katie1285

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1. RN vs. BSN

   katie1285 replied to mmarqua4's topic in ADN/BSN

   One idea that wasn't mentioned, if you get your ADN and then start working, you can go to working part time and get some tuition reimbursement while you get your BSN. It seems like a lot of hospitals (at least in Maryland where I live) encourage you ...

2. Newborn nursery

   katie1285 replied to bsn graduate's topic in Pediatric

   Special care nurseries provide care for preemies and babies that need special monitoring that a regular nursery cannot provide.

3. Where was your first nursing job?

   katie1285 replied to katie1285's topic in New Nurse

   I was thinking I would like to start out in pre-op or OR nursing, but I don't want to lose skills like not starting IVs in OR etc, and if I don't like it, have a hard time finding another area to move to... I just am afraid I wouldn't be able to deal...

4. Where was your first nursing job?

   katie1285 posted a topic in New Nurse

   Hi, I seem to be under the impression that all nurses tend to get jobs in hospitals in medical-surgical units or something similar to this? Is it possible to get jobs in more specialized areas as your first job? Or not in a hospital even? Seems like ...