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I worke on 6E Cardiac stepdown and 4E CHF. My manager was great about working around my class and clinical schedules. You need to speak to the nurse recruiter, Deborah Wilson. You can apply online. just visit the website, http://carealliance.com/. She will set up interviews for you with every floor you are interested in, you meet with each of them and rank your preferences, that way they can make a good match for the NM and you. Even if you don't end up working on that floor as an RN, it is great experience. Parking is not a problem, Roper provids free parking for employees.Roper St. Francis

I am also in Charelston, just graduated from MUSC. I'm working at Roper, started right before my last semester as a nurse extern. I thought the NE experience was great. You only have to work 4 hours on a weekend per month to keep your job and they are really flexible working around school schedules. I will be working as an RN on the floor where I externed. Good luck to you!!

Welcome!!! Where do you plan to go to school?

Could you post your list of programs and websites? Thanks!

I am very interested in research and only recently learned about this position. I will graduate next month and work on a cardiac floor as a GN. (I noticed a postion posted that only requires one year experience as an RN, that looks very interesting as a study co-ord.) I'm wondering...for those of you who became a study co-ordinator without much floor experience-how much patient contact do you get? Do you still feel like a nurse? Etc... Thanks!

Where can I find information about the 9 month program? Thanks!

There is a South Carolina section in the disussions. You may find some help there. I am in Charleston, so I'm not much help. Have you tried Palmetto Health? http://www.palmettohealth.com Good Luck!

Perhaps the working guy in the middle would be better off with more affordable insurance? Perhaps if the government had an interest in keeping healthcare costs down (preventive care) with government run insurance, you would not have to choose to not go for your follow-up appt.

Quote from Dazzle 256 "Most of the time our ER looks like a Drs office...runny noses....tummy aches they've had for 3 mos. We do have clinics that do take care of the people without insurance but guess its not convenient to go to." People with insurance go to the doctor when they have these problems, not to the ER. How can you say this doesn't effect nursing?! Those working in the ER are getting bogged down with these patients, when they should be dealing with emergencies only. It also costs the hosptial money, they don't just get treated for free, the hospital eats it. As for free clinics, some of these people don't know about them, others do. For those that do know and use the ER instead, do you know what it is like at a free clinic? They may wait for hours before being seen. They are made to feel like thier time isn't as valuable as someone who has insurance. I'm not talking about people who just don't want to work. I'm talking about people who are employed and are working like crazy just to pay their bills. They get sick and put off a doctors visit because they can't afford to take the time off from work to sit for hours waiting to be seen in the free clinic. As a result, when they do seek treatment, they are sicker and harder to treat. (Read: more expensive/bigger drain on the system.) How can anyone say this doesn't effect nursing. If you can honestly say that you aren't looking at the larger picture.

A large South Carolina University coach had the entire basketball team get the flu shot. (Read healthy 18-23 year old males with no RF).He stated that he wanted his team to stay healthy so they would have the best chance to win. This despite seniors in our states capital waiting in day long lines for the chance of a flu shot. (if it runs out before they get their turn, so sorry.)

Jeanie, My advise (without knowing all your details) would be to get whichever degree you can get the quickest. If that happens to be BSN, great! If that happens to be ADN, great! Do you plan to go back to school for advance degree? Do you want to work in a place or position that requires a BSN? If not, just go for whichever program is the most convenient. Even if you do plan to go back to school, some progams will accept any Bachelors degree + ADN. Also, MUSC has an RN to BSN program, with most or all of the courses offered online, so you can always get the ADN and get the BSN while you work. The nice thing about MUSC is that it is an State University, so fees are lower than other online degrees and Finaid is available. Best of Luck! :balloons:

To scramble eggs in micro: Spray* bowl w/nonstick (low-fat) spray, put eggs in bowl, scramble w/fork. Micro (depending on microwave) 30 sec or so, scramble w/ fork, put back in for 30 sec. Increase time w/more eggs. *very hard to clean if you don't spray-no prob @ all if you do.

Everyone has given good suggestions. My problem has always been timing. When you get up as close to last minute as possible, stomach doesn't know it's awake yet. I scramble eggs in the microwave, put them btw 2 pieces of toasted whole grain (usually rye) bread, add some chz, microwave another 10 sec to melt and bring it in the car. Wrap it up like they do in a fast food rest, so you can eat from one end w/out everything falling out the other. Also, it stays warm for ~ 20 min because it's wrapped well and microwaved after assembly. If you're still not hungry in the car, just warm it up later! Takes ~ same amt of time as instant oatmeal.

The biggest hospital in our area doesn't have the flu vaccine. They ordered from the company with the problem. A lot of the area MD offices did the same. My 6 year old and I both have asthma and haven't found a doctors ofc w/the vaccine. While healthcare providers can't seem to get the vaccine, Piggly Wiggly and Publix (grocery stores) have it and administering it to anyone that can pay. Perhaps the vaccine should be sold only to healthcare unless there is excess. After all, do you want the hospitals short staffed because all the employees got the flu?

Hilarious! I have heard people complain about how nurses are protrayed in this show, but I think MDs would have the same complaint; they are not real. I think that's the point! It's a comedy-great show! :rotfl: