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ERICA57

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  1. MGH Institute of Health Professions

    ERICA57 replied to AdrienneRN2b's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    Another Question For Angie: What has your experience been looking for a position as an RN ..? How much do you want to work and where are you looking? Have the connections you made through clinicals...

  2. UMASS Boston RN-BSN Online update

    ERICA57 replied to gerry79's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    Nabi: What specifically did you mean by your observation about conditions in long term care? What was it like working in that setting? Thanks!

  3. MGH Institute of Health Professions

    ERICA57 replied to AdrienneRN2b's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    Hi Adrienne: I think there are other excellent and much less costly places to pursue nursing in Boston .. without going into the kind of enormous debt the MGHIHP requires. I suggest thoroughly...

  4. Applying to UMASS Boston ...

    ERICA57 replied to IGotIN!'s topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    Hi 617Mom: I 'm starting my BS in Nursing this September at UMASS Boston! It's * not * easy to get in, that's for sure. They take 160 students in the Fall and 40 in the Spring semester. There were...

  5. any update on mass bay nursing program

    ERICA57 replied to Nurse-One's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    I've been doing prereqs there as well. I inquired about nursing admissions. Because they have more applicants than spaces, they've adopted a policy whereby they won't consider your app unless you've...

  6. WHO GETS HIRED ?? Please Reply!

    ERICA57 posted a topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    Hi Again: This question is for YOU if you're an RN in one of the Boston or suburban Boston hospitals ... What are the demographics (age, and also type of degree if you know that) of the new grads that...

  7. WHO GETS HIRED ?? Please Reply!

    ERICA57 replied to ERICA57's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    Thank you so much, "sam", for a thought-provoking response and thoughtful response. Much of what you said, about the difference betw school and floor nursing, the fact that everyone thinks you're...

  8. WHO GETS HIRED ?? Please Reply!

    ERICA57 replied to ERICA57's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    Thank you. Your advice is consistent with what everything else I've heard. I'm thinking I'll go the CNA route even before I start school (ie this spring, I'm starting in the fall). Can you give me...

  9. Advice For An "older" Nurse To Be?

    ERICA57 posted a topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    Hi Everyone: After many not-very-happy years in education, last May I made the decision to move forward on my long-standing dream of becoming a nurse. The impetus to finally move on this goal, came,...

  10. Advice For An "older" Nurse To Be?

    ERICA57 replied to ERICA57's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    Thanks for your reply. I'm concerned because around here (Boston area) there is a surplus of everything...including new nursing grads. I've been reading the Massachusetts new grad posts, and it...

  11. Advice For An "older" Nurse To Be?

    ERICA57 replied to ERICA57's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    Thanks for your reply Butch, I'm feeling somewhat discouraged about pursuing this path right now. I'm wondering whether any hospital would actually hire a new grad who's my age ... I do believe I'd...

  12. Which Community College ?

    ERICA57 posted a topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    Does anybody have info regarding relative competitiveness of CC's in the Boston area (BHCC, Mass Bay, Roxbury, Northshore, Middlesex)? Their cohorts seem to be around the same size (60-70 students)....

  13. Which Community College ?

    ERICA57 replied to ERICA57's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    I wish you much career success; you are obviously off to a good start. You've give me valuable concrete advice and

  14. Which Community College ?

    ERICA57 replied to ERICA57's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    Did RCC want you to take all the prereqs at RCC...or would they be OK if you had taken, say, A & P 1 & 2 at another of the Boston CC's? Before I knew I really wanted to go to RCC, I enrolled...

  15. Which Community College ?

    ERICA57 replied to ERICA57's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    Thank you for your helpful reply. I am thinking that RCC is my best option, too actually! (Yesterday, i just got the superb news that I received an A in A & P 1 !) Do you mind if I ask a couple...

  16. Advice For An "older" Nurse To Be?

    ERICA57 replied to ERICA57's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    Thank you very much, llg, just the type of answer I was looking for.

  17. Advice For An "older" Nurse To Be?

    ERICA57 replied to ERICA57's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    Hi llg: Could you be specific about types of opportunities would be open with a BSN that would not with an AD/RN? Do you have a sense of how/if my age might impact my marketability? Thanks,