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  1. Three Questions - New Grads, Please Read

    Perseus Mandate posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    For those of you who are new to being an RN, can you tell me what your shifts are like? Do you initially get stuck with all the crappy shifts, working weekends, nights and/or a lot of holidays? I'd...

  2. CRNA Salaries - Will They Drop?

    Perseus Mandate posted a topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Just a quick question regarding the salaries of CRNAs. Currently, they're very well compensated for the job they do, and for good reason. However, I've heard in recent months that the salary of the...

  3. CRNA Prerequisites

    Perseus Mandate posted a topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    This is in the FAQ. I'm planning to get my ADN. I want to have experience as an RN. After that, I was going to get my BSN from Stony Brook University, and hopefully take my premedical requisite...

  4. Three Questions - New Grads, Please Read

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

    I work the later part of the afternoon now, getting home at 10:30 PM - I actually can't stand it. By the time I'm out of work, everyone's already drunk or at a party, or too tired to come out because...

  5. Three Questions - New Grads, Please Read

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

    Alright, thanks for the info. I wish it was straight days, and I wish you could choose all day or all evening shifts though. Having alternating shifts means your sleep schedule is fairly erratic, no?...

  6. Three Questions - New Grads, Please Read

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

    A traditional D/N schedule? Is it the case, then, that most nurses work both days and nights? You said it's rare to have someone with strictly day

  7. Three Questions - New Grads, Please Read

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

    What are the benefits of being with a nursing agency, as opposed to going it alone? What are the

  8. Three Questions - New Grads, Please Read

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

    Yes, I was talking about a hospital setting or something of that nature. I didn't mean to sound as if I deserve to have those days off - whatever I have to do, I'll do. I just wanted to have a general...

  9. CRNA Salaries - Will They Drop?

    Perseus Mandate replied to Perseus Mandate's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Okay, good to know - obviously money isn't the only factor to consider, but we all want to be well compensated for the job we do, which is why I wanted to look into it. I suppose people in the medical...

  10. CRNA Salaries - Will They Drop?

    Perseus Mandate replied to Perseus Mandate's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Well I know that salaries can fluctuate like that and everything, but I swore I heard people discussing why they will soon have salaries slashed on the whole for one reason or

  11. CRNA Salaries - Will They Drop?

    Perseus Mandate replied to Perseus Mandate's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Lots of views; no

  12. CRNA Prerequisites

    Perseus Mandate replied to Perseus Mandate's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Yeah, I know I need those prerequisite courses, so I'll just get my ADN, go to school for a Biology BS and try to medical school. If I don't get in, I can either find a CRNA program that accepts...

  13. ADN = Difficulty Getting Job?

    Perseus Mandate posted a topic in General Nursing

    For those of you who got their ADN more recently, have you found it difficult to get a job as a new graduate? A lot of places I was looking at around here say, "BSN preferred." Although I've got some...

  14. ADN = Difficulty Getting Job?

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

    Nice. Yes, same here. I have years of supervisor experience at UPS, and will have a few more under my belt by the time I achieve my ADN, then quit and go to work as an RN. This way, when I get my BSN,...

  15. CRNA Prerequisites

    Perseus Mandate replied to Perseus Mandate's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    That's what I was afraid of. Damn. Well, my plan is to aim for medical school first, and if that fails, a CRNA program, and if I don't get in to that, stay as an RN. Right now, I'm working on my ADN,...

  16. CRNA Prerequisites

    Perseus Mandate replied to Perseus Mandate's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Yeah, that's what I'm finding out. I looked at about 10 programs, and they all require a BSN, and not any bachelors. What about the Stony Brook BSN program, then? There's no organic chemistry or...

  17. ADN = Difficulty Getting Job?

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

    Good to know. Thanks again,

  18. How long after ADN to take NCLEX-RN

    Perseus Mandate posted a topic in General Nursing

    After you get your ADN, how long must you wait before you can take the NCLEX-RN? Does it have set times of year, like the MCATS? How is this exam to pass? Cake? Requires a lot of studying?

  19. How long after ADN to take NCLEX-RN

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

    So where do you go for your ATT? Can I find that online for NY? Same question with regards to the NCLEX. I didn't expect it to be easy, just figured I'd ask. I would obviously prepare beforehand - I...

  20. A Bit of Confusion - ADN = RN?

    Perseus Mandate posted a topic in General Nursing

    I'm a bit confused with something. When a person goes ahead and gets their ADN, do they then start work as an RN? Or LPN? If it's RN, then how do you wind up as an LPN? If it's LPN, what else do you...

  21. Starting RN Wages?

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

    I gotcha. Hey, I'll be happy with 100k a year, which is what I've heard you can end up at for the cap here on Long Island. I'm sure it depends where you work, but that's great money. Any idea how long...

  22. Starting RN Wages?

    Perseus Mandate posted a topic in General Nursing

    I'm sure it varies with the hospital you work at and the state you live in, but what was your starting wage as an RN, right after graduating? Nurses get paid by the hour, correct? What kinds of raises...

  23. Starting RN Wages?

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

    I'd want to balance my income and free time, though. Lots of OT with little free time to take advantage of the extra wages seems pointless. That's my view, anyway. In any case, it seems being an RN is...

  24. What to expect?

    Perseus Mandate posted a topic in General Nursing

    So I've not yet worked as a nurse of any sort. I'm sure I can't really know what it's like until I do, but I'll ask anyway - what's it like being an RN? Granted, there are tons of different areas of...

  25. What to expect?

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

    I'm in NY, so I guess I'm good. :) I can always oppose joining the union,