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  1. VA Palo Alto New Grad RN Program- Spring 2015

    RNursingAssistant posted a topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Hello everybody. I'm surprised nobody created this thread to date yet. I recently applied to the VA Palo Alto the day of the application cycle ended. I put in a tailored cover letter detailing why I...

  2. Strong Personalities on my unit and a rude CNA

    RNursingAssistant posted a topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Nurses, I have tried talking to a rude and lazy nursing assistant about her behavior. By the advice of a coworker, I discussed it with the assistant nurse manager. I know the CNA and ANM have known...

  3. Strong Personalities on my unit and a rude CNA

    RNursingAssistant replied to RNursingAssistant's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    When approaching my NM would it be better to have other nurses who have experienced this to be with me, or should it be a one on

  4. Strong Personalities on my unit and a rude CNA

    RNursingAssistant replied to RNursingAssistant's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    These issues have been noticed by other nursing assistants and nurses as well. I can count a handful of coworkers who have asked me if this has also happened to me, where I realize I am not the only...

  5. A spoiled but well-connected coworker

    RNursingAssistant posted a topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    My problem is with one particular coworker. Today, I felt like it was the last straw. I'm usually annoyed at her quips and childish behavior that other coworkers notice, but always smile sweetly at. I...

  6. A spoiled but well-connected coworker

    RNursingAssistant replied to RNursingAssistant's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I have to let it go. Completing this project is more important than dilly dallying on a coworker's behavior. I will have to learn to work with a variety of attitudes. At least, this coworker is...

  7. **POLL** New 1st Year RN Salary

    RNursingAssistant replied to Bell13's topic in First Year After Licensure

    South Bay, CA $44.26/hr (pension! (Hooray, rare these days) +great benefits) New graduate RN with 1 yr acute care exp as a CNA Spinal Cord Injury (Acute

  8. VA Hiring Process

    RNursingAssistant replied to wife&mommyRN's topic in Government, Military

    On 04/10 I got my official job offer from VA Palo Alto, along with the salary. It doesn't state that I need to reply, so should I just show up to orientation or give them a courtesy call that I...

  9. Areas more likely to hire new grads in ICU

    RNursingAssistant replied to DeepBreath's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Dumb luck for me? I'm interviewing this Friday for a Critical Care Residency in Arizona from California. Its a rural teaching hospital, and off the bat they require a 3 year contract if job offer is...

  10. UC Davis Nurse Residency - New Grad Jan/Mar 2015

    RNursingAssistant replied to lulu_07's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I just got a phone call from UC Davis today for the Burn ICU, unfortunately I do not have burn experience but they are still sorting out their candidates for interview. Good

  11. Lehigh Valley Health Network- Nurse Residency 2015

    RNursingAssistant replied to Nurse_2015's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    I applied for the Feb/March 2015 New Grad on last Sunday. Heard back from them the following Monday. They responded real

  12. Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest

    RNursingAssistant replied to Whit88's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    Hello! I live far away from Allentown, PA, like the other side of the coast, FAR! Recently, I was invited for Lehigh Valley's group interview. It's stated that it'll be 3 hours long, I'm wondering...

  13. Kaplan on demand

    RNursingAssistant replied to biglala's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I only used Kaplan on demand (Mainly for their trainer, and qbanks) I browsed through part of their intro and medication. Then I realized it was too time consuming to watch. I used Michael Linares...

  14. Navigating the system on my own

    RNursingAssistant posted a topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Hello fellow nurses! I recently had a discussion with my nursing manager about prospects of hiring me as a new graduate RN. I have been working on the unit as a CNA for over half a year....

  15. Do hiring managers care if you've failed a class or clinical?

    RNursingAssistant posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    This has always been a question I wanted to know about. Many nursing students have not passed a clinical or a class. Some of these nursing students failed because they simply had taken more than they...

  16. Hospital CNA Screening Interview

    RNursingAssistant posted a topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Today I went to my first interview for a hospital CNA position in a medical unit. My previous experiences are in a memory care unit and an assisted living facility. I may have answered one of the...

  17. Hospital CNA Screening Interview

    RNursingAssistant replied to RNursingAssistant's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Just wanted to let everybody know what's going on!! So after my first initial interview, I got another callback for a second interview. This time, it began with a tour around the unit and then we went...

  18. Hospital CNA Screening Interview

    RNursingAssistant replied to RNursingAssistant's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    @tasha ,I did apply online but I have a pretty solid resume(I think). I actually do know someone who works there. But I never mentioned it in my interview. I only stated I did a rotation there and...

  19. Hospital CNA Screening Interview

    RNursingAssistant replied to RNursingAssistant's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Aww thank you mvm2, for now I will use thought stopping to prevent my OCD tendency of obsessing over things that really will not matter in 5 minutes from now, 5 hours from now and so

  20. Hospital CNA Screening Interview

    RNursingAssistant replied to RNursingAssistant's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Yeah when I left that room, I knew I could have answered that question much more thoroughly, but at the moment I was just more worried that the scenario patient is a high fall risk and like you said,...