valleygirl99

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  1. Educations requirements to be PHN

    I am a LPN and I'm working on my BSPH through Kent State. I have seen both LPN an RN positions in Virginia but there are more RN positions available of course. I'm planning to finish my RN after I'm done with my public health degree. I just needed to...
  2. ER Nurse to clinic nurse...am I crazy?

    I can related I work as an ER tech while in LPN school and now I'm working urgent care. I love that fact that we close the doors at night and I'm not dead dog tired when I leave but I do miss a good trauma and the fast pace of the ER. I may return on...
  3. suggestions for urgent care nurse?

    I was an emergency dept. tech for two years before getting my LPN license. I now work in urgent care and I love it! It's just like a mini ER and I use all of the skills I learned as a tech, except now I can give meds. We get a fair amount of chest pa...
  4. It really is never too late. I'm 43 and in my first semester of my LPN program. I spent a year working on the pre-reqs I guess my the time I get my RN I'll be 45 or 46. Go for it!!!
  5. Lord Fairfax (LFCC) 2012 Program Admission

    I received a phone call this morning that I was admitted to the LPN program from the wait list. I applied to the RN program also. Anyone here that's will be in the LPN program in Middletown?
  6. Everest in McLean, VA

    Since the program is so new they don't have any NCLEX pass rates so you don't know if their grads are able to pass the test. They aren't accredited either so I'm wary of applying there or to any other program that hasn't been around long enough to pr...
  7. PCTs - How many patients?

    On my floor we have 22 beds so each tech get 12 or 10 patients depending on which side you have. Sometimes on nights there's only 1 tech for the whole floor. When I come in for day shift she is ususally exhusted. Sometimes in a pinch one of the RNs w...
  8. pct/nurse tech wages

    I was hired at a very large hospital in VA with no experience except my CNA class and clinical experience. I am starting at $13.60 plus shift differentials. It can happen you just have to keep at it. I've been applying for various positions for over ...
  9. Interview this week PACU or CCU?

    I ended up getting an offer from another unit and I accepted it. I'll be working nights to start and I'm so excited to have my first job in healthcare!
  10. Interview this week PACU or CCU?

    Thank you so much for the response. So I had both interviews yesterday. They are both in the same hospital. The PACU position in 12hr shifts 3 days/wk no weekends or holidays. The CCU postion is rotating12s days/nights. Both positions will give me th...
  11. Interview this week PACU or CCU?

    I completed my CNA class and will taking the exam next month. I am taking my nursing pre reqs and I have two hospital interviews this coming week. One is PACU and the other CCU. Does anyone have any advice on which unit they prefer? The PACU positio...
  12. Anyone looking to attend Shepherd University?

    I know one person who went there in another major and she really loved the school and the professors. I've been watching the web site to see when they schedule an open house. They also don't require the TEAS test for admissioin.
  13. Everest in McLean, VA

    thanks for the honest feedback I appreciate it. I think I'm going to try to go the community college route.
  14. CNA Tuition Reimbursement

    I'm starting my CNA class next week and I went in yesterday to pay and do my paperwork for the background check and I was told that if I'm offered a job at that LTC facility and stay for 90 days they will give me back the cost of the class ($400)! I'...
  15. Towson school of nursing fall 2010 applicants

    I'm looking for any information anyone could give me on how they like the Towson program? I'm thinking about applying for Spring 2012.