macuser.girl

Okay. Thanks!

Did she get a job after the refresher class? I wouldn't mind taking it. How long did it take for her to finish it? It might be a good idea... it would help me get used to the hospital environment here. But I will have to save up for it first. 2k is a lot of money...

Yeah. It'll be a little complicated to explain... but I'll work on it. Sigh. I considered travel nursing cause I came across several job postings online that said "no experience needed". I guess those might have been too good to be true. Plus it might not be a good idea after all. What parts of new york do you suggest I look into? I'm going to try to target as the above poster said community hospitals and yeah... ltc. As long as I'm getting experience. I'm all for it

That sounds great! And yeah... I forgot to write down that I'm an RN. Heh. Acute-care experience is my target... but I'm okay with starting elsewhere if I can't get one. Working in a med-surg unit would be real nice though. Am I still considered a new grad? It's been 4 years since I graduated. Outside the city... what about Hudson Valley? Is that a good area? Thanks for the info! :)

It looks like a good place to start. The area is actually similar to where I am right now plus it's pretty big. Hah! I'll have to check out the hospitals there too. Thanks thanks! :)

Greetings! I just passed the nclex and am currently awaiting the arrival of my license in the mail. Meanwhile, I'm doing research online to get an idea about the job market in New York. Most of the jobs posted online require at least 1 year of experience... which I sadly do not have yet. Here is my situation: I am a foreign-educated nurse. I passed the NCLEX the first time I took it. However, I graduated 2010 (due to a "concurrency issue"). So I applied for New York since it was one of the states where I dreamed of working. I got my att 4 months ago, took the exam on April. I am currently employed in a job that isn't related to the healthcare field. I'm saving up for my move where I can find a job. I currently have at least 10k. I hope this would be enough money for relocation. Finally, I would like some suggestions/advice on how to start my nursing career in such a tough job market given my lack of experience and those 4 years of being unemployed as a nurse after graduation... where do I start? I'm considering 1.) Long term care 2.) Travel nursing 3.) Working in a place other than a hospital (just to get my foot in the door) Also, I read that there are places in New York that are considered unsafe. I'm going to be living by myself there... if at all possible, I would like to stay away from these areas. But I have no idea which areas they are... it might sound silly... but, still, it doesn't hurt to ask... I suppose. Which areas in New York should I avoid? Just so I'd get a general idea. Thank you very much for your responses. :) Edit: If you have suggestions of specific hospitals or places to which I could apply... I would very much appreciate it. Thanks!

Thanks!! ^____^

it must say "delivery successful" on your status... then if you get the "cannot register you at this time" pop up. then you're good! ^_^

I'm part of the statistic now! Yay!

that's what I got and I passed! ^_______^

i feel ya... haha! i just got my results today! haha! congrats in advance when you get your unofficial official results

no... there are some people who have gotten the cc page and still passed. hang in there!

I PASSED!!!!!!

Gah. I will know for sure tomorrow. When I do the quick results... tnx guys!

PVT is Pearson Vue Trick. It's sort of a way to check if you passed the exam. You have to sign in on pearsonvue and then try to reregister for the exam. For this to work the status on the exam you took must say "delivery successful". If you get a pop up that says you can't register... that's supposed to mean you passed... if you get redirected to the credit card page, it means you didn't. Here's a video of it.