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  1. accel. BSN - Seton Hall, Drexel, UMDNJ?

    birdgardner posted a topic in New Jersey Nursing

    I've been accepted at Seton Hall (Georgian Ct.) and Drexel and then my husband was laid off so I was thinking about applying to UMDNJ also, which is 25K to Drexel's 35K and SH's 55K. What are my...

  2. Does it really matter what school you get your Master's degree from?

    birdgardner replied to melody_SJ/NYC's topic in General Nursing

    I am wondering what NP schools follow the most rigorous medical model, and offer the best clinical experiences. That would really matter, in terms of your competence on coming out. Big name is...

  3. Do new grad have a limited shelf life

    birdgardner replied to hatingthewaiting's topic in General Nursing

    Around here LTC were asking for 6 months, now 12 month experience. I do volunteer EMS - at least my emergency assessment skills and ABCs are honed. And maybe you can find some private duty nursing?...

  4. When the tables are turned (nurse on the receiving end of care, acted like a fool)

    birdgardner replied to Born2BWild's topic in General Nursing

    I've never panicked at a needle myself but I can look at wounds on others that would have me all light-headed and tasting blood if they were on me. Being chased can't have helped your panic. It...

  5. Do you recommend becoming a nurse?

    birdgardner replied to BradleyRN's topic in General Nursing

    Being a nurse, sure. Becoming one, hell no, not with the job market as it is for new

  6. Best States for Entry-Level Nursing Jobs Posted

    birdgardner replied to iPink's topic in General Nursing

    They are not talking about nursing jobs at all but jobs for unlicensed personnel. Which would be fine if you were going to move to that state so you could get a job paying $10-12/hour while you go to...

  7. Sun Medical Staffing - are they legit?

    birdgardner posted a topic in New Jersey Nursing

    My dealings with them have been a little odd - maybe just very disorganized? I've given them all sorts of personal identification and now I'm

  8. Foreign grad, passed the nclex last month, still no job

    birdgardner replied to rigs's topic in General Nursing

    May I ask what kind of work visa you're here on and when you got it? I sympathise with your struggles, but when so many American nurses are finding it impossible to find a job, I do not understand why...

  9. when stepping forward cuts you off - vent

    birdgardner posted a topic in General Nursing

    Went to a job fair today, in one of the hardest hit sections of the country. They told new grads to come later - maybe not for the benefit of the new grads, but for the recruiters so they wouldn't...

  10. when stepping forward cuts you off - vent

    birdgardner replied to birdgardner's topic in General Nursing

    New

  11. 100% pro-life, considering nursing school

    birdgardner replied to Beebop25's topic in General Nursing

    Judging people is different from judging an action, and the OP is talking about the latter. Are you out there, OP? You know somewhere between a quarter and a third of women will have had an abortion...

  12. 100% pro-life, considering nursing school

    birdgardner replied to Beebop25's topic in General Nursing

    please don't slander us. a fraction of a percent of anti-abortionists are in favor of murdering abortion doctors (a terrorist abruption of the political process) and they are very largely condemned by...

  13. 100% pro-life, considering nursing school

    birdgardner replied to Beebop25's topic in General Nursing

    A Catholic nursing school or a Catholic hospital will certainly help you avoid such situations. You are likely to find however that relatively few of the people there actually adhere strongly to the...

  14. Teacher who would like to shift to nursing profession

    birdgardner replied to prof_hannah's topic in General Nursing

    How long do you have to go to retire? If it is five or ten years, stay, get your pension, then think about nursing. This is no time to give up a secure job, and it is a bad time to enter nursing. New...

  15. Should I stay in the same place as a new RN as I am currently as a CNA

    birdgardner replied to RN student09's topic in General Nursing

    The few new grads being hired where I am seem to be those who were CNAs at the hospital. Your nurse manager approves of your performance, potential and teamwork or you wouldn't have the offer - that...

  16. Should an RN accept CNA/PCT job for now

    birdgardner replied to meikauw's topic in General Nursing

    I would if I could - it seems like very few new grads are being hired and those who worked as PCTs as students and are known by the NMs have a huge advantage. But the hospitals around here won't...

  17. Having a h ard time processing something that happend yesterday

    birdgardner replied to mugwump's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Awsmfun, I lost a baby at 20 weeks. If she had been born alive, I would have gotten up to kill anyone who wanted to practice his skills at anything more than blow-by O2 and swaddling. Tubing,...

  18. There won't be any raises this year

    birdgardner replied to Manatee111's topic in General Nursing

    Hey, you've got a job. You missed the recession by one year. Me, I'm glad dh has a job (no raise) but I sure wish I had one

  19. Having a h ard time processing something that happend yesterday

    birdgardner replied to mugwump's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Some mothers might want to hold the baby. Some mothers might want to travel in the same ambulance with someone else holding the baby. Some mothers might want the baby taken away. THE THING TO DO IS...

  20. interview advice for new grad - PLEASE

    birdgardner posted a topic in Emergency

    After 6 months of nothing but resume flushes, I have an interview for a position at a local ER. I would LOVE to work there; it's close; it's a good hospital; ER is one of my top two choices. So it's...

  21. Tested Positive for Influenza A, scared for my family

    birdgardner replied to amom23's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Nearly everyone who has swine flu will recover fine. In our state, 3 children have died of H1N1 but they all had other medical issues, very sad. H1N1 swept through my town - I think that's what 3 of...

  22. How often do couples die within days of each other?

    birdgardner replied to KY RN's topic in General Nursing

    There are many couples in my extended family who made it to 50, 60, even 70 plus years of marriage, some of them devoted, some of them not so - and none of them died close on following the death of...

  23. Nurses backache..

    birdgardner replied to Living Legend's topic in General Nursing

    Exercise for your back and core muscles can help prevent strains and pain once you have recovered. Stronger arms and legs will take more of the effort. I find it much easier to move patients and...

  24. One million infected.

    birdgardner replied to oramar's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Probably way more. It's running through my town and the majority of cases in my kids' schools that were tested were H1N1, but most people who are getting sick now are just staying home with it and...

  25. Frustrated New Grad

    birdgardner replied to newPsychNP's topic in Emergency

    Volunteer EMT-B is no help at all getting hired in NJ. It gets me out of the house and keeps me semi-sane and I love my fellow crew members, but you really do so very much less than a nurse or...