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  1. What to expect?

    Perseus Mandate replied to Perseus Mandate's topic in General Nursing

    Are all of you here in unions? I spoke to another friend who is a nurse, and he had told me he would never work in a non-unionized hospital. He said the hospital administrators are somewhere between...

  2. What to expect?

    Perseus Mandate replied to Perseus Mandate's topic in General Nursing

    Does LVN = LPN? Wow, two days a week only? Insanity. Can RNs get that too? I'm guessing it depends where you work, right? Do you get paid by the hour, or are you eligible for OT as well? Do a lot of...

  3. What to expect?

    Perseus Mandate replied to Perseus Mandate's topic in General Nursing

    lol good, i'll be good at it then. i juggle a lot of things at my current job. the experience will be good. i can make decisions on the fly and prioritize rather well. do you ever get into a bit of a...

  4. What to expect?

    Perseus Mandate replied to Perseus Mandate's topic in General Nursing

    Do you have time to munch on something? I figure I'd eat a few protein bars or shakes as my day went on. Need to keep sustained somehow. You work 36, get paid for 40? And it's hourly, not salary,...

  5. A Bit of Confusion - ADN = RN?

    Perseus Mandate replied to Perseus Mandate's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for all the answers,

  6. Starting RN Wages?

    Perseus Mandate replied to Perseus Mandate's topic in General Nursing

    Awesome, such encouragement here is impressive. For awhile, I interviewed a lot of doctors and asked them what they thought of aiming for medical school. I was motivated (as I am about nursing now),...

  7. Starting RN Wages?

    Perseus Mandate replied to Perseus Mandate's topic in General Nursing

    Wait, you're saying 5 months into being an RN, they're at 33/hr? Weekend only option? So they make that working the weekends and one week

  8. A Bit of Confusion - ADN = RN?

    Perseus Mandate replied to Perseus Mandate's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you, all of you. The information helped, and it was all speedy, too! I'm loving this forum more and more. Everyone is so helpful and insightful. I have a feeling I'm going to like being an

  9. A Bit of Confusion - ADN = RN?

    Perseus Mandate replied to Perseus Mandate's topic in General Nursing

    Ahhh, okay! Did not know that. Who is compensated better? I'd guess RNs, because I don't see a big rush for people to become LPNs. How do their duties

  10. Starting RN Wages?

    Perseus Mandate replied to Perseus Mandate's topic in General Nursing

    Oh no no, I've got no college degree yet, I'm still a baby. Only 20. Took a year or so off out of HS 'cause I had to start working. My father passed away from lung cancer and I got a job at UPS to...

  11. Starting RN Wages?

    Perseus Mandate replied to Perseus Mandate's topic in General Nursing

    Considering pursuing it. I'm still young, and really unsure of what to do with my life. I work in business now at a reputable company, and I could stay there for the rest of my days and be pretty set,...

  12. ADN or BSN. Which is better??

    Perseus Mandate replied to normusmaximus's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I'm planning to get my ADN, then work as an RN while going for my BSN. Seems like a good plan, because I get to start gaining experience as an RN, making some nice money to support myself, and with...

  13. Starting RN Wages?

    Perseus Mandate replied to Perseus Mandate's topic in General Nursing

    Holy hell, where on LI is that? Nassau or Suffolk? Do you happen to know? I guess the higher standard of living here demands higher wages - that's pretty cool for starting out. Who caps out at 105k a...

  14. Starting RN Wages?

    Perseus Mandate replied to Perseus Mandate's topic in General Nursing

    Ah, so this is the type of money made after two years? That's really damn good, then. Do you earn more with a BS in nursing,

  15. Starting RN Wages?

    Perseus Mandate replied to Perseus Mandate's topic in General Nursing

    Well that's cool. And you need a 4 year nursing degree to start working for those wages? Pretty nice. What kinds of raises are there as an RN? Is it all unionized, or does it depend where you work? I...

  16. Starting RN Wages?

    Perseus Mandate replied to Perseus Mandate's topic in General Nursing

    What area is that? I live on Long Island, in NY, and due to the high cost of living, I'm guessing the wages here would be towards the higher end in the country. Why does critical care get paid more?...

  17. Starting RN Wages?

    Perseus Mandate replied to Perseus Mandate's topic in General Nursing

    As a former union worker at UPS, I definitely do. Overtime was severely frowned

  18. Stretch Mark Treatments

    Perseus Mandate posted a topic in General Nursing

    I know this isn't exactly about nursing, but you guys and gals might know the answer better than some random search engine. A family member has stretch marks on their back. The majority of them are...

  19. Womens interest in male nurses

    Perseus Mandate replied to johny1's topic in Men in Nursing

    Just chiming in to say - GREAT post. I'm vain and shallow at times, and I've had the typical worry of being called a "male nurse" if I went for a nursing degree. I realize how irrational it is, and...

  20. BSN - 4-year Course Requirements?

    Perseus Mandate posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    Hello everyone, I had a question. When going for your 4-year undergraduate nursing degree, what courses is one typically required to take? How to they compare to the courses premed students have to...

  21. BSN - 4-year Course Requirements?

    Perseus Mandate replied to Perseus Mandate's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Will do, thanks for the advice so far everyone. I want to make sure I keep my options open, you know? Last thing I want to do is aim for something, fail, and then have no idea where to

  22. BSN - 4-year Course Requirements?

    Perseus Mandate replied to Perseus Mandate's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Yep, sure is Long Island. Wouldn't anything be a "bridge to RN" program, more or less, if I would have already taken the vast majority of the courses required for a nursing degree? I figure I'd have...

  23. BSN - 4-year Course Requirements?

    Perseus Mandate replied to Perseus Mandate's topic in First Year After Licensure

    oh, nursing degrees require organic chemistry? the last i heard, they didn't. i know premed requisites are typically biology, chemistry, organic chemistry, physics and college level algebra (some...