I moved to NJ after getting my BSN and passing the NCLEX. As most people know, the job market is tough. St. Peters University Hospital had an open house for New Grad RN's and they offered me an internship. The internship is unpaid, and they may or may not offer me a job at the end of the 6-8weeks. The nursing recruiter said that the hospital has a two part med math exam. Part one is med math and part two is pharmacology. I have no idea how many questions there are but I do know that I have to score at least and 85 on each part. I am trying to keep in mind that I am only a new grad and they can't expect me to be a walking drug guide, but my anxiety is getting the best of me. Has anybody had a New Grad Internship here that could shed some light on the pharmacology part of this exam?
After taking the pharm section I kinda thought it was all over the place and not as much about women's health drugs as I thought there would be. I thought it was a lot of antibiotics and acls type drugs. I think if you just try to study more in depth into the ones you can remember and some other common drugs youll be fine. :)
Thanks DorothyRN and I'll be taking the retake on Tuesday I'm just nervous because I actually almost passed the first time I just got one section all wrong one of the matching ones because I didn't study those drugs thinking they wouldn't be on the exam according to the format so I just hope this time around ill do better
Hey HappyRN12 I'm in the same spot as you and slightly freaking out waiting for them to call.. Apparently if we fail that's it. Were you there at 1:30 as well?
Yes I was and I felt better about this one but I can't wait to find out cause the longer I wait the more nervous I get lol but hopefully they let us know tomorrow I'm keeping my fingers crossed
Hey HappyRN12 have you received a call yet? I haven't heard anything and I tried calling the nurse recruiter on Friday and this morning, both times I got her voicemail.. So I guess I'll just try again later!
oh wow! sorry I went MIA on this thread. I didn't end up starting in November because I had to retake the pharmacology part of the test. I did pass and they said "we'll see you next month." I'm assuming that means I'll start the beginning of December on the cardiac floor. I'm not from this state so I was wondering if anybody knew what the chances are of getting offered a job at the end of this. Knowing I won't be able to go home for winter break to see my family is making me incredibly home sick. However, I think I'd feel a lot better if I knew it was a high retention rate of new grads after the internship.
congratulations on passing! Did you go to HR and get your physical and everything yet? Honestly I have no clue what the retention rate is which kind of makes me a little nervous too.
Does anyone know how the schedule will be like during orientation like after the first week? And I think the retention rate might be good as long as you complete everything correctly and they see u can be a good nurse because this is per diem so ur only called if needed
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After taking the pharm section I kinda thought it was all over the place and not as much about women's health drugs as I thought there would be. I thought it was a lot of antibiotics and acls type drugs. I think if you just try to study more in depth into the ones you can remember and some other common drugs youll be fine. :)