issalauren

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1. Hiring outlook for ADN vs. BSN in your town?

   issalauren replied to sugarmagnoliaRN's topic in Texas

   I live in the suburbs of Houston, TX. My 2 daughters graduated their ADN, one finished her BSN after working in the hospital for 2 years. Both did not have any difficulty finding jobs as RN. I graduated my ADN when I was 53 years old in December 2005...

2. Hope is NOT for the faint of heart

   issalauren replied to WildcatFanRN's topic in General Nursing

   Dialysis nursing is very fast paced. Once you step in the clinic, it is like a rolling stone that it is not stopping till the end of shift. It is either you love it or hate it. I like it, I still have nightmares thinking of my experience in IMCU. You...

3. Hope is NOT for the faint of heart

   issalauren replied to WildcatFanRN's topic in General Nursing

   I'm sorry you have a difficult time finding a job. I went to the nursing program when I was 51 and graduated ADN at 53. That was 6 years ago. I started working right after I passed NCLEX at IMCU. I was so overwhelmed with the job, I was burnt out aft...