harley0511

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1. I Think I Want to be Done with Hospice

   harley0511 replied to dialysisnurseLC's topic in Hospice

   Is it the hospice work itself wearing you out or is it the working weekend nights while going to school all week while trying to have a home life and family? Nights are hard enough to work when you're NOT in school...whatever you choose, take care o...

2. What did you find helpful in preparing for NCLEX?

   harley0511 replied to Very tired student's topic in NCLEX

   Hi Very Tired... I remember that feeling. I'm nursing now and am still very tired! I found several review books/CD's at a local used book store. I used Saunders, Kaplan, Lippencott, ATI (supplied through my class), Lippencott's NCLEX PrepU (...

3. Any current Chattanooga State RN students?

   harley0511 replied to dee78's topic in Tennessee

   Written assignments....can you say 'Care Plans?' :) You'll find out about those soon enough...but don't worry. They ease you into them. You critique some articles first year. You have a paper towards the end of second year. Other than that just...

4. Any current Chattanooga State RN students?

   harley0511 replied to dee78's topic in Tennessee

   Congratulations to you on getting accepted! The program is a tough one, but it's because from Day 1 they are prepping you for the NCLEX. All quizzes and test questions are critical thinking-style questions, just like NCLEX. This will probably be u...

5. New Grad RN job in Chattanooga tn

   harley0511 replied to Tatycare's topic in Tennessee

   Erlanger Health System 423-778-7969 Good luck!

6. Any current Chattanooga State RN students?

   harley0511 replied to dee78's topic in Tennessee

   I'm graduating May 2011 (in 78 days to be exact!). Did you have questions? Congrats on getting accepted...it's a fantastic program!

7. Is nclex more like Saunders or Kaplan?

   harley0511 replied to JM RN's topic in NCLEX

   Our instructors have advised us that Kaplan is hardest, Lippencott is 2nd and everything else is a wash. They suggested we do practice tests from the 'everything else' group and when we're getting at least 80% right on those tests, move up to Lippen...

8. NOT going to the pinning ceremony

   harley0511 replied to CaliforniaRNnow's topic in General Students

   Oh, and to those of you who had not-so-great nursing school experiences, I feel so bad for you. I have been fortunate enough to go to a school with a dedicated and involved staff. All of our tests were NCLEX-style questions to get us ready for boar...

9. NOT going to the pinning ceremony

   harley0511 replied to CaliforniaRNnow's topic in General Students

   I'm going to my pinning, but not graduation. Our RN class is about 120 people, but the college graduation is closer to 1000 usually. I went to school to become an RN so the pinning is much more important to me. I did not enroll in school to get a ...

10. Nursing school hours

    harley0511 replied to pellykate's topic in Tennessee

    I can only speak for Chatt State, but it might help. 1st semester: Mon lecture 9a-3p, Wed lecture 8a-4p, Thurs or Fri clinical 7a-2p 2nd semester: Mon lecture 7:30-12p, Clinical Tues or Wed 7a-2p, Thurs lecture 7:30-12p 3rd semester: same as 2nd 4t...

11. My first travel assignment!

    harley0511 replied to shoe_girl's topic in Travel

    Hey Shoe Girl! Sorry I don't have any advice for you, just wanted to wish you a great big GOOD LUCK! I hope your assignment goes smoothly. I also hope to be in your first-assignment-shoes within the next two years (I graduate in May). I've see...

12. New Grad looking to work in Chattanooga Area

    harley0511 replied to Charlihoo's topic in Tennessee

    I currently work at Erlanger (as a tech...in nursing school) and think it's a fantastic place to work! Being a teaching hospital, they seem to be very good about working with school schedules. Several of my RN's are currently in school for their BS...

13. Moving to Tennessee from New Jersey

    harley0511 replied to lilNJrn's topic in Tennessee

    Hi NJ2TNrn, Just some info that might help. TN has NO state income tax. That may make up for a little bit of the pay difference. Also, there isn't a lot of 'unionizing' in the south. TN is gorgeous (esp. the further east you go!) and the cost o...

14. Anyone work at Erlanger?

    harley0511 replied to 10ACGIRL's topic in Tennessee

    The orientations are varied. Some people do a 'group' orientation for several days in a row. When I was hired, I was in school and did an online orientation during my off days. So knowing when the 'next' one is doesn't really have much bearing...I...

15. Anyone work at Erlanger?

    harley0511 replied to 10ACGIRL's topic in Tennessee

    I'm in school, so PRN is perfect for me. I'm in the ER and patient load varies from 6-12 pts, depending on overall pt load and staffing. It took about a month after I applied to hear back from them, but then only 1-2 weeks after I interviewed to ge...