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  1. Bombed Anatomy 1

    pcawiz replied to Starting Over...'s topic in Georgia Nursing

    You can do it if that's what you want. I bombed ANP twice and passed on the 3rd try. Never failed another class again and never had much of a hard time in nursing school once I was in. IMO it was the...

  2. Residencies that accept ADN in Georgia

    pcawiz replied to NeoNurse2Be's topic in Georgia Nursing

    northside is good, but the dollar per hour pay wasn't as good as piedmont. the retirement plan though is better at

  3. Residencies that accept ADN in Georgia

    pcawiz replied to NeoNurse2Be's topic in Georgia Nursing

    northside also takes ASN. I had an offer there

  4. Residencies that accept ADN in Georgia

    pcawiz replied to NeoNurse2Be's topic in Georgia Nursing

    Piedmont definitely takes ADN. I have an ASN which is the same thing and I got hired

  5. Working/worked at Piedmont Atlanta?

    pcawiz replied to jawharah's topic in Georgia Nursing

    The drug calc is easy if you can follow a given formula for insulin sliding scale dosages. A guy that was recently hired on my floor said the tests weren't bad and they give you a retry on the math...

  6. Fall Piedmont Hospital Nurse Residency

    pcawiz replied to GaMommy81's topic in Georgia Nursing

    bsn is not required. just make sure you're "safe" and you don't need to worry so

  7. Fall Piedmont Hospital Nurse Residency

    pcawiz replied to GaMommy81's topic in Georgia Nursing

    yes you get a first, second and third

  8. LPN'S in GA

    pcawiz replied to lpnsoon2bRN's topic in Georgia Nursing

    If you will work part time on weekends Piedmont is hiring on the ortho

  9. Applied for tons of jobs but no call backs (Georgia)

    pcawiz replied to EbonyRN1162's topic in Georgia Nursing

    You can try for PRN, wellstar cobb, LTAC, SNF, or

  10. Piedmont Cardiovascular Residency

    pcawiz replied to abra80's topic in Georgia Nursing

    I have an ASN and I went through the residency at piedmont. I'm currently still employed by them and my clinical manager is also an ASN

  11. What should every orthopaedic nurse know?

    pcawiz replied to Jammin' RN's topic in Orthopedic

    With ALIFs ice chips the whole first day because you don't want to risk a paralytic ileus with little to no bowel sounds. At temps of 99 I reinforce IBE use before giving them

  12. Piedmont Cardiovascular Residency

    pcawiz replied to abra80's topic in Georgia Nursing

    I heard from a guy that finished his residency that he did 2 12's on the floor, an 8 on the floor and 1 day of classroom per week for 12 or 13 weeks. Hope that

  13. Endorsing CA RN license to Georgia

    pcawiz replied to CaliRN74's topic in Georgia Nursing

    I forgot, that turn around was with live scan instead of the old ink print

  14. Endorsing CA RN license to Georgia

    pcawiz replied to CaliRN74's topic in Georgia Nursing

    They are both probably about the same. The lag is with the paperwork/filing. I did my nclex in CA as well as GA and they took forever with the paperwork. Allow about 3

  15. Nurses Using Spanish In Atlanta, GA

    pcawiz replied to HighNursingGoals's topic in Georgia Nursing

    At the hospital I work at, we don't have to speak any spanish at all. We can call language services and they will bring up a phone that will automatically connect to a live translator (and the phone...

  16. LPN vs ASN vs BSN vs EMT

    pcawiz replied to Andrewboch's topic in Georgia Nursing

    If you want to become an ASN or BSN nurse, you should look into facilities where you want to work and look at the pre-reqs. Some hospitals require BSN in order to even apply unless you have a lot of...

  17. CNA/LPN/RN Pay in Georgia?

    pcawiz replied to chesara's topic in Georgia Nursing

    Is the 27 an hour base or with shift diffs? Also is that the starting rate or with an X amount of

  18. For 2012 Spring new grads: Piedmont

    pcawiz replied to Newnurse83's topic in Georgia Nursing

    If anyone applied to the med surg floors I'm interested to hear how your interviews turned

  19. Looking for Atlanta Nurses to help out an out of state new grad

    pcawiz replied to slcharles31's topic in Georgia Nursing

    I've been looking for 2 years. If you find anything, I'd REALLY appreciate

  20. Not so new grad question

    pcawiz posted a topic in Georgia Nursing

    Hi all. To make a really long story short, I graduated with my ASN in the summer of 2007, moved to CA and was unable to find a position and now recently moved to GA. I was previously licensed as an...

  21. question from a not so new grad

    pcawiz posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    Hi all. I tried posting in my local region with few responses so I'll try here in hopes I can get more feedback. To make a really long story short, I graduated with my ASN in the summer of 2007, moved...

  22. 100k in debt after school!?

    pcawiz replied to Btran's topic in LPN to RN

    70k a year? wow you better be working lots and lots of overtime to get that. On average what i find in CA is most get like 25-33 an hour. I've seen some jobs on the low end as low as 18 an hour! As...

  23. No JOB- Spare time=LOSE WEIGHT!

    pcawiz replied to k.morris's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Wow that's so low calorie wise. Women in general need 1200-1600 calories a day while men generally need 1600-2000 calories a day. By abstaining from so many calories your body is more likely to break...

  24. Pearsonvue Trick Is this TRUE? Does it work every time?

    pcawiz replied to brichielpn08's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    In some states though, they do offer unofficial results for $20, but unfortunately CA isn't one of those

  25. Pearsonvue Trick Is this TRUE? Does it work every time?

    pcawiz replied to brichielpn08's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    The "trick" is a myth. I failed the test a couple times for the RN and even tried the trick. You have to get your ATT to reschedule. Pearson is a business out to make money. My first attempt on the...