gatorgirl8888

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1. CRNA Student Loans

   gatorgirl8888 replied to Mnurse18's topic in SRNA

   I'm graduating from CRNA school in December of 2020 with no loans. I was fortunate enough to have a pretty large 529 Plan that my parents saved for most of my life. I'm the oldest of 3 and older than my siblings by 5 and 7 years so when I was in co...

2. Nose Piercing?

   gatorgirl8888 replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Nurse Beth

   I've had a nostril piercing for a few years now and when I work I put in the clear piercing. No one can tell I have my nose pierced.

3. New grad with RN license

   gatorgirl8888 replied to mag426's topic in Job Hunt

   Consider relocating. I live in Florida and had a job offer before I graduated contingent on passing the NCLEX.

4. Nursing Position after Graduating

   gatorgirl8888 replied to dontran0120's topic in General Students

   I graduated in May of 2015 and was hired in a nurse residency program before graduation contingent on passing the NCLEX. I was hired in the ICU on the day shift. I did sign a contract to work for at least two years, but I got the unit and the shift...

5. 40 yr old with GED. Is a MSN even possible?

   gatorgirl8888 replied to shamis's topic in Pre-Nursing

   Just so you know, CNAs are not the only ones who change diapers. I have a BSN and sometimes I feel that all I do is clean up patients, etc.

6. How fast did you land a job?

   gatorgirl8888 replied to johndough's topic in General Students

   I had a job before graduation contingent on passing the NCLEX. Everyone in my graduating class of 130 was similar. I graduated in May of 2015.

7. Florida Hospital Residency JULY 2016

   gatorgirl8888 replied to applepie2013's topic in Florida

   Sorry I didn't answer your question. I applied in early April and accepted the job on April 30. It was quite fast.

8. Florida Hospital Residency JULY 2016

   gatorgirl8888 replied to applepie2013's topic in Florida

   Actually a friend of mine got hired at celebration in the ICU so I asked her for the unit managers name and phone number and I called her directly and was interviewed and accepted the job right before I graduated from UF. It was contingent on passin...

9. Florida Hospital Residency JULY 2016

   gatorgirl8888 replied to applepie2013's topic in Florida

   I stated with the July 2015 RN Residency in the ICU at Celebration. I can't believe I've been working almost a year now. It's great and I've learned so much! Good Luck to you all!

10. I took my nclex 6 weeks ago

    gatorgirl8888 replied to Patrickstarr03's topic in NCLEX

    Can you just go on the board of nursing site in your state and type in your name and see if you were issued a license? I took the NCLEX in Florida last June and within 2 days I had a license number on the Board of Nursing website.

11. Nursing is the Biggest Mistake of My Life

    gatorgirl8888 replied to almost_nurse's topic in General Nursing

    You haven't even graduated yet. You cannot work until you pass the NCLEX. I graduated last May. I accepted a job the day before I graduated contingent on my passing the NCLEX. I applied to only nurse residencies that take new grads and train them...

12. Thinking of relocating/Best new grad residency programs

    gatorgirl8888 replied to runner502's topic in Job Hunt

    I am in the ICU. I share an apartment with a coworker. I don't have student loan debt so I never inquired about that. Cost of living isn't bad. Starting pay is around 48,000.

13. Thinking of relocating/Best new grad residency programs

    gatorgirl8888 replied to runner502's topic in Job Hunt

    I have a bachelors from UF.

14. Thinking of relocating/Best new grad residency programs

    gatorgirl8888 replied to runner502's topic in Job Hunt

    I graduated in May of 2015 and started a nurse residency in Orlando, Florida with florida hospital. It's a two-year contract. I had the job before I graduated. Good luck to you.

15. new grad: cant find a job

    gatorgirl8888 replied to 2016New's topic in Job Hunt

    A nurse residency program is a training program and they require you to sign a two-year contract. For example, I'm training from July until November and then my contract starts for the next two years. The training is awesome and I really like the j...