Sarah & Joe's PJ! 10-28-09 WP or SBP/O'Hanas/At-home reception! *FAVOR HELP PLEASE!

[OctoberBride]

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[lov2b@disney]

Thank you for the encouragement. I'm extremely motivated. I completed a 4 year BSN program in 2 years and 8 months. I went to school year-round with no summer or winter breaks. I'm graduating Magna Cum Laude with a 3.6+ GPA and I worked full time as a per diem tech at three hospitals including one E.R. while in school up until this final quarter. I tutored med-surg and am in the process of conducting an NCLEX study group. I'm in the NHS & being inducted into Sigma Theta Tau on May 8th....I also won a Circle Award for outstanding patient care at one hospital. I'm hoping all these things will help me jump right into a specialty. I took my nursing experience very seriously and treated my clinicals like I was the nurse so that I could hit the ground running when I graduate. I also hope that references from people like the chairpersons of the School of Nursing will also help me stand out. I really REALLY want this. Emergency medicine or women's health are the only two places I can really see myself happy. I also want to become a Certified Diabetic Educator for pediatrics.

It's just discouraging though because there's a giant nursing shortage yet still very hard to get a job as a new grad because the Boston nursing market is so saturated. Every place wants experience or they are hiring internally. My worst fear is getting stuck doing med-surg. The thought of it is giving me an anxiety attack. I HATE floor nursing.

I hear you about floor nursing! I did do 6 months of telemetry after I graduated- I lived in NY and it was so hard to find a job you almost had to take anything! Even when I moved to NC the system I currently work for wouldnt even talk to me because I was from out of state- but it all worked out!

Sounds like you have worked hard, congratulations on all your achievements! It sounds like you would be a great candidate for the job!
Since you tech in an ED-will they take you? how about through your school- will they help? You can always find out what hospitals have new grad programs and call the director/nurse manager directly.

Good luck with everything! NC is a lovely state, be happy to help you get a job here! We could always use good motivated nurses!

 

[FSUDisneyGirl]

Had to pop in and say thanks for sharing your story...and I love dress 1! It's beautiful in person...one of my good friends wore it in her wedding last summer (on the beach, in the Keys). She wanted something really simple, and it surprised her that she was drawn to that one...but she look elegant and it totally worked in the outdoor setting. I'm sure that if you choose it, it will look beautiful on you as well.