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  1. Anyone know Camp Lohikan?

    Nursecathy123ca replied to Nursecathy123ca's topic in Camp

    Thanks for the reply. I also got a similar reply from someone who worked at Camp Lohikan (which was my Number 2 choice!) She had to leave at the end of 2 weeks--just couldn't tolerate it anymore....

  2. Anyone know Camp Lohikan?

    Nursecathy123ca replied to Nursecathy123ca's topic in Camp

    I left camp at the end of the first session (after giving 2-week notice.) It was much harder than I thought it would be. Not enough nurses; not very well organized. My fellow nurse and I were...

  3. Anyone know Camp Lohikan?

    Nursecathy123ca replied to Nursecathy123ca's topic in Camp

    Congratulations on your job at Camp Lohikan! I hear all good things about working there. I have decided to take a position at Camp Shane, a fitness camp for overweight kids. It is in the Catskills...

  4. Pay for per diem HHC?

    Nursecathy123ca posted a topic in Home Health

    I am a postpartum/gyn hospital staff nurse in Austin, Texas. Tired of the hospital grind and considering Home Health Care. In general figures, what would my starting pay be? I haven't interviewed...

  5. Anyone know Camp Lohikan?

    Nursecathy123ca replied to Nursecathy123ca's topic in Camp

    Thanks for the idea. I'll check

  6. Excelsior College questions

    Nursecathy123ca replied to NurseRatchet26's topic in General Nursing

    I'm a working RN, considering getting my BSN from Excelsior College. Advice found on this board has been helpful. I was concerned that some employers might not consider Excelsior a legit school. For...

  7. Pay for per diem HHC?

    Nursecathy123ca replied to Nursecathy123ca's topic in Home Health

    Thanks for the reply. I will ask on the Texas forum, too. I mentioned my idea to other staff nurses at work, and heard all the roach horror stories! Undaunted, I'm still collecting

  8. Frustrated May Graduate

    Nursecathy123ca replied to Texasgurl79's topic in Texas Nursing

    Congrats on your imminent graduation! My first job out of nursing school (with an ADN) was at Seton, Med/Surg floor. The pay at that time, 1998, was about $16/hour. If you get paid the PRN rate, it...

  9. ADN Program at ACC

    Nursecathy123ca replied to kcTXdoula's topic in Texas Nursing

    kcTXdoula, I graduated from ACC ADN program in 1998. It has ups and downs, of course, but it is an excellent program. If you can make it through the program, you are almost guaranteed to pass NCLEX....

  10. Typical Day For A Home Health Nurse | Life of a Nurse

    Nursecathy123ca replied to hoolahan's topic in Home Health

    Thanks, Hoolahan, for the picture of a day in the life of a HHN. I'm currently a staff nurse in postpartum/gyn. The hospital routine is wearing me out, plus I can't get a day shift, so still working...

  11. staffing ratios for post-partum/couplet care in CA

    Nursecathy123ca replied to easyrider's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I just left a hospital where the ratio was 4 couplets to one nurse. That was hard enough--it only took one baby who wasn't breastfeeding well or one mom who was 'trying' to bleed heavily, and that...