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My current job is at an allergy clinic (first nursing job) and 90% of my coworkers are all 60+. It does have the reg 8hr day shifts M-F, which I know fits their preferences since they've been in hospital for many years previously. I find the hours great but will eventually move onto bedside care in the future.

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So I managed to snag an interview for a LTC 20 bed facility in my city. I've been reading many posts about nurses' experiences working in LTC (idk if their experiences are American or Canadian based but I think LTC are generally the same). I'm actually pretty nervous of what the LTC has entailed. I have a basic perception of how LTC is... just wondering if anyone is going through the same thing or is currently in LTC. Don't get get me wrong, I'm very grateful to be offered an interview, so don't jump into assumptions that I'm acting as an entitled New Grad. The position I applied for is an RN with charge nurse qualities. I applied to almost everything on the career openings online. As a new grad/RN I wished to have worked in the hospital for the experience and hone my freshly learned skills and possibly see things I've only read in textbooks. But haven't received a call back. I've passed my nclex about a month ago and feeling a bit depressed that I'm not getting returned calls (I'm aware this is trend happening in many areas of North America. I'm just lost. After going through the crazy BN program to hurdling over the NCLEX-RN... I've come to a point where I'm questioning whether I've gone into the right profession. I feel abit tricked into thinking there was jobs galore.

I passed my second attempt, woohoo!

Please get Uworld. Here's the link to my post about my experience. https://allnurses.com/nclex-discussion-forum/2nd-attempt-and-1073317.html Hope you find inspiration in it!

Please get Uworld. Here's the link to my post about my experience. https://allnurses.com/nclex-discussion-forum/2nd-attempt-and-1073317.html Hope you find inspiration in it!

PLEASE SUBSCRIBE TO UWORLD! IT WILL HELP WITH CRITICAL THINKING AND HAVE A LOT OF HIGH-LEVEL SATA AND EKG. See my last posting in my profile and read how I passed my second time. This really sucks seeing a bright student (based on your marks) fail the nclex! This test does not defy you as a nurse! Here's the link to my post: https://allnurses.com/nclex-discussion-forum/2nd-attempt-and-1073317.html Hope you find inspiration in it! Thanks!

Never been asked this, but pts assume that I was their doctor (I'm a murse btw). I would love MD's paycheque and wealth of knowledge, but based on the aforementioned lists above, no I wouldn't want to be a doctor.

I'm a millennial RN and totally agree. I have many years of work ahead of me. Honestly I'll work to get what I want till it's mine! Hahah

I'm from a province in Canada (Manitoba). I've recently graduated with my BSN and passed the nclex this past month. I did my senior in an acute nephrology ward (very busy floor and had other specialty pts such as ortho, step down, even telemetry!! lol) but I got to experience a lot such as Gomco suctioning, chest drainage systems, and NG insertions! I made the executive decision not to work while studying for the nclex. Since passing, I've applied to numerous positions in my city, and out of province (Alberta). I haven't received a call back from any hospital positions... only northern nursing (I guess cause it's not a highly sought after position) and LTC. I'm pretty young and don't want to lose my skills but the problem is I haven't had a call back from acute floors so I'm afraid I may have to look at LTC to start . Positions in the city seem difficult to attain.

U world is all you need. If you already have a content book (I.e. Saunders or other) then use that as a reference when you get questions wrong on uworld. I passed with 75... and 90% of the time I utilized uworld. It's really good and worth my $80 one month subscription.

Check my previous posts in my profile. I did a whole review of my experience with the nclex and how I studied.

If I were you, I'd suggest you buy as it is a steal compared to resources such as Kaplan and hurst. It's really good and trains your critical thinking. Honestly, it's the only resource you need.

I was confident I passed at 75. I had 12 SATA where some say they had half SATA. I think SATA had nothing to do with the level of difficulty. Most of the SATA were fairly easy to depict the wrong answer from the right. I took my time, 2-3 mins on every question to ensure I had picked the most absolute correct answer I can possibly choose. My last question was a skill sequence question and found it to be super easy! I was actually surprised about how easy the skill was. If that was considered high level, I was really lucky lol! This was my second attempt at this and if you asked me what I did differently... I remained calm and really read the questions and their answers. I credit that taking my time helped me pass!

It'all be easier if you just Google "PVT trick for nclex"... there must be a website explaining it. Or YouTube it.