Calzonan RN

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1. any Frontier applicants out there?

   Calzonan RN replied to HappyNurse2005's topic in Post Graduate

   I'm not sure when she applied, she actually used to work with me and then moved to Florida. I found out from one of the midwives I work with that she was going in June and then I contacted her via facebook. I'll ask her details, I'm curious about w...

2. any Frontier applicants out there?

   Calzonan RN replied to HappyNurse2005's topic in Post Graduate

   I have actually just sent my application for June. I'm hoping to hear back fairly quickly since the deadline for applications was tomorrow. A friend of mine was placed in the June class in December so I'm really excited to see her at Frontier bound...

3. Online Midwife Programs

   Calzonan RN replied to mickey72's topic in Ob/Gyn

   I work in a hospital with a lot of midwives and most of them have been educated through Frontier. It's a great program, I plan on applying for it very soon. Good luck, maybe I'll see you at orientation

4. Apollo College Associates Degree Program

   Calzonan RN replied to MICHEVOG's topic in Arizona

   I've seen this argument over the years that I've been posting on this board. I personally think Apollo is a waste of money. You caN get an ADN from a CC for around $6000 and if you work it the right way, you won't have the huge wait that most peopl...

5. Labor Murse Circulating for C-sections

   Calzonan RN replied to Glad's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Where I work we do about 250-350 deliveries a month right now. We circulate for all of our c/s's, scheduled and unscheduled. We have a dedicated scrub tech who sometimes acts as a HUC as well. We always bring in a Neo for the delivery and someone ...

6. GRE vs. MAT

   Calzonan RN replied to Moogie's topic in Post Graduate

   My college offered the choice of the GRE or the MAT. I chose the MAT because it was only an hour long. I just didn't have the time to study up on my math or take a class to prep for the GRE or to spend the day testing. I ended up getting a high en...

7. Being eaten alive!

   Calzonan RN replied to teensmom's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Wow, I'm sorry to hear about your experience. I have been in L&D for 2.5 years now, 1.5 years as a new grad nurse and before that a year as an extern. I unfortunately, had a similar situation happen to me, that you've described. I took a job a...

8. phoenix nicus

   Calzonan RN replied to ladybuckeye7's topic in Arizona

   A friend of mine works in peds at Banner Desert and told me that they just laid off at least 6 nurses from their NICU. Things are getting tight here in the valley. Most hospitals are not hiring new grads. If you have experience, make sure you have...

9. Nursing school uniform & supplies? Help

   Calzonan RN replied to kss0740's topic in Arizona

   You'll need a good stethoscope, a lot of people say you can go cheap in NS, but you'll miss a lot if you do. I bought a really good Littman on Allheart.com (or it might be allhearts.com) one of those, and I"m still using it. I can pick up unusual l...

10. The Sad Truth

    Calzonan RN replied to silentRN's topic in Arizona

    I hate to say it but the 'stimulus package' that the new president is trying to pass will only make things worse. We can't count on it to make things better. A good analogy of it is if you owe $10,000 on credit cards and you borrow $10,000 to pay o...

11. How are local hospital's are doing

    Calzonan RN replied to Kabin's topic in Arizona

    It's not all bad everywhere. Where I work I"m still picking up at least one extra shift a week, and they're still paying double time for it. We've been unusually busy lately, and this is usually OUR slow season. Summer L&D is really busy, but...

12. Everything I do is wrong!

    Calzonan RN replied to teensmom's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I was in exactly the same situation 7 months ago. When I had originally started my orientation I thought my preceptor was great, friendly, a really nice person. By the end of it I would cry every morning on my way home. I could do nothing right, I...

13. Who's Hiring New Grads?

    Calzonan RN replied to chocolateskye's topic in Arizona

    Really, you should've started looking in Aug/Sept if you were due to graduate in December. Most of the new grad (Dec) slots are filled up by the beginning of November at the latest. I graduated last December and some of my classmates chose to wait ...

14. ASU Nursing Program

    Calzonan RN replied to DDVpink89's topic in Arizona

    LOLOL, couldn't have said it better myself. I'm still trying to figure out which way I want to go as far as an advanced degree. As an RN I've come to realize that a BSN really doesn't make a difference, an RN is an RN is an RN... and if I want to ad...

15. ASU Nursing Program

    Calzonan RN replied to DDVpink89's topic in Arizona

    I'm one of the people that chose to go the ADN route as well. I thought about going to ASU or Grand Canyon but under the advice of three different RN managers chose to go through an ADN program. I also figured if I really needed a BSN I'd let my ne...