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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...

  16. Online BSN - Is it taken seriously?

    mmm333 replied to Jmiami's topic in General Nursing

    My microbiology course had online modules with quizzes which my instructor asked us to take under our name and he would check for passing scores before he started lecturing on that subject. Those were...

  17. Online BSN - Is it taken seriously?

    mmm333 replied to Jmiami's topic in General Nursing

    For anyone interested in the direction of online learning, watch this TED Talk: Daphne Koller: What we're learning from online education | Video on

  18. Assuming The Nurse Role

    mmm333 replied to Soliloquy's topic in General Nursing

    You get through all this stuff one hurdle at a time, by taking the long view. There will be awful days. You will comfort yourself by saying patients appreciate you taking time. Then when you start...

  19. Allowing Corpsman to Become Nurses

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

    In the meantime don't put me in charge of selecting applicants to a nursing program, because you know I'll be biased and throw all of the medics apps on the top of the pile ;] ... you know, things...

  20. Online BSN - Is it taken seriously?

    mmm333 replied to Jmiami's topic in General Nursing

    Ohio University is currently waiving out of state tuition for their online RN-BSN. I enrolled. It's a good old brick and mortar school with a long history of providing education to military, etc. by...

  21. Allowing Corpsman to Become Nurses

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

    Some of the following was lifted from another thread online, but it is useful perspective for those who haven't been in the military. At the end of Navy Corpsman school, you are a "quad-zero" (000)...

  22. Allowing Corpsman to Become Nurses

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

    There are programs for documenting the hours spent on various types of equipment, getting it all signed off, and getting civilian qualifications. They briefly tell you about the "Journeyman program"...

  23. Allowing Corpsman to Become Nurses

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

    Corpsmen carry out delegated tasks in acute care, everything they do is monitored and checked by an RN who is their superior officer and whom they report to. Attending to patients and independently...

  24. Allowing Corpsman to Become Nurses

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

    One other aspect of the military that explains why corpsmen can do things like place chest tubes in the field is that they are in REMOTE, EMERGENCY situations where there is no other choice. This,...

  25. Allowing Corpsman to Become Nurses

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

    To be fair, the information about how to complete a nursing degree is available to military personnel through their Educational Services Office/officer, and corpsmen can get their stuff done while...