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Hey! Just curious for any Cleveland area nurses: what are the PRN hourly requirements where you work? I've heard some places have been increasing their time committments, so many are now requiring about 12 hours per week for their PRN employees. Metr...

Hey All! I just sent in the majority of my paperwork for the Health Professions Air Force Scholarship. My recruiter has been great about collecting the documents (and there were a lot of them). Apparently the board opens in October, so we're trying t...

Hey! I was just wondering if anyone else is applying to Class 142 at Frontier, either Midwifery or FNP? I'm submitting all of my materials tomorrow. Good luck, everyone!

Good luck to you! I'm glad you got it all in on time :)

Has everyone found lifelong membership of Sigma Theta Tau to be beneficial? Are there any scholarships or grants that you were able to apply for, and do employers like to know that a RN is a member of this honors society? Thanks, I was just curious!

Something interesting I learned in class today -- RNs at Magnet designated hospitals have lower job satisfaction rates than hospitals without that designation. We discussed possible reasons for this, and it seems like RNs at these hospitals are expec...

Would anyone happen to know if the VA ever hires new grads? Does anyone have any good links on how to create a nursing resume that the finicky usajobs.gov will not filter out? Or is there no point to applying until after one has passed the NCLEX and ...

Congratulations! I'm so glad for you! Did they give you any details on how you're going to start, or what happens when? Was it your recruiter you heard from, or someone else entirely? Again, congrats!

Has anyone here transitioned from working as a PCNA (or the equivalent) to working as an RN on the same unit? Was it difficult to get used to a new role, and was the staff around you accepting of your new role?

This is good advice. I'm an NA at a large hospital now, so when I speak with a recruiter in HR I can ask them how L and D feels about New Grads. I made a few connections when I had clinicals there, but I'm unsure how to 'network' with the nursing con...

It seems that large hospitals have 'general application for new grads'. I would be especially interested in working on L and D, but I understand this work is more difficult to find than med-surg or acute care. Should I leave certain things off my res...

Thank you for the responses! I was wondering if I could begin the application process in, say, April, even though I will probably take the NCLEX in June. But it sounds like I could only start the process after I pass -- which makes sense -- but like ...

That's an excellent point, guys. I'm going to go through the presentation for the citation and ask the prof if need be. I'll get back to you with the resource (and whether it was valid or not, which is a point well worth asking)

Thank you, that was helpful!

I'm about to graduate from Nursing School! Any advice to a new grad getting started? Things you wish someone had told you about starting your career path?

I would prefer to start in L and D. However, if the position I am able to get is in another field then I would like to stay on that unit for several years before transferring to L and D. I understand the L and D jobs are much harder to get, so if I f...

I'm sorry to hear news has not been positive right now, I'm sorry I still can't PM you! My recruiter told me that he doesn't think my application is being looked at this round because I might be in the wrong type of DNP program. I'm not sure yet if ...

Oh no, so few spots? I wonder what happened to the five spots they had for CNMs before? Did it sound like they made all of the decisions yesterday? Good luck to you as well!

Soon! The decision will be made soon!

I believe he said seven spots when I asked him, although that was a few months ago. I think five sounds right for CNM spots, and then I think there are seven for FNP. I'm not sure how many applicants there are although I have the feeling there are qu...

That would be wonderful! I'm really glad you mentioned their changed preference for DNP programs, I had no idea before. It is nice to talk to someone who is also applying for the Midwife slots. I'm sorry I can't respond to your PMs, I think I'm still...

Congratulations on your acceptance, that's wonderful! So when you mentioned the new preference for a DNP-MSN Midwife, I was confused (since Midwives really haven't started moving in the DNP requirement direction yet) and I called my recruiter. He sai...

That's wonderful to hear! I think it is always a wonderful indicator if someone likes their type of workplace, so I'm glad to hear you like the military midwife career. Thank you!

I hope they went well! I have my second interview on Tuesday, so hopefully all good things all around!

I'm also applying for FY2015 in the Air Force, HPSP. I've been accepted to a Nurse-Midwife program, and I am currently a second year Masters of Nursing (think BSN) student. All of my paper work is in, except the recommendations and transcripts -- hop...