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I have a BS in business and completed my associates in nursing last December. I am currently enrolled in an online RN to BSN program. I considered the accelerated BSN instead of the ADN but the only programs in my area are full-time, private and pr...

I work for a healthcare IT company. We have an office and I split my time between working in the office and working at home. My schedule is M-F 8:30-5:30 but I rarely stop working at 5:30 - usually work til about 7pm and then check in a couple time...

Yay! Congrats!

My current position in nursing informatics is salary. When I start my new job on the floor in a couple weeks I will be hourly. I work in a business setting so some of this may not be applicable for the hospital setting but here are the perks of salar...

I think now is probably a little early but you can start looking at hospital websites to see if they have any job fairs or postings for their new grad programs. I think many start posting in December/January for the interview process for May grads. ...

Thank You. I'm a new grad and I'll be starting my first RN job in telemetry in a couple weeks. I will look for this book next time I'm at Barnes & Noble...

I would start applying now. I made the mistake of waiting until I passed NCLEX to apply for jobs. I graduated December '06 - passed NCLEX in mid-March and started applying for jobs in the beginning of March. I just recently found my first nursing ...

I am currently in the Umass Boston RN-to-BSN program. I chose online because I am good with computers and like the flexibility of doing the course work on my schedule. I can say from my experience the online classes at Umass are not difficult in cont...

There were quite a few people in my nursing class that were in their 40's. We had one woman who was in her late-50s. I definitely don't think 45 is too late to start nursing. I'm 29 and I was one of the youngest in my evening ADN class when I grad...

I just completed it. Good luck!

Have you already applied to nursing programs? Many of the community college ADN programs have waiting lists - plus most require that you complete certain pre-requisite classes before you can start the nursing program. January 2008 is only a couple ...

Most of the community hospitals around me start all new grads at the same rate regardless of department. Experienced nurses might be a little different since there is a little more room to negotiate salary. I have heard of some hospitals having dif...

I hear it referred to as mer-sa much more than M.R.S.A

I finally got a job at a community hospital west of Boston after 7+ months of searching. I'm starting at $24.75/hr ($27.85 with evening differential) in a telemetry unit. From the interview to the job offer took about 1 month for this hospital. Ev...

Hi everyone - I've been a member here for a while but figured I would stop in and introduce myself. My name is Carrie and I am a new nurse. I passed NCLEX in March 2007 and just recently found a nursing position. I live in the Framingham/Natick ar...

After 7 months of searching I was finally offered a job in a community hospital. I'll be starting on a cardiac telemetry unit the 2nd week of November. I really had my hopes up for working in the city but at least this way I can get some experience...

I signed up for the August 23rd session.... Dtrmnd2sccd - I think they have an ongoing enrollment option where you can start either fall or spring. Also - you don't need to pass NCLEX to take the 1st nursing course so you can start after graduation ...

I'm having the same problem. I think I've applied at every hospital in MA and am now starting to apply to RI hospitals also. I've been searching since March. The only places that have called me back are psych and nursing home/rehab

Hey Gerry - I start this program in September also. I heard there is a huge group of students for the fall semester because the Brigham is pushing a lot of their ADNs through the program. Have you signed up for an orientation day yet?

I am in somewhat the same situation. I graduated in Jan '07 and will not have a nursing job until the end of this year at the earliest. My reason is because I am under contract with my current employer through December 2007 with some penalties if I...

Wow - that is tough! I don't know the exact numbers for my school but I think we lost 5-6 people either from failing out or dropping out...

I think it is a great idea. My mom is actually looking into that option. She went right into the OR out of nursing school almost 30 years ago and has spent the past 10 or so years in management so her hands-on nursing skills are pretty weak right n...

My printed degree says "Associate of Science" on the top line and then the line below it says "Nursing"

There were a couple things that could get you kicked out at the school I went to: - Failing grade = below 75 for the semester. No make up exams and course grade was based 100% on exams. - excessive absences from class or clinical. Class we were a...

Since I don't fit into my business suits anymore (from all the weight I gained during nursing school!) I'm planning on wearing either black pants or a black skirt with a nice blouse.