arigsbee

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1. To all the moms out there: How did you do it?

   arigsbee replied to Karina1481's topic in General Nursing

   My kids are now in school, leaving me free to pursue nursing school during the day, in theory, but what do you do when your kids get sick or injured? I've heard most of the schools around here have a zero tolerance policy for missing a clinical or cl...

2. Kaiser Permanente

   arigsbee replied to Greenlight's topic in Georgia

   Slickvic, could you give an idea of the salary range Kaiser in Georgia starts a new LPN at? tks!

3. Too scared of making a major mistake to work in a hospital?

   arigsbee replied to arigsbee's topic in General Nursing

   By the way - are there any nurses here who have never worked in a hospital? What has your educational and career path been? TKS!!!

4. Too scared of making a major mistake to work in a hospital?

   arigsbee replied to arigsbee's topic in General Nursing

   I am interested and looking forward to hospital clinicials (perhaps foolishly so, lol), because I will be supervised there, and the student. It's being 'in charge' and 100%accountable that I'm afraid of.... I like to think I'd develop to be competent...

5. Too scared of making a major mistake to work in a hospital?

   arigsbee posted a topic in General Nursing

   I have finished pre-reqs and applied to nursing school, but the reading the posts have me terrified of hospital work. So many critical mistakes that are so easy to make, considering the workload and work environment. I am frightened of the potential...

6. What can I do for healthcare employment while I wait for nursing school?

   arigsbee replied to arigsbee's topic in General Nursing

   Hanoka - I am calling my local workforce office tomorrow. The course you took sounds excellent - very comprehensive, and I know I'd feel more comfortable starting nursing school with practice like that under my belt. Another question: after your Nur...

7. What can I do for healthcare employment while I wait for nursing school?

   arigsbee replied to arigsbee's topic in General Nursing

   Hanoka - I am calling my local workforce office tomorrow. The course you took sounds excellent - very comprehensive, and I know I'd feel more comfortable starting nursing school with practice like that under my belt. Another question: after your Nur...

8. What can I do for healthcare employment while I wait for nursing school?

   arigsbee replied to arigsbee's topic in General Nursing

   I have applied for 3 hospital registrar jobs, but was turned down due to lack of industry experience. In a different economy, I believe I'd be a candidate, but with the unemployment rate as it is, I simply think they are able to find candidates who h...

9. What can I do for healthcare employment while I wait for nursing school?

   arigsbee replied to arigsbee's topic in General Nursing

   My local community colleges, which are Gwinnett Tech and Lanier Tech in Georgia, charge $1500 for a phlebotomy class, and around $1200 for a CNA class. There are some other businesses locally that offer the training for around $800, but that's still ...

10. What can I do for healthcare employment while I wait for nursing school?

    arigsbee posted a topic in General Nursing

    I am almost done with my pre-reqs - just have Microbio to go. I have a previous bachelor's degree, so all my Gen Ed courses are finished as well. Unfortunately, I missed the 'cut-off' nursing school application date by a few months (needed to have Mi...

11. Radiography vs. Nursing

    arigsbee replied to KKB243's topic in General Nursing

    I have been looking into Sonography, but passing the boards seems to be becoming increasingly difficult. From my understanding, it used to be that you had to pass 1 specialty and 1 physics to become registered. In 2009, they changed this to combine w...

12. Nurses who wish you "hadn't" - other healthcare careers you wish you'd pursued?

    arigsbee replied to arigsbee's topic in General Nursing

    I have tossed around the idea of rad tech instead of nursing, however, this is a second career for me, I have a previous undergrad degree...... to be honest, I wonder if down the line I will regret going back to school for a job that is essentially ...

13. Still penny pinching

    arigsbee replied to Williss2's topic in General Nursing

    The analyst included in their 'eating out' fees all their 'out of home' food purchases - Starbucks, snacks and sodas picked up at the gas station, etc. It's not that hard to rack up huge expenses - I have a friend who has a family of 5 - they eat out...

14. Still penny pinching

    arigsbee replied to Williss2's topic in General Nursing

    Eating out is the single quickest way to poverty/debt/never having money. It's like a person who is not 'rich' hiring servants....there just isn't that much money for the average person to support that lifestyle. I read an article about a family's bu...

15. Nurses who wish you "hadn't" - other healthcare careers you wish you'd pursued?

    arigsbee posted a topic in General Nursing

    A question for those of you who regret (to whatever extent) choosing a nursing career - are there other healthcare careers you've observed that you wish you had pursued instead? Tks!