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Yes, lots of people think nursing is recession-proof. What I said was no one here, in this thread about how hard it is to get a job, feels that way. You are absolutely right, I am only a new grad who got a job less than a month after licensure in a ...

Did you read my post? Hidden agenda...using your background against you...is it really that serious? Unemployed nurses are definitely allowed to vent. I just got a job last month myself, and I was especially worried because I had to move right after ...

You are a cheerleader of negativity. You come here and says how you hate other nurses and that they are bitter and disgusting. You say the field is pathetic, that the "crummy reality" is that nursing is "just not the best field out there", and then w...

Are they working with a diabetes educator? If not that is step #1. He/she will work with your friend, her daughter and the doctor to help the two of them understand their treatment plan and stay on top things. The diabetes educator can even go to th...

no, Galen has an LVN to RN bridge. The price is considerably more than SAC but comparable to Baptist (health systems, I have no idea about Wayland!) The LVN program can be completed on days (12 mo) or in the evenings (21 mo). The RN bridge can be c...

If you are an ADN and do an RN-BSN program online it is possible to do it in 3 semesters. It is also possible to do it without an additional clinical component, which would mean some BSN nurses have no more hands-on clinicals than their ADN counterpa...

A BSN is an RN. More extensive physical exams? Please explain this. Also, from what I understand, the difference in degrees is academic. Your clinical experience is only as good as your program and that varies regardless of whether it's ADN or BSN.

I don't know anything about Wayland Baptist but I went to Galen for my LVN, and then for the LVN-RN Bridge program. Feel free to ask me any questions you might have, I'll do my best to answer!

That's us...white. White top with blue piping and school logo on the pocket, white pants. The women's top pulls over the head, men's has a zipper. They are pretty bad

I just bought an international edition of a book through Abebooks.com from textbookxpres out of Houston. I placed my order on Tuesday night, and it arrived FedEx on Friday. It was hardcover, and came with all the supplemental materials. The pages ...

Morning~ I have one of those 'special edition' pink breast cancer stethoscopes, and I'm sending the tubing to be replaced. The woman at 3M told me I could replace it with more pink if I choose. She said the tubing is a new batch, but she doesn't kn...

The lady told me you can get the tubing changed just because you're tired of looking at it, so I'd go on and send it in! I almost went with the purple, but settled on the bright orange instead. I like the Raspberry, too!

I believe I sent in the warranty card, but I don't think that matters. When I called the lady was able to figure out when I bought it from the serial # etched on the bell. You can call (800-292-6298, opt. 8) just to be sure, they are very nice! I j...

update: I sent my pink Littmann out on June 1st, priority mail, and I got it back today with new bright orange tubing. Free with a fast turnaround. Can't beat that!

Galen has a better pass rate, and the tuition is cheaper (around 15k) but doesn't include books and uniforms. You can usually find someone willing to sell theirs when they are done though. Their evening program is 5p-9p, clinicals until 11p, 4 to 5 ...

Good luck on your first day :w00t:

Do you have a source for this? All the info I've found shows much lower #s, like this one (PRINCIPAL FINDINGS: Out of an estimated 2.7 million U.S. registered nurse workforce in March 2000, 3.7% were internationally educated nurses from other countr...

I just wanted to say that I don't think that the rising # of minority floor nurses is because whites tend to go higher up the ranks. The number of minority nurses is on the the rise, however there are more white nurses in managerial positions becaus...

Hi Deb~ I called them this morning because I read on another thread that since the pink one had so many issues that they will replace it for free. However, in talking to the woman I learned (well she said) that you can get the tubing replaced for fr...

title should have been "Who has..."

Oh wow! I hope they are still willing to replacing the tubing because I have the same dingy pink Littmann. I'm going to call in the morning...

'his language' is not the language of all minorities. Why do you think that your minority students would have a problem with you correcting someone's grammar? Do you think that your two star black students would have issue? Why? Would you hesitat...

Meluhn, I think you are missing my point. If you re-read my post you'll see I'm not defensive, I'm merely pointing out that correcting someone's speech is not a slap in the face to all people who share that person's ethnicity. I agree 100% that it s...

You say he sounds like an ass, but you have other students that speak the same way yet they are competent. Do they "sound like asses" too? Can I get an example of these "ebonics", please? Here's the thing...not everyone who is from this ethnic group...

When you say what you are "planning to do" do you mean working in the ER or being a nurse in general? I'm not sure that there is more danger of exposure in the ER versus another area of the hospital, or for that matter the public in general. As lon...