geminikb

geminikb has 5 years experience and specializes in Urgent Care, Med-Surg.

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1. Advice please - new to nursing

   geminikb replied to mikejjmay's topic in Minnesota

   When I was in nursing school, I took an internship job at HCMC. I worked as a CNA, but because I was on an internship, I got paid more than a starting CNA--I think it was $14/hour. The internship part of the job wasn't much--I got to shadow and RN ...

2. Hospital work - RN vs. BSN?

   geminikb replied to jnsk99's topic in Minnesota

   I don't know a great deal about pay differentials between ADNs and BSNs, but my general understanding is that there is not a whole lot of difference. If money is a concern for you now, you can get your associate degree for now, get out in the field ...

3. HELP! Floor Nursing = NOT for me

   geminikb replied to skim410's topic in General Nursing

   I am working on my masters for NP. I currently work in Urgent Care, and I love it. It's not quite as stressful as floor nursing, but there's still a lot of variety, and I still get to use a wide array of my nursing skills. The urgent care departme...