RoseanneMartin

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1. Lost and confused new nurse.

   RoseanneMartin replied to heart_for_you's topic in General Nursing

   Part of my reason for becoming a nursing student was to identify unmet needs and apply my business background to provide solutions. In a perfect world, I will come up with a solution and make a business out of it and retire at 35. :) Keep your busine...

2. CCAC Spring 2011

   RoseanneMartin replied to kmoty01's topic in Pennsylvania

   Learning so much, already!!!!!! They say they start you off easy and it really is easy. They also say it gets much harder later. I believe it. There is so much to learn. We've given bed baths, cleaned g-tube surrounding areas, applied some treatme...

3. RN to BSN or accelerated nursing program

   RoseanneMartin replied to DorothyR's topic in General Nursing

   Money talks. I decided not to go the accelerated BSN route @ $30-40k a year and chose the community college ADN route @ $2k a year. No brainer for me since I plan on having kids after I graduate and working when I can while they're young...all of t...

4. CCAC Spring 2011

   RoseanneMartin replied to kmoty01's topic in Pennsylvania

   So the first week of Allegheny's classes are over. Despite what I've read on this website, it appears to be an awesome program with passionate and dedicated professors. Here we go :)

5. Day in the life of OB RN?

   RoseanneMartin replied to 0236797's topic in Ob/Gyn

   I dont know much about it, but OB positions here in Pittsburgh are typically difficult to get. I've heard from friends (nurses, NPs) that the nurses who have those positions rarely give them up. I'd love to be an OB nurse someday (starting school i...

6. CCAC Spring 2011

   RoseanneMartin replied to kmoty01's topic in Pennsylvania

   well, at least it'll be super easy for you!!

7. CCAC Spring 2011

   RoseanneMartin replied to kmoty01's topic in Pennsylvania

   I've read online that there is a lottery system or something when it comes to clinicals. I have to submit my work schedule as well. I'll ask when I register for classes tomorrow. Kin7906:Titers are blood tests to check your immunity for certain dise...

8. CCAC Spring 2011

   RoseanneMartin replied to kmoty01's topic in Pennsylvania

   Wow...thats nice your uniform came in so quickly. I register next Tuesday AM and get fitted for the uniform that afternoon. I took my CPR class last night and met a NS classmate! Im relieved that I have all the paperwork together. The only thing lef...

9. CCAC Spring 2011

   RoseanneMartin replied to kmoty01's topic in Pennsylvania

   I've gotten everything back and taken care of (fingerprint, childline, 2 step tb test, etc.) except for the titers. My blood was drawn for them on Nov 17th and I havent gotten any results back although I expect them this week or next. I have to te...

10. Centrum Jobs, did somebody heard about this?

    RoseanneMartin replied to erisirene's topic in General Nursing

    You should notify authorities. They have teams working on scams like this. I found this on the web: There is NO company called Centrum Jobs in London. It's been reported many times a job scam that will want you to send money for various reasons and ...

11. New RN, not interested in bedside nursing

    RoseanneMartin replied to nf87654's topic in New Nurse

    If you're young and not tied down, I'd say suck it up and be a nurse wherever you can for 2 years in order to gain experience, then go work on a cruise ship and travel the world, girl!

12. need advice fellow nurses:(

    RoseanneMartin replied to NewlyGradBSN's topic in Safety

    What hurt more was the head nurse said that she NEVER made a mistake in her career. When I heard that, I felt useless and weak. She even shared it with the other nurses not involved in the case. The rumor spread like wildfire. I am also ashamed of fa...

13. CCAC Spring 2011

    RoseanneMartin replied to kmoty01's topic in Pennsylvania

    At the Allegheny County Health Dept., the TB test is free, the titers are $15/ea. but Hep B titer is $25, and tdap shot is $10 (I needed that one!). I paid $95 total and was in and out in less than an hour. It tends to get busy after 4pm, so go duri...

14. How do you manage your spouses in nursing

    RoseanneMartin replied to PRETTYODD's topic in General Nursing

    Stop. You can't please everyone. You are in survival mode and need to regroup! Put your husband first. Children second. Job/School 3rd. Friends last. If I were in your shoes, I'd go on a date with my husband, tell him that he is #1 and I'm sorry if i...

15. I should be grateful to have a job,but

    RoseanneMartin replied to ktwlpn's topic in Geriatric

    My husband works for a company that provides hospitals with revenue generating services. He tells me that its a very difficult time for many hospitals. From what I've seen, all the hospitals closing down around me is evidence of that. The govt. isnt...