stcabr

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1. Struggling as a new nurse :'-(

   stcabr replied to Lou7's topic in New Nurse

   I have been a nurse for almost two years now! Believe me we all been there. I remember my first few months driving home from work crying...thinking that i can't do it. Well....you can and you will! Try not to take criticism personally, but let it ...

2. 1st year nursing resume...help please!

   stcabr posted a topic in Job Hunt

   Hi everyone, I work at at level 1 trauma hospital in NY and I am trying to get a per diem job a little closer to home (community hospital 5 minutes away). This is my first year of nursing. I have a few questions about updating my resume. Should I ...

3. Switching Careers - Architect to Nurse

   stcabr replied to cmckee's topic in Career Support

   It is a very personal decision and you will hear both positive and negative. Before I went to nursing school, I worked as a nursing assistant in a local hospital which really helped me get patient care experience. I did corp. accounting for 5 years...

4. is LITTMANN still the best brand when it comes to stethoscopes??

   stcabr replied to monkago2009's topic in Uniform/Gear

   I just graduated from nursing school in may 2013. As a gift I received a littman 3100 electronic. It is fantastic. I hear heart and lung sounds so clearly and you can adjust the volume as well.

5. New Grad!

   stcabr replied to xochilg's topic in ADN/BSN

   Follow up with HR to reiterate your interest about the positions you applied for. Sometimes they will tell you not to follow up by phone...then send a letter or email. I graduated with my assoc. in may passed the boards in July and applied to numer...

6. Westchester Medical Center

   stcabr replied to 987!'s topic in New York

   Yes, I am going next week! Excited/nervous

7. NCLEX ready or not ?

   stcabr replied to hannah.banana's topic in NCLEX

   I am taking my boards on Tuesday...and I am also studying kaplan. Our kaplan professor stated that a good average on he 50 ques Qbank test were 60% and above. Question trainers 1-4 shoot for a 65% on each and question trainers 5 - 7 a 60% and above...

8. NCLEX 265 questions

   stcabr replied to chassi3lynn's topic in NCLEX

   I had a friend go to 260 and passed! Good Luck!