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  1. Nursing Textbooks

    turtlesRcool replied to Ludim's topic in General Students

    You can also POST a sign on a bulletin board seeking text books. You don't have to wait for the current students to put up their own flyers. Try going to the bookstore, and getting the ISBN. This...

  2. if you suck at nursing interviews, clap your hands!

    turtlesRcool replied to WakeYourMindUp's topic in General Nursing

    I think a big part of how "good" you are at interviewing has to do with how the interviewers come across. Sometimes interviewers see themselves as there to weed out candidates. Others see themselves...

  3. Did the PVT trick and paid the 200

    turtlesRcool replied to ChickenEgg's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    It's only $8 for early results, though. I'd rather wait 48 hours, pay $8, and know for sure, than risk $200 on the PVT for uncertain results one day

  4. People who have taken NCLEX, I have a question...

    turtlesRcool replied to lth1123's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I graduated in December, and recently found out my class had a 100% first time pass rate. It was a challenging program that had us answering NCLEX-like questions from the first week. We were all...

  5. CNA requirement after 1st quarter completion?

    turtlesRcool replied to katidid114's topic in General Students

    Well, that's what I was thinking. I believe I was in middle school when it dawned on me that having an excuse was good, but not needing an excuse was better. Since then, I've found that when I put in...

  6. Student Loan Debt

    turtlesRcool replied to RN3307's topic in General Students

    You're getting ripped off. Sorry to be that blunt, but that's an outrageous amount of money for an ADN. I'm guessing this is a private, for-profit school with minimal entrance requirements....

  7. CNA requirement after 1st quarter completion?

    turtlesRcool replied to katidid114's topic in General Students

    Why are you willing to spend the time and money to hire a lawyer, but not to meet the program's requirement to get your

  8. Nursing shortage???

    turtlesRcool replied to MatrixRn's topic in Nursing News

    Sound like you've got two primary problems here, and neither one is directly related to the BSN. 1) You have a spouse problem. You're the primary breadwinner, working in a saturated market, and your...

  9. Nursing shortage???

    turtlesRcool replied to MatrixRn's topic in Nursing News

    Look at what you just wrote. The ABSN students in that program go for 15 months, and the traditional BSN students have 16 months. Do you really think there's that much difference there? I went...

  10. Why does it take so long to find a job?

    turtlesRcool replied to eris08's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I'm curious as to why you think you cannot work at all during the program. Work connections really seem to be the best way to get a job after graduation. My classmates who worked as CNAs/PCTs had...

  11. Should I wait to apply for a new grad position?

    turtlesRcool replied to littleamyd's topic in First Year After Licensure

    In a weird way, it's sort of like a litmus test for your employer. How they treat you when you're visibly pregnant says a lot about how committed they are to playing by the rules (since pregnancy...

  12. How many job interviews before you get your first nursing job?

    turtlesRcool replied to celtickimba's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I applied to a total of 6 postings at 3 hospitals, none of which I was really qualified for as a new grad. But given some of my other personal factors (children, mortgage, pregnancy), I didn't really...

  13. Low acuity nursing job???

    turtlesRcool replied to wilsonra's topic in Nursing Career

    Do not quit over this!!!!! You have worked too hard to get where you are to leave before you have exhausted your options to salvage the situation. Some preceptors are...not very good at being...

  14. UCONN CEIN 2016

    turtlesRcool replied to RN2BCamm's topic in Connecticut Nursing

    I'm class of 14, at Waterbury. When I applied, they did not look at anyone unless prereqs were all finished, except during the August admission date. Based on posts here, it looks like they've...

  15. What was soonest NCLEX date for you?

    turtlesRcool replied to SwampCat's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    It really just depends on how many people want to test in the same area and at the same time that you do. I graduated in December, got my ATT in January, and couldn't find an appointment closer than...

  16. NCLEX test discussion/vent advice welcome!!

    turtlesRcool replied to rnguy201423's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I think you are wise to limit your study resources. Otherwise, you'll be scattered and paralyzed by the mountain of information to study. With only two weeks to go, my suggestion is to focus even...

  17. NCLEX test discussion/vent advice welcome!!

    turtlesRcool replied to rnguy201423's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I don't think confidence or feeling good is a good predictor of how well you did on the test. In fact, as it is a computer adaptive test, I think the opposite is true. The better you do answering...

  18. To pay for hurst... or not?

    turtlesRcool replied to I'm Leah's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I really think ATI is enough. I assume your program had you taking ATI tests throughout, and you have the various ATI books and study materials. In my program, we took ATI every semester, and we also...

  19. Torn

    turtlesRcool replied to Kaligirl02's topic in First Year After Licensure

    My guess (and it's only a guess) is that the low pay is tied to the extremely high cost of training a new ICU nurse. One of my clinical instructors also worked per diem in the ICU, and she said the...

  20. Interview question help!

    turtlesRcool replied to Stephy_h's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    You could also talk about "a family member" who went through treatment for Hodgkin's Lymphoma. It would allow you to discuss what you saw from the patient side without volunteering any of your own...

  21. Should I wait to apply for a new grad position?

    turtlesRcool replied to littleamyd's topic in First Year After Licensure

    It's May. By the time you put in your application, someone reviews it, you get a call for an interview, you interview, they decide to hire you or not - it could be July. I mean, it could happen that...

  22. Graduating with $15K in debt and they wont let me sit for boards :(

    turtlesRcool replied to kimmypeach's topic in Nursing Career

    But, still, even if the first school doesn't realize OP moved on to the second school, how can they keep charging her tuition? I mean, doesn't she need to register for classes? At every school I've...

  23. Should I take this job?

    turtlesRcool replied to BarsAndLeanPRN's topic in Nursing Career

    What were you expecting to be paid? Also, what made you think the pay would be higher? I'm not in California, so I don't know the market, but high 20s to low 30s seems about what new grads make in...

  24. help :/ Pass boards 4 months ago and still no jobs

    turtlesRcool replied to Nat.RN's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I don't know your personal situation, but most 22-year-olds are pretty mobile. If you don't HAVE to stay in NY, I'd suggest expanding your search to areas of the country with less competition. After...

  25. What counts as experience?

    turtlesRcool replied to hollyann89's topic in Nursing Career

    The thing about nursing school is that it only gives you a little taste of the nursing possibilities out there. Usually OB and Peds are short rotations, and they are interesting in part because they...