catshelley

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1. Is an Associate's degree a waste of time?

   catshelley replied to grantchatt's topic in ADN/BSN

   Actually it's true that "you need to be patient with your job offer". I also got my license August this year and I am working as an RN right now, and I was the LVN there before, I still worked as an LVN for awhile after I got my RN license. And initi...

2. Is an Associate's degree a waste of time?

   catshelley replied to grantchatt's topic in ADN/BSN

   I talked to my hiring manager, and surprisingly, she told me that she still prefers to get a nurse with ADN rather than BSN (I am talking about new-grad here). The push for BSN starts from 1950s, but since it's not piratical to get all nurses to star...

3. New hospital RN...hating it

   catshelley replied to natalie877's topic in Career Support

   Sorry for the situation. You should consider start working in med-surg first in order to develop your nursing skills and critical thinking. It takes time to do it. Eventually, what you learned from school will come back to you.

4. New hospital RN...hating it

   catshelley replied to natalie877's topic in Career Support

   Well, I also work as an LVN (I am in California) for 2 years, and I got my RN license in August this year. It's really about how you adapt to your work place and learn to be a nurse. Nursing will have some types of stress, and it takes time to develo...