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Congrats to both of you! clynns- I have not. I am presuming I will not hear anything until I pass my boards. The next big hurdle...

I am a Collin grad and each semester we had lecture on Monday from 8:30-2:30 and one day of the week at our clinical site for 8-12 hours depending on which semester. In addition to that I had skills lab from 8-12 one day of the week for the first two semesters, and on the 4th semester we had an online class in nursing leadership. All that being said, please know that my class was the last of the "old way" and things are different for all the students behind me, so hopefully someone on this page can clarify what it is like now. I think things have changed regarding skills but are mostly the same deal for lecture and clinical length.

Msg88 YAAAAAAY!!!!! I'm so happy for you! Enjoy this happy time :) leewalker1968 yeah the nervousness is annoying for sure! I exercised a few hours before my interview and that helped me get out a lot of nervous energy. Deep breathing. You got this! Good luck!

I got the internship! I am so happy and excited! This has been such a long road but I finally have a job as a real nurse! You guys are next so please keep me updated!

Msg88 I really hope you get the job you want. It's tough waiting isn't it?

Leewalker it was a three page text consisting of two parts. Part one had 7 or 8 situations (patients, events, interruptions) that I have to prioritize in the order I would address them. I also had to list all nursing interventions I would do for each. The second part was a situation I had to put in SBAR. Good luck! Post after your interview and let us know how it goes!

Had my interview last week and it was pretty intense. I suppose I should have expected a panel interview but I just hadn't been. Everyone was very nice and clearly trying to keep the vibe in the room mellow but with 8 people asking different questions it's a little hard to focus. I feel I did well enough. They said they will let me know in a week or two. Fingers crossed!

Residencies are up but the pickings are really slim they only offered jobs to current employees first so there isn't much locally. I'm bummed.

Congrats Nurse0707! i had my interview today for the critical care internship at Medical City. There was a written test on prioritizing patients, nursing knowledge and SBAR, then a panel interview. Maybe 7-8 people? I think I did well but with so many candidates it's anyone's guess. I find out in a week or two.

Congratulations Nurse0707! I'm glad the waiting game paid off for us both. Good luck and let me know how it goes.

Just got a callback for an interview the first week of December for the critical care internship at Medical City! So excited!

Nothing from anyone. It's been nearly 5 weeks! :-/

I know what you mean :-/ I send the same resume and letters of recommendation for each job I apply for, but I type a slightly different cover letter for each one.

Thanks for all the info TXU80. It's really appreciated! You said you were in the SICU. What was the nurse culture like on that unit? Do you know anything about the other ICUs? How has it been working at Parkland this last year and was it the learning experience you hoped for?

I'm only applying to Plano and Medical City. I haven't heard anything, but a friend of mine works in an ICU at Medical City and she mentioned that her manager is picking out who to interview this week so the recruiter should be making calls either the end of this week or next week.

Good luck today Nurse0707! :) Tell us all about it when you get back!

How wonderful! I've heard their pediatric internships are phenomenal :) I am waiting on a critical care internship. Different department so that makes me feel better about not hearing from them yet.

Exciting! For what dept? I know a couple people that got rejection emails yesterday but I have not gotten a phone call so I'm still waiting.

Me too! What a relief! :)

HCA has a number of internships posted now so I've applied to those as well. I still haven't heard anything on my submission from a couple weeks ago. My application status changed from "Application Received" to "Completed" on Nov. 3rd (whatever that means). Waiting...

Just realized my Music Appreciation works for Creative Arts. Phew!

I applied a couple months ago but still no word from them. My ADN program said they have received my intent to graduate and when I called Tech they said "everything is in order" but nothing official has been sent to me. To make matters worse I just went back to their website for info only to find they changed they're prereqs a little. Effective Fall 2014 I need Creative Arts"? Now I'm freaked out I won't be accepted since I don't have all my prereqs done. Since it's Sunday I'll call tomorrow and let you know what I find out. So stressful!

Nurse0707 - Lol! I'll never make it! Seriously, time has slowed down waiting on these internships. Two weeks feels like a year! I really appreciate the info though! Also, what is a phone screening?

mbaseyscott that is so strange about the immediate rejection, but I'm glad the NICU job is still in the works. As to your question, I know more about the adult portion of Medical City than I do the children's hospital, but I have heard through the grapevine that the children's hospital has wonderful internships that are very conducive and welcoming for new nurses. I have also read posts on allnurses from many new nurses who went through the internships there and the consensus seems to be very positive. Good luck to you and keep us posted!

Hi Mizzou :) Yeah no word here either, but I know two fellow students who got rejection emails last week so perhaps that's a sign that we are still in the running? Who knows!?