nsnapres

nsnapres specializes in OB/Peds/Med-Surg.

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1. Best places to settle down/relocate

   nsnapres replied to lannisz's topic in General Nursing

   phoenix is growing and they pay nurses pretty well around here. however, as a native i can tell you that it's WAY TOO HOT. i'm thinking about settling in san francisco or seattle. getting out of the desert and into a city where they pay nurses really...

2. Hospital Reputations in Phoenix

   nsnapres replied to Sunlover's topic in Arizona

   For it being a Magnet facility, I was surprised how the actions of the staff at Banner Good Sam contradicted them telling me they wanted me to succeed there. Four nurses in my orientation class at another facility also had bad things to say about lac...

3. New pre-nursing student "need advice"

   nsnapres replied to kcmo06's topic in General Students

   the good news is that you'll find that not all of the classes are brutal (that way you can spend more time on the ones that are). i find that it helps to use flashcards (i prefer colored ones) to help memorize the details (especially helpful for pha...

4. Advice....

   nsnapres replied to WoosahRN's topic in New Nurse

   well, here's my opinion: as long as you finish your RN you will pretty much be able to write your own ticket whichever direction the wind blows.... i feel the same way, i'm 27, done with school in february and have an itch to get out of the desert. ...

5. Building immune system?

   nsnapres replied to moonischasingme1's topic in General Students

   oddly enough, i've found that i've been sick fewer times since i began nursing school. maybe being around the sick at clinicals has actually boosted my immunity to the flu, colds, strep, etc. (all those little memory b cells kicking in) or maybe it...

6. Hospital Reputations in Phoenix

   nsnapres replied to Sunlover's topic in Arizona

   i definitely did not enjoy the VA. the staff was terrible and seemed very incompetent (and rude to patients, eachother, us, etc). it was my first clinical in nursing school and by far the absolute worst up to this point. seriously, i still have nig...

7. Hospital Reputations in Phoenix

   nsnapres replied to Sunlover's topic in Arizona

   i personally didn't love mayo. we did 12 weeks of clinicals there. kind of how you'd picture it--clique-sih, snooty, rich and obnoxious patients. i felt like a pillow fluffer and salt and pepper girl--not a nursing student. they do have a great n...

8. does anyone else feel like a glorified maid?

   nsnapres replied to smileysenior's topic in New Nurse

   just because we are new nurses doesn't mean we have a defined obligation to serve 1 year on a med-surg floor. it's still recommended but with the nursing shortage, new grads are much more able to stake a claim as to where he/she prefers to start. a...

9. does anyone else feel like a glorified maid?

   nsnapres replied to smileysenior's topic in New Nurse

   mt33133... they recommend a year of med-surg for new grads. i'd say out of my graduating class of 24, about 3 will actually work med-surg. i live in phoenix and pretty much all the hospitals in town are now hiring new grads for icu, labor and deliv...

10. Can one really work as an LPN during blocks 3 & 4?

    nsnapres replied to CrazyPremed's topic in Arizona

    yikes, no way for me. but a lot of people in my classes do. i'm in my 4th out of 5 blocks, and i'd say a quarter of the students are employed as nurse externs at several hospitals around the valley. also, now that we took the HESI PN, those of us ...

11. waitlists..

    nsnapres replied to GrnHonu99's topic in Arizona

    the prereqs required are english 101 (and 102 i think?), math (i took above college algebra, but i think something below that is okay), chemistry (just one semester of high school chemistry), medical terminology (but if you have had it, you can test ...

12. Help! Friend got 711 on HESI....

    nsnapres replied to rhiannonwolf's topic in NCLEX

    well, my school requires the HESI, both the PN and the RN version in order to sit for the NCLEX. I'm in my 4th block, just took the HESI PN and got 1037. I found that the Saunder's Review....PN (or RN for that matter) are very, very good reviews. ...

13. Nurse Salary

    nsnapres replied to rcidro's topic in Arizona

    Yeah, Mayo only pays $.66 more per hour for BSN. Haha. (Just make them pay for your BSN). That's my plan!

14. waitlists..

    nsnapres replied to GrnHonu99's topic in Arizona

    Plus, EBSN is an excellent school. I feel as if it's worth every penny of my non-wait-listed time.

15. Pima Medical Institute

    nsnapres replied to NeedingInfo's topic in Arizona

    I go to The Ethel Bauer School of Nursing, and I really like it. I'm in my 4th out of 5 blocks--it's an 18 month program for ADN. Currently, Grand Canyon University and U of P accept our credits, but after the first group finishes, it is expected t...