kattben

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1. Name hospital and salary--everywhere

   kattben replied to mistydave's topic in General Nursing

   I live in Northern Lower Michigan, new graduates start out at 20 an hour. there is a $2 3rd shift diff and no weekend diff.

2. Anyone NOT use prefilled flushes?

   kattben replied to Mommy TeleRN's topic in General Nursing

   the hospital that I work at also uses 30ml containers of saline. Each pt gets there own container when their meds come up from pharmacy

3. Agency Nurse doesn't know how to start IVs?

   kattben replied to GardenDove's topic in General Nursing

   The nursing school I graduated from used computer simulation with fake arms to do IV starts. My clinical group had 10 student in it and we spent a total of about 30 minutes on this skill. Obviously we did not recieve adequate training in this area....

4. how old is too old?

   kattben replied to saltwaterstat's topic in General Nursing

   Your never to old. I just graduated in May and the ages in my class ranged from 20-60. Most were in the medical field and continuing on now that there children are in school full time or graduating. Your are never to old to complete your dreams.

5. Relocation and tuition reimbursement

   kattben replied to lmf2006's topic in General Nursing

   Yes that is very true. There are hospitals all over the U.S that are doing this. Most of them will not pay for your pre-reqs only your nursing classes, but they will also put a cap on it. The main disadvantage to this program is that most of the hosp...

6. Family/school balance

   kattben replied to WickedRedRN's topic in General Students

   I think it is very do-able. I took and still take time out every evening to read a story and sometimes play a game, it takes about an hour out of my day, but is sooo worth it. I still have all the other wife and mother responsibilities, but I have...

7. Introductions:"New" and "Old" Students.

   kattben replied to Love-A-Nurse's topic in General Students

   hi i am katt, i am 29 and have 2 boys that are 5 and 7. i just finished my 3rd semester, and am getting ready to start my final semester. i am so excited, yet nervous about entering the nursing field.

8. Did Anyone Go To Nursing School While Raising Kids?

   kattben replied to selulion's topic in General Nursing

   I went back to school when my children were 6months and 2. I was working a full time job from 6 am to 2 pm and went to school part time in the evenings. I did this for 2 years. i then lost my job (due to economic cutbacks) :) . We had no family i...

9. Hello - What state are you from?

   kattben replied to KimRN41514's topic in Rural

   Hi all. i am also new to this site. I am a nursing student that will be graduating in May. I live in northern Michigan.

10. Is misdemeanor automatic disqualification for school/work?

    kattben replied to Ment2B's topic in Career Support

    I am currently in the nursing program, and a friend of mine has ran into the same problem. She was convicted of a felony when she was 18. She currently works at the hospital, the problem that she may run into is whether the state allows her to prac...