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hey,
Is anyone hear familiar with the neurotrauma unit at mission hospital? Type of nurse and skills to build up to in order to perform well & etc....Any insight would be greatly appreciated.

Has anyone working in AVL had any problems w/ graduating from EC??? I really want to get enrolled but I want to make sure that I will be able to practice in NC as I will be moving there this year. Thanks!

I did hear back from NC BON and they recognize Excelsior! :smilecoffeecup:

I am interested in Asheville area....anyone work in Laruenberg or Lumbertong?? Robeson County? Asheville? What are the best places to work in the state? Any preferences?

I'm an RN from upsate NY , and we may be relocating to the Hicory area. Any suggestions for job searches? We currently live in a small town, we have two middle school aged children and we love to go camping. How is the housing market/taxes? NY state taxes are bleeding us dry, the crime is out of control as is the drug problem, and we are currently freezing our bahoobas off!!!!! Anyone want to buy a house? Thanks

I think you will find the Hickory area a wonderful change. The area is close to the beautiful mountains, the Blue Ridge Parkway, and Lake James is just gorgeous.

There are several hospitals both in Hickory and several within a 30 mile radius. Here is a list:

Frye Regional Medical Center (Tenet) - Hickory, NC
Catawba Valley Medical Center - Hickory, NC
Valdese Hospital - Valdese, NC
Caldwell Memorial Hospital - Lenior, NC
Grace Hospital - Morganton, NC
Iredell Memorial Hospital - Statesville, NC
Davis Medical Center - Statesville, NC
Gaston Memorial Hospital - Gastonia, NC

These are just to name a few. Hope this helps you out in your job search. Good luck !!

Lisa

I also heard that we are opening a satellite of Levine's Children's Hospital in Hickory this summer if you are interested in ped's nursing

I live in Asheville and work at Mission Hospitals. The pay is okay...My friends get paid a whole lot more in Johnson City, TN. The orientation was great. But always remember...it is the people who you encounter that make an experience worth it. My first department's orientation is the reason I left that department. My second department at the hospital has been a dream. Its all in the draw of the cards.

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I have officially just hit you up.
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My floor on the St. Joseph campus of Mission Hospitals is full of great nurses - some that have been in our department for 2 or 3 decades.

Yes, Mission Hospitals does have an IV team. From what I see it looks like a great job!

Hi everyone,

I'm currently living in Florida and attending nursing school to become an LPN. There's a possibility that I might move next year to the Asheville area. I was wondering if anyone could name some of the schools in that area that have BSN programs or any LPN to RN programs. Thanks :spin:

This is from the NCBON:

http://www.ncbon.org/Education-nurse...REATE%20DEGREE

lists all the BSN programs, as well as Diploma and ADN/ASN and cites in NC.