morr4336

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1. Should I Even Bother With Finishing Prereqs?

   morr4336 replied to TCASII's topic in Pre-Nursing

   The fear of math almost kept me out of nursing school. I needed chemestry as a pre req, and took it without taking algebra. I had been out of school for a loooooong time and was terrified. I made a decision to give it a shot, and passed chemestry wit...

2. so confused! other medical MOS's?

   morr4336 replied to jmurphy's topic in Government

   I would have to agree with Kora! finish your education, you dont want to regret it in the future.

3. Cna, Ma, Pt Care Tech, Iv Tech, Lpn, Cheaper Than Rn???????

   morr4336 posted a topic in General Nursing

   Is it possible that hospital care will be so "specialized" that RN's will be phased out, or have a drastically reduce role in hospitals. With all of these techs that are in the hospitals doing what RN's use to do for a fraction of the cost, it seems...

4. Salaries??

   morr4336 replied to pumpkin's topic in Massachusetts

   What school did you attend? ADN or BSN.

5. Salaries??

   morr4336 replied to pumpkin's topic in Massachusetts

   Unfortunately I dont. It seems like if you are salaried, than you can get screwed that way (in reference to overtime). Have you been offered employment anywhere else?. How is the job market?

6. Salaries??

   morr4336 replied to pumpkin's topic in Massachusetts

   The VA Hospital in Brockton is salaried for nurses. They start at about $45.000 per for a new RN. Is that simular to what you were offered?

7. Class of 2007 Checking In!

   morr4336 replied to FutureRN~Pookie's topic in General Students

   Hello to all! Waiting to hear from school. If all goes well, will start Jan 05 Good luck to all!

8. OB is AWESOME!!!

   morr4336 replied to kwagner_51's topic in General Students

   Its so nice to hear about a positive nursing experience! it gives me hope that this is worth the time an effort!

9. What do you think?

   morr4336 posted a topic in General Nursing

   Good day to all of the hard working nurses out there! I really appreciate all that you do! I have read in many of the threads about management not caring about the staff. Are the managers nurses, or are they persons with degrees in health care admin...

10. School NCLEX pass/fail percent

    morr4336 posted a topic in NCLEX

    The school I will be attending has an NCLEX pass rate of 86%. Is that good or bad? State average is 85%. Thanks for the reply.

11. Co-Workers teasing your spouse!!

    morr4336 replied to kwagner_51's topic in General Nursing

    Insecurities can pop up. my wife has incesurities about me going to nusring school, and is insecure about the women to men ratio of nusring in the nursing profession. I am going to try like heck to do what ever it takes to curb her insecurities. I k...

12. Co-Workers teasing your spouse!!

    morr4336 replied to kwagner_51's topic in General Nursing

    My brother put his wife thru school, and 4 months later she left him. It does happen sorry to say.

13. I'm New!

    morr4336 replied to 8YRSAWY's topic in General Nursing

    Welcome aboard Eric! I wish you well in your career. I am not a nurse yet but will be starting school in January. This site can give you wonderful insight on the nursing profession. Once again welcome. Gerard

14. I am considering going army

    morr4336 replied to artina's topic in Government

    Good day all, I am in the Coast Guard and have spent extensive time with the other DOD services in a medical capacity, and if given the chance, I would join the PHS (Public Health Service). You are a member of the uniformed services, and you get all ...

15. The Guys Club: Guy Students Come on In!

    morr4336 replied to agent's topic in Male Students

    Hello al! I will be starting (ADN) Jan 05. Retiring from the Coast Guard to start my second career as a nurse. Good luck to all. Gerard