Am_Byth

Am_Byth

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  1. May 2009 Graduates!!! Do you have a job yet?

    Am_Byth replied to soon2bRN516's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I'm so sorry to hear that heartbroken. That's not fair and it scares me now!

  2. May 2009 Graduates!!! Do you have a job yet?

    Am_Byth replied to soon2bRN516's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I just got the call for a full time offer yesterday around 3:15pm. That was after a 5.5w wait since my interview. I can finally

  3. Anyone see salary article in Advance

    Am_Byth replied to emilysmom,RN's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    Are you serious? $27/hr for a NEW nurse? Where? And how expensive is living there? B/c I will get less then $20/hr to work as a new nurse. BIG difference. Living is cheap

  4. Baby Fever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    Am_Byth replied to loving&sincere's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    Isn't that the truth! I'm too poor and too lazy to formula feed my

  5. Pay for graduate nurses in your area?

    Am_Byth posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    Do you know what they pay graduate nurses in your area? At the hospital where I am going to school pays graduate nurses the same as a start nurse. $19.57. I'm not sure if this is common practice to...

  6. Nurse Practitioner Interview Project

    Am_Byth replied to QueensRN05's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Can you job shadow an NP? I had to job shadow an advanced nurse so I went to the lady who does my yearly exams...ha. It worked, I got the answers I needed.

  7. Baby Fever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    Am_Byth replied to loving&sincere's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    Yeah, it's defiantly a different situation. Both DH & I are in school together. (He's got a bac in psychology, a bac in criminal justice, a cert in dental tech, and soon RN and his goal is Nurse...

  8. May 2009 Graduates!!! Do you have a job yet?

    Am_Byth replied to soon2bRN516's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I have applied to one hospital and only put that I wanted to work on ONE floor. I put application in on a Friday and got a call the following Monday. I had an interview about a week later. (This past...

  9. Baby Fever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    Am_Byth replied to loving&sincere's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    Yes, it was 8yrs last month. I also turned 24 last month. Married at 16. I'm not what people consider "normal" in any

  10. If you barely pass A&P, should you continue with nursing?

    Am_Byth replied to nobhill's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    All I know is I went from getting an A in Anatomy and a B in Phys (my 1st B in my pre reqs) and now in Nursing School I average B's at the end of the semester. (I do get some C's on tests) BTW, 79% is...

  11. Baby Fever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    Am_Byth replied to loving&sincere's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    lovenandj, I wanted to tell you great job on breastfeeding! I'm all for BFing (wanting to become a LC). I started doing Pre-reqs when I was 7m PG, only going 1 day a week and only took less then a...

  12. Baby Fever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    Am_Byth replied to loving&sincere's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    We currently have 4 students pg in my class. Well one, is a guy so he's not pg but his gf is. The one student is due the week of graduation so she is 30w now and already dilating and ctxing. She is...

  13. Anyone see salary article in Advance

    Am_Byth replied to emilysmom,RN's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    Under $20 for New Castle Pa for a new

  14. nursing program fall 2009

    Am_Byth replied to booke24's topic in General Students

    My sister got her about a month ago. She starts this fall at the same school I

  15. Some Honesty

    Am_Byth replied to ccstudent's topic in General Students

    At the hospital where I go to school at they are trying to recruit us like crazy! I got a phone call for an interview 3 days after I put my application in. I've already had one interview. I plan to...

  16. Injections practice?

    Am_Byth replied to NurseStudentHusband's topic in General Students

    In my school we practice sub q shots on each other. We also do an IV lab where we get one shot to start an IV on another student. My friend has let me use her as a "pin cushion". And the other day I...

  17. Getting Pregnant: Middle of Nursing School or first year as RN

    Am_Byth replied to misslolalady's topic in General Students

    I would NEVER get PG while in nursing school. NO WAY. We have a couple pg girls in our class and to hear the one complain about ctx and stuff, ticks me off. Yes, I get ctx are real but you chose to...

  18. Can someone help me with a study plan for hesi?

    Am_Byth replied to ziggles's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I've never heard of HESI.

  19. End of the class lazies

    Am_Byth replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Students

    I go back to school tomorrow after a week off for spring break. Test on Friday with a crazy week ahead of me. Guess what we did this week? Oh yes, put tile up, played with the kids, had a party for...

  20. May 2009 Grads...and how this economy is going to affect us.

    Am_Byth replied to BabyLady's topic in General Students

    I know at my school we get a TON of clinical time! My school is a Diploma program. We were seeing pts within the 1st couple weeks of Nursing School. It's ALL hands

  21. May 2009 Grads...and how this economy is going to affect us.

    Am_Byth replied to BabyLady's topic in General Students

    I have an interview on Tuesday. Thankfully my hospital hires a lot of grads. I hope I get a job. My husband is in Nursing School with me and he wants to go on for Anesthesia, so he needs to get...

  22. Where do you want to work once you're done

    Am_Byth replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Students

    OB 100% BUT I know I can't get a job there so I have an interview for the Respiratory floor on

  23. I get special priviledges in clinical !

    Am_Byth replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Students

    Good

  24. What if I'm only interested in women's health?

    Am_Byth replied to MasonsMommy's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I'm the same way. I am on the home stretch of Nursing School. (Done in May) So I'm really starting to look for jobs. Most OB units are on hiring freezes or they would rather experienced nurses. I'm...

  25. MRSA- precautions with history of

    Am_Byth replied to lleamon's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Yep, this is our hospital. If someone had MRSA 20yrs ago, too bad, they don't even get swabbed, they are automatically a MRSA