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How did that job fair workout? I would take TheraCare of New York from off my list. I had a friend who worked for them and did not get paid. The payroll department that processed her check is nuts. They have no idea as to what they are doing and the manager S. Kelly is nasty, rude and unprofessional. I wouldnt advise anyone to go to TheraCare not unless you are homeless and you can wait a month before getting paid

Ok I have a friend with experience looking to leave a well paying job in FL as an LPN paying over 20 bucks per hour to move to NC with no job secure I my friend crazy? How is the job market in NC for LPN and can you make 20+ per hour as an LPN or can you make that as an RN maybe

This board has so much encouragement and it is because of professional just like all of you. I am looking to take the same route of either Resp Therapy to BSN through exclesior or my ASN to BSN through them, nursing will be a 2nd career for me and with today's craziness with the economy I figure I can go all the way through to achieve my BSN and work the field of nursing after on a fulltime basis, since I still have my 1st career path of (accounting) to fall back on

I know this is an old thread, however, since I went to both Rio and transferred my courses over to CCConline, this is my first semester and I can say CCConline has been a better experience for me. I am taking A&P with CCConline and I took Bio 156 with Rio, The instructors with ccconline have been more detail with the lectures, they have made my course less complicated to learn as oppose to Rio where everything was word to work directly from the text. The labs at ccconline are also actual labs with live animal parts as oppose to at home labs with rio with no microscope usage, and several at home products that are used instead. The midterm and final at Rio is proctor and very hard due to too much detail for me it is ccconline hands down

I went the same route with Rio originally and for the Bio 156 I was not happy. My mom was terminally ill and past away during the semester, I asked for an extension due to the circumstances, and got no response in return, since I had FA I spoke with them and was advise that I shouldnt have taken Bio156 if my mom was going to past, like I knew she was going to leave me during this semester. I was so mad with them I contacted the student Dean who promise me she would get back in touch with me with some type of resolution, I got no response again in return. I fell behind because I had to be there for my mom funeral and with all the details they cover in such a short time span I hired a tutor which I had to pay 35.00 an hour for, and reached out again with no assistance. It got to the point I wrote a letter and told them this will be my last semester there, I told them I know the nursing program is competitive but I felt like I was left out in an ocean full of sharks to swim back to shore the best way I can, I transfer out to ccconline.org , went straight into my BIO 201 course and my grades has went from a C to an A. My instructor is so great he explains the work, and makes it simple and plain, my lab work is even more clear with my lab kit we have the actualy microscopes so we are doing actual labs. My textbook was the same book from one of my local comunity colleges here in New York, whereas the text I had from Rio I am told I may not have been able to transfer the credits outside of AZ but these credits I have now I will be able to. My dicussions he even participates in, I wanted to see how Rio is doing right now and under the circumstances I was really hurt by the way I was treated by them. I do wish you all good luck though

I am sure this clinic had to know the going rate for someone with your experience and if they didn't that is there problem anyone that has went to school and invested your time and money it was all a matter of time but what you could do is offer your services as an independent consultant nurse until he can find a replace

When I first read this I wondered the same thing in myself so much to the point were I felt like if I didn't stay in my current job which was very abusive to the point of using profanity and constant backstabbing that I probably would not make it in nursing. However, I am starting to realize we must be careful who we speak to a unhappy nurse will fill your head with all the things that made them unhappy as oppose to advanciing and moving forward, thanks to this thread I am learning that for myself and I hope that I have the opportunity to work with professionals such as each of you

I took a biology course as well and one of the things I learn from my professor during that course was to read the information and take it in as particle. What he was saying is that science is actually everyday information, sure the terminology will be different but learn to break it down into your own meaning and definitions when I did this and I do it now with my A&P course the concepts are a whole lot easier for me, try it and see if it will help you as well,

I have found that Paco69 is right to a certain point A&P 1 requires focus and committment, you must stay on track in this course, however, with this course and 2 other classes and work, and children, and dont forget your DH, (who happens to be 2 kids all wrap up in one) it maybe hard for some of us to focus. I am taking this course currently, online to top it off, it is fast pace and you must stay focus, so for the next 4 months I will breath, eat and sleep A&P1 so far so good. Why only because I have stay focus, I got sick for a few days and I had no other choice today but to hit the books for 6 hours straight and at the end I was able to take my chapter quiz chemistry and walk away with a 85 but I dont have the time to stop and take a breather like with other courses, this class is nonstop and I dont know but maybe that is what others see as the challenge also.

I am in school taking my preq and decided to pursue my Resp Therapy certification before going into nursing. But I just moved back from the South, GA and FL. These are both nice areas but there is a difference in work environments and in the people. Before you think about up and moving for a job just make sure you are happy with the place you are moving to, you dont want to get to a place and be unhappy and do nothing but work, work work just to survive. Also did you try a nursing home (yea that right I said the "N" "H" word :)) many people will not pick a nursing home as there first choice it wouldnt be my first choice either but if you need to make ends meet financial it maybe a easier in right now.

What I dont understand is this, What is wrong with making a decent living? I am currently in the accounting and finance industry, and I am back in school for nursing. Why the salary for me to cross over into a new profession is not bad, the earning potential that I will have once I gain some years of experience is great, I want to do more meaningful work that will help people who are ill, the opportunities are endless in nursing, I can retire and still work part time and make decent money, or I can even teach. Now think about it, how competive is nursing? that is right, very very very. Every nurse I know bust there butt to be where they are and you are right you should be respected and compensated for it. I think part of the problem is that nursing has alway been a women job until recently when male nurses became involved. Women carry this since the end of time we are looked at as making a ton of cash not because we earn that right or that opportunity, but because some part of society look and say truth be told that is allot of cash for a women to be making. Please let's stand up for ourselves it dosnt matter if you are a male nurse or a female nurse. Nursing is an important responsibility, and you should make as much as you are required to sacrifice for it.

20,30,and 40 residents you know what that all is a shame there should be some type of pt to nurse ratio placed on these SNF. I worked in a hospital as a PTC and the nurses had 5pt to 1 nurse with the PTC having 18 pt and the nurses would complain Never understood that

Yes you are absolutely correct, an employer could ask however, most HR departments (in which I have worked in this capacity for 15+ yrs) would advise any management against it. Why? because often times the employee will feel as though they are being forced to come back or that the manager would hold the FML leave against them once they do return back. It is these very same thoughts that lead employee's to file suit against employers and the employers are then in return to fighting legal battles and spending extra money on claims that could have been prevented by simply allowing and not requesting or asking that the employee return back to work or to class. Now if the OP didnt have another 6 weeks to complete the requirements and if she didnt post her concerns than maybe it would be safe to interprete that she wasnt bothered by the manager asking her. However, this clearly is not the case, since the post has been presented, it would be better for both parties that she continue with her leave as directed by her MD. Personal if my employer was to call me in to attend a cpr class I would be uncomfortable with it as well maybe because I have held the experience that you speak of , of knowing the Law as it relates to FMLA as well as various other Labor Standard Laws. Also FMLA is actually a federal law that allows one the opportunity to hold onto his/her job title in the event they have an medical emergency or need to take care of someone in the immeditate family only. This is one of the reasons why the very request of FML is given to a manager but approved by Human Resources. Because Human Resources would be more verse on these statues than a department manager maybe. I hope this has made clear where my point of view was coming from :)

roser13 i am so sorry that you see it this way let me provide you with documented proof of this fact please see the listed below. if you or any employee has documented medical records requiring you to be out and you are approved for that time an employer cannot by law ask you to return to work under light duty (ie... class) only if you fail to fulfill your obligations with submitting the proper documentation in a timely manner. i would never give the advice for an employee to return back to work, due to my experience in hr for the past 15 years. you are correct people will throw around the law, and most often than not they will also return back to work, to re injury themselves placing the employer in more trouble and giving them more time off at the expense of the employer. thus, it is in the best interest of both parties legally that the employee completes the time of fmla and then return to work when it is approve to. that is the reason why as i stated before several others are advising the op not to return until it is ok'd by the doctor. :) q: can my employer require me to return to work before i exhaust my leave? subject to certain limitations, your employer may deny the continuation of fmla leave due to a serious health condition if you fail to fulfill any obligations to provide supporting medical certification. the employer may not, however, require you to return to work early by offering you a light duty assignment.

roser13 I believe the objections that is being stressed about this is that it is illegal for any employer to ask an employee to go back to work when on FMLA. In fact yes it is just a class however, if she was to hurt herself in any shape form or fashion while in attendance the employer could be held liable for asking her to come back to work. FMLA is a federal law and the guidelines must be followed by the employer as well as the employee for the well being of each party.