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  1. Nursing sucks

    forgop replied to lawandaluxnurse's topic in General Nursing

    Welcome to where ObamaCare is taking health care-reduced quality of service and decreasing the pay in such a way that the incentive to work hard is gone. I learned 2 weeks ago my weekend option...

  2. What do you guys think of Medtech College?

    forgop replied to bethers10's topic in Indiana Nursing

    I'm not disputing there aren't fully capable RN's coming out of MedTech and that there are plenty of them coming out of NLN accredited schools that aren't the sharpest tools in the shed. That said, I...

  3. Medtech October '12 classes

    forgop replied to EmilysMama's topic in Indiana Nursing

    I'd specifically ask the academic advisors who are hiring their grads. Most every hospital I've seen in Indy specifically states the require graduation from an accredited school. The stigma is that a...

  4. Medtech October '12 classes

    forgop replied to EmilysMama's topic in Indiana Nursing

    I went to one of the state board hearings downtown and recall one school being turned away and told to come with a whole host of answers to their questions in a few months. The whole process can take...

  5. Medtech October '12 classes

    forgop replied to EmilysMama's topic in Indiana Nursing

    Why would you spend the money and roll the dice that they will become accredited? I don't know of anyone hiring the MedTech grads. If they aren't accredited, your courses are worthless for transfer...

  6. New Grad Pay Rates

    forgop replied to ctunurse's topic in Indiana Nursing

    I'm a May 2012 new grad and just thought I'd share some new grad rates. I was offered at all of them with the exception of Wishard, but know of someone who just got hired as a new grad there. St....

  7. first interview as an RN...nightmare job

    forgop replied to SammyRN2012's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    If you think that's bad, I know of a local major hospital that gives RN's just 2 days of orientation for PRN resource positions with just one of those days being computer documentation

  8. Am I crazy?? Job decision advice... time sensitive

    forgop replied to ivyleaf's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I'm just a new grad after changing careers, but from what I've heard, you can virtually always go into med/surg at any point in your career after becoming an RN. If case management is a role you...

  9. Marian University-Online Accelerated Program

    forgop replied to forgop's topic in Indiana Nursing

    No idea how on campus differs from online, but I would advise against making plans for such a thing. You get a week for spring break and 3+ weeks off at Christmas. Other than that, you get holidays...

  10. Marian University-Online Accelerated Program

    forgop replied to forgop's topic in Indiana Nursing

    There's nothing that distinguishes on your transcript whether you're an online student or not. The course numbers are the same. In fact, the pinning ceremony is combined with on-campus traditional and...

  11. Marian University-Online Accelerated Program

    forgop replied to forgop's topic in Indiana Nursing

    There were 3 people in or cohort from California-2 are moving back, 1 is staying. Many of us have jobs already. My recommendation is to get a part time or supplemental tech/student nurse job after...

  12. Marian University-Online Accelerated Program

    forgop replied to forgop's topic in Indiana Nursing

    Honestly, most of us haven't done very well on the diagnostic Kaplan exams that I know of that we take in our final semester. You also take a Kaplan exam in most courses throughout that vary in level...

  13. Marian University-Online Accelerated Program

    forgop replied to forgop's topic in Indiana Nursing

    Yes, you may transfer from online to main campus because I strongly considered doing it. I was told that once you switch to main campus, you can't switch back. No sure how truthful all of it was...

  14. What do you guys think of Medtech College?

    forgop replied to bethers10's topic in Indiana Nursing

    And other than not being able to get a job, it's really a great program.

  15. What do you guys think of Medtech College?

    forgop replied to bethers10's topic in Indiana Nursing

    Ask them what area hospitals are hiring grads from non-accredited schools and see what they

  16. Marian University-Online Accelerated Program

    forgop replied to forgop's topic in Indiana Nursing

    No idea how competitive it is now with the cohorts being full, but when I started in Jan 2011, it was the minimum 2.8 GPA. If it's not full, they'll take you. They have no problem accepting you,...

  17. Marian University-Online Accelerated Program

    forgop replied to forgop's topic in Indiana Nursing

    Here's my take (and this is coming from someone who just completed the OA BSN program May 2012)- I would only advise entering the online program if you have absolutely no way of doing it on campus....

  18. Anyone else feel like they got "shafted" in clinicals?

    forgop posted a topic in Male Nursing Students

    I'm in my 2nd semester in an accelerated program. I'm the only male in a group of 7 students for our summer rotation of Med/Surg II, Peds, and Maternity. I was literally the "odd man out" when it...

  19. IU Health Intern/Externship

    forgop replied to lilop's topic in Indiana Nursing

    That rate seems low. I just accepted a PCI position beginning in December at $12/hr with up to $4/hr more with additional differentials

  20. Marian University-Online Accelerated Program

    forgop replied to forgop's topic in Indiana Nursing

    Every credit hour within the Marian nursing program was $795 when I started and it went up after that. Take all the gen ed and electives that you can at Ivy Tech....

  21. Any 2011 Marian ABSN applicants?

    forgop replied to kjj007's topic in Indiana Nursing

    I hope they've been a lot better organized for your cohort than ours. Also, don't listen to a single thing one particular 210 instructor says...you should easily figure out that she doesn't have a...

  22. I just don't get it.....

    forgop replied to OB-nurse2013's topic in General Students

    I thought that stuff only happened at my

  23. Have you ever had a WORTHLESS clinical instructor?

    forgop posted a topic in General Students

    Just began our 3rd Med/Surg clinical today and this woman is clueless. New hospital/charting system compared to what she's familiar with. We were to report on the floor at 0700 and she didn't show...

  24. Have you ever had a WORTHLESS clinical instructor?

    forgop replied to forgop's topic in General Students

    They've never worked with her until yesterday-new hospital and first day as in instructor. Someone from the staff did call the school and our coordinator did come out because she emwas a no-show. She...

  25. Have you ever had a WORTHLESS clinical instructor?

    forgop replied to forgop's topic in General Students

    So, what you're saying is you would provide the coordinator'd phone number the the RN's and have them air their