ZooMommyRN ADN, RN

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    Who's hiring new grads in Michigan???

    ZooMommyRN replied to smith576's topic in Michigan Nursing

    A few if our new grads are comming off orientation in Aug, I don't know if they are hiring more just yet, keep checking, not sure about the shadowing, only shadow I have had was a nurse from Trauma...
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    Seeking Peds ER position

    ZooMommyRN replied to MachoNurse's topic in Pediatric

    I relocated to MI for a position in the new Peds ER at U of M and couldn't be happier, I also have friends that did the Opposite and moved to FL to work at Arnold Palmer, how far are you willing to...
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    Not sure what to do here... any advice??

    ZooMommyRN replied to merner1012's topic in Michigan Nursing

    On the peds side of U of M which also maintains level 1 status I can say I saw way more fresh traumas at the little rural ER where we stabilized packaged them up, we get a lot of recycled where it's...
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    Who's hiring new grads in Michigan???

    ZooMommyRN replied to smith576's topic in Michigan Nursing

    We have new grads in the Mott ER, keep watching the careers page for openings, still not fully staffed on the floors
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    Salary for Florida Nurses

    ZooMommyRN replied to AlexisNicole's topic in Florida Nursing

    I left the state for better pay in MI last Nov, after 4 yrs with the same hospital I was base of 20.80 and clinical ladder there gave me 1$ but only for a year then I had to reapply and jump through a...
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    Ruptured Appendix

    ZooMommyRN replied to MassED's topic in Emergency

    In peds the rational we're being given is they want the infection cleared up then wait a few weeks and then take out the offending organ, heals faster, with all the infection running around it makes...
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    salary..pay range in tampa, fl

    ZooMommyRN replied to tstamp4's topic in Florida Nursing

    I left FL in November and after 4 yrs with the same facility my base pay went from 20$ to 20.80$
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    SE MI employment for exp. ED RN

    ZooMommyRN replied to EDRNknl's topic in Michigan Nursing

    How far from Ann Arbor would you be? U of M has a few openings in the peds
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    Looking for online RN to MSN (leadership) any suggestions

    ZooMommyRN replied to txspadequeenRN's topic in Online Distance Learning

    try Aspen College, they have RN-MSN with or without a BSN and it's one of the more affordable options, the admission counselors are calling before you complete the application and are very...
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    Nursing layoffs or difficulty getting jobs? 2011 wages?

    ZooMommyRN replied to PhantomDelight25's topic in Florida Nursing

    I left FL for MI, started the week after Thanksgiving at UofM in the Mott ED (lots of PICU and NICU jobs listed & Quite a few in main units as well) and took a healthy pay raise to boot (almost 4...
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    Any recent new hires at University of Michigan?

    ZooMommyRN replied to resilientnurse's topic in Michigan Nursing

    From what I hear it varies from unit to unit, some managers won't give a new grad ADN a second glance, others will, I'm an ADN with close to 4 yrs, my co worker that started the same day as me is an...
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    Any recent new hires at University of Michigan?

    ZooMommyRN replied to resilientnurse's topic in Michigan Nursing

    If you apply to more than one position then don't accept until you have completed all interviews, I was lucky, applied to the only open position available in what I wanted at the time and got it....
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    Can you work more days?

    ZooMommyRN replied to Purple93's topic in General Nursing

    I work 12 hr nights, 2 on then 2 off, then 5 on which earns me 5 off! A mini vacation every 2 weeks lol about to enter the world of real schedules with a new job
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    What do you do on the drive to work?

    ZooMommyRN replied to whitecat5000's topic in General Nursing

    My drive right now is only about 10 mins, so not much, soon it will be about an hour so I may start borrowing audio books from the library
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    Which do you prefer?

    ZooMommyRN replied to Purple93's topic in General Nursing

    I work in ER and prefer 12's, as many as I can in a row to maximize my time off, during season our triage nurses work 16's, I've pulled a few of those and they aren't bad once in a while but not on a...
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    florida hospital college

    ZooMommyRN replied to vccorscc's topic in Florida Nursing

    They do tuition reimbursement based on grades, for every 5,000$ they require a year commitment, not sure if they still do non employee scholarships. But the tuition was crazy expensive even as a FL...
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    What's up with Florida Hospital?

    ZooMommyRN replied to aimswenk's topic in Florida Nursing

    Depending on how well you interview and think on your feet, it's possible to land a job over the phone. You won't know until you try, however I would start the process of getting a FL license because...
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    RN or BSN? Help!

    ZooMommyRN replied to amymatey's topic in General Students

    Many MSN programs will accept your BS credits, if you can't do an accelerated BSN do the ADN then bridge to the MSN, there are several such programs in FL, not so much in MI so check with your state's...
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    Clinical Hours for Medical-Surgical Nursing

    ZooMommyRN replied to yeljet's topic in Florida Nursing

    are you all licensed in another state? Almost all of the foreign nurses at our hospital got their initial licenses from CA then got the FL license through reciprocity because of the difference in...
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    Any recent new hires at University of Michigan?

    ZooMommyRN replied to resilientnurse's topic in Michigan Nursing

    The background was really nothing lol Still waiting on the MI license, of course it's only been 3 weeks lol Just nervous I won't have it in time to start orientation Nov 28th, have you gotten a...
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    Toledo pay scales?

    ZooMommyRN replied to Kwhitaker's topic in Ohio Nursing

    I was quoted 22-24$ +diff as staff and 30$ for internal agency within the promedica system, I will be living about 30 mins N of Toledo and commuting to Ann Arbor to work for U of M at the new CS...
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    How'd You Get Your ER Job?

    ZooMommyRN replied to commonsense's topic in Emergency

    I took ACLS straight out of school, worked med/surg and ICU for a year, busted my butt with OT and extra training and prayed for an opening. I am glad for the year on one the floor and cross training,...
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    Do your Managers and Charge nurses work on the unit?

    ZooMommyRN replied to pilotnurse's topic in Emergency

    Ours helps when we get swamped, and has filled in when there are holes in the schedule, I love working with ours because she attracts the oddest cases
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    Applying for RN positions with pending MI license.

    ZooMommyRN replied to fleetfoxRN's topic in Michigan Nursing

    I got a job with a pending so go for it :) the process of transferring my FL license by snail mail is a bit maddening lol all part of being the "microwave" generation
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    Fl. educated nurses

    ZooMommyRN replied to SBurns's topic in Florida Nursing

    South Florida Community College ADN Saunder's through out school, Hurst after Passed first try if you go to the BON website, you can pull the pass rates for all programs in the