bluemartian BSN

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1. University of Miami Hospital new graduate RN residency program

   bluemartian replied to RN1988's topic in Florida

   They pretty much know who they want. UM scholarship.

2. University of Miami Hospital new graduate RN residency program

   bluemartian replied to RN1988's topic in Florida

   UM Hospital is very difficult to get into . I apply there every chance I get. Im even a UM alumni! I get a rejection letter everytime!

3. BRN Survey Response (New grads unhirable)

   bluemartian replied to Stale Grad's topic in New Nurse

   I can certainly appreciate where you are coming from. I almost started my own stale grad thread, I am still chasing that ghost after graduating BSN in 2007, I finished a refresher in April 2012 and still nothing. I wish I could speak to someone who c...

4. Done With Nursing

   bluemartian replied to bk1413's topic in Men

   I wanted to elaborate to GitanoRN 's post yes there are other areas of nursing to go to but 98% requires you have 1-5 years of recent bedside exprience otherwise your window of opportunity is very small. Ive been living this for 5 years already , and...

5. Done With Nursing

   bluemartian replied to bk1413's topic in Men

   I had kind of the same experience as you when I graduated, I was miserable after completing my clinical practicum back in 07, I really felt that I was being set up left and right. I also took the medical device/ pharma option, it worked for me for a ...

6. Hepatitis C: More Widespread Than HIV And AIDS

   bluemartian replied to TheCommuter's topic in Disease

   My mother had contracted HCV in a cath lab. Unfortunately she was not a candidate for the therapy she lived for 18 years with it primarily alternative medicine and vegetarian lifestyle , she consequently passed away from liver failure a few months a...

7. Relocating to South Florida

   bluemartian replied to NYRN85's topic in Florida

   Its tough here, too a medsurg refresher and acls thought it would help ,guess what. It didnt

8. Is my RN career ruined?

   bluemartian replied to Nuggiebear's topic in Retired

   I feel like in in the same boat, I just completed a nurse refresher clinical practicum and got my ACLS , Ive applied to most of the hospitals in my area and still either rejection letter or no reply.

9. Advice from someone who hires

   bluemartian replied to Patti_RN's topic in Job Hunt

   This has been a most informative thread, and I want to thank everyone in hiring capacities for their advice. I have been a graduated nurse RN BSN since 2007. I did not go into nursing immediately after graduating nursing school, i ended up taking up...

10. I just suck at sticking people.

    bluemartian replied to dirtyhippiegirl's topic in General Nursing

    Maybe you need glasses, or a different prescription, I had trouble doing sticks because I never had a vision problem until my late 30's and 40s, so I would get stressed out when I couldnt do the needle stick, wish I had known that then, I could have ...

11. Will nursing grow on me?

    bluemartian replied to lilmissnurse12's topic in General Nursing

    I kind of felt the same as you in nursing school,I went to the "U". I was in my 3rd semester when i realized that it was not 100% for me. At that point quiting was not an option, 2nd career , loans etc.Graduated BSN, licensed I did take that clincal ...

12. Fl. educated nurses

    bluemartian replied to SBurns's topic in Florida

    1. University of Miami 2007 2. BSN 3. Saunders NCLEX Review 4. 1 time

13. University of Miami accelerated program spring 09

    bluemartian replied to ice2015's topic in Florida

    Savings, significant other support, credit card, signature loans

14. Is there hope?

    bluemartian replied to WorkinMama's topic in Retired

    9 months?? Most are 30-60 days long!!

15. Current status: re-entry nursing in FL

    bluemartian replied to PhDRN's topic in Florida

    If you here anything in So Fla, please let us know...