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  1. they made me PRN, CAN I GET UNEMPLOYMENT?

    haitianrn posted a topic in General Nursing

    I used to work part time every sat and sunday at a LTC facility.Yesterday they told me that now I would only be PRN.tHEY COULDVE FIRED ME, BUT i GUESS THEY WERE TRYING TO AVOID PAYING...

  2. stay at nursing home or go to the hospital?

    haitianrn posted a topic in General Nursing

    I currently work at a LTC facility just weekends. Been there a year and just got my rn and they gave me a nice raise so now i earn 30 per hour.I interviewed for a weekend staff nurse job at a hospital...

  3. stay at nursing home or go to the hospital?

    haitianrn replied to haitianrn's topic in General Nursing

    i actually dont care much for pysche and i have a shy personality and am worried these men would sense that...i'd rather work med surg or anything else where my nursing skills wouldnt go to waste,...

  4. New grad relocating to Chicago

    haitianrn replied to Lizzyb3185's topic in Illinois Nursing

    the previous poster is right.The new grad RNs i see end up at nursing homes very unhappily so not by choice. I don't know why it seems that so many new grads want to come to chicago IT IS NO...

  5. hospitals 10pm-6am and kids?

    haitianrn posted a topic in Illinois Nursing

    Hi, I'd like to know which hospitals hire RNs to work 10pm-6am ?it seems most (resurrection, etc) only have 11pm-7am as far as night shift. I have child care/take kids to school in morning issues and...

  6. Staff RN's earn more than Nurse Manager?!

    haitianrn posted a topic in Nurse Management

    Eventually I'd like to get my BSN and become a Nurse manager after working a few years. However, it seems as if Nurse mangers may at times earn less than the staff RN, due to the fact that Staff RN...

  7. am i considered "experienced"?

    haitianrn posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    Hi, I've been an LPN for a year now at a nursing home and will soon become an RN, hoping to land a hospital position. Does my one year LPN count as experience by a hospital, or just

  8. Can RN's moonlight as LPN"s?

    haitianrn posted a topic in General Nursing

    To earn extra $$, can an RN work as an LPN, or is that prohibited?

  9. Are these teachers the norm, or just lucky?

    haitianrn posted a topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    The instructors at my nursing school( a community college in Chicago) told us that their annual salary is round 62,000 annually including summers. They have masters of course in tracks such as...

  10. Are these teachers the norm, or just lucky?

    haitianrn replied to haitianrn's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    BUMP----Anybody have any input,

  11. what kind of masters program to become a CNS?

    haitianrn posted a topic in Clinical Nurse Specialists, CNS

    Hi, I am researching the online rn to MSN DEGREE OPTIONS AND WAS WONDERING WHICH ONES WOULD LEAD TO ME WORKING AS A CNS SOMEDAY AT A HSPITAL. I am looking at Uniersity of phoenix, and chamberlain and...

  12. Anyone here pay out of pocket for np school?

    haitianrn posted a topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    My credit is horrible and I don't have a cosigner for student loans, which are harder to get nowadays eeven with good credit. I was wondering if its possible to pay for NURSE PRACTITIONER SCHOOL out...

  13. City Colleges of Chicago and HESI exit exam

    haitianrn replied to 2btmanrn's topic in Illinois Nursing

    i ATTENDED tRITON cOLLEGE IN rIVER gROVE, and they, too make us take the HESI, in both their LPN and the RN PROGRAM. SO, its not just the city

  14. is this shady or not?

    haitianrn posted a topic in General Nursing

    I am so bewildered by something that just happened-I interviewed at 2 places as an LPN. One at a psych facility, another a nursing home. The pysch facility's DON assured me verbally that theyd make me...

  15. is this shady or not?

    haitianrn replied to haitianrn's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with you, but HR justified their actions by saying that they had to cover thier own tails in case I didnt accept their offer. He should have just postponed his interviews until they heard back...

  16. New grad got fired, help

    haitianrn posted a topic in General Nursing

    I just started my first LPN job in October and got fired 2 days ago. Its the only nursing experience I have so in order to get another job, i have no choice but to put it down. The experience I got...

  17. New grad got fired, help

    haitianrn replied to haitianrn's topic in General Nursing

    OK, moderator, plse close this thread now. I already feel the wrath of some posters. My decision has been made on what I must do.Thanks to all who took the time to reply without passing judgement,...

  18. New grad got fired, help

    haitianrn replied to haitianrn's topic in General Nursing

    we ll, i just asked HR what their policy is, they told me they only verify title and dates and that it is considered a neutral reference.In that case, since I know that now, should I just say I was...

  19. New grad got fired, help

    haitianrn replied to haitianrn's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for all those replying. But now I am confused because some people advise saying I left because of not a good fit, etc while others advise me to be honest. Not sure which road to take...Im...

  20. New grad got fired, help

    haitianrn replied to haitianrn's topic in General Nursing

    thanks for the advice, i will change the end date on my resume.But just curiuos, if i lied about being fired, how would a new employer find out since my old job can only say dates, dept that i worked?...

  21. New grad got fired, help

    haitianrn replied to haitianrn's topic in General Nursing

    i was absent mostly due to babysitter issues and health one time. When u get fired, is it reported to board of nursing is that checked by other employers? i really want to lie and say i quit not a...

  22. Triton College 2010 Nursing Program

    haitianrn replied to soon2Bcna's topic in Illinois Nursing

    If I were you, Id stay away from Triton. They always brag about their program and pass rate, but that is not due to them being a good program, it is due to students who work hard and fight tooth and...

  23. 09-10 hrsa nursing scholarship

    haitianrn replied to miaamor1's topic in General Nursing

    wheres the page to check my status? i dont see anything like that..........can someone send me a link,

  24. quick question for recent grads

    haitianrn posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    Hi, I am taking an online course and have to ask a new/recent grad some simple questions. The place where Im doing clinicals (nursing home) has no new grads and I dont know of any personally. If...

  25. quick question for recent grads

    haitianrn replied to haitianrn's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Thank you so much for answering my questions! May I ask, when did you graduate? Do you still work in Med-surg? Thanks for your