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  1. Financing your education

    KatieM123 replied to newbeginnings07's topic in General Nursing

    I have a BS in a non-nursing field and about 30K in loans from that. Which actually wasn't too bad since many friends had a lot more it was over 30K a year there. I don't want to add any loans to my...

  2. How do you pay your sign-on bonus back?

    KatieM123 replied to st4wb3rr33sh0rtc4k3's topic in General Nursing

    I'm guessing there is no specific law for paying back a sign on bonus. It would fall under contract law and you'd be binded by the contract you signed with the facility. Whatever they put in the...

  3. Nursing degrees???

    KatieM123 replied to xxgreenfirexx's topic in General Nursing

    I finished my MBA and then applied to nursing schools. I have to finish a few pre reqs at a community college. For me personally it was far more affordable to do an ASN program with some community...

  4. Do CNA's know what they are supposed to do or...

    KatieM123 replied to *ac*'s topic in General Nursing

    I was a PCA (patient care associate) on a med/surg floor in a pretty busy floor. Nurses were swamped but never seemed as unhappy as some on here say. There were generally 3 PCAs one for each "wing"...

  5. Who has had the biggest influence on your nursing practice?

    KatieM123 replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    I'm just a hopeful student but the reason I continue to go on is a friend who I was an aid to in college. He has MS and was wheelchair bound. He got through his days very literally with the...

  6. Do you have a best friend at work?

    KatieM123 replied to sleepyndopey's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not a nurse yet but at my current job I have a best friend and work would be hell with out her! I know I can vent and be honest and frustrated and it will never leave her office and she knows she...

  7. Need some advice!!!!

    KatieM123 replied to mused11's topic in General Nursing

    I really thought I wanted to be a doctor, so I got a job as a patient care associate at on a busy Med/Surg floor at a teaching hospital. I saw all the new residents start that summer. I worked with...

  8. I think I really screwed up choosing nursing

    KatieM123 replied to Curious1alwys's topic in General Nursing

    I understand how you feel, I'm just on an opposite end! I work in business I have a BS in management and an MBA. I make a good bit more than a nurse and I Hate my job. HATE IT. I hate going to...

  9. I was a ______ prior to being a nurse/student nurse

    KatieM123 replied to nurz2be's topic in General Nursing

    I have a 4 year degree from a prestigious business school as well as an MBA from a well thought of university. And I get the odd looks and comments about it being almost a step down from the business...

  10. Spring pre-req's!!

    KatieM123 replied to rnmomtobe2010's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I'm registered for A&P I! Thought about taking Nutrition too but since I'm not sure if I'm accepted in the program I decided to save the $ if I get in I'll take it this summer with A&P

  11. Nurses salary vrs teacher's salary

    KatieM123 replied to ShayRN's topic in General Nursing

    In NY my cousin works for a catholic school with a BA and a masters in teaching and makes $19,000. She knows she should get out and go to a public school but she enjoys the smaller situation she has...

  12. Nurses salary vrs teacher's salary

    KatieM123 replied to ShayRN's topic in General Nursing

    I'd assume like nursing it all depends where you are. In upstate NY most teachers start 35-40K my mom just had her 30 year anniversary and now makes 70K -- which includes a few administrative...

  13. Diploma + BA/MBA = Anything?

    KatieM123 replied to Pack RN's topic in Nursing Career

    I'm in a similar boat, BS in business management and MBA working in business. I don't think there is much in patient care that utilizes the business education BUT there are opportunities on the...

  14. Poll: Where are you applying?

    KatieM123 replied to kirs's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    There is a program local to me for ASN's with a BS in something other than nursing to get their MSN on a different track. Not sure exactly what's different but it is specifically for students like I...

  15. Poll: Where are you applying?

    KatieM123 replied to kirs's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Ya... I did my undergrad at a private college called RPI -- about 30K/year (I had some scholarships though so I was lucky) my sister is a second year law student at UPenn to day she has $85,000 in LAW...

  16. Ellis SCCC ASN?

    KatieM123 posted a topic in New York Nursing

    Has anyone here done this program? I'd love any thoughts or information either here or in a PM!

  17. Ellis SCCC ASN?

    KatieM123 replied to KatieM123's topic in New York Nursing

    Really? I have never heard that on HVCC -- I was a PCA at Albany Med with a lot of HVCC nurses. I've been out of the medical loop for a while now. I am applying to Ellis/SCCC program b/c they offer...

  18. Poll: Where are you applying?

    KatieM123 replied to kirs's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Ugh the debt! I have decided to do an associates program through a community college to save the money. I can work on my BSN over time. I have a BS and an MBA (though my company paid for my MBA so...

  19. I was a ______ prior to being a nurse/student nurse

    KatieM123 replied to nurz2be's topic in General Nursing

    I am a Business Manager for a grocery chain. I manage corporate brands (aka the store brand) across grocery non-foods (detergent, cleaner etc), pet, candy, nuts, cookies and OTC drugs. I have a BS...

  20. Poll: Where are you applying?

    KatieM123 replied to kirs's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I'm just starting but I've been going to school with work for the last 3 years finishing my MBA. So it won't be a huge adjustment for me. Though my husband and I would like to start thinking about a...

  21. Poll: Where are you applying?

    KatieM123 replied to kirs's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Well I'm about the be 26 and in a very similar boat! I even finished my MBA and hate my life consuming business career so I'm trying to go to nursing school in a night/weekend program in hopes of a...

  22. Does anyone like Med-Surg?

    KatieM123 replied to swee2000's topic in General Nursing

    I was a nurse's aid on a med/surg floor and thought it was fantastic! Granted I wasn't a nurse the nurses there were really overall very happy! It was well staffed with both nurses and aids. There...

  23. Did you leave a nice office job to become a nurse?

    KatieM123 replied to kgard7777's topic in Nursing Career

    jlcole45 I hear you! Plus I find something really miserable about stressing over stuff like that which I find so menial in the grand scheme of things. So we missed budget by X amount of $. I...

  24. Poll: Where are you applying?

    KatieM123 replied to kirs's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Just 1 program locally will allow me to keep my day job as a brand and business manager and work on my degree. It's an ASN program with a community college. I have the micro bio pre req and start...

  25. Reasons why you want to be a nurse

    KatieM123 replied to serendipity123's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    This is a great thread! I went through all 5 pages! I actually wasn't at ALL drawn to nursing growing up. Very much the opposite. I have a teacher mom who hates everything and anything dealing...