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1. LPN jobs in NC

   ncsportsfan replied to MotivatedOne's topic in North Carolina

   I'm not sure where you live but I didn't pass an ADN program and applied at another school and got into the LPN program. They only took the grades that were passing and didn't look at the others as far as acceptance criteria. I think it may differe...

2. Open House at TMC - Novant - Did anyone go?

   ncsportsfan replied to EmilyLucille523's topic in North Carolina

   The open house I was referring to is March 8th in Winston Salem at Forsyth Medical -Novant. If you want specifics and the evite link PM me and I'll forward it to you.

3. RN- associates or bachelors degree?

   ncsportsfan replied to golfergirl17's topic in ADN/BSN

   I'm in North Carolina. As far as out of work nurses, its expensive to hire new grads. With there being so many experienced nurses looking to find work in a different field or location its easy to find experience. Plus you have so many new grads...

4. RN- associates or bachelors degree?

   ncsportsfan replied to golfergirl17's topic in ADN/BSN

   It really depends on where you live, where you want to work, and what your nursing career holds for you. Like another poster said if you want to be more than a staff nurse you need your BSN, if you need to work faster get your ADN. At most univers...

5. Open House at TMC - Novant - Did anyone go?

   ncsportsfan replied to EmilyLucille523's topic in North Carolina

   @QueensNurse congrats, you should be on cloud 9. I know I was when I accepted my job. I don't mean to discourage anyone from attending, I've forwarded information for the next one several people. Had I not been offered a job elsewhere I'd be ther...

6. Hard time going from LPN to RN????

   ncsportsfan replied to ppersad's topic in LPN-RN

   I agree with most of the other posters have said. Bridging only added one more semester in my program. It was still 2yrs total, just six semesters 3 for LPN, 3 for the bridge, instead of 5 for ADN. I chose LPN first because one I was clueless, a...

7. Just for fun - Your favorite vacation spot in NC!

   ncsportsfan replied to VickyRN's topic in North Carolina

   I'm not a beach or mountain kind of girl. But I love the "city" atomosphere of Charlotte, plus they have all the sports I love football, basketball even hockey! I can stay "uptown" and have a ball!

8. So who got a job and how?

   ncsportsfan replied to HeartsOpenWide's topic in New Nurse

   I agree with networking. I was about to start volunteering at free clinic for resume padding and to see who I might meet. I had an old high school classmate get me an interview but I think I bombed the interview and didn't get the job. But here ...

9. Current students or grads - How's your progress in Nursing school?

   ncsportsfan replied to healthcare4life's topic in General Students

   I was a lazy student, C student all the way just enough to get by. I was great in clinicals, did great on ATI's, passed the NCLEX first time PN and RN with the minimum questions. I was A/B student in prereqs because I knew that was the only way I ge...

10. LPN course that bridges over to RN...more overwhelming?

    ncsportsfan replied to lina.561's topic in LPN-RN

    I learned all nursing skills that I needed to work in acute care and a Med/Surg unit. Trach care, wound care, dressing changes, inserting a NG tube, foley, even learned to insert an IV. The only thing we didn't learn was advanced assessment skills,...

11. Med/Surg Clinical

    ncsportsfan replied to MBrickle's topic in General Students

    It really depends on the program and what level you are on. If you are just beginning you have "crawl before you can walk". My first med surg rotation I felt like a CNA doing all the dirty work. If I was lucky I got to pass some meds. Not every...

12. ati comprehensive predictor form a&b

    ncsportsfan replied to dc2mendoza's topic in General Students

    Did your programs not give you access to the entire ATI program with non proctored tests? If so you need to take every one of them again, I found the ATI material repetitive. Before I took the predictors I took the non proctored for each subject a...

13. Is the RN Program at Wake Tech hard to get into?

    ncsportsfan replied to imaprile's topic in North Carolina

    I'm not familiar with Wake Tech but most community colleges are about the same. If you don't have any prereqs then you are looking at 3-4 years total (at least one year for prereqs and 2 for the nursing program). Many schools have went away from wa...

14. Points at GTCC

    ncsportsfan replied to wasadoggynurse's topic in North Carolina

    At your ranking appointment the counselor should be able to tell you the points from the previous semesters.

15. salaries for duke and UNC hospitals

    ncsportsfan replied to jsnj2009's topic in North Carolina

    The only way for you to make close to that as a new grad in NC is to do nights and weekends with the shift differentials. You have to remember this area has a lower cost of living than NJ. Everywhere is saturated with new grads but some are getting ...