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  1. HELP! Where to do get CNA in MN?!!

    andpeggy replied to Cari001's topic in General Nursing

    Hi Cari, I did mine via the Red Cross, in an evening/weekend format, and I really liked it. It was a few years ago, and the price has gone up quite a bit, but I had a good experience. I actually need...

  2. U of M, St. Kates or MSU???

    andpeggy replied to KATNURSE123's topic in General Nursing

    Hi, I just thought I’d chime in with my $.02. One important thing to note about the post-bac program at St. Kate’s is that prerequisite completion is built into the nursing program—you do not...

  3. Layoffs in Overstaffed Twin Cities Hospitals?

    andpeggy replied to sam1998's topic in General Nursing

    hey sam, i totally agree with you! i remember asking the DON at MCTC about job prospects, and she seemed suprised that i asked. it's a huge elephant in the room. out of curiosity, what school did you...

  4. CRNAs Looking Down on NPs

    andpeggy replied to RNbabe's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I second Zenman's response, prairienp--that's awesome advice. I need to remember that for the future! lola

  5. Layoffs in Overstaffed Twin Cities Hospitals?

    andpeggy replied to sam1998's topic in General Nursing

    Preaching to the choir, but here's an interesting article from yesterday's Star Tribune, where someone finallly addresses how hard the recession is hitting the healthcare industry, particularly...

  6. Nursing school without a car?

    andpeggy replied to mollysdirtysprocket's topic in General Nursing

    Hey Molly, For most schools, you can view their course schedules online, and get a feel for when the nursing courses are scheduled. I've done this often, because I am in a similar boat as you. (I have...

  7. Advice for an AD

    andpeggy replied to Nimaroo's topic in General Nursing

    Nimaroo, how much time do you have left until you'd finish your current degree? Looks like about a year and half, from your original post? I'd also factor in what might happen to your scholarship...

  8. University of Minnesota BSN applicant / funding questions

    andpeggy replied to rainydaydream's topic in General Nursing

    Hi Rainydaydream, I totally understand your trepidation--I've been there! In fact, I kept talking myself out of it, which is why it's taken me about 5 years to get to this point of actually being done...

  9. University of Minnesota BSN applicant / funding questions

    andpeggy replied to rainydaydream's topic in General Nursing

    hi rainydaydream, i can’t speak to what the program is like, but i can give you some ideas about the financial questions. unfortunately…i think your answer is loans, loans and more loans....

  10. Advice for an AD

    andpeggy replied to Nimaroo's topic in General Nursing

    nimaroo, if you'll already have a bachelor’s degree before you begin pursuing nursing, you might want to check out the post-baccalaureate program at st. kate’s. it’s designed for people that...

  11. Question about Minnesota schools

    andpeggy replied to coffeedream's topic in General Nursing

    This is for a RN-to-BSN, though right? Not a traditional

  12. How difficult is it to find work in your area?

    andpeggy replied to Art&Science's topic in General Nursing

    Hello, Times are tough here, too, in the twin cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul. Two major health care companies just announced 600 layoffs between the two of them. RNs weren't specifically...

  13. Layoffs in Overstaffed Twin Cities Hospitals?

    andpeggy replied to sam1998's topic in General Nursing

    Here's some spot of good news: http://www.startribune.com/local/35862904.html?elr=KArks:DCiUHc3E7_V_nDaycUiacyKUnciaec8O7EyU Mayo Clinic will actually be giving employees

  14. The shortage is still strong in SoCal..

    andpeggy replied to uscstu4lfe's topic in California Nursing

    Thanks suzanne4 for the dose of reality...I wasn't seriously planning on moving west in the near future; it was just fun to dream and hear about places that need RNs, which is not the case in my neck...

  15. The shortage is still strong in SoCal..

    andpeggy replied to uscstu4lfe's topic in California Nursing

    Wow, I live in Minnesota, where there currently is not a nursing shortage (at least in the Mpls-St. Paul metro area). Sign me up! I'll move to SoCal! :)

  16. So . . .is nursing your final stop?

    andpeggy replied to EthnicBeauty's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Wow! This has been a fun thread to read. I'll finish my nursing program in December 2012 (gasp! so far away!), and then I really have no clue. I wanted to go into nursing to become an NP, but the more...

  17. Best way to RN?

    andpeggy replied to Iflew's topic in General Nursing

    hi iflew, i'm in the twin cities as well, and am starting a post-bac nursing program at st. kate's next fall. the only school with a waiting list in the tc is the adn program on st. kate’s...

  18. Working as CNA while doing pre-reqs for RN

    andpeggy replied to biochemnurse2b's topic in Nursing Career

    Hi biochem, I've actually struggled with this question for 4 years, and it's what held me back from considering nursing school for a few years. Most of my friends from my CNA class immediately left...

  19. Catholic Eldercare

    andpeggy posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hello! Does anyone know anything about Catholic Eldercare? Good place/bad place to work? Their Main Street Lodge facility is two blocks from my apartment, and I would love to work there when I finish...

  20. Keep current job or find something in health care field?

    andpeggy replied to noellelynn's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I'm a bit late to this post, but wow! Great advice to this poster. I wish I would've found this thread a long time ago. Noellelynn, if it helps, I've been in a similar boat as you for awhile now, and...

  21. Catholic Eldercare

    andpeggy replied to andpeggy's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks bitter sweet! I actually did CNA training through the Red Cross 3 years ago, but then fell off the registry because I was not able to work the required 8 hours. So, I'll be taking the training...

  22. Catholic Eldercare

    andpeggy replied to andpeggy's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks bittersweet! Where did you do your CNA training? :)

  23. Catholic Eldercare

    andpeggy replied to andpeggy's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you! I'm hoping to call them after the holidays and find out what their NA situation is. Where did you go to nursing school? Somewhere here in the Cities?

  24. Holistic RN or chiropractic?

    andpeggy replied to abell's topic in Holistic

    I'm kind of curious to know, too! What did you decide, if you're still out there? I've struggled with the same decision, but ultimately keep coming back to nursing. Also, HolisticNP, thanks for your...

  25. Are New Grad screwed for jobs?

    andpeggy replied to dinah77's topic in General Nursing

    You’re absolutely right, Mom2CK. That’s the realization I’ve come to, and I know that I’m willing start wherever, because this is what I want to do. So, hopefully next summer, I’ll be...