onmywaytoRN

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1. Common infectious disease in the ER

   onmywaytoRN replied to Neversad's topic in General Nursing

   TB, meningitis, shingles, I've seen these in my 5 months in the ER. I am in an inner city level 1.

2. Frustration

   onmywaytoRN replied to CraigB-RN's topic in Georgia

   CraigB If your interested in Grady, give the nurse recruiter a call. I am a new grad and they hired everyone that went for a job (in the ER). I was basically hired before the interview. PM me if you want her name and number.

3. Frustration

   onmywaytoRN replied to CraigB-RN's topic in Georgia

   CraigB, Don't know if your interested, but have you tried Grady? They definately need help.

4. Thank You Note to GPC's Nursing Program

   onmywaytoRN replied to stillbetteryet's topic in Georgia

   I just graduated GPC and during the semester I attended a meeting with current students and a lady from the state board. A student suggested that maybe GPC was understaffed and that was the reason for all of the disorganization, etc. The lady told ...

5. Housing location in Atlanta

   onmywaytoRN replied to CraigB-RN's topic in Georgia

   Mercer campus is around Clairmont, spaghetti junction, North Druid area but the nursing school is locatied on boulevard near Atlanta Medical. The Buckhead, VA highland area would be your best bet. Not south Fulton or downtown. Once again, I would ...

6. Housing location in Atlanta

   onmywaytoRN replied to CraigB-RN's topic in Georgia

   Check out Promove. It's a free apartment locator service. They work off the referral fees from the apartments. You could go there or either call them. I'm sure you could just search Promove and find some info. Good Luck!

7. PDA software??

   onmywaytoRN posted a topic in Emergency

   Graduating from nursing school this week and going to start a job in a very busy level 1 trauma center (>100,000 pt/yr). Just got a new Palm Pilot and was wondering what software you all think I should get? There are so many to choose from. I n...

8. Thank You Note to GPC's Nursing Program

   onmywaytoRN replied to stillbetteryet's topic in Georgia

   There is one good thing about the program, IF you actually make it through you know that you have pretty much went through the toughest struggle of your life and anything a hospital or other nurses (bad ones) can throw at you, you will be able to tak...

9. What do I ask my interviewer in the ER?

   onmywaytoRN replied to onmywaytoRN's topic in Emergency

   Tabymac, I'm in Atlanta and it's Grady. It's a level I trauma that saw about 170,000 pts last year and the nurse manager told me they see at least 350 a day. I took a tour today and had the interview. The nurse giving me the tour was introducing m...

10. What do I ask my interviewer in the ER?

    onmywaytoRN replied to onmywaytoRN's topic in Emergency

    Thanks! Those are great questions.

11. What do I ask my interviewer in the ER?

    onmywaytoRN posted a topic in Emergency

    I am going to be a new grad in May and want to work at a very large level 1 trauma center. The orientation is at least 6 months and they require a 2 year contract. What kind of questions should I ask the nurse recruiter at my interview on Monday? I...

12. Any nursing programs that do not require an entrance exam?

    onmywaytoRN replied to sheridan3456's topic in Georgia

    The entrance exam is the easiest test of all. Nursing test are extremely difficult so in order to pass nursing school you will have to learn test taking skills. These are skills that can be learned. You don't have to be a natural at it, but you wi...

13. Becoming an RN in Atlanta

    onmywaytoRN replied to 2bnurseguy_2005's topic in Georgia

    GA Perimeter has become a little easier in the last 2 semesters. I think they got some pressure from the state b/c of their retention rate. There are (as of now) 63 people graduating in May. Biggest class in years!! So, it might not be as bad as ...