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1. Confused about how one year experience is calculated?

   rhp123 replied to rhp123's topic in General Nursing

   There is already past writeup on record due to extreme short-staffing. New administration like fire or suspend staff. Many times our unit end up with no CNA since most of them are either suspended or fired. Worried about staying there for one more mo...

2. Confused about how one year experience is calculated?

   rhp123 replied to rhp123's topic in General Nursing

   But the facility has a very high turnover rate and fires nurse left and right. The facility are so short of staffing now they even offer sign-on bonus while the other hospitals in the area don't do it at all. Working there everyday is like suffering,...

3. Confused about how one year experience is calculated?

   rhp123 posted a topic in General Nursing

   It may be a stupid question. Say, if I start working at a place last year January, if I resign in December, does it viewed as 1 year experience or 11 months only? If the work environment is horrible and endangers your license and you are very worried...

4. concerns about the retrogression and remaining in the US with other visas

   rhp123 replied to nrswnabee's topic in International

   Just want to say, most people start thinking about next step far in advance than 60 days. People start to ask questions even before they start nursing school. Always good to have a plan B. Especially for foreigners, abide all laws and rules of this c...

5. concerns about the retrogression and remaining in the US with other visas

   rhp123 replied to nrswnabee's topic in International

   No need to worry about tuition or living expenses if going for PhD programs. Almost all PhD programs provide students, especially international students, with assistantship and tuition waiver. All they need is study hard, work hard at labs, research....

6. concerns about the retrogression and remaining in the US with other visas

   rhp123 replied to nrswnabee's topic in International

   One more suggestion for foreign RNs who graduate from US schools, when visa quota is not available. Do something you can control, don't sit there becoming out of status. Things you can do: 1) If you are an ADN, go get your BSN first. 2) If you alread...

7. concerns about the retrogression and remaining in the US with other visas

   rhp123 replied to nrswnabee's topic in International

   There are extra 20,000 H1b visa being created beyond 65,000 annual quota. These are for people who graduate from US schools with advance degrees. Research-oriented non-profit organizations are not subject to H1b quota. Visa petitions can be applied a...

8. concerns about the retrogression and remaining in the US with other visas

   rhp123 replied to nrswnabee's topic in International

   The biggest chance for these non-resident RNs in US to be able to work, is, from their spouses. Lots of them have spouses working on H1, some are researchers in universities with PhD degrees. Generally speaking, many H1s can apply for GC based on Emp...

9. Endorsement without SSN...

   rhp123 replied to mark22's topic in International

   Hi Suzanne, Do you know what is the estimate time of working just to keep the hands from getting cold? I understand it is difficult to find a part-time job for a new graduate. In case there is a possibility, what will be the amount work time that the...

10. Endorsement without SSN...

    rhp123 replied to mark22's topic in International

    Hi, Silverdragon102 , suzanne4, I have a question. If a US nursing school graduate get RN license (fully, unrestricted, with all documents such as SSN, work authorization, etc.), but the person does not want work as an RN for family reason, career re...

11. accelerated bsn program at njcu in jersey city, nj

    rhp123 replied to joanne82's topic in New Jersey

    Is their accelerated BSN for people with RN license already? Cause the website does not say they are accrediated by state board of nursing. Is it true that only graduates from stated accrediated programs can take NCLEX? I've seen many BSN programs ac...

12. How competitive is a 3.5 Nursing GPA?

    rhp123 posted a topic in SRNA

    Hi everyone, I'm wondering if a 3.5 GPA in nursing courses look competive for a CRNA school? I have two Bs in first two nursing courses, two As in two Nursing pharmacology courss. My overall nursing GPA in the first year is 3.13. I figure out the bes...

13. Anyone start school over 50?

    rhp123 replied to Lesli61's topic in CRNA

    In my class, there are a couple of students, their kids alrady go to college, so I assume they are late 40s or early 50s. they are all doing great. So I think age is not an absolute factor. There are people who are in the 30s and are on disability fo...

14. How to get good grades in nursing school?

    rhp123 replied to rhp123's topic in CRNA

    Excellent tips. Thanks for sharing. Time time time, that's the trick. Also study hard on the notes. I concentrated too much on the NCLEX-Review books last year, and missed some easy questions that could be answered correctly if I studied notes. So I ...

15. How to get good grades in nursing school?

    rhp123 replied to rhp123's topic in CRNA

    What do you mean nursing school grades are inflated? As far as I know, in the diploma school I'm in right now, and in a ADN program close by, good grades are extremely to get. And only 94 and up are A. Below 87 is C, below 80 is a fail. My ex-classma...