN replied to i<3veggiesRN's topic in Colorado

    no idea how many people applied, but just like all new grad programs nowadays, its competitive

12. Children's Hospital Colorado Nurse Residency Program August 2013

    i<3veggiesRN replied to i<3veggiesRN's topic in Colorado

    I like how they have a timeline of event - applications, review, interviews, and start date. This really helps lessen the anxiety of just waiting around without any idea of how long you will have to wait or why you havent received a call yet! The w...

13. Children's Hospital Colorado Nurse Residency Program August 2013

    i<3veggiesRN posted a topic in Colorado

    I didn't find another topic relating to the new grad RN program for Children's Hospital Colorado, so I decided to start a thread. Anyone else apply for the August cohort? I live in San Diego right now, but have visited Denver a handful of times and r...