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Good luck to you, you'll get in eventually! It can be a frustrating tast. Sometimes you wonder how with a so called nursing shortage! hee hee

Hi Salgal! What type of nursing did you used to do? Sometimes hospitals may use agency nurses to fill in their gaps. I'm not 100% how much training you would get, but then again if you have been out of nursing for 10 years that may not be the way ...

Agency work would be a great start! Have you considered nursing home or home care atleast you could work there get some experience while taking a refresher course. I do think a refresher course would look great on the resume! Do you have your BSN ...

? for all of you OR nurses! I have a friend that wears the insulin pump and she has an interview for a surgery position which is a rural hopsital so they do it all from assisting to circulating, pacu etc. Anyway, would there be a problem with her w...

So far this is a great program! :wink2:

Actually I had two interviews, but I called and let them know I would not be taking it. We decided to move, and I really do not feel like commuting into the cities. I'll stay where I am at until this fall when we move. So, I have no clue if I woul...

Your going to be busy with the college search for your oldest. I do like the idea of knowing I will see my instructor weekly face to face if needed. I do not work shift work....staight days, but my employer was nice enough to give me the following ...

I will keep you posted. I kind of like the idea of one class at a time, and actually going to campus to meet with the same group of people each week. I looked into some on-line programs, and I truely do not want to be taking 2-3 classes at once and...

Good luck on getting the Oncology job. I think Rochester would be a great option. I heard nothing but good things the healthcare system on the patient side, and working there. The buildings are beautiful (Been there once). Anyway, check out http:...

I see there are a few of you that started at SCH last year. How are you liking it? Just keeping options open! Thanks!

Thanks for the info! I appreciate it! How about dental? Right now my health insurance is AWFUL and I pay $400+ /month for it. Would be nice to have some decent insurance. Hopefully if I am offered a job the plan is a good one. Take care!

Is that the dues for union and insurance together approx? I can't remember what I paid before for the MNA...been awhile. My interview is next week...we will see. I'm not a fan of interviews, but we all have to go through them to get in somewhe...

Anybody ever go to Fort Hays State University? Just curious on likes/dislikes......seems very cheap....too good to be true? Mona, How much was tuition at TESU....just seems really weird you can not get that information on line. Thanks!

Worked in corrections in MN and was promised .6 days and .4 evenings prior to starting. Well, after they got you in the door and trained me my scheduled looked more like .8 evenings. Spoke with the supervisor and was told, "Can't promise you that a...

I found this post extremely helpful, or here I thought it was. I thought may be UOW would be a great choice, since I have to pay everything out of pocket, but I just read another post: "UWYO Online RN-BSN BEWARE" Sounds like they do not give you in...

Anybody know how much benefits are for medical/family with a union position (on average) through Allina? I know it may vary some. :balloons:

Here is the scoop. Deep down I want to get my BSN/BAN (I currently have my ADN); however, when I come to think of having to study, write papers etc I get exhausted feeling. Anybody with me on this? I feel lazy when it comes to school. Maybe bec...

Just curious if anyone has moved south with being sick of the cold winters and then moved back up here? Just curious on people's thoughts. I would love to move to AZ (warmer and we have some family down that way), but the hubby is starting to get s...

Badgernurse, Just curious where you ended up? You posted your question back summer 2007, so thought may be you moved by now. I got a call the other day if I am still interested in a position through Allina (have not interviewed as of yet). If your...

I actually graduated with LSC on my degree; however, took all of my classes at FDLTCC in Cloquet. I was the first crew threw their program, but FDLTCC may be on their own now not sure. Back when I was going to school at FDLTCC said they would never...

I know this post is a couple weeks old, but just as a fyi that hospital that is going up will not be union if that matters to you. My sister works at North Memorial and many people were thinking about going to the Maple Grove hospital since many dri...

Population back when I was growing up there in Superior for Duluth was well over 100k, now they say many people are leaving due to the lack of jobs and it is down to mid 80's. Here is what I pulled off of citydata.com: "Population (year 2000): 86,91...

Your right on the weather not being good really anywhere you go. There is always a downfall about something. Right now the downfall is it is extemely cold out, the summer I'll complain that is it too humid outside. Spring, too wet and icky on the ...

Lakeview I heard is a great place to work. I think you can tell by their not many job postings for RN's that that is probably the case. They don't have much out there right now for jobs other than evenings, and that shift doesn't work for me. Only...

Kevin, Today it was 38 degrees below zero with the wind chill, well in WI were we are, but the cities were pretty much the same. Make you think twice about moving back huh? hee hee