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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. :coollook:

Hi--This is my very first posting on the this forum! I am a North Carolina native.

I work @ Duke in Durham. I'm a cardio-thoracic nurse. I've been out of school about 5 months. :smiley_aa

Greetings!

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Specializes in Gerontological, cardiac, med-surg, peds.
Hi--This is my very first posting on the this forum! I am a North Carolina native.

I work @ Duke in Durham. I'm a cardio-thoracic nurse. I've been out of school about 5 months. :smiley_aa

Greetings!

Welcome to the NC Forum :balloons:

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Hi! I have been a L&D nurse in N.C.(where i was born and raised:wink2: ) for 21 yrs. love my job!!! i feel very fortunate to look forward to getting up and going to work, many do not. Just found this site recently and have really enjoyed it already! i have 3 sons, 2 have graduated from college, my "baby" is a freshman at N.C.State-Go Wolfpack!.(I'm really a die-hard Blue Devil fan at heart!) my husband graduated from ECU,and my oldest son graduated from ECU-so we are also Pirate Fans!

Next to being a mom, Nursing is the Greatest! Nice to meet all my fellow nurses!

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Specializes in Gerontological, cardiac, med-surg, peds.
Hi! I have been a L&D nurse in N.C.(where i was born and raised:wink2: ) for 21 yrs. love my job!!! i feel very fortunate to look forward to getting up and going to work, many do not. Just found this site recently and have really enjoyed it already! i have 3 sons, 2 have graduated from college, my "baby" is a freshman at N.C.State-Go Wolfpack!.(I'm really a die-hard Blue Devil fan at heart!) my husband graduated from ECU,and my oldest son graduated from ECU-so we are also Pirate Fans!

Next to being a mom, Nursing is the Greatest! Nice to meet all my fellow nurses!

Welcome to our forum :balloons: It's great to have you here and we look forward to hearing more from you.

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hello, everyone.

I live in the greensboro area. I have been a nurse for 20 years. The last 8 years has an RN. I am a graduate of Excelsior College, "the non traditional independent study nursing program." I love nursing and continue to be happy that I went on to be an RN. My husband is also a nurse (lpn w/ no desire to go on and that's ok.) We moved here 13 years ago from upstate New York to beautiful NC to raise our two children. Our son will graduate in december from Appalachian State, our married daughter lives in Chesapeake, Va. I work in long term care (same facility since movng here) as an MDS Coordinator. And am glad to have found this site.

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Specializes in Gerontological, cardiac, med-surg, peds.
hello, everyone.

i live in the greensboro area. i have been a nurse for 20 years. the last 8 years has an rn. i am a graduate of excelsior college, "the non traditional independent study nursing program." i love nursing and continue to be happy that i went on to be an rn. my husband is also a nurse (lpn w/ no desire to go on and that's ok.) we moved here 13 years ago from upstate new york to beautiful nc to raise our two children. our son will graduate in december from appalachian state, our married daughter lives in chesapeake, va. i work in long term care (same facility since movng here) as an mds coordinator. and am glad to have found this site.

welcome, nynrs :melody: :balloons: we're so glad you've joined our nursing community and look forward to hearing from you!

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Hi everyone,

I am new to this site. I am in my second semester of nursing classes. I am pursing my RN degree at Rowan Cabarrus CC in Salisbury NC. I am 32 yrs old and have decided to change careers. Any advice for me on my journey would be helpful and appreciated. Does anyone think getting a degree at a CC change the pay scale compared to a 4 year college degree?

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hi everyone,

i am new to this site. i am in my second semester of nursing classes. i am pursing my rn degree at rowan cabarrus cc in salisbury nc. i am 32 yrs old and have decided to change careers. any advice for me on my journey would be helpful and appreciated. does anyone think getting a degree at a cc change the pay scale compared to a 4 year college degree?

welcome, learning2nurse :melody: :balloons: feel free to visit the student nursing forums for advice and moral support (especially the nursing student assistance forum). in answer to your question, in most cases no - the beginning pay scale for graduate adns and bsns is, in most cases, identical. however, later in your career, this could make a difference in advancement opportunities. my advice - after graduation, pursue your bsn through one of the many online rn-bsn programs throughout the state. best wishes to you :)

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Hi All!

My name is Shannon and I am a student at Central Carolina Community College here in my small town. I live in Benson NC, which is just like Mayberry. I grew up in Colorado but we moved out here to NC and both started college. My husband attends Campbell University. I am currently working on my pre reqs to get into the ADN program at CCCC.

The program has just started a point system instead of a waiting list so I am not sure how long of a wait I will have to get into the program. I LOVE the allnurses forms and can't stay away!

Hugs to everyone :icon_hug:

Shannon

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hi all!

my name is shannon and i am a student at central carolina community college here in my small town. i live in benson nc, which is just like mayberry. i grew up in colorado but we moved out here to nc and both started college. my husband attends campbell university. i am currently working on my pre reqs to get into the adn program at cccc.

the program has just started a point system instead of a waiting list so i am not sure how long of a wait i will have to get into the program. i love the allnurses forms and can't stay away!

hugs to everyone :icon_hug:

shannon

welcome to the nc forum, shannon :balloons: :melody: let us know if we can be of any assistance to you and best wishes for your future career in nursing :)

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my name is jason and i am originaly from fl then moved to va now in jacksonville, nc. i am in the marine corps reserve and between deployments i have earned my lpn.

i am interested in any good jobs in this area?

also, my wife has been a navy corpsman for over 5 years and would like to challenge a board to become an lpn as well. does anyone know of any state that will allow this?

thanks,

jason

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Shannon, we're practically neighbors :p

I have one semester before graduation from Wake Tech's ADN program. We also have the point system, which imo is much better than sitting on a waiting list.

Anyway, welcome to allnurses....I'm sure you'll love it here

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