sunshine0509

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1. What kind of a person works Acute Care?

   sunshine0509 replied to clearly's topic in NP

   Columbia told me in 2007 that they had a 100% job placement rate for their direct entry np's (in np roles). I suggest you shadow. If you are planning to switch it probably really dosent matter

2. New Grad - Offering to Work for Minimum Wage?

   sunshine0509 replied to Music in My Heart's topic in General Nursing

   In 6 months you will no longer be a new grad and costing the hospital money, you then qualify for the higher wage. I think you are very out of touch with the new graduate situation in some parts of the country by the description of your current posit...

3. New Grad - Offering to Work for Minimum Wage?

   sunshine0509 replied to Music in My Heart's topic in General Nursing

   It is the norm for these majors because like nurses they require extensive training upon graduation and the supply>demand. And this isn't the organizations..this is new graduate nurses who want this. I would rather work for 7.50/hr for 6 months a...

4. New Grad - Offering to Work for Minimum Wage?

   sunshine0509 replied to Music in My Heart's topic in General Nursing

   Do you also feel that finance/comm/enginering major who take unpaid internships the year after they graduate college are devaluing themselves? Im really just trying to understand this logic. I just dont understand no job vs. job with training wage fo...

5. New Grad - Offering to Work for Minimum Wage?

   sunshine0509 replied to Music in My Heart's topic in General Nursing

   So you don't think other new graduates are trying all this? Im asking what would you do if you couldn't find a job?

6. New Grad - Offering to Work for Minimum Wage?

   sunshine0509 replied to Music in My Heart's topic in General Nursing

   What would you do if you didn't have that job, and every job required 1 year experience??

7. Villanova's BSNExpress, Drexel's ACE, or Jefferson's FACT?

   sunshine0509 replied to hellomellow's topic in Pennsylvania

   Current Jefferson student so may be biased. I think the program is wonderful. I choose it over Drexel because - automatically accepted in their master portion - do not have to go clinical site the night before - it is a month longer because u get 2...

8. New Grad - Offering to Work for Minimum Wage?

   sunshine0509 replied to Music in My Heart's topic in General Nursing

   take time off/vacation...untill the next batch of new graduates come out and it gets even tougher? or till the the nursing shortage happens in 2020? You pay to work in clinical..were talking about minimum wage during a training period.

9. New Grad - Offering to Work for Minimum Wage?

   sunshine0509 replied to Music in My Heart's topic in General Nursing

   So the finance, communication major etc. who do unpaid internships after college are also devaluing their education in your opinion? To not use the education because you cant find employment devalues it more then working for minimum wage during a tra...

10. New Grad - Offering to Work for Minimum Wage?

    sunshine0509 replied to Music in My Heart's topic in General Nursing

    Will McDonalds give you the opportunity to make 20-30/hr when you shed the new grad label..no. We want to be nurses..spent 1-4 years in school to get this far..and are willing to work at a low wage for 6 months to get to the final goal. The opportun...

11. New Grad - Offering to Work for Minimum Wage?

    sunshine0509 replied to Music in My Heart's topic in General Nursing

    The people who disagree seem to be the ones who have jobs. I feel the new grad nurse who has loans to pay and every job needs one year experience...will be more then happy to work for a 6 months on training wage I really hope hospitals start doing th...

12. CRNA- high school advantage?

    sunshine0509 replied to jdutiel's topic in SRNA

    I had a friend very driven like you. She graduated high school in 3 years. College in 3 years(U of DE-very easy to do with winter session). And is now in optometry school. She will be an optometrist at the age of 23. I think you need to decide wheth...

13. New Grad - Offering to Work for Minimum Wage?

    sunshine0509 replied to Music in My Heart's topic in General Nursing

    I think you should do it. People who graduate with architect and visual communication degrees always do this. Work for free to eventually get into a paying position. I would do it, and have thought about it before, I think it is a smart idea to at le...

14. Differences (Educative/Clinical) between NP & PA

    sunshine0509 replied to jstuben's topic in NP

    not all PA schools have elective rotations/not all student would choose to do the nicu just like not all NNP programs are only 600 hours IMHO PA education does not triumph NP in every specialty. Neonates is definitely one of them. Peds Acute Care an...

15. Differences (Educative/Clinical) between NP & PA

    sunshine0509 replied to jstuben's topic in NP

    PA's are making their way into the NICU's. I think their is maybe one neonate residency for PAs- correct me if im wrong. I have a friend who went to PA school, she got to scrub in 7 times their whole month surgical rotation and got to close 4 of tho...