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because it is a complete crap hole. I have a 17 YO daughter and would not want her living there for anything. If you are a single guy then maybe. but I have a family.

I was offered $30,000 sign on bonus if I worked there 2 years. still not worth it.

how much does the person weigh?

Thank you so much for all you help. This is the type of MD that if I had raised to arm she would have said that there was no need to do it. But because I did not raise it she had to say something.

I took a refresher course of dosage before I started also. I went to my instructor that had previously and she remebered me. She actually let me sit in on the classes that I needed and take the tests. FREE OF CHARGE. look into it. Another class that you might be interested in is "physical assesment for nurses" They teach you how to do a head to toe assesment. what you should be looking for and why. This class helped me A LOT.... Beg to get in this class... totally worth it. Good luck

We had a Pt earlier this evening with SVT. HR 190's ...young girl ( no drug use can you believe it). I was administering Adenosine with a stop cock knowing that it only has a 6 second half life. The MD in the room was telling me that her arm needs to be raised when giving her the medication. I have heard that this is a myth. As long as you inject it quick enough and then flush it you are good to go....... Please tell me what is your opinion? Do you raise the arm or not ?

welcome to boot camp baby. Two years of hell. It is all worth it

LOL.... OMG do I remember that. My first semester I had a rolling suitcase. BRING ALL THE BOOKS BACK !!!!! get a palm pilot. I will hold aprox. 7 of the books that you need to lug around all day. dictionary, meds, IV's, Nrs dx, all you will then need is you medsurg books a notebook and a big binder. good luck

There are so many CEN review books out there. What have you used to study from? I am taking a 2day seminar in july and have gotten laura gasparos's dvd and her book with test questions. Any help would be great

The last thing that I heard was that they were not having the SNAP program anymore. The drop-out/fail rate was very high.

lol.... Nursing V SUCKED!!. Most of the Pedi Professors that lectured were horrible she contradicted herself many times when teaching us and then when we asked ske look it up in the book. The test were bad!! I was an A/solid B student and let me tell you I struggled on those exams. One girl in my class only went the day of exams. she never listened to them. Hasbro RN's treat the students like crap. you just have to suck it up and smile. OB was not half as bad. you are being taught my unstructors (except for 1) that had a clue. good luck

There are lots of new grad jobs here......

I just found out today that at the hospital that I work at has a reference librarian and my plan is to go and speak to her and maybe she can help me. thank you

No, I am not doing this for school. I have decided to take some time off before going back to school and while I have the "free time" my plan was to improve my skills to make me a better ED RN (port-a-cath access/infusion, ACLS, PALS, TNCC and then later on CEN. Doing this research paper was for my own benefit, not only to learn how to do them but also,t hey are not going to stop hiring new grads in the ED so I would like to show them how his model would work rather than the one they are using now. thank you for your input regarding new grads in the ED. It is not the first time we have heard it. I started out as an intern and when I got hired they put me in the ED. before that I was not even thinking ED. Now it is my home and I plan to stay.

As a new grad RN I have never done a research paper before (including the whole time I was in school) and I really don't know where to start. please help me on where to begin. I am looking for research about training new graduates in the ED. I was a student intern and took a position after i graduated so I knew what I was in for. The retention rate of new grad hires is really low. and since I have graduated, student intern positions have been eliminated due to budget cuts. I want to show that it is fiscally prudent to let students work in the ED and the retention rate would be higher after the oriention period. I don't know where to begin.....but I know that it would cost less in the long run. please help... thank you

I have never done a research paper before and I really don't know where to start. please help me on where to begin. i am looking for research about training new graduates in the ED. I was a student intern and took a position after i graduated so I knew what I was in for. The retention rate of new grad hires is really low. and since I have graduated, student intern positions have been eliminated due to budget cuts. I want to show that it is fiscally prudent to let students work in the ED and the retention rate would be higher after the oriention period. I don't know where to begin.....but I know that it would cost less in the long run. please help... thank you

in the state of rhode island there is a loan forgivness program. you must work in the state giving direct patient care for min. 20 hours a week to qualify. 0% for the first 4 years of the loan and $1000 a year for four years loan forgivness

did kaplan. paid 500 for it and I got reimbursed from the hospital that I work at. If they did not pay I would have gone to e-bay and bought the test prep book for 25. read it cover to cover 3x's and question yourself

and i thought that having 12,000 in loans was bad. HOLY CRAP !!!!

RIH is in an urban section. all around it is very low income. it is called south providence. I would not live there even if it was a mansion. there is plenty of housing in providence and surrounding cities on bus lines that are more economical. Just don't plan on living in walking distance from the hospital. there is plenty of security on the grounds and the surrounding area so you feel safe when you walk to your car but that is it. the bus goes right to the main entrance of the hospital. good luck

please do not play the race card.... they look at your grades only ... not your last name...they want minority nurses... st joes is about 30,000 to go for the 3 year program. i looked into it. there is more than one school. it took me 5 years to finish my associates and there were a lot of minorities in my graduating class. good luck

it is the same program that we all go through you just have been blessed to finish in 15 months instead of 24. it took me 5 years to get an associates degree. I would have rather spent my summer in school to get it over earlier. wish we had the oppertunity

heard that they were thinking of getting rid of the SNAP program next year. It was a pilot program to help more students get through nursing school due to the high volume on the wait list and the obligations they have to area hospitals taking their students first. I heard that the graduation % rate is going to be really low. This is only what I have heard

I am starting the ER in January as a new grad. I went for an interview as a student intern earlier in the year and was told the only position that the had available was in the ER. I took it just for the expierence because I thought that it would not be for me. Guess what.... I loved it and I am planning on staying. They give a 6 month orientation on top of the internship (follow a nurse at all times..not used as a tech). So pretty much I will have a year's training under my belt before I am on my own. I have found that every nurse in the ED very welcoming to the new grads and they tell us that they want us to exceed cuz somebosy has to take over when they collapse from exhaustion

Ok here we go.... At the end of the clinical rotation the nursing instructor was kind enough to go the day before our clinicals to get the assignment, grade all our papers, run around like a chicken so we all can get more med expierence. so tell me, is $10 going to make you brankrupt? maybe you will have to bring your lunch like I do every day instead of buying it in the cafeteria at $7 a pop and then complain that you can not afford it. MOST of the clinical instructors that I have had have gone out of their way to make sure we get the most of our time. My only gripe is bringing treats to the nurses on the floor that we worked on all semester. 99% treat us like crap as we smile and take it. Just a thank you for the few who remember what it was like to be a student and took the time and went out of their way to help us.:balloons: