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  1. MGH IHP ABSN Summer 2018

    There are a few schools that offer classes either online or condensed classes for shorter periods of time that are outside of a regular semester. If you live in the Boston area check out Quincy College they have some pre-req's that start March 1st a...
  2. MGH IHP ABSN Summer 2018

    Looks like they've extended the deadline again to March 1st. Don't know what that means to those of us who haven't been notified yet.
  3. Just an FYI if anyone is interested. I've found that the best site for ordering books is www.dealoz.com This site actually searches every other website online and returns the prices for each site so that you can choose the cheapest whether you're p...
  4. Job and salary outlook for a new grad with an associate degree?

    Its tough out there for new grads right now whether or not you have your BSN. If finances are an issue 2 year community college route is the way to go and once you're gainfully employed, pursue an RN-BSN program. ADN Nurses will find employment in ...
  5. Fake nursing/CNA licenses or what?

    you need to also consider those CNA's who started working while they were in nursing school, but never actually finished nursing school. One clinical semester would have qualified them to work as CNA's so they would not be licensed.
  6. I'm an RN with a BSN & 1 year of nursing experience. I'm looking to break into pediatric nursing. I've been applying to absolutely every pedi or infant care job I can find in my area and then some. Haven't had one stitch of luck. I'm both PALS an...
  7. Unionized Massachusetts NPs?

    NP's working at any mass state hospital & centers are also covered by union under their own salary range and make more than RN's
  8. ADN vs. BSN in Boston

    I couldn't justify the cost of the BSN program either. I went the ADN route, was working at a rehab hospital as a CNA and they promoted me to an RN the minute I passed the NCLEX. I'm now enrolled at Curry College in their RN-BSN program and am usin...
  9. Newly single mom....will nursing still work for me?

    I once worked with a nurse who had 5 children, all under the age of 12. She worked 2 - 16 hour shifts on the weekend only so that she could be home with her kids during the week. Working in a hospital per-diem is also an option so that you can pick...
  10. New RN.. Where to get work with no experience

    Try the rehab hospitals, community hospitals and nursing homes. Community hospitals will post positions with "BSN preferred" vs. "BSN required" which gives them wiggle room. Spaulding Rehab in boston/cambridge also hires RN's with ASN's and has a g...
  11. New Graduate Assisted Living

    Congratualtions! Working in an assisted living facility may not be the perfect place for an RN just starting out but it is a definite step up from unemployed and inexperienced. Am I correct in assuming that they've offered you the Med-Tech job in p...
  12. I'm glad it worked out for you. Unfortunately not many people qualify for enough financial aid to cover most of that tuition, at least not those who have a spouse at home who makes an average salary. If that's the case, then you're pretty much foot...
  13. $24,000 for an LPN program is a hell of a lot of money when you can take the same program at your local community college for around $5,000. Heck, you can taken an RN program at your local community college for a lot less than $24,000. Community co...
  14. Am I making the right decision?!!

    If you need to work you're better off going the LPN route and then work part-time while getting your ADN and sitting for the NCLEX so that you can work as an RN. I would then take classes part-time towards the BSN. That's what I did. I'm now worki...
  15. 12 hour shifts...dangerous?

    I used to do 12s on the weekends. Loved it. I also don't mind 16s. When i have a day off I almost always pick up an additional shift and pull a 16 hours shift before my day off. Its a great way to pull in the overtime.