dearjohn

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1. Take-home pay

   dearjohn replied to BSNbyFaith's topic in General Nursing

   I think I'll give my 2 weeks notice at Starbucks tomorrow:yeah:.

2. I hate to say this, but I think it's true.....

   dearjohn replied to PopeJane3rd's topic in General Nursing

   Sorry, I just reread my post, I sounded like a bitter grumpy guy.

3. I hate to say this, but I think it's true.....

   dearjohn replied to PopeJane3rd's topic in General Nursing

   If you got by 100% on your own merit, that's great. But whether it's unfair or not, preferential treatment towards minorities or a person's gender happens all the time in the hiring process, not just in nursing. My male co worker, a female acquaint...

4. I hate to say this, but I think it's true.....

   dearjohn replied to PopeJane3rd's topic in General Nursing

   I think the advantages most of the posters were referring to being a male nurse had to do with being hired. I never thought male nurses had an advantage once they're hired. After one becomes a male nurse I would think promotions or advancements wou...

5. I hate to say this, but I think it's true.....

   dearjohn replied to PopeJane3rd's topic in General Nursing

   Now I can't say males make better nurses but I would think as a male nurse you would have a pretty big advantage getting hired since male nurses only make up less than 10% of the profession, I want to say closer to 6% but I've seen different data. I...

6. I hate to say this, but I think it's true.....

   dearjohn replied to PopeJane3rd's topic in General Nursing

   I agree just because a person didn't have childhood dreams of becoming a nurse doesn't mean that he or she will not make a great nurse. On the flipside just because one claims they've always wanted to do a certain profession doesn't mean they will su...

7. NJ to CA???

   dearjohn replied to dearjohn's topic in General Nursing

   BTW I'm from Southern California but have been in NJ a year and a half now. I didn't look into nursing until recently, I actually made a career change to become a police officer in CA but due to budget cuts I realized I may not get hired, on top of t...

8. NJ to CA???

   dearjohn replied to dearjohn's topic in General Nursing

   I know the economy is bad in CA but it's bad here in NY and NJ area as well. But is the job market for nurses specifically worse in CA then here? That I'm not sure.

9. NJ to CA???

   dearjohn replied to dearjohn's topic in General Nursing

   Thank you for your reply and the link.

10. NJ to CA???

    dearjohn posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hello I'm new on this forum. I'm a 40 year old male trying to pursue a nursing career but find these changes exciting yet extremely daunting as well. I have a BA already with a low gpa 2.8 but was planning to take my prereqs in NJ and apply to an acc...