Our hospital has a policy where they can call you and tell you that you are "pushed back" until 12. Basically you are at their beck and call for 6 hours of your day, with no pay. They can call you at any given hour until until that 12 and you are e...
sweetface18 replied to IndigoCarmine's topic in Louisiana
I think you should call HR and they can fill you in about salary info. I'm going to guess that you're experienced, so it varies. Right now, the job market in New Orleans is VERY tight. A lot of hospitals are experiencing budget cuts/ hiring freeze...
sweetface18 replied to newgirla's topic in Louisiana
Age does not have anything to do with getting in. They look mainly at your GPA for the prereqs, your score for your entrance test, and your application essay. Having experience may also be a plus, although most people in my class did not. There we...
sweetface18 replied to Funnurse25's topic in Louisiana
I believe that the SON and the state have made some sort of agreement to up their admission in exchange for funding...there is actually more students that are getting in. There is definitely a shortage of instructors. I don't think there is a short...
sweetface18 replied to FroggieLiz's topic in Louisiana
yes, you can make that much with the WOW program (work on weekend) at childrens..i believe its 44 for night shift and 41 for days but you need 2 years of experience...
sweetface18 replied to LovesGreyhounds's topic in General Nursing
My class let in 65 students.the class after me let in about 73..supposedly next year they are letting in 120...i already know first hand..that in my class of about 60somethingish...theres not enough teachers to get quality education! how can they acc...
sweetface18 replied to piezo-electricite's topic in General Students
books do put a hole in your pocket! my advice is to look around for students that in classes above you to sell you their books...they need the extra money and you need the cheaper books...
doesn't pa stand for physician assistant? i thought you had to get a masters for that...am i reading this ad right? physician's assistant-emergency department department: emergency room schedule:full-timeshift:evening & night shifthours:7p-7a. 3p...
I'm currently about to start my clinicals so the I know that its not unusual for the instructors to warn us to always be extra precautious. That I understand. What I don't understand is how it seems that as a RN, I would be responsible for looking ...
sweetface18 replied to I want to be a nurse's topic in Louisiana
im currently in a bsn program right now. i don't believe that there is too much of a diff (if any) in pay. the advantages of having a bsn is that if you decide to go back for your masters, you can apply directly (after obtaining your experience). wit...
sweetface18 replied to Miss Apprehensive's topic in General Nursing
I think that if you have the time (program might be longer, altho some BSN is 2 years), and the money (it wasn't too much of a diff for me, CC school was 1000ish and my current school is 1600ish) then go for your BSN. If you latter decide that you w...
sweetface18 replied to Miss Apprehensive's topic in General Nursing
I think that if you have the time (program might be longer, altho some BSN is 2 years), and the money (it wasn't too much of a diff for me, CC school was 1000ish and my current school is 1600ish) then go for your BSN. If you latter decide that you w...
sweetface18 replied to maryshome8's topic in General Nursing
For my school, the test was called TEAS...i know of a community college that had to take an entrance test by another name....some schools require, some don't. If your grades are so so you can use it to your advantage by doing better on the test to m...
sweetface18 replied to maryshome8's topic in General Nursing
I think you might have to talk to someone to be sure that your grades 10 years ago would even be considered....if it is, you probally have nothing to worry about...the committee looks at a lot of factors...and as long as they see that you have a posi...
sweetface18 replied to Jess_babygirl's topic in Pre-Nursing
your prenursing gpa is your gpa calculated from your college undergraduate classes. it doesn't really matter if it was at university or cc...although some programs may only accept a certain amout of credit hours from "junior colleges= cc". just be ...