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Hi everyone - I was wondering if someone out there could give me some feedback on specific reservations where you have had good and bad working experiences. I am a single female and looking to apply to IHS for the loan repayment program for working ...

Is there anyone out there who is currently a GBCN student or who has been accepted and will be starting the program Fall '06? Would love to talk to anyone.

Are any other new graduates concerned about the length of time the GBON is taking to approve applications??? I have other nursing school friends who moved to other states after graduation and they were approved and received an ATT number in less than...

I found this article to be heartbreaking and absolutely ridiculous!! Can anyone else believe this is happening in the US?? http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090614/ap_on_go_ot/us_health_care_s_forgotten

You can get extra money for living expenses through private loans. Though I think now with the economy they are harder to find. I know I had to take out private loans in order to live while going to school. At least now you only have to cover two ...

You can go online or call the Mercer Atlanta campus bookstore. They should have an idea of the books you will need. The books change nearly every year so it would be hard for someone not in the class to give you an idea of the books you will need. ...

Hey everyone!! Congrats to all you new students starting this fall at GBCN!! I graduated in December and am now in a Critical Care residency program at Piedmont. Unfortunately, those of you starting Fall '09 will be the first class starting the tw...

I know this is an older post, however I have been deeply disturbed by an organ procurement I observed as a student nurse. I was able to speak with the anesthesiologist regarding what type of anesthesia he was using. He said none. I then asked the ...

Wow, this is scary stuff!! As a new grad getting ready to begin a 6 month critical care nurse residency program I am shocked by the laziness and attitudes of the nurses described in the situations above!! For me, I have always imagined my patients...

I just graduated from GBCN and I took my A&P I, II and Microbiology at GPC prior to applying. They were accepted no problem. When I applied they accepted students on a rolling basis, not sure how they do it these days. I did not have to take t...

For those of you working in more rural areas of MT, what type of RN skill sets/experience would you recommend for a new nurse starting out in nursing who eventually wants to work in a rural area. I am starting out in ICU, but I am not sure that is r...

I know Piedmont only hired 18 new graduate nurses hospital wide for their residency programs for grads in December. However, since you have nursing experience, you may find it easier to find a job in Atlanta. I think many hospitals in the Atlanta a...

Yes, apparently the GBON is saying it will take them 4 to 6 weeks to post licenses on their website. Absolutely ridiculous. A classmate of mine who moved to Virginia stated she found out she had passed the NCLEX because VA BON had her license poste...

Good plan!! Getting a hospital to pay for continuing education is definitely the way to go! Just keep at it and know all your hard work will pay off!! If we are talking about the same hiring manager for the ICU at AMC, then she is a GA Baptist gradu...

May I suggest that you consider getting your BSN. Even if you could tell the hiring manager in the ICU that you don't plan on stopping your education at the ADN level that would help you out as well with getting your foot in the door. The bottom l...

Actually many SATA are a good sign, it means you are testing at a higher level.

yes, I had the same problem with the Kaplan Qbank questions. I had a calculation question that wanted the mls of fluid given over a 3 hr period. The answer came to 312.5 mls. In school I was always taught to round to a whole number when dealing wi...

Right now, because of the economy, I think it is hard to find a job as a new graduate anywhere. I graduated with a BSN from a prominent nursing school in Atlanta in December. Thank goodness I had a scholarship from an Atlanta area hospital, because...

Yes, I understand how easy it is to fall in love with MT. My first visit to MT was in 2001 to work on a ranch and I have been going back at least once a year ever since. Eventually I hope to move west myself, either MT or WY. In the past 8 yrs I ha...

You may want to try nursing homes and LTC facilities. The Atlanta market is saturated with new graduate nurses right now and the economy is not so hot. Many people depend on jobs for health insurance. With no jobs, there goes the health insurance ...

My guess would be the 1:1 ratio for a vented pt would be in a smaller hosptial without RT on the ICU floor. In the hospital where I finished my senior practicum, there is at least 1 RT on the unit at all times and they deal with the vent, the RNs ve...

This is fantastic info!! Thank you for sharing. As a soon to be new graduate nurse currently completing my senior practicum on an med/surg ICU this is something I can start doing now, so hopefully when I get hired onto an ICU I will have a good kno...

It is my understanding that you must either have finished your first semester of nursing school which is when you take Fundamentals of Nursing, or you must have a CNA certification in order to work as a tech. As for a unit secretary, I am not sure w...

Piedmont Hospital in Atlanta has new grad residency programs. They are accepting applications through their website until Oct. 24th. Good luck!! It is very competitive as a new grad in Atlanta. There is definitely a nursing shortage, however the ...

It is my understanding Piedmont pays $22 or $23/hr for new grads plus evening, night and weekend differentials. Their residency programs are awesome, 4 to 6 months depending on the area in which you are applying to work. A bunch of us who are grad...