Tesfanurse

Tesfanurse

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  1. I am in need of advice from other nurses. i graduated in December 2012 with a BSN degree. I was working as a caregiver while in school. sadly my client passed away in 2013. It will be almost two...
  2. I want to start by saying I have bipolar disorder but I do not consider myself to be disabled. This disorder is the reason why it took me five years to finish my bachelor of nursing degree. After I...
  3. When I was a student in the BSN program, I found it very difficult. Each semester was a struggle for me trying to comprehend all the information. I worked hard and I gave it my absolute best. I...
  4. I am a BSN graduate nurse who graduated almost two years ago. For various reasons I did not pass the NCLEX-RN until 8 months ago. I struggled to land my first nursing job because I only have my...
  5. new rn without working experience

    I am in the same boat, however I have a few experiences. Can you look into volunteering opportunity to gain experience. Once you get that keep contacting recruiters until you find those who are...
  6. NCLEX Advice

    I got Kaplan live classroom discounted through my school. I really loved it because they teach you strategies on how to answer NCLEX questions. Then they give you a e-book to study content and they...
  7. Still considered new grad?????

    Thanks everyone. I have been asking around. I also do not mind being hired with a good orientation program. My BSN program gave me 180 hours of
  8. I do not want to give up.

    Hello everybody, sorry this may be very long thread. I want to start out by saying being a nurse is such a great feeling. To serve others is what we all strive. I am very proud of myself for...
  9. It depends on your ability. Since they are all sciences, it may be very hard if you have a busy life. while I was a student I took A&P 2 and chemistry 2. I added nutrition. I was able to...
  10. I do not want to give up.

    Please check your
  11. I do not want to give up.

    Thanks everyone for the inputs. I contacted the BON and I was told my license is active until 2016. If i do not find a job until it expires, I will have to attend a refresher course approved by...
  12. I do not want to give up.

    Thanks. I have already looked at the Board of nursing website . I can only take a refresher course which is approved by them which is listed on the website. I still want to talk to a BON...
  13. I do not want to give up.

    I will ask my board of nursing how I can keep my license. In the meantime I wanted to know is it the one given at community colleges for inactive
  14. I do not want to give up.

    I suspected
  15. I do not want to give up.

    What is
  16. I do not want to give up.

    Thanks I feel such relief knowing I can keep my license which I worked so hard to obtain. I have tried long term care as well with no luck most require 1 year experience. I hope I will have better...
  17. Advice needed.

    Thanks everyone. I was thinking of moving to my friend's home. Then after I settle in that state I was going to apply. I did not know I can apply from where I
  18. Advice needed.

    I graduated nursing almost 2 years ago. It is only 7 months ago that I passed the NCLEX-RN. After applying for positions and getting either rejection or no answer, I have decided to look for...
  19. Thanks! 2 New Jobs Now!!

    Congratulations. I am a struggling nursing graduate with no nursing related experience who has been out of school for almost 2 years. I really appreciate it if you can create a new thread on how...
  20. Advice needed.

    Thanks for the advice. I appreciate your comment. I will try to apply from my state and see how it goes. I did not mean lie about my resume. What I meant was should I move to my friend's...
  21. I am Humiliated

    I had applied for a position at a hospital. I was struggling with my resume. I did not know which book to use so I turned to the internet and found resume writing assistance. I followed what was...
  22. Failed NCLEX-RN

    i failed the first time with 265 questions. The second time I passed with 75. I believe your Kaplan scores are good. Make sure you read all the rationales to see how the right answer came to...
  23. Graduated 2years ago but never worked as a RN.

    Thank you. I just found out that a local community college offers a refresher course. I am going to take it. Hopefully I will qualify for private loans because I have no
  24. Shy nurses

    I am a new graduate nurse I just passed NCLEX-RN a week ago. I am a shy person who is very soft spoken. I am very caring person. However I found that being soft spoken to be a disadvantage. I also...
  25. I think your hospital volunteer work is a great