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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 mentor you, and yes you have some problems you ne...

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 will show that you've done something substantial ...

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. You become a "safe bet"... Your first few jobs are ...

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 now.

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? And did you enjoy it and get the grades you wante...

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

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 since there are many presentations in their "discussio...

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 shortchanged but once in a program they will have an ...

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 minimum, the NSW combat medic course which automatica...

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 get all transcripts in one time. Does anyone know...

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 books on the topic that you can buy. And of course...

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

This post just took a wonderful turn. Humor therapy.

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 pretty much standard.

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 appears, and you have to keep on plugging away reg...

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 focused on memorization of key facts, concepts, a...

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

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 working you will take the same amount of time with p...

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 like that do happen... job applications as well. An ...

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 correspondence/proctored testing on military bases,...

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) corpsman. Your Naval Enlisted Classification (NEC) c...

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" but very few people take advantage of it while in t...

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 managing their care are two different things. Also, ...

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, and the fact that nobody can sue the military especi...

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 serving- if they make that a big priority while enlis...