BellaCerraRN

I am a new dialysis nurse, well a new nurse period, and until today I loved my job and the people I work with although they've been a little slow to warm up to me on a personal basis. Here's my delima.... I am in training and my preceptor is a tech...

Well poo! I didn't read your post until AFTER I posted my response.... Oh well, maybe someone else needs the info....

As one of the other posters stated. The BNE doesn't just do a background check, they run an FBI background check and fingerprint card. If you've been fingerprinted for ANYTHING, the FBI will have a record of it. For juvenile offenses I believe mos...

I graduated GCC in 07. Every year the cut off gets higher and higher. I believe the year I was accepted it was in the 18-20 point range. As the program gets more competitive, the points will be getting higher and higher. I'd say it's fair to assu...

My advice to you is to figure out what makes your heart come alive and persue that. Otherwise, you'll never be happy. And as a 42 year old that went to Nursing School at 39... we're not getting any younger hon and you deserve nothing less! Frankl...

As a former employee of GCC and recent Nursing School grad, I would say that 450 applicants is about right. I think it's great that they decided to add a spring class to the Nursing Program. I hear that they have a plan in the works to accept 100 to...

I love my Palm Tungsten E2... but then again, it's 2 years old AND I got it for 1/2 cost because the seal had been broken on the box.

I wanted to chime in on this thread as both a CCU nurse as well as the wife of a survivor of esophageal cancer/esophagectomy. My husband was diagnosed very early and had his esophagectomy within days. He did remarkably well. Out of ICU in 3 days an...

At my facility the PRN nurses make close to 20 an hour more than the full time scheduled nurses, most of them work in excess of 40 a week, and you can be a full time and forgo benefits and you get a $450 allowance each month.

I get paid overtime every single pay check and so far no kisses for me!

Fact of the matter is that FLSA sets the rules, not a particular facility. They may not be paying overtime, but unless they can proove the employee passes ALL 4 tests, the employee is entitled to overtime, plain and simple. If the employee does not...

At our facility our unit only gets pts if they still have the sheath and lines... otherwise they go to the floor. When they come to us it's HOB flat, leg straight, reverse trendelenberg once they start complaining. When we pull the sheath (after 2 ...

I just finished reading the FLSA just to make sure that I knew what I was talking about before putting my two cents in. IF you are exempt, it is because you are in the "Learned Professional" category. However, there are tests you must pass in order ...

Can't tell you what their acceptance rate is, but when I entered the program in 05 we started with 121 and there were at least 30 on the waiting list to get in. They go by a point system, it's competitive but worth it.

We graduated together!

You can count on taking 3-3 1/2 years (or more) to complete your 2 year ADN. Like the previous poster said, there are pre-req's, but also co-req's. Classes that you should be able to complete while going through the nursing program, but the truth o...

I meant to say that there isn't a whole lot they do in Dallas that we can't do here!

I work at TMC and I don't know a lot about WNJ but I certainly wouldn't call them rural hospitals! TMC is a fairly advanced hospital and we don't do a whole lot that they can't do in Dallas. We send very few cases south, in most instances the ones ...

Hi... GCC 07 here, OMG! I can't believe it's been over a year since I graduated!!! I really AM the nurse! Ok.. on to your question... As far as study partners goes... wait a few weeks into class... you'll see who you want to partner up with for a s...

Like I said in my previous post, almost any nursing job qualifies. The exceptions I can think of off hand are dialysis clinics, lawyers offices, insurance companies, schools etc... ANY acute care hospital, nursing home, skilled nursing facility, can...

It's a sweet program. I got the scholarship/stipend award when I was in nursing school. I received $1680.00 I believe in a one lump payment to use towards books, lab supplies, tests etc, really however I wanted, I also got my tuition paid almost 10...

Actually if you take the class at Grayson, the instructor will send your tests to your local colleges testing center and you can take your tests there. Some of the instructors mail them and some fax them, it depends upon their preference and the pre...

A table to sit at to eat that isn't less than 12 inches from the bathroom!

I make $ 1605.00 for a 64 hour "week" no OT. Plus I get a weeks vacation every other week! Ok, Ok, I work 7 on 7 off, but vacation sounds better!

When I took the HESI the computer had a built in calculator but I found that it often gave me the wrong answer. I'm sure that some of that was operator error! Make sure you do each calculation twice to make sure you've got the right answer. I also ...