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.
hello, my fellow north carolinians! i am a native to nc, particularly the raleigh/"triangle" area. it's a wonderful state, happy to be here. i just graduated from ecu, over in greenville, nc and will be starting my job at duke in july! if anyone ever has any questions about general nc info, let me know, i can probably answer your ?s
Chances of finding a nursing school that doesn't require you to take the SAT or the ACT is probably slim. But these exams aren't really that bad and if you're getting your GED just study a bit harder and take the SAT or ACT soon afterwards. Are you getting your GED through a community college and if so does it have a nursing program? Talk with a counselor there and let them know what your goals are.
I'm from Salisbury, NC. I graduated in 2005 and have worked nights on a med surg/oncology floor since graduation. I will be starting an internship program July 14th in the OR. I'm really excited about it. I have wanted to work in the OR since school, but wanted to get some med surg experience before doing so. I was born and raised in Statesville, NC and can't imagine living anywhere else other than NC. It's a great state.
I'm from Salisbury, NC. I graduated in 2005 and have worked nights on a med surg/oncology floor since graduation. I will be starting an internship program July 14th in the OR. I'm really excited about it. I have wanted to work in the OR since school, but wanted to get some med surg experience before doing so. I was born and raised in Statesville, NC and can't imagine living anywhere else other than NC. It's a great state.
Welcome To the forum I find Salisbury Really Lame:D I guess It's that Way to me because I use to Live in concord
hi!!! im moving from va to raleigh, NC to work at DUKE on their med surg unit:nurse:!!! i cant wait and start aug 4... little worried if the pay rate is equivalent to the cost of living but i hear everyone loves raleigh... sooooo im happy!!!
hi everyone! i am from the outer banks. i've only been a nurse for 9 months. i work in a nursing home. im married with two kids and a dog:bugeyes: i love being a nurse, but im still trying to learn how to handle the stress of it all (arent we all????) i am excited about being a member here, a place to ask all my questions about nursing(and i have a ton of them!)
Welcome to allnurses. I've was a nurse for 3 years on a med surg floor and still have lots of questions. Now that I am starting in the OR I have tons more questions.
Greetings everyone!! I have had an active nursing license for all of 2 days, LOL!! I am a native of Winston-Salem and I'll be workling in the Neuroscience unit. I am married and we have 1 daughter and 1 dog!
I too have had my nursing liscense for two whole days! Took the NCLEX on Wednesday and got my results on Friday. I am taking a wild guess here, but I gather by your screen name that you are the Karen I went to WSSU with?
CONGRATULATIONS to you too, Dixie!! When I got up this morning, I went to the NCBON website to see if I was 'official' yet...and I was!!! Where will you work? I'll start orientation on the 28th @ FMC! Take care and I hope to see you soon.
DukeNurse86
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hello, my fellow north carolinians! i am a native to nc, particularly the raleigh/"triangle" area. it's a wonderful state, happy to be here. i just graduated from ecu, over in greenville, nc and will be starting my job at duke in july! if anyone ever has any questions about general nc info, let me know, i can probably answer your ?s