SteveB

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1. The Final Countdown

   SteveB replied to BrandyBSN's topic in General Students

   Hoorah to all of us!!! Graduation May 11th/ BSN Pinning May 8th Last final May 7th 31 days to go! Surgical Trauma/icu on June 3rd

2. Nursing is skairing me now!

   SteveB replied to nursing 101's topic in General Students

   Sorry, Not to scare you, the 4 1/2 years is total school. i.e. 2 1/2 years at Broward CC and 2 years at Barry. I could have finished at Barry in 1 year if I had gone the accelerated route. Secondly, if you want to go to Barry, email me and I will giv...

3. Nursing is skairing me now!

   SteveB replied to nursing 101's topic in General Students

   Hello there fellow Floridian, Yes, I'm in nursing and I graduate May 11th. Thank God. I didn't have to pay anything out of pocket as their financial aid dept. is very good about getting you the scholarships and loans you need to cover everything. I a...

4. New Grad Rates for RN's

   SteveB replied to JMP's topic in General Nursing

   I am a new grad in May. I just took a job in Ft. Lauderdale. Starting rate is base 19.40 hr. + 2.25 hr on 3-11 and 3.20 for 11-7 and 3.00 on top of that for weekends. Also, good benefits; life, disability, health ins., 403b, 27 days paid time off f...

5. Straight pay for 12 hour shifts?

   SteveB replied to susanmary's topic in General Nursing

   I just took a job in Surg/Trauma icu. Non-union Hospital. The differentials are 2.25 from 3-11, 3.20 from 11-7 and 3.00 on top of those for weekend. I am going to work 12 hour nights, 7p-7a. I will get a 2.25 diff from 7-11 and 3.20 from 11-7. This...

6. Nursing is skairing me now!

   SteveB replied to nursing 101's topic in General Students

   Nursing 101, I go to school in Miami, (Barry University), and many schools do not have a waiting list per se. If your grades are good you should be able to start in the fall, take Chem in the summer at Miami Dade. Check out Barry, UM, FIU, and FAU. A...

7. What is your clinical set-up like?

   SteveB replied to peaceful2100's topic in General Students

   SteveD, I don't know! Kinda freaky though. You know, I've heard that everyone has a twin somewhere. Peace!

8. What is your clinical set-up like?

   SteveB replied to peaceful2100's topic in General Students

   Serenade, I go to Barry University. I almost went to FIU but I would have had to wait almost a year back when I started the nursing program 3 years ago. Do you go there? I will probably go to FIU for my Masters, I have some friends who went there. On...

9. What is your clinical set-up like?

   SteveB replied to peaceful2100's topic in General Students

   Well, here's how it is in South Florida. I am in my last semester of a BSN Program. Sophmore year, fall; Fundamentals- class 2 days a week for 4 hours, lab 1 day a week for 4 hours x 5 weeks, last 10 weeks in the hospital on med surg for 5 hours 2 d...

10. COST of BSN vs ADN

    SteveB replied to StudentSandra's topic in General Students

    As stated before, I think it all depends on where you go. I am like the last person in that I couldn't wait for the cheaper state school and went to a private Catholic University. I will owe about 26000 when I get out in May of this year. However, I ...

11. What is a magnet hospital?

    SteveB replied to VickyRN's topic in Activism

    Healingtouch, You wouldn't happen to be at BGMC would you? I am going there for an interview next week about a position in the surg/trauma er. Just guessing, since they are applying for the Magnet Status and they are most definately in the sunny sout...

12. What is College?

    SteveB replied to betts's topic in General Students

    OMG!!!:roll I am roflmao. This is a wonderful analogy of the varience between commonsense and metaphysics. I will, with your permission of course, present this to my class next week. I feel we will all run out of class crying. Bravo!!

13. ADN or BSN NOT which is better!!!

    SteveB replied to StudentSandra's topic in General Students

    Last semester of BSN. I graduate in May. YeeHaw! I'm about to go crazy from all the work.:roll

14. How many of us are 25 - 35 yrs. old?

    SteveB replied to fnimat1's topic in General Students

    Hello all! This is my first post here and I would like to say congratulations to everyone who has endured the trials and tribulations of Nursing School. I am 31, have 2 children, one is 3 and the other is 1, and I should graduate (God Willing) in May...