nurse0626

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1. New Grad RN feeling down after a lousy interview.

   nurse0626 replied to RRWilson,RN's topic in ADN/BSN

   what i have suggested to some friends that just received their RN without any other medical experience is to take any job that they can obtain clinical experience and hopefully that will help.. but i totally agree, how are you going to learn real han...

2. New Grad RN feeling down after a lousy interview.

   nurse0626 replied to RRWilson,RN's topic in ADN/BSN

   wow, i can't believe this.. I have been hearing this a lot lately.. I am currently an LPN back in college obtaining my RN and then BSN. I am wondering if i am going to have the same problem when i graduate or if my many years as a LPN with lots of ...

3. Foreign trained MD with unemployment grant- take LPN or Excelsior RN?

   nurse0626 replied to spinwheel's topic in Excelsior

   i have seen it where MDs from other countries have had to take on jobs as a nurses aid in the united states because they have to pass the boards here.. if you have no problem with the english language and can comprehend our medical termonology, i wo...

4. Am I being offered a fair pay?

   nurse0626 replied to AussiRN's topic in ADN/BSN

   i am in the process of obtaining my RN and on to my bachalors in nursing and the pay doesn't seem that much more then what i am making as a LPN..... i know the opportunities will be greater... but now i am starting to worry about paying back my stu...

5. Am I being offered a fair pay?

   nurse0626 replied to AussiRN's topic in ADN/BSN

   can you negotiate your pay? are they in need of good icu nurses or are there an abundance of icu nurses that would except that.. i think it all comes down to their need and yours...

6. Am I being offered a fair pay?

   nurse0626 replied to AussiRN's topic in ADN/BSN

   i am a LPN and work home care and make 25.50 hour.. so i would consider that low pay for a RN with critical care experience... (michigan) and get offered bonuses and triple time some times... and home care is easy compared to other nursing... i also...

7. Be polite, I don't have superpowers!

   nurse0626 replied to EmmaZ06's topic in General Nursing

   as long as i have been in health care, it has been like that. I totally agree we all need to be more understanding of others and what is going on around us...by doing this it will make a much better atmosphere to work in.. bad thing is, everyone is ...

8. Please Help - I have no where else to turn

   nurse0626 replied to abbaking's topic in Relations

   everyone does have their breaking point and it sounds like you were blind sided and only reacted as a normal human being would. i often have to bite my tongue and have also thought long and hard as to why i am in this profession when so many people ...

9. LVN Salaries in Southern California

   nurse0626 replied to socal99's topic in LPN/LVN

   I am from michigan and would like to know the difference between LVN and LPN? I am thinking about relocating to California and notice the nurses are called LVN. ( I know that it stands for Licenced Vocational Nurse) but what is the difference in edu...