MrsLilRat

Congratulations on your acceptance into the program. As a alum, I know you will leave the program very prepared for your career as a nurse. Much Luck, try your best to not get frustrated, the accelerated is just as intense as the regular program I went through in the late 90's.

Wow, I use to work on 5-1, 2003 - 2005, it was actually my first Job as a nurse. The only reason I left was b/c the the Unit Manager at the time was not willing to compromise for me to do only 1-2 nights of Charge nurse vs all 3 of my nights. The mediator couldnt believe my manager was not willing to give me a break for a few weeks, so I submitted my verbal resignation on the spot and started looking for another place to work. Im sorry you had that experience, I enjoyed working there, it had its ups and downs. I agree with everyone, things were starting to get a tad bit dangerous even then, I worked strictly nights we always had 6-7 pateients each including charge nurse, they started trying to make us take 8 patients but we weren't going for that.

Thanks for the replies everyone. My compact license covers the states that are in the compact. The other states I am learning that, we will have to obtain licensure in those states. My current employer is talking with the individual boards of nursing on our behalf, to figure out what they are going to do as a company as well.

1st good luck to your family in your relocation quest. If you find that you will not be staying with family in Raleigh. Also consider other parts of the state. My family and I just relocated to the Triad from the raleigh area. We decrease our cost of living by ~ 18% and increased our salaries. I say this because the Triad also has excellent nursing schools and the cost of living is much cheaper thn the Raleigh area. Check out the nursing schools in Forsyth, Guilford, and Surry Counties. My Alma Mater is Winston-Salem State University. I was well prepared after leaving there.

Hello everyone, My co-workers and I have just started this really great new job as Telephonic Nurse Consultant. We have been told by our company that we do not need additional nurse licensure in states outside of our current state. Our problem is that we have found documentation from specific boards of nursings i.e. California, Nevada, New York, etc that state we do need licensure in their states. The state of New Hampshire says we do not have to have licensure in their state but we must disclose to our clients residing in their state what state our licensure is in. We have pass this information on to our compliance officer, but in the meantime, what do you think we should about making calls in the states that we know we should obtain a licensure in? I am really too young to lose my career over this...my family depends on this great schedule and pay.

The facility I work at which is a university. I deal with both clients and employees. We have standing orders for vaccinations such as Flu, Hepatitis B, Tetorifice (Td, Tdap), MMR, etc. We also have it where the employee/ student can sign a declination form for Hepatitis B. Anything else is handled on a case by case scenerio. To cover ourselves we like to have each case ran by our assistant medical director who is in charge of immunizations. Hope this helps you.

I used to work at DRH.(My first RN position on 5-1) I commuted from N. Raleigh to their, It was only a 20 minute commute thanks to NC-147 and I-540. Good luck I miss my days at DRH. I learn alot there.

Don't forget to try your staffing companies for private duty cases. I.E. Medical Staffing Network, Interim Healthcare, Maxim, etc.

Check to see if the loan forgiveness program has a way out if you decide after working for the hospital it is not for you. Many hospitals that offer the program have a way to pay back the loan in the event you can't complete the contract. The program I selected was offered through my State, it gave me the opportunity to select the career of my choice. The position just had to require a Nursing Degree in order to count as repayment. I worked for 9 months to pay back a little over $3000. Which wasn't bad. It was my choice and I had fun.

Hello Kitty RN is right there are only 2 uniform specialty shops in Raleigh. Shirley K's is the longest ran. They can specialize your uniforms with your name/ employers logo, if you like. Holly Park is where I get my best deals. If I want something extra special I go to Shirley K's for details.

Former WSSU grad C/O 2000 here, would recommend it to anyone. Several friends of mine have completed the accelerated program and have started working at Baptist. They feel that they are very well prepared. True it was stressful but in the very end, it was well worth it. Keep on pressing on.