groovycindy

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1. Starting pay rates: Then & now

   groovycindy replied to Nola009's topic in Geriatric

   When I started as in an internship ship in 2012 our starting pay was 22.50 an hour.

2. Gwinnett Medical Center RN Residency

   groovycindy replied to sj73201's topic in Georgia

   Everyone who applied did not get invited - I know several people who applied but no invite. I heard it was a very limited number of applicants that were invited.I will be there tomorrow- we will see how it goes :) QUOTE=sj73201;6273962]Hi all, I was ...

3. Georgia Perimeter's Nursing Progran

   groovycindy replied to Stewart22's topic in Georgia

   I am in my final semester at GPC . Go to Georgia Board of Nurses and look up NCLEX pass rates - we are tied for send place ( above Mercer, Emory, all the big schools.) In all the hospitals I have had clinical in, the staff has told me( and even one H...

4. Georgia Perimeter College ADN Program??

   groovycindy replied to redhedmatt's topic in Georgia

   I am in my final semester at GPC. Has it been tough? Yes!! Have a learned a lot - OF COURSE! The professors are tough but willing to help you if you need it.Any hospital where I have done clinical has told me they would rather have a GPC student on t...

5. Georgia Perimeter Spring 2011

   groovycindy replied to an2on's topic in Georgia

   Amazon also has some good prices on the books - just make sure you are getting the right editions!

6. Georgia Perimeter Spring 2011

   groovycindy replied to an2on's topic in Georgia

   Well, I did well on my TEAS, have a decent GPA, already have a B.A. (from a LONG time ago) and prayed a lot!:redbeathe

7. Georgia Perimeter Spring 2011

   groovycindy replied to an2on's topic in Georgia

   Got the letter today - I MADE IT FOR THE SPRING NURSING PROGRAM!!!!!!! Good luck to everyone.

8. Georgia Perimeter Spring 2011

   groovycindy replied to an2on's topic in Georgia

   I got an email last week saying we should know in a couple of weeks

9. Georgia Perimeter Spring 2011

   groovycindy replied to an2on's topic in Georgia

   I keep checking too! Hopefully we will know by the end of the month.

10. Nursing School Jitters

    groovycindy replied to 2bnurseskip's topic in General Students

    I am waiting to see if I got accepted- should know by the end of September. I just started as a CNA with hospice - I was already a volunteer for them and love it! So far I feel my experiences in hospice will be an asset for me when I get into nursing...

11. TEAS Exam

    groovycindy replied to groovycindy's topic in Pre-Nursing

    I used the Kaplan Nursing School Entrance Exams guide - it was very detailed and helpful as how to answer the questions!

12. TEAS Exam

    groovycindy replied to groovycindy's topic in Pre-Nursing

    I finished the exam and got the results. I got an 85.3 with the Program Mean being 65.1 and the National Percentile Rank at 98. I do not know exactly what that means but I think it is ok.

13. TEAS Exam

    groovycindy posted a topic in Pre-Nursing

    I am taking the TEAS this evening - I am so nervous about it - when I did the test in the study guides I felt like I was a stooge!! I have a degree from30 years ago - did I just get dumber as I got older? I thought we were supposed to be wiser!! Sorr...

14. Nursing Over 50

    groovycindy replied to rplnurse's topic in General Nursing

    I am going back to school first of the year( my degree is in Government from 1979!!) to take classes to apply for Nursing school. I am excited - I feel so called to Nursing- but a little anxious about my age(I am 51). Any thoughts??

15. A Nursing Career Over 50

    groovycindy replied to m9791l's topic in Men

    I am 51 and feel called to become a Nurse. I have a BA- I graduated in 1980. What is the best path for me to pursue a career as a nurse? Am I too old - I feel like I am in the prime of my working career! I have no experience in Nursing but lots in wo...