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I have an interview at a large hospital system for a Research RN position. This would be my first time in a Research RN position (I'm currently an Emergency Dept. Nurse). I understand that salary/ pay differ depending where you are in the US. With that being said does anyone have any insight for how much I should expect to be offered for pay for western states (utah, colorado etc)? Also is this typically a salaried position or hourly. I looked on a pay scale website and it looks like the average pay/salary is between 60-70,000. Thanks for any info!

Hey BSN2b, No electronic references were requested for my cohort. The only references I provided were those that were part of the application packet. And of course I brought extra references to my interview.

Hey dbsum, I have a BSN, but like you said theres a lot of competition for jobs so I got a job as a CNA to get my foot in the door. The interview process was pretty intimidating, 6-8 managers and educators interview candidates one at a time for about 30-40min.

Hey jenpint, yeah the information you received is about right, I was told within 14 business days... Sometimes they might make an exception for you if you need your License number to keep a job but outside of that its a waiting game...

The UCH new grad program does take new grads with their ADN. I'm in the program right now and there are 9 new grads from Pikes Peak Community College (ADN).

Sorry Dbsum, I don't know anything about the facilities you mentioned.

Colorado's state Mental Health Hospital is in Pueblo Colorado and they hire ADN's. And they are always looking for people. I work in the UCHealth system and I know that their new grad program hires ADNs provided they sign a contract saying they will get their BSN within 3 years. On a side note the UCHealth new grad program is extremely competitive so it will difficult to secure a position with them. The Centura health care system also has stand alone psych facilities and they hire ADNs, I believe you have to sign a contract with them requiring you to get a BSN within a certain time frame.

I can't speak for other states, but the Colorado BON and specifically the Licensing supervisor for my application has been great at responding to my emails within the same day and if she didn't answer her phone she called me back within 48hrs. I say its worth a shot if anyone who is anxious like I was about their NCLEX status to make a few phone calls or send out an email.

I wanted to put it out there that I was able to get quick results without paying for it. i know that pearson vue offers quick results 48hrs after your exam but I couldn't wait that long (I know I'm not the only one who feels that way lol). So what I did was call my state licensing board and talk directly to the licensing supervisor in charge of my application. I did this about 25hrs after my exam to make sure that there was plenty of time for pearsonvue to complete the grading of my test and transmit my results to the state board. The licensing supervisor immediately confirmed that they had received my results and she was also able and willing to provide me with the status of those results. I know that some people try the PVT trick to see if they passed or not, but it is highly debatable whether or not this is accurate, so try calling (or emailing) the state board instead... Good luck everyone!

Hey guys! I was offered a job on all the units I interviewed for and I've accepted the position in the ED! Good luck to everyone!

Just had my interview for the ED! It wasn't as bad as I thought it would be. I was interviewed by a panel of 6 nurses all were very nice and there weren't any scenario based questions. It was mainly questions to get an idea of who you are, your work ethic and why you want to work at UCHealth. I have an interview for UCHealth's acute care units later this week and an interview for UCHealths inpatient psych facility next week, I'm crossing my fingers that one of these interviews will stick! Good luck everyone!

Hey guys I just received an invitation to interview at Memorial Central in Colorado Springs! Hope you all hear something soon!

No, I haven't heard anything yet:no:

Hey Mara congrats on the move! Colorado is the best:up: I applied to the UCH New Grad Programs in Colorado springs and in Loveland/Fort Collins and am nervously waiting to hear back too.... I didn't know the emails would be sent out by the 12th thats awesome, when I emailed the recruiter she said she would be sending out emails to applicants by the end of December early January. Good Luck!

First off I want everyone to know I was trolling the internet for months trying to find out as much info about the HESI A2 exam and allnurses was a huge help for that. So I hope this info helps anyone just like me looking for answers.... Sooo I actually took the HESI twice the first time I got a 89 ugh and did not get into the school I was applying for....I'll break down my experience with the HESI entrance exam for you... Sections: Reading Comprehension Understand conclusions, main subject, and what an article might be implying... really basic but can be tiring as there were 55 questions total most articles had 5 questions each.... First time:94 Second time:94 Grammar Use the evolve study guide focus on on the word pairs, mostly you read a sentence and you're given a list of words and asked what word best completes the sentence or you'll be given a list of sentences and asked what sentence is grammatically correct... 55 questions total first time:90 Second time:92 Vocab I really didn't study for this some people i know were studying words off of quizlet or memorizing tons of words me I just made sure i understood all the words in the evolve book and any I didn't, well I made sure I did.... If you're an avid reader you probably already have a decent vocab... That being said most the words are set up in sentences so that you can at the very least guess from the context what the word means. 55 questions total First time:88 second time:92 Math The easiest section by fair(if you prepare).. all you need to do is the math in the evolve study guide, period. just know that stuff forward and back and you will do great.... 55 questions total first time:90 second time:98 Chemistry The best thing I can tell you is know the topics in the evolve study guide and then get a chemistry cliff notes book and with that combination you should do great and I would also suggest having taken at least basic chemistry... I also listened to chemistry lectures on ItunesU its totally free! 30 questions First time:88 second time:96 Biology Same advice as chemistry cliffnotes and evolve youtube, itunesU.... 30 questions first time:96 second time:92 A&P I dreaded a&p this one kept me up at night cause there is sooo much to it right? When it came to knowing the muscles and bones its super basic I used a site called anatomyarcade look it up it has all you need to know. Also know the ear inside and out...Know hormones where they're from and what they do.... 30 questions First time:80 Second time:92 Critical thinking honestly i did not prepare for this at all. All the questions have to deal with being a nurse and how you would handle a patient in one situation or another... I got a 890 i think the recommended score was 900... 15 questions I did math and sciences first and the english stuff last this is a 4 hour exam and for my school at least the sciences and math are what mattered the most so I needed to make sure I did those sections when I was at my best.... So my advice do the most important sections first. My second exam went much better, I got a 94!.... after I finished my first exam I couldn't retake for 3 months so I sat down right away and made huge study guide, I used the study guide outline from caring4you.org and just added to it from cliff notes and the evolve study guide oh and I watched A LOT of YouTube tutorials Khan academy and Prof Finke were the best look them up!! it took me a solid month but I finished my studyguide and studied probably 4-5 days a week for about 2 hours a day(sometimes longer sometimes less) oh and I did math everyday until I got sick of it, I just kept doing the problems from the evolve studyguide over and over again. And for anyone who is taking the exam a second time I will tell you the questions for me and some of my friends were not the same, most were different and Maybe a handful were the same or similar. Also for each section there are 5 extra questions so you are actually graded out of 50 for English and math and 25 for the sciences... Hope this helps if you have any questions feel free to ask.....