nsnapres

nsnapres specializes in OB/Peds/Med-Surg.

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1. Best places to settle down/relocate

   nsnapres replied to lannisz's topic in General Nursing

   phoenix is growing and they pay nurses pretty well around here. however, as a native i can tell you that it's WAY TOO HOT. i'm thinking about settling in san francisco or seattle. getting out of the...

2. Hospital Reputations in Phoenix

   nsnapres replied to Sunlover's topic in Arizona Nursing

   For it being a Magnet facility, I was surprised how the actions of the staff at Banner Good Sam contradicted them telling me they wanted me to succeed there. Four nurses in my orientation class at...

3. Advice....

   nsnapres replied to WoosahRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

   well, here's my opinion: as long as you finish your RN you will pretty much be able to write your own ticket whichever direction the wind blows.... i feel the same way, i'm 27, done with school in...

4. Hospital Reputations in Phoenix

   nsnapres replied to Sunlover's topic in Arizona Nursing

   i definitely did not enjoy the VA. the staff was terrible and seemed very incompetent (and rude to patients, eachother, us, etc). it was my first clinical in nursing school and by far the absolute...

5. Hospital Reputations in Phoenix

   nsnapres replied to Sunlover's topic in Arizona Nursing

   i personally didn't love mayo. we did 12 weeks of clinicals there. kind of how you'd picture it--clique-sih, snooty, rich and obnoxious patients. i felt like a pillow fluffer and salt and pepper...

6. does anyone else feel like a glorified maid?

   nsnapres replied to smileysenior's topic in First Year After Licensure

   just because we are new nurses doesn't mean we have a defined obligation to serve 1 year on a med-surg floor. it's still recommended but with the nursing shortage, new grads are much more able to...

7. does anyone else feel like a glorified maid?

   nsnapres replied to smileysenior's topic in First Year After Licensure

   mt33133... they recommend a year of med-surg for new grads. i'd say out of my graduating class of 24, about 3 will actually work med-surg. i live in phoenix and pretty much all the hospitals in town...

8. Can one really work as an LPN during blocks 3 & 4?

   nsnapres replied to CrazyPremed's topic in Arizona Nursing

   yikes, no way for me. but a lot of people in my classes do. i'm in my 4th out of 5 blocks, and i'd say a quarter of the students are employed as nurse externs at several hospitals around the valley....

9. waitlists..

   nsnapres replied to GrnHonu99's topic in Arizona Nursing

   the prereqs required are english 101 (and 102 i think?), math (i took above college algebra, but i think something below that is okay), chemistry (just one semester of high school chemistry), medical...

10. Help! Friend got 711 on HESI....

    nsnapres replied to rhiannonwolf's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    well, my school requires the HESI, both the PN and the RN version in order to sit for the NCLEX. I'm in my 4th block, just took the HESI PN and got 1037. I found that the Saunder's Review....PN (or...

11. Nurse Salary

    nsnapres replied to rcidro's topic in Arizona Nursing

    Yeah, Mayo only pays $.66 more per hour for BSN. Haha. (Just make them pay for your BSN). That's my

12. waitlists..

    nsnapres replied to GrnHonu99's topic in Arizona Nursing

    Plus, EBSN is an excellent school. I feel as if it's worth every penny of my non-wait-listed

13. Pima Medical Institute

    nsnapres replied to NeedingInfo's topic in Arizona Nursing

    I go to The Ethel Bauer School of Nursing, and I really like it. I'm in my 4th out of 5 blocks--it's an 18 month program for ADN. Currently, Grand Canyon University and U of P accept our credits,...

14. Why do people drop out of AZ nursing schools?

    nsnapres replied to CrazyPremed's topic in Arizona Nursing

    My theory is that most nursing students have difficulty with the critical thinking and time management aspects of nursing school. Classes like fundamentals really throw people off due to the fact...