valkyria BSN, RN

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    Baptist Hospital Scholars Program - Miami

    valkyria replied to mom12's topic in Florida Nursing

    You have to apply to Baptist for their scholar program. But, you also have to apply to and be accepted by Miami Dade College. Then you may have a choice as to whether to attend Miami Dade College on...
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    Baptist Hospital Scholars Program - Miami

    valkyria replied to mom12's topic in Florida Nursing

    baptist has an agreement with miami dade college. that is where the professors come from. baptist is a good place to get your basic years in but they do have a way of making you think they are doing...
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    Where Is The Worst place to work in Florida?

    valkyria replied to MsMorningGlory's topic in Florida Nursing

    i have worked at tenet health, baptist health, the university of miami and the public health trust ( jackson memorial hospital). tenet was not bad. the pay was better then the other 3, the enviornment...
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    Get RN in 2 yrs or less!

    valkyria replied to simplymemyselfandi's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    oops. most hospitals that are government affiliated (va,etc) or teaching hospitals that are state affiliated ( jackson in the public health trust here in miami), have programs for...
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    Get RN in 2 yrs or less!

    valkyria replied to simplymemyselfandi's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    good
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    Baptist Hospital Scholars Program - Miami

    valkyria replied to mom12's topic in Florida Nursing

    yes, baptist puts alot of weight in the interview but remember how many they have to chose from so you have to come up with something that will make you stand out and make them want you. i know there...
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    Baptist Health System Florida

    valkyria replied to Gizzmo's topic in Florida Nursing

    i was a baptist scholar in 2003 and 2004. do not let them see you sweat. they need you as much as you need them. do not listen to the hype about how great baptist is, every place has it draw backs....
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    Value of non-nursing Bachelors?

    valkyria replied to CainRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    i have a different opinion. i had a degree (bs) in sociology/education and an aa in psych before i got my bsn. organizations seem to believe, those that are bright enough, that it makes you more well...
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    Baptist Health System Florida

    valkyria replied to Gizzmo's topic in Florida Nursing

    Baptist Health South FLorida is different than any other "Baptist Health System" in Florida. The organizational culture is different and, of course, so are the locations and treatment of employees,...
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    If your are pursing MSN/FNP/DNP what area do you work in?

    valkyria replied to PAERRN20's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Trust me I know that our ED is beyond critical care. If anything I would worry that you would become bored but if you get bitten by the teaching bug and you fall in love with it as you did with...
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    Will you work during a Pandemic?

    valkyria replied to Goju's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Yes and anything that is a risk to me I will not due, not with so much at stake. Ordinarily I would do it but not
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    Georgia Baptist College of Nursing Fall 2009

    valkyria replied to GaMommy81's topic in Georgia Nursing

    SanDgroovy, Yes, I suppose it is. It has been a few years since I went back. Atlanta Medical Center is a level one trauma center is it not? Also, is it true that Grady is closing its doors? Please let...
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    If your are pursing MSN/FNP/DNP what area do you work in?

    valkyria replied to PAERRN20's topic in Post Graduate Students

    I too work in trauma now but I have other focuses in my life now and I want to slow down. I have a MS in education and I am going for my ARNP in critical care. So much for slowing down. But, this way...
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    Will you work during a Pandemic?

    valkyria replied to Goju's topic in Disaster Preparation

    i work at a level one in a large city, a gateway city to latin america. i take my job very seriously. i fought hard to become a nurse and i am proud to be one. however, i am in fertility treatments...
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    Georgia Baptist College of Nursing Fall 2009

    valkyria replied to GaMommy81's topic in Georgia Nursing

    Hello all! I am a nurse now and have been for a few years. Is there someone who can give me an email address or regular address to write to them and say thank you. Where do they post available jobs?...
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    Where Is The Worst place to work in Florida?

    valkyria replied to MsMorningGlory's topic in Florida Nursing

    bet0236, baptist is ranked as one of the best places to work, but not by other nurses. by aarp, by u.s. news and world report and by working woman. but not by the florida nurses association or the...
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    Got told our/ any neuro ICU is not really an intensive care unit

    valkyria replied to labman's topic in Neuro Intensive Care, ICU

    well, you wait till you run into someone with rectal optalitis. that is when the nerve going from the eyeball to the *** gives you a sh**** outlook on
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    Got told our/ any neuro ICU is not really an intensive care unit

    valkyria replied to labman's topic in Neuro Intensive Care, ICU

    i was an neuro icu nurse and now i do research in tbi at a level one with some of the best neurosurgeons and nurses in the country. the "trauma center" nurses are focused on getting the patient in and...
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    Barry's accelerated BSN Jan.'09

    valkyria replied to DoralMom's topic in Florida Nursing

    i cannot speak to the accelerated program at either private unversity. i can tell you that there are professors at barry that come from um and it was a loss to um. an accelerated program is nuts...
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    Nursing Schools in Miami

    valkyria replied to isley's topic in Florida Nursing

    well, that is a lot in a short question. miami-dade college has a generic and accelerated program. the generic is at a "normal" pace and the accelerated crams 18 months-2years into one year of class...
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    University of Miami

    valkyria replied to KdnRN2B's topic in Florida Nursing

    i graduated um in 2004 and alot has changed. yes, they got a beautiful new building and an infusion of funds. they lost alot of wonderful professors and the feeling of the place is different. money...
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    How difficult is the GRE?

    valkyria replied to justme1972's topic in First Year After Licensure

    first, let me say that the princeton review for the gre was great! seond, like the nclex, the mat, the sat, and all the rest of the alphabet soup we are put through in higher education. study...
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    Pay/conditions at UM health systems or Sylvester comprehensive cancer center?

    valkyria replied to jerrylundergard's topic in Florida Nursing

    um/sccc is a huge family of clinics, specialties, inpatient and outpatient care. can you be more specific about where you were offered to work and what you are looking
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    Question about nursing school

    valkyria replied to newbie08's topic in General Students

    whether or not you work/study with/on a cadaver probably has more to do wtih where you go to school and the funds available to that institution. but then, i went to both a cc and a big bsn program and...
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    RN seeking FNP, have BA in SLP and drive a BMW. HA!

    valkyria replied to jaltman's topic in Post Graduate Students

    oh, almost forgot, some organizations,baptist, for instance, have a time requirement. in other words, baptist requires that you are a nurse nurse for 5 years first before you are allowed to practice,...