NurseKittyAtlanta

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1. LPN School and Working Full time?

   NurseKittyAtlanta replied to matanuska's topic in North Carolina

   There were several students in my nursing class (RN) that successfully worked full-time and cared for children while attending school. However, they had to arrange their work schedule around all classes, clinicals, and other responsibilities. (Of cou...

2. RN Pay Rates in NC

   NurseKittyAtlanta replied to tracyprn's topic in North Carolina

   I was making $36.25 in Atlanta ... and was offered $19.40 upon moving to NC. The strange thing is the cost of living is NOT at all lower in NC, in fact we had to spend over $60K MORE to buy a house equal in size to the one we had in Atlanta. From wha...

3. Short Waiting Lists for CC

   NurseKittyAtlanta replied to KTBrown's topic in North Carolina

   I went to Vance-Granville, where there is no "waiting list" either. The selection process is based on merit. I applied and was accepted for the very next term. A word of advice - make sure you have all of your requirements out of the way (required co...

4. LPN relocating to NC

   NurseKittyAtlanta replied to Songbirdblue81's topic in North Carolina

   For two-year programs, check out Wake Tech in Raleigh (www.waketech.edu), Vance-Granville north of Raleigh in Henderson (www.vgcc.edu), and Watts School of Nursing in Durham. For four-year programs, check out UNC-Chapel Hill, NC Central, and Duke Uni...

5. ECPI versus Wake Tech, DTCC, Wilson, or Barton

   NurseKittyAtlanta replied to Princess74's topic in North Carolina

   If you go to the program's website: http://ecpi.edu/academics/prg.cfm?pk=22 you can fill out a form to request an information packet to be sent to your home.

6. RN Refresher.....others out there???

   NurseKittyAtlanta replied to scootermama's topic in North Carolina

   Congratulations on returning to the profession!! I have worked with several returning RNs, most were returning after 17-20 years and worked with me on Med-Surg though some floated to other units. Many hospitals offer a returning-RN preceptorship to e...

7. Cary?

   NurseKittyAtlanta replied to nursecher's topic in North Carolina

   Cary is a very nice city. It is continually ranked among the top safest cities in the US. Real estate is a bit high and traffic can get pretty bad, but schools are good and there is plenty of shopping and things to do nearby. There is also a regional...

8. Living In Wilmington

   NurseKittyAtlanta replied to pattycake's topic in North Carolina

   Well, maybe things have changed since last year when you visited. I was only speaking of my recent experience with HR (yesterday). Also, if you were a nursing student at the time then you would have been recruited for the new grad program, which is v...

9. Living In Wilmington

   NurseKittyAtlanta replied to pattycake's topic in North Carolina

   I recently relocated to Wilmington from Atlanta. I previously lived in NC for 10 years. Wilmington is a beautiful area; however, it is also the most expensive city in the entire state, and has quite a high crime rate as well. Real estate has skyrocke...

10. Having problems with NA's and PCT's

    NurseKittyAtlanta replied to heather1999's topic in New Nurse

    We have some very lazy techs on our unit. Yesterday I "discovered" just what this one tech was doing with all the dirty linen ... she was tossing it in patients' bathtubs and closing the shower curtain in an attempt to hide it! This was going on for ...

11. I never thought...

    NurseKittyAtlanta replied to gracie05's topic in New Nurse

    If you don't want to write on the tubing directly, wrap a piece of tape around the tubing and write on the tape. That way you won't damage your stethoscope and you can always take the tape off if you later decide you want to have your name engraved. ...

12. hired on the spot? does it happen?

    NurseKittyAtlanta replied to healer27's topic in General Nursing

    I've been hired on the spot before. I walked in to the hospital to fill out an application, and before I knew it I was sitting in front of the hiring manager having an interview. It was going really well, and she said that she would call me later in ...

13. Need advice - bail on my accelerated BSN for an ADN?(long)

    NurseKittyAtlanta replied to fleur-de-lis's topic in General Nursing

    What this person is asking makes no sense to me. She has already completed two years of the BSN program. It is unlikely that her credits will transfer to an ADN program, and so therefore she'd have to go through a two-year program to get her ADN. Tha...

14. **Ga. Nurses, We need Help!!!

    NurseKittyAtlanta replied to bchboy's topic in Georgia

    While I agree with you that it is uncomfortable having personal information readily available to anyone who searches for it, I feel that even if the law is changed there it would still be just as easy for someone to track you down using other methods...

15. **Ga. Nurses, We need Help!!!

    NurseKittyAtlanta replied to bchboy's topic in Georgia

    Where is one supposed to go within the above website to make a request? I was not able to find a link for what you are describing.