hcer4507

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1. Nursing a good job?

   hcer4507 replied to kimmy93's topic in General Nursing

   I would forget the bachelor and get the associate degree instead. You'll be making around the same amount of money and you can always take an associate to bachelor program. Nursing is one of the best paying jobs you can get for just a 2 year degree...

2. HESI

   hcer4507 replied to dillarduniversity's topic in General Nursing

   The HESI exam is used to weed out the nurses who wouldn't pass the NCLEX. If a nursing school doesn't get about a 90%+ passrate on the NCLEX for a couple of years then they could eventually lose approval with the board of registered nurses in the st...

3. Why don't employers start lowering wages for nurses?

   hcer4507 replied to hcer4507's topic in General Nursing

   What specific stance are you referring to? I'll try and guess what it is. My first post was simply a hypothetical question on why don't employers start lowering wages for nurses. I pointed out nurses got good job outlook, good wages, and good ben...

4. Why don't employers start lowering wages for nurses?

   hcer4507 replied to hcer4507's topic in General Nursing

   Just for the record, I'm not advocating the lowering of RN wages :wink2:. I myself would hate it if wages were to fall or stagnant before I get in the field. I believe the reason why wages are high and there are a dearth of nurses is because (almost)...

5. Will be a CNA help me find an RN position?

   hcer4507 replied to LoveMyBugs's topic in General Nursing

   I've seen on here that a hospital wouldn't even accept experience gained at a hospice for a RN. I doubt working as a CNA counts as experience with the few tasks they perform. A CNA doesn't do paperwork, give pills, IVs and all that stuff. I would b...

6. Why don't employers start lowering wages for nurses?

   hcer4507 replied to hcer4507's topic in General Nursing

   I would rather compete for a job also. I wouldn't worry about lower wages for RN happening, not even the tech sector lowered wages much during the time that lots of jobs were cut. RN wages posted strong percentage gains again this year compared to ...

7. Why don't employers start lowering wages for nurses?

   hcer4507 posted a topic in General Nursing

   After looking at the countless rants of nurses who can't get a job for months on here and seeing nearly all job listings for nurses requiring experience, I went on to conclude that getting a nursing job now isn't easy. Why don't employers keep lowe...

8. Sexual Harassment?

   hcer4507 replied to diane227's topic in Relations

   I don't see anything wrong with the kind of sexual harassment accusation against the CNA. How could the CNA know if the wife did not want to be with the CNA without him first asking her? Besides, isn't it easy to get out with the wife while the patie...

9. Why can't I sleep?

   hcer4507 replied to Mary C's topic in General Nursing

   Have you taken a sedative or anesthesia yet to get you to go to sleep? I find OTC sleeping pills to be ... a little weak for nurses.

10. Is there an oversaturation of nurses now or soon

    hcer4507 replied to Rise Against's topic in General Nursing

    I think that there is already an over saturation of inexperienced nurses in my area. What I am betting on is that people will live longer, nurses part of the baby boomer group will retire, and the baby boomers will need to go to the hospital/hospice...

11. Should I take Chemistry BEFORE I take A & P I ???

    hcer4507 replied to Elizabeth K.'s topic in Pre-Nursing

    I don't understand how a virus replicates inside a single cell helps you with everyday nursing. Tell me what and how specific action a nurse has performed on the job as a result of having taken microbiology class. A nurse is not able to diagnose pati...

12. Should I take Chemistry BEFORE I take A & P I ???

    hcer4507 replied to Elizabeth K.'s topic in Pre-Nursing

    I've looked over microbiology syllabuses online and my conclusion was that microbiology does not help working nurses to much. Chemistry should help you understand the chemical reactions taking place in microbiology. Someone please tell me what lear...

13. Do LVN's really make nothing (minimum wage)?

    hcer4507 posted a topic in LPN/LVN

    I seen people post on here that LVN's make at least $15 an hour. Yet I can't find a single lvn job that pays good. Here is an example of a LVN job paying minimum wage AND requiring experience! -------------------------------------------------------...

14. How hard is it to get in nursing school to become a RN?

    hcer4507 posted a topic in Pre-Nursing

    Should I even try to become a RN? I am hearing that the bare minimum GPA needed to get into a nursing school to get an ADN/BSN is about 3.7. Getting a "B" in any prerequsite will pretty much guarantee that you won't be accepted anywhere in a 4,000 m...

15. If I want to become a RN, what's the best path?

    hcer4507 posted a topic in California

    If I want to become a RN, what path should I take? From what I read, there are three paths I could take to become a RN. I could take the required prerequisite courses for a nursing school at a community college and then try to get in a nursing scho...