crr277

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1. Find your Specialty Quiz

   crr277 replied to Sisyphus_01's topic in General Students

   Plastic surgery nurse - Yuck!! I hate anything related to the OR. Perioperative nurse - Did I mention that I hate the OR? Reproductive nurse - Hmmm...I wouldn't mind that (I'm an L&D nurse). Legal...

2. So I cannot find a job, thinking about relocating to Texas

   crr277 replied to lampost20's topic in Texas Nursing

   Try rural Texas. Get a year or so of experience under your belt and then you can move back to the big city. I couldn't find a job back home (I'm from GA), so I moved to rural TX for work. Best...

3. Denial of Georgia RN license by endorsement due to National Accreditation

   crr277 replied to VM204's topic in Georgia Nursing

   You can apply for federal jobs at usajobs.gov. Your job code is 0610 (RN). I got a civilian job with an RN Diploma at an army hospital. The process is sloooooow, but it's worth it! Do an advanced...

4. Loans, loans and more loans

   crr277 replied to Jennyfour's topic in General Nursing

   Don't freak out! You may be able to pay off this balance within 5-6 years, 10 years being the being the maximum because interest is going to eat you alive after that. I had that amount of debt after...

5. How far is your commute?? (and big city traffic)

   crr277 replied to RxOnly's topic in General Nursing

   100 miles one way. If traffic is good, it'll take two hours. If it's bad, it can take up to three hours. At least I'm able to sleep at the hospital for a couple of days so I just make the commute...

6. Sick of interviewing in Georgia! Rant/venting

   crr277 replied to Lucky724's topic in Georgia Nursing

   I'm sorry about your situation. I'm from GA and couldn't find a job in the entire state! I literally went down the list of state hospitals and applied for jobs. I received a call from one hospital...

7. ADN experience count while pursuing BSN re: Air Force?

   crr277 replied to JerseyGirl13's topic in Government, Military

   Yes, your two years of experience as an ADN will count as 1 year towards pay, retirement, promotion,

8. Those who relocated to Texas for job

   crr277 replied to Lovelymo79's topic in Texas Nursing

   I applied to a rural Tx hospital online because I was working as a tech with an RN license in NC. No full-time positions in NC, unfortunately. The hospital called me and offered to fly me out for an...

9. Do I have any shot?

   crr277 replied to Getting Started's topic in North Carolina Nursing

   From what I understand, many nursing programs are more concerned with your science/pre-req classes than other classes. The programs that I applied to only calculated the gpa using science/pre-req...

10. Help finding PCT school in Ga

    crr277 replied to 1harmonyb's topic in Georgia Nursing

    Kennesaw State offers a PCT course through their continuing education program. I believe it's one day a week. I think you have to be a CNA first. Isn't it similar to medical assistant? I think you...

11. Looking for Part Time, Evening or Weekend LPN schools in GA

    crr277 replied to ccstar's topic in Georgia Nursing

    Darton College in Albany, GA has a part-time ADN and an online ADN

12. Any Hospital Diploma Programs Out There??

    crr277 replied to robinzahra's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Mercy School of Nursing in Charlotte, NC is a diploma program You can do a search on the NLNAC website of accredited diploma

13. Columbus Technical College

    crr277 replied to GaMommy81's topic in Georgia Nursing

    I didn't attend the ASN program there but I did go there for a year to take pre-reqs -what would you like to

14. CNN: GA nurse unable to find job, working at Red Lobster

    crr277 replied to renee_cal's topic in Georgia Nursing

    Hi, Do you have a link to the article? I wonder if she's waiting for the "perfect

15. Rumor of a six month 200K RN position in Iraq????

    crr277 replied to pdaddy's topic in General Nursing

    Wow for 6 months - maybe that's for a year? They're offering $150k for 12 months to firefighters (or for people would like to go over there and be