miss_smartie

miss_smartie has 5 years experience and specializes in CVICU.

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1. Nurse Clinician pay at Emory?

   miss_smartie replied to miss_smartie's topic in Georgia Nursing

   Thanks for your feedback! I'm still waiting for the GA BON to process my application... so it might be awhile before I can get an official

2. Nurse Clinician pay at Emory?

   miss_smartie posted a topic in Georgia Nursing

   Hi all, I recently interviewed at Emory Midtown for a 'Nurse Clinician' night shift position... just curious if anyone can give me the 'scoop' on the hospital and compensation/shift differential? I...

3. Sentara Norfolk General 5th floor

   miss_smartie replied to felineRN's topic in Virginia Nursing

   ^5RP is better than 5A from what my friends at Norfolk tell

4. Sentara RN program graduate

   miss_smartie replied to miss_smartie's topic in Virginia Nursing

   Yes, they are moving to only the BSN option come next August, however, I felt there might be students who have just started the program now in August, as well as students who have been accepted or...

5. Sentara RN program graduate

   miss_smartie posted a topic in Virginia Nursing

   Greetings! I recently graduated from Sentara's RN diploma program this past May, and I see that many of you are considering the new BSN program as well as the RN diploma program. Just thought I would...

6. About the CPR certification

   miss_smartie replied to paxpax79's topic in General Nursing

   I agree with the above posters First, I would check with the nursing programs you are applying too and see exactly which certification is required. There are several different CPR certifications...

7. Salary to expect as a new grad nurse

   miss_smartie replied to ashfost's topic in First Year After Licensure

   Hi EmilyLucille, I wouldn't recommend coming back here if you don't have a job lined up already. I was pretty lucky and found a position by networking with my nurse manager from the unit where I...

8. Salary to expect as a new grad nurse

   miss_smartie replied to ashfost's topic in First Year After Licensure

   I'm in Virginia Beach, Virginia and they start new grads in the hospital @ $20/hour. $8 shift diff. for nights, so guess what--I'm working nights! Good thing I do well with late

9. VA BEACH, VA

   miss_smartie replied to APRNReneeJ's topic in First Year After Licensure

   Hi Jennifer, I hate to tell you, but there are very few to almost no openings for new graduates in Hampton Roads right now (Virginia Beach, Norfolk, Chesapeake, Portsmouth, Hampton, Newport News,...

10. What is the passing test grade at your school?

    miss_smartie replied to Wsmith16's topic in General Students

    Seems like a similar trend going on here... the grading scale at my school is: A- 92.51-100 B- 84.51-92.50 C- 76.51-84.50 F- 0-76.50 Plus a math/dosage calculations test each semester, on which...

11. What to expect in Sentara RN Program?

    miss_smartie replied to Alert&Orientedx0's topic in Virginia Nursing

    Hey all, I start at Sentara this August in the R.N. program as well! Good luck to everyone, I still have to buy my "cobbler" apron. Couldn't we just wear white scrubs with patches

12. A&P 1 Fall '06 Club!

    miss_smartie replied to matsgrl's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I'm taking it at the virginia beach campus with Ms. Homsi, she's a really good instructor for lecture and lab. The weekly quizzes are a great way to remind us to keep everything fresh for tests!...

13. Yay!! I passed!!

    miss_smartie replied to miss_smartie's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Good to know I'm not the only one...

14. Yay!! I passed!!

    miss_smartie posted a topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I got my letter today--I passed state boards!:w00t: Just wanted to say good luck to everyone taking the state boards soon, and its really not as bad as the instructors make it out to be!

15. A&P 1 Fall '06 Club!

    miss_smartie replied to matsgrl's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I'm totally coming in late to this---but I'm an A & P student too! My lecture/lab teacher is really wonderful-- one quiz every monday, 4 tests, and a comprehensive final, but lots of extra credit,...