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My wife and I are starting the ADN in a few months. Anyone else attending? Figured I'd say hello now. Anyone know much about D&E. We found it online and are moving from Wyoming to attend.

Yah Fiona, to my understanding, the term is now more affiliated to a "man purse" than a "male nurse". I really think the stigma / preconcieved notions / level of ignorance among the general public about men in nursing is fading away.

Thanks for the good wishes! We will be moving from W.V. We've been looking primarily in Texas, though have options in Virginia and Georgia as well. Things are still playing out. As far as D&E, we chose the school for the instant admission and...

I'm the original poster on the thread. And I'm now happy to say that we'll be graduating in 5 weeks!!!!! I'd be happy to give you any info/lowdown/inside scoop you need to know. Unfortunately, we have a test tomorrow in MedSurg and I'll be studyin...

So, I've been applying all over the country. Every place is different. Sometimes I'm speaking with HR. Sometimes with the Nurse Manager. I've even spoken with a CNO. I'm aware that you NEVER start an interview/conversation with $$$ talk. Besides, I r...

NO reason to apologize. We new grads need and appreciate the sage advise of you experienced RN's. Regardless of the fact that I have a good amount of work experience prior to nursing, this is a whole new world! Lots of things of course carry over fr...

Dude, you're GOLDEN! You have the power to negotiate because of your ample experience. Us new grad peons just get to take what they offer and deal with it....not that it's really all that horrible.

Yes it can. Sad but true. Why take the chance, Right??

So, I started the post...And since then have stopped asking about the dough. However, there have been a few places that have just laid it right out there. "We offer $:twocents:/hr, with A, B, and C differentials." It SEEMS, those places are usuall...

RONSO, I am up to my eyeballs in HESI B.S. right now!! I'm in a 2 year program and they are trying to introduce HESI to us in our FINAL SEMESTER!! Nothing but drama and frustration. I have researched and found multiple articles in the Journal of N...

So, I've been applying all over the country. Every place is different. Sometimes I'm speaking with HR. Sometimes with the Nurse Manager. I've even spoken with a CNO. I'm aware that you NEVER start an interview/conversation with $$$ talk. Besides...

Any suggestions how to make a recovery with a place I REAALLLLLYYY want to work at? I've only spoken with the RN recruiter, no nurse managers.

OK, OK I give... I may not necessarily agree, but I clearly see the point being made. No more asking about pay. :trc:

I know it's "proper" not to ask, but it just doesn't make much sense. I'm interviewing over the phone with these people and some of them are very difficult to get ahold of. When you finally have someone on the phone who can answer all your question...

So, why especially in this economy? Why do the tough time make it a more sensitive issue?

Yah....Good ol' D&E. They're not really on my good side right now... Hopefully, issues are being resolved as I type. We'll see this week. Is the Middle Fork out out by Dry Fork? Great fishing there if so. I'm not really to familiar with the...

I externed this summer in the OR and it was awesome. The nurse manager/charge/staff are FANTASTIC. I'll be preceptoring in the ICU this semester, starting very soon, and will be happy to share when I do. I think most all of what Rob was saying is r...

Let the frustration continue!! Sure I know of Morgantown. I'm in Elkins, aka "Hell-kins". We have to get somewhere warm. We're not from here and miss the sunshine.....

Yep. I think it depends on how your prof's are testing. Mostly from lecture or from the book. No matter what, reading the whole chapter isn't going to do anything but help...sometimes. I have run across instances where the book plainly contradict...

My wife and I live in West Virginia. We have been offered a position in San Antonio, Tx. We are likely to be offered a position in Lynchburg, Virginia. We hope to be offered a position in Austin, Texas or Augusta, Georgia. We have been kind of su...

Hey there Texans. My wife and I are considering Austin as new grads. We will be moving from West Virgina. I'm sure we're not the only ones thinking Austin is a cool place to live...So, do you think it's especially difficult to get a new grad positi...

Thanks for the input. That's the kind of stuff we're looking for. We are about to submit our apps and resume's to Seton and probably St Davids. Wish us luck!

Nice... I'm sitting herein West Virginia, freezing my A@@ off, day dreaming about Austin and getting more and more excited about the possibility of working within the Seton group. Seton almost sounds too good to be true, though there are plenty of p...

Ohhh. Well hey, jump back on that horse and get it done...just do it after I apply! LOL!

Hey Borta, How did everything work out for you? Did you end up with an interview? Have you been hired? What's happened?