alicat1226

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1. Nitty gritty of pay rates

   alicat1226 replied to msnurse14's topic in Travel

   Thanks for responding. I'll look into Agency.

2. Nitty gritty of pay rates

   alicat1226 replied to msnurse14's topic in Travel

   I keep forgetting not everything is taxed. If I went PRN at my current job I could make $34-36/hour. $12-$14 more than I make now. But no benefits and all taxed. I need to pay off student loans- that's why I am looking into travel nursing. I'm a hom...

3. Nitty gritty of pay rates

   alicat1226 replied to msnurse14's topic in Travel

   I am so confused. So what I'm seeing, and verified from asking some Travelers I work with, is that if I just change my status to PRN at my hospital I can make more than Travel nursing. Well, I guess minus Heatlh insurance.

4. Tell me about travel nursing!

   alicat1226 replied to adpiRN's topic in Travel

   I've been looking into Travel Nursing also but am a little intimidated. I can't commit fully until August so don't want to sign up for anything yet. Do they tell you what your hourly rate will be? Do they beat $36.00/hr?

5. Capstone Ideas

   alicat1226 replied to hora727's topic in Student Assist

   I'm in the same boat. Just started my Capstone and cant' come up with anything but stuff that's probably been done tons of times... Patient Falls.

6. Drexel vs. Chamberlain RN-to-BSN

   alicat1226 replied to sunnyskiesRN's topic in ADN/BSN

   I am at Chamberlain now and will be done in June of this year! Yay! Only had to take 10 classes, it is expensive, $575/credit hour, but to me it seamed to cut out some BS classes and I like how they are set up- but I have no expierence anywhere else.

7. Midlands Technical College Nursing Student

   alicat1226 replied to blackberry4eva's topic in South Carolina

   Good luck! Remember to study!! And I mean study, no going out. haha. I graduate Dec 17th so I can tell you that there is a light at the end of the tunnel, everything you hear a/b 3rd semister s TRUE and the 4th and 5th semister are the EAISEST! So, i...

8. Midlands Technical College Nursing Student

   alicat1226 replied to blackberry4eva's topic in South Carolina

   Hi there! I start my last semister in 1 week, woo hoo. I'm nervous a/b the paper for 215, any suggestion? And how long does it have to be?

9. Rating Hand Grasp/Foot Push

   alicat1226 posted a topic in General Nursing

   I have been saying "Hand grasps strong bilat/foot push strong bilat" ect... on my assessments for nursing school, but now my teacher is asking me how I could say that differently. Is there a number scale? In all my semisters before we have just said ...

10. Greenville Tech vs. Midlands Tech vs. Clemson/MUSC?

    alicat1226 replied to mouse_42's topic in South Carolina

    Hello! A bit later than when you first posted, but just in case you haven't selected a school yet... I go to Midlands Tech and before I started I couldn't tell you how many nurses and doctors have stated that they love MTC students, like my teacher s...