janis9799

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  1. Job market 2008

    janis9799 replied to neutrophilicRN's topic in General Nursing

    To answer your nursing specialty question... if you do really well in school you can get into a specialty after school in a area where there is still a shortage. I was able to get an ICU job fresh out...

  2. Job market 2008

    janis9799 replied to neutrophilicRN's topic in General Nursing

    Your question about PA school. I was accepted at a bachelor's program (D'Youville College in Buffalo, NY) back in 2004. I was doing my prereqs for nursing (at a local community college)and saw I would...

  3. My wife is dreading going back to school

    janis9799 replied to acaringhusband's topic in General Nursing

    Last year I was dreading it myself...felt like I had early senioritis. We had to take psych over the summer so we didn't have much summer time off...three weeks I think. I kept telling myself that it...

  4. Job market 2008

    janis9799 replied to neutrophilicRN's topic in General Nursing

    Not sure where pay tops out as far as experienced RN's. New grads get paid the same across the board. If you move up steps in the clinical ladder (basically a rung each year, each rung has a specific...

  5. Job market 2008

    janis9799 replied to neutrophilicRN's topic in General Nursing

    I live just outside of DC in MD. I am a new grad and make 25.90 an hour, before differentials and overtime. I am a single mom so I may just work 7-3:30 five times a week. My base works out to be...

  6. Over reacted

    janis9799 replied to miss_c's topic in General Nursing

    I just finished nursing school and I think the problem with being a nurse and a mom is you know all the bad stuff that can happen. So always better safe than sorry. If this was his first bee sting he...

  7. Starting Nursing School

    janis9799 replied to AnnieSurv04's topic in General Nursing

    Also learn med math now if you are not so strong on it because most schools expect you to pass the med math test with between a

  8. Starting Nursing School

    janis9799 replied to AnnieSurv04's topic in General Nursing

    I think one of the best ways to prepare for nursing school is to have fun, relax, enjoy your family and friends as much as possible before starting. It will be a long time before you will be able to...

  9. job seeking advice

    janis9799 replied to Rich00cap's topic in General Nursing

    You'd probably have to get certified as a nursing assistant here to be able to get a job in mental health...maybe you might be able to get a unit secretary job here without any

  10. 100% Total Tuition Reimbursement

    janis9799 replied to DNAOAS's topic in General Nursing

    I have heard if you can find a job with a Veterans hospital the government will pay back your

  11. I have a masters!

    janis9799 replied to words747's topic in General Nursing

    Before the end of my last semester of nursing school I was applying to many hospitals online. Most of the job descriptions said BSN preferred...I was so glad that was what I was getting

  12. Couldnt put in a foley!!

    janis9799 replied to lizzyberry's topic in General Nursing

    Don't feel bad about not finding it, it can be hard to find especially on women because we are all made differently. It can be hard to find especially in an elderly woman. Luckily, I worked in a LTC...

  13. Salary

    janis9799 replied to AngelaChanel24's topic in General Nursing

    I live in MD, near DC, and most of my friends from school are making about $26 an hour, including myself. Those who don't mind fighting the traffic into DC are making btw $25-$28. For me the extra two...

  14. Differences in pain medication

    janis9799 replied to heaverboo's topic in General Nursing

    I am a new grad but I will answer as a pt... when I had my two c-sections, I was given Lortab for the first section and percocet for the second one. Percocet I thought worked better for the

  15. Salary

    janis9799 replied to AngelaChanel24's topic in General Nursing

    My friend who graduated two years ago started at $24 an hour in Atlanta. Maybe if you worked nights, weekends or overtime you can make $65,000 there but not just straight pay. You can make $65,000 in...

  16. Taking the Boards

    janis9799 replied to seekthestars's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I took Kaplans...I liked it and the NCLEX questions were very similiar to Kaplans as far as how hard they are. I passed in 75 questions, they have a 95% pass rate and if you don't pass on your first...

  17. For all Nursing students and Nurses... I need you!

    janis9799 replied to amy1577's topic in General Nursing

    If you get your ADN you become a RN. LPN is about a year long program. The last two years are typically your nursing classes when you get the BSN. Here are the clinicals I took and the amount of hours...

  18. My boards today

    janis9799 replied to shakinginmyshoes's topic in General Nursing

    I took the NCLEX on June 25th and was the fourth person from my class to take the test so didn't really have any one to comiserate with. I got 15 select all that apply, about four med question and I...

  19. license question

    janis9799 replied to jmeng's topic in General Nursing

    If you get the license in VA it is part of the multistate compact. So you could work in MD as well and a bunch of other states. I live in MD and just passed my NCLEX so I don't know how long it takes...

  20. Has anyone considered going all the way?

    janis9799 replied to Aariah's topic in General Nursing

    I just graduated nursing school and I used to think that basically a doctor tell the nurse what to do and they do it. But you will learn in your first semester of nursing school that this is UTTERLY...

  21. I do not think I can make it in L&D... devastated

    janis9799 replied to RNKatrinaK's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I am guessing you are in an urban area, I see that you are in Georgia. My very dear friend was a L&D nurse at a large hospital in Atlanta. L&D was all she ever wanted to do, and then wanted to...

  22. Were YOU educated in nursing during the 1950's?

    janis9799 replied to scrubs2716's topic in General Nursing

    I just finished my nursing program at the University of Maryland at Baltimore. At the school they have a nursing museum (since we were founded in 1870) with docents (many of which went to UMB in the...

  23. Help with care plan for COPD patient

    janis9799 replied to Hischild777's topic in General Students

    I hated careplans because at least in my school they didn't really show us how to write one...just kinda said go write one. Once you get the hang of it you will laugh at how hard this was for you. My...

  24. Best 4 Year Nursing Colleges

    janis9799 replied to mcwingo29's topic in General Nursing

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  25. Best 4 Year Nursing Colleges

    janis9799 replied to mcwingo29's topic in General Nursing

    I just graduated from the University of Maryland SON at Baltimore, we are ranked consistently in the top ten of nursing schools, last year we were seventh. I absolutely loved my school, though I went...