Tony1790

Tony1790 BSN, MSN, NP

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  1. Guaranteed "Free" BSN starting in 2012 or Try Excelsior NOW??

    Tony1790 replied to Tony1790's topic in Excelsior College

    Tasha, How would using the GI Bill work with EC being tests and not actual classes. I've signed up for an EC history test to give me my elusive last class for my BA in History and today I signed up...

  2. Starting with Excelsior in 2011

    Tony1790 replied to Missy77's topic in Online Distance Learning

    I too plan on starting in 2011, I am an LPN with the VA currently and just found out that the EC program is eligible for the VA scholarship (VANEEP). I'm going to try for that, if not, I'll just have...

  3. VA Hospital in Johnson City

    Tony1790 replied to Finallydidit's topic in Tennessee Nursing

    Depends, Under 1 yr experience, I think that they start at GS3, maybe GS4, so that's $11-$14 hr to start, plus differentials. Over 1 yr experience, GS4-GS5, so $14-$15 hr to start, if a lot more...

  4. Nightingale Pledge and Nursing hats at pinning ceremony....

    Tony1790 posted a topic in Male Nursing Students

    Any of you fella's face this dilemma, We have our pinning ceremony in 5 weeks and the girls in class decided that they wanted to wear nurse caps and white's. So us fella (thank god don't have hats)...

  5. Night Shift

    Tony1790 replied to newmale2nursing's topic in Male Nursing Students

    I work nights on a Cardia unit, not much too getting used to it. I work, go home sleep and get up, do it again. The trick is sleeping, job seems like, work, sleep, eat, repeat.

  6. Nightingale Pledge and Nursing hats at pinning ceremony....

    Tony1790 replied to Tony1790's topic in Male Nursing Students

    I'm being too harsh, I'm sure it means something to someone, but I'm 42, been around the world and done way to many deleterious things to pledge purity to anyone I just can't for the life of me...

  7. Nightingale Pledge and Nursing hats at pinning ceremony....

    Tony1790 replied to Tony1790's topic in Male Nursing Students

    I'm having a real mental block on trying to memorize this drivel, I don't care for it but I'm getting graded on it. I'm already past my deadline for memorization and points taken off, but I can get...

  8. Hit Right smack in the face with the "Nursing is a CALLING not a job" crap today

    Tony1790 posted a topic in Male Nursing Students

    Fella's I'm now vice president of the local chapter honor society ( I know, whatever) I'm retired military and 42 yo. I'm less than 2 months from graduating and I get smacked in the face with the...

  9. Is the salary of an LPN even Worth the trouble of going to school??

    Tony1790 replied to Tony1790's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    OMG! Even with the higher pay there, I'd be more screwed there then here. $32,000 for one year LPN???? Wow, I paid out of pocket working part time, I think it cost me just over $3600.00 for the...

  10. Nightingale Pledge and Nursing hats at pinning ceremony....

    Tony1790 replied to Tony1790's topic in Male Nursing Students

    Good one I guess I'll decline as well, I need to go study the pledge, we are getting graded on it as well. Have to recite it in the instructors

  11. Hit Right smack in the face with the "Nursing is a CALLING not a job" crap today

    Tony1790 replied to Tony1790's topic in Male Nursing Students

  12. Nightingale Pledge and Nursing hats at pinning ceremony....

    Tony1790 replied to Tony1790's topic in Male Nursing Students

    Yeah, right in our book next to the Nightingale one is the LPN pledge, but the instructors want the NG Pledge, oh well, when in Rome, do as the Romans... I'm getting the girlie cooties on me...

  13. I'm 39 and want to become a nurse.

    Tony1790 replied to quinnsite's topic in Male Nursing Students

    Hey there brother, I retired from the Coast Guard out of Seattle, that area is hard to get into a school or find one physically close enough to get to. I wound up moving to East TN, many schools...

  14. are there any male lpn students here?

    Tony1790 replied to mikehammerly's topic in Male Nursing Students

    I'll be graduating in August, finished my first interview, can't wait to

  15. Is the salary of an LPN even Worth the trouble of going to school??

    Tony1790 replied to Tony1790's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    Great post, I've got just over one month left, all of the jobs I've seen thus far are $10 an hour on the low end (Dr office) and $15 on the high end (LTC). I've paid for this entire year out of...

  16. Getting rid of LPN's in Johnson City/Bristol area - Fact or Fiction??

    Tony1790 posted a topic in Tennessee Nursing

    Hello all, I'm getting closer to graduation (Aug 2009) and have been doing clinicals at several hospitals, the nurses at one facility stated that they had been told in a staff meeting that one of the...

  17. Any former Marines/Military?

    Tony1790 replied to HumorHeals22's topic in Male Nursing Students

    I'm hearing ya brother, I started in the Army, but did 16 yrs and retired from the Coast Guard, seems like I was never there, wow time flies. I have month and half to graduate from LPN school and...

  18. Hit Right smack in the face with the "Nursing is a CALLING not a job" crap today

    Tony1790 replied to Tony1790's topic in Male Nursing Students

    Hello all, I had the same patient on friday (neck pain pt) I go in to check her vitals, she complains of a back ache, I check her vitals, yep she has BP of 145/112 and HR of 148. I call the nurse,...

  19. Is the salary of an LPN even Worth the trouble of going to school??

    Tony1790 replied to Tony1790's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    Tennessee

  20. Is the salary of an LPN even Worth the trouble of going to school??

    Tony1790 replied to Tony1790's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    Now thanks to the economy, not only is the pay crappy at $11.50 per hour in the hospitals, and $10.00 per hour in the Dr. office, now there are few if any LPN jobs available. I know several LPN grads...

  21. Hit Right smack in the face with the "Nursing is a CALLING not a job" crap today

    Tony1790 replied to Tony1790's topic in Male Nursing Students

    Thanks for the replies, Sorry for the post being negative, etc. Yes, Nursing can be a calling for some, no offense meant there, but I've never seen any job as a calling. To me a calling is something...

  22. License transfer Cali--> TN

    Tony1790 replied to sadsaddy29's topic in Tennessee Nursing

    What about being a new grad in TN, but go for the Cali license, and then get one in TN as well. The only reason, it would give me an opportunity to work in calf and TN. Wages are low here and I may...

  23. On the Final Stretch

    Tony1790 replied to chordringer's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    I also graduate in August, but I have signed up for the last trimester which starts on May 4th, around here they seem to be laying of LPN's, I work as a CNA now at a TN hospital and one of the LPN's...

  24. Nursing Layoffs, yet the schools are still cranking out students...I'm soon to grad

    Tony1790 posted a topic in Tennessee Nursing

    Wellmont Hospital system is laying off nurses, not doing much if any hiring and yet all the nursing schools are cranking out new grads, where are these new grads supposed to find jobs?? There is this...

  25. Where are the nursing jobs?

    Tony1790 replied to Platypus's topic in Tennessee Nursing

    Well I'll tell you at the Wellmont system we are laying off nurses, CNA's, Enviromental, etc and cutting hours, benefits, etc. I'm not happy about it as I graduate LPN school in August.