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  1. Will BSN get jobs over ASN in this recession?

    smartnurse1982 replied to HeartsOpenWide's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    everyon on here has interesting opinions. however, its a recession. so realisticall, woulnt they try to hire the cheapest person to do the job? this wasnt brought up on here, and I don't want to sound...

  2. if employers cant ask about children during an interview

    smartnurse1982 posted a topic in General Nursing

    why do they still do it? whan they say"tell me a little about yourself" i usually tell them about the school, my experience, etc but i never mention anything about my family at all. what shall i say...

  3. Any other new RN grads being told to apply for LPN or NA positions?

    smartnurse1982 replied to redeyefan214's topic in General Nursing

    regarding another thread i made earlier this month it seems this area of the country is famous for that. actively looking for another job:lol2: b/c of

  4. Please help me and tell me why bedside nurisng MUST be the 1st step

    smartnurse1982 replied to Kitty Hawk's topic in General Nursing

    Its amazing that there are different opinions of bedside nursing, but I have to agree with you too. So, if someone works in med surg and now works in ltc they are still doing bedside

  5. Where in the US or abroad are new grads being hired?

    smartnurse1982 replied to WrigleyRN's topic in General Nursing

    Remember,what's normal in one state is not normal in another. For instance, during ns I was not taught to insert ivs but in nc even new grads know how to do it. Also, I wouldn't know how to work with...

  6. Where in the US or abroad are new grads being hired?

    smartnurse1982 replied to WrigleyRN's topic in General Nursing

    I relocated to find a better nursing job but it didn't work. Nc doesn't have a shortage because they utilize cnas a lot. I know of several assisted living facilioties that have no licensed nurse...

  7. Name a situation that is not your responsibilty...

    smartnurse1982 replied to NurseCallus's topic in General Nursing

    in home health washing dishes,mopping floors,wiping down cabinets,hiding money from the client's sons and cutting and styling hair. in the nursing home mooing the floors,dialing the phone for the...

  8. Please help me and tell me why bedside nurisng MUST be the 1st step

    smartnurse1982 replied to Kitty Hawk's topic in General Nursing

    thanks for the answer b/c the op mentioned ltc as if it was bedside

  9. if employers cant ask about children during an interview

    smartnurse1982 replied to smartnurse1982's topic in General Nursing

    thanks for the info. one woman who was from germany did ask me and i said 3 because i figured she might not have known that since she's been over here for 5 years. next time that happens im going to...

  10. Any other new RN grads being told to apply for LPN or NA positions?

    smartnurse1982 replied to redeyefan214's topic in General Nursing

    one question i have is whats wrong with an rn working as an lpn capacity if both are

  11. Options for Nurses who HATE nursing.

    smartnurse1982 replied to PopeJane3rd's topic in General Nursing

    you know,i thought about what you wrote and you are right. even when i worked in a daycare it was the same

  12. if employers cant ask about children during an interview

    smartnurse1982 replied to smartnurse1982's topic in General Nursing

    but what if they ask how many children do u have? how do u go around answering

  13. Please help me and tell me why bedside nurisng MUST be the 1st step

    smartnurse1982 replied to Kitty Hawk's topic in General Nursing

    i dont want to sound naive but i have a hard understanding what bedside nursing is. :confused:for example i do 8 hour shifts in a home with 1 patient that has ivs,trachs,vents,foleys but yet i hear...

  14. Any other new RN grads being told to apply for LPN or NA positions?

    smartnurse1982 replied to redeyefan214's topic in General Nursing

    Maybe they mean u can work as an rn with lpn pay? Is thay legal for employers to hire you as an lpn with an rn license? Employers are trying to get more for less. I posted something similiar and some...

  15. Is It Possible An LPN Can Make More Then An RN?

    smartnurse1982 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I'm an RN. I work for a well known national home care agency. Somehow payroll mixed up our paychecks; I got her (she is an LPN ) hourly rate of pay on my paycheck and she got mine. I found out she...

  16. Is It Possible An LPN Can Make More Then An RN?

    smartnurse1982 replied to smartnurse1982's topic in General Nursing

    I gueass private duty is one of those hit or miss jobs because when I was in another state with this same company, they had rns and lpns on the same cases getting paid according to title. We even had...

  17. Is It Possible An LPN Can Make More Then An RN?

    smartnurse1982 replied to smartnurse1982's topic in General Nursing

    update: I eventually did ask a recruiter and nurse manager about the glitch. According to them, insurance companies no longer reimburse that much more for an Rn, maybe only $5 to $10 more. I asked...

  18. how long does it take an adn to get a bsn

    smartnurse1982 replied to smartnurse1982's topic in Online Distance Learning

    which program nc girl is it? is it local? {im also in nc.}

  19. Is It Possible An LPN Can Make More Then An RN?

    smartnurse1982 replied to smartnurse1982's topic in General Nursing

    why would employees vote against themselves? oh, this agency has the same name as a

  20. Is It Possible An LPN Can Make More Then An RN?

    smartnurse1982 replied to smartnurse1982's topic in General Nursing

    Im going to just get out of this state and go back to my homestate because they just have better regulations. i dont understand how the offices are the same company but have different rules, as if...

  21. Is It Possible An LPN Can Make More Then An RN?

    smartnurse1982 replied to smartnurse1982's topic in General Nursing

    I dont know why rns look down on lpns because I was an lpn for 4 years. i have been on both sides of the fence,so i would never do that. but just as there are rns that look down on lpns, there are an...

  22. "LPNs should be done away with altogether"

    smartnurse1982 replied to missjennmb's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    As i have a thread about more pay, I now know from what others have posted that u may not make more. I thought so that by getting the rn i would make more but apparently not the case. A lot of...

  23. "LPNs should be done away with altogether"

    smartnurse1982 replied to missjennmb's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I dont think they should.but do u guys think with all the new grad rns that something will change? i have seen things go both ways: i have seen ads that wanted rns now state lpn only, but im guessing...

  24. Is It Possible An LPN Can Make More Then An RN?

    smartnurse1982 replied to smartnurse1982's topic in General Nursing

    But as I wrote numerous times, we have the same level of experience. Now, u do know if you become an rn you start at new grad rn wages even if u were an lpn before that. A lot of employers do ignore...

  25. Is It Possible An LPN Can Make More Then An RN?

    smartnurse1982 replied to smartnurse1982's topic in General Nursing

    Ok evei really didn't want to bring this up but I feel maybe u guys will see different. A friend says its because I am black and she is white but I honestly don't think that is it,and that's why I...