livingthedream APN

Can anyone out there give me a brief description of what an APN would do in the cath lab? I recently came across a job opportunity and I am trying to figure out if this would be a good fit. General functions - call/ pager pay, etc. thanks!

yes that is the tool

I applied to Weiss and was turned away based on my answers to the "screening tool". I received a job offer from Rush and U of C, so I am not sure why Weiss did not like me. But that is all I know.

depends on your education level

what is UofM? Michigan? Montana? can someone help me out?

I agree with the squire. He and I were in together and our class was about 32 people or so. Perfect size and we knew in advance who our instructors were... good luck. PS - when I meet others from other schools - we all feel the same pain at one ti...

I don't work in HR. So if there are jobs posted, then they are hiring. I was very persistent about wanting to work there - calling and such. There is a nurse that I know that is ADN, but I only know one. She was hired when I was, last year. Goo...

I am a nurse there now in an ICU. I very much enjoy the medical center and do not feel that I have an issue with MD communication at all. I also do not have an issue with management communication. I have less than 1 year there - and get all of my ...

I was in the same class as the Squire... (and hello there)... My GRE score was over the 1,000 combined, my essay was higher, but my GPA was 2.73 from undergrad (not including my pre-reqs of all science classes that I had a 3.8 for). I was wait-liste...

ok, I went on the trip planner, and I put in north and damen (the heart of wickerpark) and it does not seem that bad... you can walk to the blue line (ohare) which runs 24 hours a day (not all lines do) and take that to the pace bus #308 and it drops...

and I don't mean to be negative, please come here and work! but I don't want you get get here and be like, OH NO, this is not what i expected at all!!

I am sure you CAN get their via public trans... however, its all about time. I work at U of C, and I CAN get there from public trans... but to do it, I would have to take a 1 hour train ride to a 30-40 min bus ride. I drive there in about 35 min. ...

oh, and I too take the train and bus system all the time, but I don't think there would be an easy way to get to loyola... and you could with sinai, but if you get off late, its dangerous. and I don't live in a really safe place, and I would not ...

no problem. You will need a car to get to loyola too. I don't live in wicker park or bucktown, so I cannot say what their traffic is like. But from where I live (north side of the city) I am about 5 min from Lakeshore drive. For me to get to clin...

I did a rotation at Loyola and at Sinai. I would work at Loyola. I was on a peds floor and really enjoyed it. But again, this is me..... and every floor is different... I have heard different things about other floors.... The local cardinal ge...

the neighborhood is not very safe, you will need a car to get to and from work. And my friend worked there and did not like it, she quit and went somewhere else. You have to realize that sometimes, the same hospital can have very different culture...

I graduated in June and no one would look at me until after passing the test. Take your test, focus on it, pass and then things will work out. And look at nursing homes, dr offices, places that you may not WANT to work at, but will give you experie...

I did the same route as you are talking about. I called the HR dept. at Northwestern and asked if I could shadow a nurse in the ER. They got me in touch with the manager and allowed me to do 4 hours in the ER which was easily 6 hours. I had a good...

I make more.... I work at a union facility and I make more per hour due to the masters... its not much - but it adds up. Almost $4 more an hour for regular day shift........

I agree with Squire... you don't need the pharm book unless something has changed... but where you will pay an arm and a leg is PRINTING... she gives you almost 500 pages of notes - and you need these - this is what the tests are based off of... some...

RSpatel235 - You can transfer some credits..... the other poster is not correct. I am not sure about pharm, but there were a few in my cohort (I graduated in June) that transfered Nutrition and a few other things...

I am a new grad and was applying everywhere. It is HARD to get a job here right now. Most of my classmates had problems as well and I have been hearing that other schools still have people looking for jobs since Dec. graduation. I would be SHOCKE...

I would go and speak to the person that hired you - HR and Nursing manager. Discuss you concerns and then document the conversation. Ask for other options as to floors to work and give them every opportunity to keep you. Just leaving will not look...

From what I know, hospitals are short, but don't have the budget to hire.

I would pay to get a background check yourself. You can do so at Verified. It is about $40. Then see what they see. Also, if its committed before 18, it should no longer be on your record - so then the hospital would not know. Good Luck