NursePru replied to hppygoluky985's topic in Maryland
You have to keep in mind that there are a lot of nursing students in the state of Maryland that are staying here. New grad positions are scarce right now. Even Marylanders are having problems finding jobs. It's sad, but true. One of the reasons I ent...
Definitely not. I graduate in May 2009 and already have a job lined up and I'm going to start right away on my BSN. The hospital has a program where the college comes to you. I have a bachelors in another field so I was really torn about which progra...
I've had clinicals at Franklin Square, Good Sam, Upper Chesapeake, and Sinai. I love Good Sam! I just liked the environment in general. No bad experiences at any of them though.
NursePru replied to embradsmom's topic in Maryland
It depends on your clinical instructor. Some don't even make you go on Friday's and just give you your patients that morning and let you look up the medications. If you do have to go on Fridays it just depends on when the instructor gets there. I had...
NursePru replied to FutureNurse82's topic in Maryland
I'm getting ready to start my last year of the evening weekend program. This is how it worked for us: Your first year you get a break over the winter from about mid-December to mid-January. You get about 2 months off in the summer (June-August). Then...
NursePru replied to embradsmom's topic in Maryland
It's not a bad program. I'm getting ready to start my second (and last) year. I've heard so many people bad mouth the program and get people all worked up. I was petrified when I started because of all the rumors. I've never had problems with the adm...
Wow you sound like me. Second career, student loan debt etc. I'm 29 now and I'll be getting ready to turn 31 when I graduate Nursing school. I just started taking prereqs at the closest Community College. When I got close enough I applied to UMD, go...
I love it...it has completely changed me and is making me a better person. What more can you ask for out of a career? It is stressful, but I'm just so happy to be making this change and I know it's going to be a very rewarding career. I also just fee...
NursePru replied to embradsmom's topic in Maryland
Hey there! We just finished our Fluid and Electrolytes test yesterday so I finally got some time to hop on allnurses! LOL The program is good. You will be busy your first semester, but it is totally doable. I'm working 20 hours, but I know people in ...
NursePru replied to embradsmom's topic in Maryland
I can't even get logged into Web CT How did you get a password for it? I have my student ID, but I don't see anything where we can set it up and I have never used it before. I've just been studying the words from the Mosby's Medical Dictionary since...
Start the 20th...had orientation last night and already have work to do! It's ok though...I've been waiting for this for a long time :) Good luck everyone!
Mac lover here too...have an iBook and an old G4 Desktop. Works fine with Palm. I don't know why ANYONE would purchase a Windows PC. I worked in Graphic Design and tech support for a bit so I tend to get a lot of computer questions from my friends. M...
I think a lot of students also ask for help from the instructors once it's too late. The same sort of thing happens at my school and the instructors stand by the fact that if we ask for help, they are more than willing, but you can't come to them aft...