haitianrn

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1. Regrets about Nursing?

   haitianrn replied to 1IndecisiveStudent's topic in General Nursing

   OMG, this post reflects my sentiments towards Nursing the past 2 years.I absolutely HATE being a Nurse, and unfortunately, I've been in LTC. I hate bedside,shift work, working holidays, , and the general vibe, period. I don't even want to work in a h...

2. they made me PRN, CAN I GET UNEMPLOYMENT?

   haitianrn posted a topic in General Nursing

   I used to work part time every sat and sunday at a LTC facility.Yesterday they told me that now I would only be PRN.tHEY COULDVE FIRED ME, BUT i GUESS THEY WERE TRYING TO AVOID PAYING UNEMPLOYMENT....?I don't think they realize their own faux pas, si...

3. stay at nursing home or go to the hospital?

   haitianrn replied to haitianrn's topic in General Nursing

   i actually dont care much for pysche and i have a shy personality and am worried these men would sense that...i'd rather work med surg or anything else where my nursing skills wouldnt go to waste, pysche is just a different skill set. i was just thin...

4. stay at nursing home or go to the hospital?

   haitianrn posted a topic in General Nursing

   I currently work at a LTC facility just weekends. Been there a year and just got my rn and they gave me a nice raise so now i earn 30 per hour.I interviewed for a weekend staff nurse job at a hospital thats well known. only problem is that it is on a...

5. New grad relocating to Chicago

   haitianrn replied to Lizzyb3185's topic in Illinois

   the previous poster is right.The new grad RNs i see end up at nursing homes very unhappily so not by choice. I don't know why it seems that so many new grads want to come to chicago IT IS NO DIFFERENT than any other job market now

6. hospitals 10pm-6am and kids?

   haitianrn posted a topic in Illinois

   Hi, I'd like to know which hospitals hire RNs to work 10pm-6am ?it seems most (resurrection, etc) only have 11pm-7am as far as night shift. I have child care/take kids to school in morning issues and can't work 11pm-7am nor 7am-7pm nor 7pm-7am.Prett...

7. am i considered "experienced"?

   haitianrn posted a topic in New Nurse

   Hi, I've been an LPN for a year now at a nursing home and will soon become an RN, hoping to land a hospital position. Does my one year LPN count as experience by a hospital, or just RN?

8. Are these teachers the norm, or just lucky?

   haitianrn replied to haitianrn's topic in Educators

   BUMP----Anybody have any input, opinions?

9. Are these teachers the norm, or just lucky?

   haitianrn posted a topic in Educators

   The instructors at my nursing school( a community college in Chicago) told us that their annual salary is round 62,000 annually including summers. They have masters of course in tracks such as Leadership, or Education. To me, that seems like a decent...

10. what kind of masters program to become a CNS?

    haitianrn posted a topic in CNS

    Hi, I am researching the online rn to MSN DEGREE OPTIONS AND WAS WONDERING WHICH ONES WOULD LEAD TO ME WORKING AS A CNS SOMEDAY AT A HSPITAL. I am looking at Uniersity of phoenix, and chamberlain and their MSN offers an educator track, or an executi...

11. Anyone here pay out of pocket for np school?

    haitianrn posted a topic in NP

    My credit is horrible and I don't have a cosigner for student loans, which are harder to get nowadays eeven with good credit. I was wondering if its possible to pay for NURSE PRACTITIONER SCHOOL out of pocket if I continued to work full time/PART TIM...

12. City Colleges of Chicago and HESI exit exam

    haitianrn replied to 2btmanrn's topic in Illinois

    i ATTENDED tRITON cOLLEGE IN rIVER gROVE, and they, too make us take the HESI, in both their LPN and the RN PROGRAM. SO, its not just the city colleges....

13. is this shady or not?

    haitianrn replied to haitianrn's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with you, but HR justified their actions by saying that they had to cover thier own tails in case I didnt accept their offer. He should have just postponed his interviews until they heard back from me, or at least warned me what might happen....

14. is this shady or not?

    haitianrn posted a topic in General Nursing

    I am so bewildered by something that just happened-I interviewed at 2 places as an LPN. One at a psych facility, another a nursing home. The pysch facility's DON assured me verbally that theyd make me an offer and she even had me come in and take a d...

15. New grad got fired, help

    haitianrn replied to haitianrn's topic in General Nursing

    OK, moderator, plse close this thread now. I already feel the wrath of some posters. My decision has been made on what I must do.Thanks to all who took the time to reply without passing judgement, and to those who did prejudge me, its not you putti...