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Called Wednesday and was told they didn't get the results yet and to call on Friday. Called Friday and was told that I passed. Now the next step is the delicate balance of waiting/calling the right people plus some luck. Good luck to the rest.

No, they said to call back on Wednesday for the results. I will post my results. I'm sure I did fine but I'm not sure if passing means you get a job.

Ok. Apparently I cannot reply to private message either. If you google "nursing pharmacology test questions", on the first page of the search, one of the links will have questions that will help you. Again, this is only for one of the exams so don't rely on just that because you may get the other. But these questions will help you out more than you expect (hint).

Yes I was at their open house last Thursday. I thought them offering the exam was a good sign but then I realized hundreds of other people are taking the exam too so it means nothing. I've been looking for about 2 months now for a job in a market where no one wants to hire a new graduate. I took the exam and the person who described it above was very accurate in the description. For me, the first 20 questions were math which is great and easy, no guessing involved. Other questions included were about insulin (regular and NPH how to extract it from the vial), quinidine sulfate, INH, anti tuberculosis therapy, morphine sulfate, and much more. The exam was not easy, you needed to have some knowledge of course but I would say about 2/3 of the exam is pretty straight forward. If anyone needs help, they can PM me and I have something that can assist them. I'm pretty sure I passed which I'm happy about but I'm not celebrating until I have a position offer.

Wanted to know if anyone has had any experience with the Kings County pharmacology exam, I need to take it and I have not a clue what is on it. Is it mainly math related which I hope, how many questions is on it, how hard should one prepare for it and any suggestions on how to prepare for it. Any advice would be appreciated. Thank you.

So I got that med-surg RN Notes book. Very helpful and concise so thank you for recommending that; it has helped me remember many things. I applied over the weekend to practically every hospital in 4/5 boroughs. There are not many med/surg positions available on the hospital websites so I applied for positions I'm not eligible to just so they can get my resume some how and I mention that I'm open to position suggestions that they feel may suit me. It has only been 2 days but for some reason I'm anxious I will not get any calls; I have a friend who applied recently and didn't get any calls back and had to get a job through a friends recommendation to the nurse manager. How long would you say is an appropriate time to let them look over the resume and then start calling them directly to ask if they have received it and looked it over yet? Its interesting how the market for nursing positions has shifted so quickly or at least that is what I am hearing. Its also interesting to see so many med/surg positions requiring 1 year previous experience--Its almost like where am I supposed to start if I don't match the requirements for that. Thanks, Daniel

Thanks for all the replies. I'm going to start sending out the resumes to everywhere tomorrow and be flexible to positions I guess. I will keep you guys updated on changes.

Hello everyone, So my situation was a little complicated after graduation but its finally working out in the right direction. I graduated 2.5 years ago with a BSN in a second degree accelerated program. Had great grades and was generally a good student (3.89 GPA) but wasn't able to work due to immigration issues. Finally got that worked out and got my documents necessary for work this week and now finding a job after being out the industry for so long has me feeling like I forgot a lot of things and a little terrified of an interview process and their questions. I'm not really worried about the job itself because I'm sure the orientation will get me more comfortable and accustomed to the skills and knowledge I once had plus a lot more. I'm more worried about scoring the job especially that I would like to start in ICU. Well my question here is to ask everyone here their thoughts on what I should do--I really would like to read something to refresh my mind of important things. I asked friends and they said they wouldn't bother reading any patho or anatomy books but does anyone know of a good refresher general book that's not 500 pages just to get me a little more confident in myself for any upcoming interviews. Also, does anyone know of hospitals where graduate students were successful landing an ICU position in the NYC area? Looking forward to some responses, Danny

My brother and I are both in our paths to becomming CRNA's (both males). We often argue about the salary CRNA's make, he states that you can easily make $200,000 a year but everywhere I look shows roughly $140,000. He tells me to go look at gasworks.com and I see jobs ranging from 120-130 however some ranging up to 250-300. Are the salaries that are much higher possible to get for a person who's a CRNA for a few years or is that like after 20 years of experience. I just don't understand how there is such a difference in the salaries. If anyone can clear that up for me I'll appreciate it. Thank you, Danny