jillianbeans

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1. Hey, Iowa Nurses!

   jillianbeans replied to scarykarrey's topic in General Nursing

   1. Jill 2. Rural NW Iowa 3. Johnson County Comm. College (Overland Park, KS) for ADN, graduated in May 4. Part time in LTC, and prn for pediatric home health 5. So far, getting hired by both the jobs...

2. Nursing Salary Survey 2014

   jillianbeans replied to TheCommuter's topic in General Nursing

   Geographic location = Small town NW Iowa Pay rate = $20/hr base pay In which area / specialty do you work? = Long term care What type of license do you have (RN or LPN)? RN ADN new grad 2013 What type...

3. What is Nursing school really like?

   jillianbeans replied to futurenurse16's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

   If you are really worried this might happen, then why not get a job as a CNA now or over the summer? In the nursing program I attend, that is a prerequisite anyway. What a great way to sort of get...

4. Interview Questions When Entering Nursing School

   jillianbeans replied to Maggie in NC's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

   I am in my second semester of the RN program at JCCC. I interviewed for both the LPN and RN programs. There was only one interviewer for the RN program, but there were three people in the room for my...

5. What are your nursing school uniform colors?

   jillianbeans replied to RNinthemaking1986's topic in General Students

   Burgundy pants and tops, I think they are comfortable and nice looking. I got Landau brand but there is another kind that's allowed. Black or white shoes, no extra openings. I'm looking for a pair of...

6. What are your other degrees in?

   jillianbeans replied to nurse2b013's topic in General Students

   I have a BA in Economics from FSU, but I received it over 10 years ago. Then I worked for a few years, and had some children...now my youngest is 4 years old and started preschool yesterday. I start...

7. Nutrition

   jillianbeans replied to my4helpers's topic in General Students

   I just finished taking nutrition and it was a killer class. I barely scraped an A and I have a 4.0. I was sure this was going to be the class that would bring me down! There wasn't a horrible amount...

8. JCCC RN program

   jillianbeans replied to Charesa's topic in General Nursing

   Congratulations! Did you go to the "mandatory" thing today at the Carlsen Center about the study JCCC is participating in this fall? /yawn... But it will be nice to have all our ATI fees paid for the...

9. Pre nursing student needs advice

   jillianbeans replied to ldm2484's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

   Getting licensed as a CNA was actually a prerequisite of applying to the nursing program I'm starting in August. The community college I attend has CNA courses and I believe they cost about a third of...

10. RN or EL-MSN programs near Olathe?

    jillianbeans replied to dj76's topic in General Nursing

    I have a BA (in another field) and I've been accepted to the RN program at JCCC for Fall 2011. I'm not eligible for Pell grants because I completed my BA but I am eligible for Stafford loans if I want...

11. CNA class at Kansas College of Nursing?

    jillianbeans replied to KSRN2b's topic in General Nursing

    I also got my CNA through Kansas College of Nursing and had a great experience. It was awesome to get it done in a month or so instead of dragging it out for a whole semester, and the actual education...

12. JCCC RN program

    jillianbeans replied to Charesa's topic in General Nursing

    I got my acceptance packet today!!! It was sent by certified mail so I had to sign for

13. Patient Care Tech's out there?How do I get your job?

    jillianbeans replied to lotus180's topic in General Nursing

    There are other ways to get a CNA besides going through JCCC. I am a student at JCCC but I took the CNA course through Kansas College of Nursing in Olathe. It was 5 weeks, Monday through Thursday...

14. JCCC RN program

    jillianbeans replied to Charesa's topic in General Nursing

    I had my interview at JCCC and it was so nerve-wracking! The interview is scheduled for a 20 minute slot, and the interviewer had a dozen (or maybe it was ten?) questions to ask. She started off by...

15. JCCC RN program

    jillianbeans replied to Charesa's topic in General Nursing

    Edewalt- My JCCC GPA is 4.0 (after about 30 hours) and my career GPA is right around 3.5. I have a BA from Florida State, but it's not in a science field so I've spent the past year or so taking...