mmm333 LVN

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1. Forced to resign, new grad with only 1 year of experinece.

   mmm333 replied to Elan84's topic in General Nursing

   start applying for other jobs now. It is obvious that these people are looking for ways to mainstream you onto their team, but rather to get you out. Don't take it personally, yes they are too lazy to...

2. I am a new grad and hired with 2 nursing agencies

   mmm333 replied to elomi18's topic in General Nursing

   Also if you are targeting a specific job/practice area like hospice, dialysis, or med surg, then try to complete a CE certificate in that area so that you can put that prominently on your resume. This...

3. I am a new grad and hired with 2 nursing agencies

   mmm333 replied to elomi18's topic in General Nursing

   Remember, managers like to hire people who are already employed. It means you won't waste their time, because you just passed someone else's screening process so you'll probably pass theirs as well....

4. Dove Apparel Uniforms

   mmm333 replied to Content11's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

   I am a male nurse and I wore the 3 men's zippered tops I bought after school until they fell apart. Unfortunately they only sell to students

5. Best online RN to BSN program....CHEAP?

   mmm333 replied to TonyaM73's topic in Online Distance Learning

   Wondering how the U. Mass Boston Online BSN experience was for you. Sounded pretty good from your post at the outset, but now that you've finished, what was the cost and duration from start to finish?...

6. Nursing Shortage or Not (two articles)

   mmm333 replied to laski's topic in General Nursing

   Or become a medical transcriptionist or some other job that uses some of your training. Chances are you can always work in a nursing

7. Pre-nursing veteran cal state east bay fall 2013

   mmm333 replied to Lady0121's topic in California Nursing

   Yes those transcripts were in the system. I sent the rest along with DD214. They said the same thing, I'll get in. My only problem now is that I went to UC for undergrad (they do not require one...

8. Allowing Corpsman to Become Nurses

   mmm333 replied to Asystole RN's topic in Government, Military

   Yeah it's all over the map- some medics to trach intubation/IV/IO, some don't. The have massive overlaps and some lacking knowledge in the sciences and the patho in many cases. In general they get...

9. Allowing Corpsman to Become Nurses

   mmm333 replied to Asystole RN's topic in Government, Military

   It gets complicated. Every SEAL and SWCC gets trained as a "medic assistant" (enough to call them combat medics) roughly at the EMT-B level + IV therapy and medevacs. The "lead medics" attend at a...

10. Pre-nursing veteran cal state east bay fall 2013

    mmm333 replied to Lady0121's topic in California Nursing

    Good. I'm a veteran applying to the RN-to-BSN program for fall 2013 and heading back to the military once accepted. They are currently accepting applications. You need to have your ducks in a row and...

11. Assuming The Nurse Role

    mmm333 replied to Soliloquy's topic in General Nursing

    If you are losing heart in nursing school already, you need to figure out a way to cope. The reality of nursing after school is truly soul-crushing for those who don't develop a thick skin. There are...

12. Nursing Interview Questions (Part 2)

    mmm333 replied to TheCommuter's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    "I drive a windowless van and sleep in it most of the time so commute time won't be an

13. Nursing Interview Questions (Part 2)

    mmm333 replied to TheCommuter's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    This post just took a wonderful turn. Humor

14. Online BSN - Is it taken seriously?

    mmm333 replied to Jmiami's topic in General Nursing

    That's not to say that an MSN from Yale, Georgetown, or UCSF isn't going to impress more than one from one of the for-profit online schools. But BSN is really just a box-check, the curriculum is...

15. Nursing Interview Questions (Part 2)

    mmm333 replied to TheCommuter's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    and Winston Churchill said: "Courage is the ability to go from one defeat to another, without losing enthusiasm" because sometimes you run into long periods of adversity before any glimmer of hope...