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  1. RD to RN....Accelerated BSN Program advice

    a BS in nutrition without doing an internship is useless-you need the internship to sit for the RD exam and to find employment as an RD... and if you have a Maaters in nutrition but are not an RD, that doesn't work in terms of employment either. It'...
  2. Nursing vs. Occupational Therapy vs. Speech Pathology

    tis true everyone selects careers based on various reasons-i did have a chance to start out on a maternity floor and didn't take it-i think if i had i would have still been on that floor! med surg is tough and it did suck that you felt disrespected e...
  3. Making the Leap! SLP or RN (NP)

    I would choose slp beacause of your ed background. An RN job is very physical, thinking fast (but mainly about dispensing meds and keeping a bunch of taks in order that, if you had more time, would be easy). I was an RN, but hated it, and am now gett...
  4. Is there a Registered Dietitian program for RN's?

    You should do what you enjoy. My starting salary as an RN was 74K, but I hated nursing, so it really didn't pay off. I am now applying to dietetics internships, and I hope I get into one-I figure my experience with pts as a nurse hopefully will help....
  5. Nutrition

    Do what interests you. i switched fairly recently from being an RN (cause i was very unhappy with it) to pursuing my masters in clinical nutrition and RD. Dietians will be a more in demand career esp. as reimbursements for RD care increase. As an RN ...
  6. Nursing vs. Occupational Therapy vs. Speech Pathology

    Choose SLP. I became a second career RN thru an accelerated program and it just didn't suit me-my patients loved me and i enojyed working with patients but i have to say i just didnt have anything in common with the other RNs personality-wise. I cho...
  7. quit nursiing-not for me or bad floor?

    hey, It's been 1 year since I got my RN license (got a bsn from an accelerated program, also have a BA) and was miserable at my first (and only) nursing job so far at a med surg floor. It was of course super busy (sometimes nurses were stuck with 10...
  8. New Grad feels lost... not cut out for nursing?

    i feel the same way-I've been on a super busy med/surg unit (40 pts- 1:7 or 1:8 nurse pt. ratio) and am sending my resume out to jobs in my original field of study b/c I can't take the work environement I'm in. I HATE going to work. I have been on t...
  9. Are Student Nurses Prepared for "Real Life?'

    Hi cuddle, I went in to help people, but if the pay sucked I wouldn't do it to be honest mainly b/c of the environment of care-although I would rather be paid 10,000 less per year in this job and have adequate equipment/ratios. I mean I worked a job...
  10. Are Student Nurses Prepared for "Real Life?'

    i agree, that the clinical skills just aren't there in new grads-It's my first few weeks on a very busy med surg floor and I still feel incompetent with hands on skills which are so important to keep the work flow going-i've only started one IV so fa...
  11. How many times have you cried???

    Hey all, so far after starting orientation on the actual floor i haven't cried -it's more like frustration...I'm still learning (i.e. we weren't allowed to start IV lines at school) but I succeeded in starting my first one-we also use this annoying ...
  12. How many times have you cried???

    I started orientation and while the people are really nice, nice facility etc... I have turned into a crying (at home in private), ****** (to my boyfriend, etc..),depressed basket case (I mostly hold it in). nothing has gone wrong (yet) and while ...
  13. *:.Advice Needed:RN Newbie in NYC.:*

    I think you'll have noprob finding a job with two externships under your belt-i had none andfound a med/surg position about 1 12 months after sending out resumes,searching etc...but the job didnt start for another monthand expect the process to be ...
  14. New Grads Salary in NY City

    at union hospitals the salary is over 69,000,and with a bsn a bit over 70,000 to start
  15. Are Student Nurses Prepared for "Real Life?'

    well, I can only speak for myself, and while I had a decent amnt. of clinical practice and direct pt. care my school did not allow us to draw bood, do an IV start, etc so that's giving me anxiety. I am not sure if the hospital I will be at has phlebo...