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  1. Need some advice: NAU vs GCU for RN to BSN program

    silentRN replied to silentRN's topic in Arizona Nursing

    I don't know how to get the instructors email, if I had it I

  2. Need some advice: NAU vs GCU for RN to BSN program

    silentRN replied to silentRN's topic in Arizona Nursing

    ha! I was looking too on Loui and saw that open class. That's a 4 hour drive that I don't know I could make every week. Plus I work nights so that means I would have to have every thurs and Fri night...

  3. Need some advice: NAU vs GCU for RN to BSN program

    silentRN replied to silentRN's topic in Arizona Nursing

    I think that you may be right. I'm taking the other two at a community college though because it's way cheaper and they transfer. The online Patho I need is filled. I can't take it til next year. I...

  4. Need some advice: NAU vs GCU for RN to BSN program

    silentRN replied to silentRN's topic in Arizona Nursing

    Oh ya, because of the economy, my hospital doesn't offer the reinburstmemt anymore. I didn't know u of a didn't havean rn to

  5. Need some advice: NAU vs GCU for RN to BSN program

    silentRN replied to silentRN's topic in Arizona Nursing

    Patho and stats is. Nutrition I took the 1 credit course at yavapai because the 3 credit one was sooooo boring that I dropped it twice. At least now Pima offers it online, yavapai was

  6. Now that the wait is over...what do I DO?

    silentRN replied to Trina0606's topic in Arizona Nursing

    Go out and have a beer. I actually really enjoyed nursing school. Got to meet a lot of new friends. I actually enjoy my job too. You'll do fine. Just make the best of it and try to stay away from...

  7. Need some advice: NAU vs GCU for RN to BSN program

    silentRN replied to silentRN's topic in Arizona Nursing

    This is a really tough decision. I talked to a rep today. She said 36 credits at GCU, 14000 dollars total I think, or around there. No other pre-reqs I would need to take. The pre-reqs for NAU is...

  8. help thinking of getting out of nursing

    silentRN replied to nsgmjr's topic in General Nursing

    I wouldn't base your career on that ltc facility. Go work at a hospial. I get up to 5 patients a night and I work 12 shifts a month. That's full time and that's what's great about nursing...12 shifts...

  9. I do not care anymore

    silentRN replied to JB2007's topic in General Nursing

    U ever thought about working in the hospital setting? I actually do enjoy it be because people come and go. U have your boring nights and some nights are exciting and keep you on your toes. Just a...

  10. Survey oriented

    silentRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    Is it just me or does it seem like all hospital management care about is patient surveys? It drives me crazy cause all I hear about now are patient satsifaction scores. It seems like we've kind of...

  11. Are nurses really that important?

    silentRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    I googled this question today, "are nurses really that important?" I got tons of links to websites that have articles on nursing saying that we nurses are important. I've noticed that the majority of...

  12. Are nurses really that important?

    silentRN replied to silentRN's topic in General Nursing

    Thank u for ur

  13. Zoloft anyone...???

    silentRN posted a topic in Arizona Nursing

    My depression has been so bad lately that I'm staring at a bottle of Zoloft that I had gotten a prescription for awhile back ago and now am debating on starting to get on the drug. Anyone ever been...

  14. Zoloft anyone...???

    silentRN replied to silentRN's topic in Arizona Nursing

    Hey thanks for all of your replies. It really helps to hear other nurses out there who also suffer at times. Thanks

  15. Zoloft anyone...???

    silentRN replied to silentRN's topic in Arizona Nursing

    Actually nights work out great for me...I'm not much of a morning person. So I get to sleep in and I don't have to force myself to wake up and force myself to go to bed like I did when I worked days....

  16. Thinking of moving to Oregon from Tucson, Arizona.

    silentRN posted a topic in Oregon Nursing

    Simple questions, how is nursing in oregon? Does Oregon have any Magnet Hospitals in Portand or anywhere else in the state? If you were me would you move to Colorado instead of Oregon? Probably just...

  17. New Federal Law

    silentRN posted a topic in Arizona Nursing

    Has anyone else heard of this new federal mandated law where hospitals will be reinbursted based on patient satisfaction scores? What do you think about it? I think it's a bunch of crock. What an...

  18. Do you know if any hospitals in Phoenix are hiring new grads???

    silentRN replied to geisha70's topic in Arizona Nursing

    They're hiring them from one of the programs UofA

  19. Do you know if any hospitals in Phoenix are hiring new grads???

    silentRN replied to geisha70's topic in Arizona Nursing

    Ya, i had that job interview at FMC several weeks ago. I'm not a new grad but I've decided that I'm going to keep my nice secured job I have already in Tucson. The position was for an ICU RN, but I...

  20. Do you know if any hospitals in Phoenix are hiring new grads???

    silentRN replied to geisha70's topic in Arizona Nursing

    Well, let me give you a little heads up. I work at UMC in Tucson and from what I hear the new tower that UMC built will be opening in October. I would assume that would bring in a lot new employment...

  21. The Sad Truth

    silentRN posted a topic in Arizona Nursing

    No one is hiring. There is a hiring freeze state wide. Arizona state government cut their funds this year to the hospitals. The hospital I work at, AZ state isn't going to give us the yearly 10...

  22. New Grads and Prescott Az VA?

    silentRN replied to Becky8's topic in Arizona Nursing

    Prescott was a nice town. Elevation of 5000 or 5500 ft. Weather is really nice. Get all four seasons. I rode a motorcycle while I lived up there. Hour away from Sedona which is real nice. I...

  23. I think I made a bad choice.

    silentRN replied to rant's topic in General Nursing

    everything comes with

  24. New Grads and Prescott Az VA?

    silentRN replied to Becky8's topic in Arizona Nursing

    I used to live in Prescott about a year ago. Lived there for 2 years. I new some people that worked at the VA in Prescott as RNs. All that they said was to get hired at the VA is a long slow...

  25. In your Opinion...

    silentRN posted a topic in Arizona Nursing

    I've been lucky to work at UMC in Tucson because they haven't reached the point to lay any nurses off yet, even though our ratios have moved to 5:1 instead of 4:1 at night. Here is the question I...