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I got the job offer today!!!! Thanks for your suggestions. Although the interview was tough, I guess I must have done okay for them to make the offer to me. It was a team interview, and I had about 6 interviewers!!!! It was really intimidating at first because they were taking turns asking me questions, and then were jotting down notes on everything I said! It seemed like I was in there forever....but by the end of it, I felt good about it. It seemed like this was a very sought after position and thats why they wanted to be extra selective. Well, I am so glad to have got the offer, and the pay is pretty good too!

Thanks for responding.

Hi! I really need some help preparing for my L&D interview. What kind of questions should I expect? What should I make sure to ask? Are they going to ask me questions about my goals and expectations or you think they may ask me real knowledge based OB questions such as priortizing laboring women based on their complications....I dont know how to prepare since this is my first real interview....Please help! This is a nurse residency/intern position which is perfect for me since I am a new grad, and do not have prior experience with L&D. This is a structured 3-6 month program that combines classroom sessions with training with a preceptor. I am really nervous because my interview is on Monday. Any helpful suggestions will be greatly appreciated! Thanks.

Hi PedsRN, Thanks for responding. I am in Georgia aswell. I was looking into Gwinnett Medical & Emory. Can you give me some more info on the hospitals that you looked into. I am planning to call the recruiter at the hospitals that I am interested in to find more info. The first time that I called I spoke to the Nurse Residency coordinator. So I will give it another shot with the recruiter and keep you guys posted.

Hi, I graduated with my BSRN in May, and recently passed my boards in Sept. But now I am having a hard time finding a job. My top choice hospital says that their new grad programs start twice a year, one in aug (for the may graduates), and one in march (for the december graduates). So basically if I want to work for them, I need to wait until MARCH!! This is ridiculous to me.........I never thought I would have a hard time finding a job as an RN, and thats why I decided to take some time off after graduation and didnt secure a job before I took my boards. But I am just not ready to wait around after having passed the boards for 4 more months before I start to work....There is just something wrong with this picture. Other hospitals have similar programs for new grads that only start around twice a year.....so I dont really have a choice. I dont know what to do.....Any advice???:uhoh21:

:biggringi :biggringi :biggringi CONGRATULATIONS!!! :biggringi :biggringi :biggringi

:balloons: CONGRATULATIONS!!! :balloons:

congratulations!!!! now go and celebrate!!

thank you soooo much!!!

:wink2: I just found out that I PASSED my boards!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I 'm so exited!!! I cant believe it!!! Thank you all for your help, and for praying for me....I'm so glad to be done with this!! Good Luck to everyone else!! Just remember that its possible to beat this thing!!! :wink2:

Hey guys! I took my boards yesterday and am just in a daze....I have no idea how I did. The computer stopped at 92. When it kept going after 75, I just wanted to cry...I felt sick walking out of there...and all day yesterday. I hate this waiting period. My state participates in quick results...so do you think I will find out tomorrow morning (48 hrs from when I tested), or I'll have to wait until monday. I dont have a good feeling about this because a lot of the stuff on the test did not seem familiar....I just had to make some educated guesses...I studied as much as I could, so I dont know what else I could have done. I used both Saunders and Kaplan. Oh..God...I really hope that I passed so I dont have to go through this again...please pray for me...

To answer scorpilisa~ I'm not sure what scores on Saunders since I never took their exams but only a few times and scored high 70's. Kaplan 65% is true. I would focus on the rationales! and I would use the scores to see if I at least improved my scores or not. If they were going up, then yeah I was retaining something, if they were going down, things needed to be looked at closer and focused on that area. Tiffany Thanks for responding Tiffany!!

I was wondering what a good score on those Saunders quizes is too...?? I know that on Kaplan, if you can get above a 65, then there is a good chance of you passing the boards. But I wasnt sure about Saunders. Is above a 65 good on Saunders too??? I am taking those 100 Q tests on the Saunders CD and I am getting around 60 - 65.

I am taking my NCLEX on Sept 23 aswell. I agree with the poster that said that you can never really feel like you are 100% prepared and that you've done everything there is to do. I am really nervous too as the test date approaches........but I still have 10 more days to review as much as I can. I am getting the same scores as you on the practise exams, and as far as I know, Kaplan indicates that if you score above a 65% on their exams, then there is really good chances of you passing.....And I havent known a single person who has scored in the 90s on Kaplan tests.....GOOD LUCK TO YOU!!!

Congratulations!!!!!

Does anyone have any information on Gwinnett Medical in Lawrenceville? What is the starting pay there? What is the staff culture like? Any information would be appreciated. Thanks

:rotfl: :rotfl: :chuckle That was HILLARIOUS!!! I was rolling on the floor!!!!!! :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :chuckle

Hey!! I am studying with Kaplan for my boards aswell. I do those practice tests online where you can choose what type of questions you want to be tested on, but I was wondering how do you choose to just do priority questions? What option is that?? I really need practise on those, and I would appreciate your response. Thanks.

I can relate to how you must be feeling.....I had a difficult time with the HESI exam as well. I bought and studied the HESI manual from cover to cover, and went through all the quizes on their CD. It took me 3 attempts to finally get above a 900 (my school's requirement). I took the Kaplan course before my 3rd attempt and went through their online tutorials and quizes. I think this is what made the difference for me. I scored above a 850 both the times that I took it before and being so close to 900, I think my problem was in learning how to take a test well. So I did a lot of quizes and kept the guidelines that I learned in Kaplan in mind. Everyone learns and tests differently....so I will suggest for you to focus on your weak areas and do a lot of quizes and questions and understand their rationales which is most important. GOOD LUCK TO YOU and know that its possible to beat the HESI even if it takes multiple attempts.

Hey guys! I recently signed up to take my NCLEX for the first time on Sept 23. And I just wanted to see if there were any other sept test takers out there???? I am really nervous now but I have a good few weeks to study...so I gotta get my butt in action. I am planning to go through my weak areas in the Saunders book, and take a lot of quizes. I've also taken the Kaplan course so I'm planning to go through their online tutorials and quizes aswell. Any advice on how to use my time effectively or what to focus on would be appreciated. Thanks. :)

I did an externship in the float pool between my junior and senior year in nursing school. It was an amazing experience and I would recommend it to everyone! I was unsure of what I wanted to do after I graduated so this was a great way to gain exposure to all departments. I worked with one float pool nurse/preceptor and assisted her with her daily assignments. Slowly I began to pick up a couple of pts on my own. I got a chance to work in all kinds of settings (med-surg, ICU, CCU, ER, Peds). It looks great on my resume to have such an experience. I learned to adapt to different settings and different type of patients. It was great and I would definitely recommend it to you!