whitedoginwi

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1. Research Project - Non-Traditional Students

   whitedoginwi replied to KentuckyRN2Be's topic in General Students

   Count me in. Older (40+) and a second degree nurse. PM when you get your survey together.

2. New Aurora Hospital in Oconomowoc/Summit...anyone applied?

   whitedoginwi replied to Quickbeam's topic in Wisconsin

   I was told they were not hiring new grads at this time. Because of the start-up period, they want nurses that are trained.

3. Unemployed Graduate Nurse

   whitedoginwi replied to catRNcat's topic in New Nurse

   I sure do understand where you are at. I graduated in May 2009, BSN with honors. I have applied for every job that comes along. I can't relocated because of family issues, but like they say it is the same everywhere. The headhunters that I talk to...

4. MSN-educator online?

   whitedoginwi posted a topic in Post Graduate

   I am looking for an excellent online MSN-educator program. Any suggextions? and why? Thanks so much!!!

5. Older Nursing students

   whitedoginwi replied to MarieD's topic in General Students

   I started my prereq's at 42 and graduated with a BSN with honors in May 2009. I was 47 when I graduated. Another student and I tied for the oldest students in the program.

6. Literally cried in front of the person interviewing me

   whitedoginwi replied to AB normalRN's topic in General Nursing

   Sorry to hear about the bad experience. All you can do is sell yourself the best you can? There are lots of facilties out there that don't even give new grads an interview. Consider it a great learning experience. Have faith and remember there a...

7. Question for all Nurse Educators

   whitedoginwi replied to TakingCareOfBabies's topic in General Nursing

   I am glad I came across this post. I am also a neonurse (like that term) and I would like to go into teaching. I love teaching and would love to teach on tenure track, but am also thinking about teaching within hospitals with the neonurse to regula...

8. Admitted to graduate Master of Social Work Program but considering going for an ADN

   whitedoginwi replied to Womanonajourney1983's topic in General Nursing

   I have BSW from many years ago. I completed a second Bachelors degree in nursing. Many colleges and universities have specific programs for second degree candidates. There are also several accelerated programs that require a Bachelors in something el...

9. Opinions: Best scrubs?

   whitedoginwi replied to raebabelvn's topic in Uniform/Gear

   I like Cherokee bottoms. I am tall so I am able to find the tall plus size pants through them I also love the pockets on the pants legs. I have extra Large hands and must carry a stash of gloves in my poccket because the rooms don't have them. F...

10. WHITE Scrubs--Oh Dear

    whitedoginwi replied to etaylor900's topic in Uniform/Gear

    I have to wear white bottoms everyday and I have found that all white bottoms are a bit transparent. I have found the only way to be discreet is with nude undies that match your skin color as close as possible. Just stay away from the bright collo...

11. A New Prespective on the Nursing Profession

    whitedoginwi replied to whitedoginwi's topic in General Nursing

    I love all of your comments! Yes I have read them all:idea: and wish a could comment back to all individually but I would be up all night. I wrote what I wrote because I was bummed. I worked a long time to find a career that suited who I was inside. ...

12. A New Prespective on the Nursing Profession

    whitedoginwi replied to whitedoginwi's topic in General Nursing

    Alison is 45 years old. She has her PhD in psychology and has been a practicing psychologist for over 20 years. As as far as nurses not being able to the basic skill set or be good critical thinkers, that falls to our nursing education. If a person...

13. A New Prespective on the Nursing Profession

    whitedoginwi posted a topic in General Nursing

    :nurse:Recently I have been bummed about all the negativity in the nursing profession. I have vented my thought through this site about lateral violence, bad attitudes and the hardship of being a new grad. One evening, several nurse friends and I w...

14. Why should I be a nurse if it's so awful?

    whitedoginwi replied to dudette10's topic in General Nursing

    Why do you want to become a nurse with all the bad stuff you read? You become a nurse because it is part of your soul. Deep inside you are a nurse. You take care of other people. You take care of stray animals. You put yourself out there when others ...

15. Bellin College

    whitedoginwi replied to NinjaRN's topic in Wisconsin

    Bellin is good school but is private and quite costly. There prerequistes are quite specfic. It is affliated with a Bellin Health (hospital) and I hear there clinicals are great. There are several universities (UW) that are high ranked also. Have...