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I am an RN that has accepted a position as an MBSCR. I have one surgery center. I have tried to research salary for this position, but I cannot find it anywhere. Even just a round about or a salary range would be nice. Working about 12-15 hours/week. Its a work from home position. Can anyone provide a range with the details I've given? Thank you so much in advance!

Direct loans is awful. I had the hardest time just logging in to pay. You would think they would they would make it easy, like everyone else so they can get paid. Its ridiculous & frustrating, but not sure there is anything that can be done. That's how government agencies are- TERRIBLE.

I am so sorry to hear this. I always loved reading her posts. She had so much knowledge & it was wonderful that she shared it. I Learned so much from her.

"That's insane! How are you juggling the 12 hours shifts and classes at the same time? I'm going to just be starting my ADN and was thinking about doing the same thing.

"That's insane! How are you juggling the 12 hours shifts and classes at the same time? I'm going to just be starting my ADN and was thinking about doing the same thing." I started working as a tech in my 3rd semester. I was nervous, but it ended up being fine. I work two 12 hour shifts a week now. A lot of students work, but I would say if you don't have to, don't. Some people have to work. Its doable to juggle both.

Yeah, I saw that thread, but it didn't help me. I appreciate it though. Thanks. I actually figured it out though. You have to subtract however many hours you missed from the 8 hours to figure out how much time you have to give the 1st 1/2 of the fluid. :) Hope that helps someone :)

I almost get this but am having an issue with the timing- which is probably the easiest part :) I know that you calculate from the time the pt. was burned, so, if my pt. was burned at 1 am and admit was at 8 am, does that mean that the fluid has to be administered in 1 hour? (45% TBSA, 80 kg). I just don't see how you would put 7200 mL in 1 hour in a person. Please let me know. Thanks :)

I was alternate #50 last August & I got in. Just offering some hope :) Also, the students who got in probably had Micro completed already. If they all have it & you don't I was told that bumps you back. You can get in without it, but they admit those with it first. Good luck to you!!!!

Hello all! Thank you for all of the responses! Well, it sounds like working in a Peds hospital will be doable, as long as I structure my training around it...which I'd do b/c I know that's where I want to work. Thing is, I'd be working in Southern California; San Diego. Do you think that's a tough market? A few of you guys said Peds is a specialty that a lot of people want to work in...not according to the hiring mang at the SD hosp I talked to. She said, "...Peds is always hard to fill b/c not a lot of people want to work around kids all day." I'm assuming you guys disagree with that statement? Also, I've heard a lot about new grads not being able to find jobs. I don't want to change careers, work my butt off in school and not be able to find a job. I know I'd improve my job opportunities by moving but I don't want leave San Diego. Clearly, who would? So, moving is not an option... So, am I drastically limiting my options when I said I only want to work in San Diego and for a childen's hospital? I'm thinking no...as long as I work at a children's hospital during school, volunteer and do anything I can think of that would boost my resume. Agree or disagree? Oh! And someone else mentioned that people are pretty much lining up to work the night shift b/c it pays more? I thought people were lining up to work the day shift? I'd only work the night shift if they made me. With that said, do you think it's unrealistic to go into nursing only wanting to work the day shift? I don't care how much money I can make working nights; I'm not interested. *Yes, I know I have a lot of stipulations :chuckle I'm not a Nurse-yet, but I am doing my peds clinical this semester & I am very excited because this is a great area of interest..........then, I find out that we only get 2 weeks (4 total clinical days) in peds. They used to do 5 weeks, but we were told that this was the only children's hospital in pinellas & they had to make room for other schools. It is very disappointing to say the least. I love the specialties, but they just don't let us get enough of any of it. I also applied as a tech in Tampa at the peds hospital. I got offered a job on an adult med-surg floor. I figured its experience & at least I'm in because they have a great children's hospital. We do management experience our last semester & we can go to the children's hospital, but there are only 2 spots or something crazy so you can imagine how competetive that is. Just wanted to say that you really can't specialize until you are an RN- at my school anyway. They want you to have med-surg ALOT, which I understand b/c you will be tested on NCLEX in this area more than any other. I love it anyway & will get where I want to be eventually :) Good luck to you!

My grandmother had been in & out of a rehab center for a while; in pain for as long as I can remember. My grandfather would visit when he could. Then, my grandmother was admitted to the hospital.....not shortly after, my grandfather was admitted to the same hospital, same floor. After sometime we decided it was best to take her to see him, which we did; he was going down hill pretty fast & we expected he would not make it much longer. We got a call at 3 am a few days later- my grandmother had a heart attack. The next day, we got a call that my grandfather had also passed. They had been married for 60 years. Still gets me choked up because it was just in November, but wanted to share.

what session are you an alternate for? are all of your pre-req's completed now that you have been chosen as an alternate or are you still lacking some? thanks for all the info also. i have a 3.8, but lacking micro, so i'll prob have to wait until fall :-( i'm an alternate for starting this fall, 2009, and yes...i've finished all pre-req's...to be competitive for a direct seat, you'll need to finish micro. you may be able to get in via eayl though, but when i've interviewed for these positions, the first question they asked is if i've completed all my pre-req's. micro's not so hard, just make sure you study your pants off for the first exam...i mean, like crazy...that's the tough one...if you don't do well on it, take the 'w', if you nail it, you're good to go, just keep studying. good luck! just wanted to tell you that when i applied my alternate # was 50 and i got in. thought there was no hope, but 2 weeks before the semester started, i got the call. good luck to you!

Many people also use this......... Let me give you some advise. Its advice people!!! Makes me nuts.

I feel that prestige plays an enormous role in the work that we do every day. There are many individuals that spent countless hours in school--i.e., physicians, nurse practioners, CRNAs, etc. and they deserve the respect they receive. These folks are not your run-of-the-mill LPNs or two-year RNs. People recognize this and the prestige is only one of the many rewards for being at the top of your profession. And, this is not a form of hubris since those who work hard at what they do are typically rewarded, and their patients are rewarded as well for being under the care of a committed, educated practitioner. In my opinion, this is a bit offensive to the Nursing profession. Masters degree or not, you are a Nurse. I don't see why you would refer to a Nurse as "run of the mill" simply because they are not CRNA's- this is after all the profession you are in. I don't want you to think I that I don't know that becoming a CRNA is not a great accomplishment because it definitely is, but in my opinion, so is making it to the position of an RN, which is where you started. After you spent all that time to become an RN, someone said to you "you're just run of the mill" I would think that would be infuriating because you did spent countless hours to get there. You also put yourslef in the same rank as a physician- sorry, but not the same.

3.7 sounds like a pretty competitive GPA, but is speech included in the GPA they use? I thought they only used there required prerqs to calculate GPA. Don't remember if speech was one them or not. I know AP I & II for sure & Mirco, but can't remember what else. Very well could be. I have pushed a lot of information into my head this past year, so I am sure some other things have gotten pushed out :) I did Micro over the summer too- it was ok. The semester before me and the one before that had students who had not taken Mirco & gotten in- I know this because there were student who had just passed levels II & III in my summer Mirco class, so you can get in without it & take it later. It happens. Just depends on what all those other people do that apply with you. I thought "#50!!! Theres no way I'm getting in!" That meant that 50 people had to drop for me to get a spot.....but I got it. I hope you get in!!!

I got in after the first time I applied for Fall, but.....................the first letter I got said that I was on the alternate list, so if people dropped out, I would get that spot, but.............I was #50 so I saw no hope. All I could do was wait it out. While I waited I applied for Spring, just in case. I got a letter accepting me into that semester and then 2 weeks before Fall started I got a call saying that a spot was available for me. I had all pre-reqs completed & well in all, I think my Micro class didn't count b/c I took it iver the summer, the grade posted too late- that's was why I was an alternate...I think. Apparently everyone else had all required pre-reqs. Basically if you have all your pre-reqs done and did well, your in. Good luck to you!!!! I am done with my 1st year on Monday!

Thank you so much to everyone for posting these helpful websites, notes & quizzes. I love this site!

We were told to palpate the radial pulse when trying to find the baseline. Once the pulse fades we go 30mmHG above the number of what was shown. :yeahthat: We were told this as well and this is what I did on my skills check off.

if you want to get it done faster, yes you will have to take the night classes because they don't stop for the summer. it will be fall 08', spring 09', summer 09' and graduation december 09', 16 months like you said. it is difficult to go through the summer, but they only put the best instructors on in the summer to help you through. why take summer off? not to mention the day classes have to do more dirty work, like "am care" (bed-bath, adls). night instructors are better in my opinion, and the students are as well. there are a lot more dedicated students at night. i started in the days, then switched to night. since you don't have your class schedule or know if you are in nights or days, i am guessing that you have been selected as an "alternate". please correct me if i am wrong. alternates don't get to choose which instructor or hospital they get to go to, they get what ever is leftover (the ones that nobody else wants). you will get stuck with more difficult instructors, but they will make you stronger if you stick with it. i just wanted to say that i was accepted as alternate and while you do not get to choose your instructor, you are not getting what is left over. you are getting whatever spot opens up, so it is random, not what no one wants. i admit though that i would have loved to be on nights so that i can go through faster and i may try to switch to nights for that reason, but i am happy with the instructors i have during the day. in the day program, there are 72 students, and the night has the same. however, out of the 144 students, 36 are in special grant programs that are paid for by the hospitals. when you go to orientation, they will tell you everything. and afterwards, they are going to make you take to tests. the first one is 2.5hrs, and the second is about 1-2hrs. the first one is the teas test which is on math, reading, writing, and science. when you are done, it will tell you your score, and compare it to students in 1600 nursing schools across the country. it isn't hard, but i will give you a heads up, know your metric conversions. i wish i had listened to this piece of advice. i had just know metrics in chem, but did not memorize the conversions so it was tough. i did do a lot of word problem practice type questions online, but i because i did not have time to prepare...again, it was tough. math is not my strong suit, so if you have time to review, do it! as far as the program goes, don't waste time! start studying now for the fall semester. the syllabus is 512 pages! read that, and also start reading kozier & erb nursing fundamentals (1800 pages). if you read these before august, you will pass level 1 with flying colors. i really wish that they would give you the calendar at least a week in advance so that you can start reading the assignments that you will be going through for that next week. it has been difficult because to read ahead when i did not get the chance to start that way. in my opinion the syllabus is all over the place. i actually did read chapter 1 in an effort to be ahead, but we started in chapter 29 & 30. just sayin', it would be nice to get the calendar early. i hope this helped someone and i hope you are having a great semester!!!

What about a private loan??? Anyone done this say with Sallie Mae? I will be looking into it. I will let you know what I find out. Hang in there!

I just got a call from the Nursing School today........... I got a seat for FALL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YAH! Just wanted to thank you all for helping me keep the faith. Looking forward to posting questions.....and being able to offer advice to others as soon as I can!

Thats funny......I feel like they groan when I call too . Maybe try to email them. Good luck to you!

I got my acceptance letter for Spring yesterday!!!! I am pretty sure I was in the 2nd pool because my micro wasn't finished until this summer. Good luck to you all!

I replied to this, but now I see that you may have been discussing the LPN-RN and I was telling you what happened with me for the ASN, so I deleted my post. Sorry about that, but I hope you get in anyway!! GOOD LUCK!

do you mean that you applied for the summer 2008 (deadline was May 1st) and still haven't heard yet? Sorry if I was confusing. I applied for August 2008 and found out I was an alternate. To be on the safe side, I applied for Spring 2009 (deadline July 1st) & have not heard yet. I actually asked last week when the Spring decision would be made. I understand it will be soon. This is for their ASN.

I also applied for Spring 2009, just in case August doesn't come through. As of last week no processing of applications has been done, but I think they will be doing the 1st round of acceptance for the spring this week.....Not positive about that though. Hope this helps. Good luck to you.