Ok folks - it is that time again .... there are many new names and faces (well avatars anyway) on our web site ... time to get to know the North Carolina people.
Lets give a location - why you are there, your current nursing status and anything else you might want to share ....
I am Patrick, the moderator for the North Carolina Forum ... live in Asheville - moved here a year ago from Florida and love the mountains and the moderate climate .... can tell you that Hurricane Frances breezed through town last week and gave us a lot of headaches! Anyway, I am a nurse manager for a med-surg unit and a single father of 3. I attend the University of Phoenix and am hoping to graduate with my BSN-MSN in the very near future.
Hi, congrats on your new love for nursing. If you are short a few classes in getting into the ADN program it is NOT a waste of time to pursue your LPN while you wait to get in your program of choice. I had a 2 year waiting list for my ADN program, so instead of sitting around, I completed a one year LPN program and right before I graduated the ADN program called me to start their fall program. I am now in my last semester of the ADN program, and have over a year of experience as an LPN. It also makes the program alot easier becuz of the knowledge you will gain in the LPN program. Especially good for someone that has been out of school for a while. ALSO a big plus, I just got hired Tuesday to work at DUKE on a specialty unit that normally does not get a lot of new grads- and my area of choice becuz of my one year of med-surg experience as an LPN. There are some definate positives to getting your LPN- it also opens doors for LPN-ADN bridge programs if you dont get into the traditional program fast enough. So weigh all of your options. Good Luck
Good Luck to you. I graduate in May and just received a job this Tuesday at Duke Medical Ctr- Sister hospitals :) They (Durham Regional) actually came to our school giving info about the GEMS program. Sounds like a good program if you are interested in all of the disciplines in your track. Enjoy the weather in the south-
Hey, good luck! I took A& P I and II there as well as Bio. 111. Tough classes, but really interesting. Learn as much as your brain can hold!
Hi, thank you. I've had Intro to A & P and it was fairly easy, but this is gonna be tough I can see. But I'm up for the challenge. Did you do the ADN at GTCC?
Hi! I'm Emily, and I am still in nursing school, but ready to graduate in May. whoo! I have a job lined up as a new grad RN in the neonatal ICU in a Raleigh hospital, starting this summer, and I am very excited!
From Charlotte here I'm an LPN and I love correctional or occupational health nursing. I think its the mental challenge the intriuges me. I'm currently working on my ADN then eventualy my BSN and maybe MSN.
Hello, my name is James and I currently live in the Wilmington area. I am a high school student and wish to pursue a BSN degree after high school. I visit this forum every day and absolutely love all the advice yall give each other and everything.
Hello, my name is James and I currently live in the Wilmington area. I am a high school student and wish to pursue a BSN degree after high school. I visit this forum every day and absolutely love all the advice yall give each other and everything.
Go for it James, we need more male role models in nursing. Keep those grades up!
Were moving to North Carolina in July, at this point it will be Raleigh or Durham but were still looking for a home to buy but we will be there in July even if we have to rent at first! I wanted to get any feed back anyone is willing to give me. I currently work in the ER here in Ohio for the last three years ( as a UC and then registration-had to switch shifts for baby sitting reasons) and I would like to get a PT job as a ER Tech or UC or maybe a PCA? Im planning on finishing my Nursing degree and my mother in law will be watching our kids while my husband works and I work PT and finish school God love her for that!. It will be my husband, myself, our two boys (3yrs old & 8 moths old) and my mother in law. If anyone has ANY-I mean ANY advice, suggestions on anything from area's to live as far as location (were looking to buy a home with hopefully some land, like an acre or so-were going through Remax) some Nursing schools you would recommend (I work at a teaching hospital right now) and I know it's a little early but any advice on the shift/positions Im looking for. My husband is looking for a job as an electrical apprentice, just a little fYI if anyone knows of anything like that! LOL Hey-this website has helped me so much in the past Im just laying it all out in case someone knows something, you never know and Ive never lived outside of Ohio (wow) so anything guys and gals, I appreciate, really.
Hi! I'm a brand new RN and will begin working on a Burn ICU in Winston-Salem in a couple weeks. I just finished an Accelerated BSN program which was paid for by a local hospital who, in return, requires 3 years of employment/indentured servitude (haha) with them.
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Hi, congrats on your new love for nursing. If you are short a few classes in getting into the ADN program it is NOT a waste of time to pursue your LPN while you wait to get in your program of choice. I had a 2 year waiting list for my ADN program, so instead of sitting around, I completed a one year LPN program and right before I graduated the ADN program called me to start their fall program. I am now in my last semester of the ADN program, and have over a year of experience as an LPN. It also makes the program alot easier becuz of the knowledge you will gain in the LPN program. Especially good for someone that has been out of school for a while. ALSO a big plus, I just got hired Tuesday to work at DUKE on a specialty unit that normally does not get a lot of new grads- and my area of choice becuz of my one year of med-surg experience as an LPN. There are some definate positives to getting your LPN- it also opens doors for LPN-ADN bridge programs if you dont get into the traditional program fast enough. So weigh all of your options. Good Luck