Hello all, I ran into an old friend yesterday who told me he had finished his BSN at University of Phoenix online, and was recently accepted to CAMC's anesthesia program. He had nothing but good things to say about UOP, which is a stark contrast ...
bluelorelai replied to sunnee dee nurse's topic in Triage
Here is an about.com page with a list of some companies that use nurses for work-at-home jobs. It might be helpful. Good luck to all! Medical and Nursing Home-based Jobs
bluelorelai replied to Iam46yearsold's topic in Emergency
I only wore my seatbelt occasionally before I started to work in our Trauma ICU. After about a month, it was so obvious what a difference a seatbelt can make. As one poster said, seatbelts don't fix everything, but they sure do help. Now, the car d...
bluelorelai replied to livingthedream33's topic in General Nursing
5 Things You MUST Do, from someone who has been there: 1. Hold on to your written warning -- it's whistle blower evidence. Stop talking to everyone, unless it's related to circulating. These people are NOT your friends. Buy a pocket-sized book and ...
bluelorelai replied to bluelorelai's topic in West Virginia
Thanks for your input! I am happy to report that I did NOT take the Fresinius job-- I couldn't bring myself to try it because I had just heard too many stories like yours! Even now, three months later, I have yet to hear literally even ONE good th...
Hello All, I'm new to this site, but have been around the block more than I care to admit... I am interviewing for a job with Fresenius tomorrow.... I have done a huge amount of reading on this company on both this site and vault dot com -- and I'...
bluelorelai replied to bluelorelai's topic in West Virginia
Hi Noryn! Thanks for the reply. Yes, I have heard that the cost is high-- the thing that piqued my curiosity about the program is the way they process financial aid. You take one class at a time, and each one lasts only five weeks, BUT... They lum...
bluelorelai replied to HappyNurse2005's topic in School Programs
Glad I found this thread! I just finished speaking to an adviser/counselor a couple of hours ago-- as of 8-29-08, the cost per credit hour is still 430.00 plus the 75.00 materials access fee. The big selling point for me is the way the UOP proce...
bluelorelai replied to djc1981's topic in West Virginia
Ok, the official word on Tuition Reimbursement at CHH is: YES! for full time employees (any department) there is reimbursement of up to $1500 per year, and for part time, up to $750 per year. Good luck!
bluelorelai replied to djc1981's topic in West Virginia
My previous answer refers to tuition reimbursement for nurses--sorry. I am not sure about other positions within the hospital, but I will find out when I go to work tonight and repost the answer when I get one! :typing
bluelorelai replied to sconoli's topic in West Virginia
great questions -- wv is in desperate need of primary care providers--but you bring up some really valid concerns. "...have looked at colleges close by and can't seem to find any that have nurse practitioner programs in wv."here is a link from the w...
bluelorelai replied to PiPhi2004's topic in West Virginia
ABSOLUTELY travel to Huntington if at all possible. I have worked in and around the Charleston area (CAMC x3, Thomas, St. Francis) since moving here 18 years ago and have been sorely disappointed, disgusted and outraged over and over again. I don't...
bluelorelai replied to djc1981's topic in West Virginia
Thank you! I did interview with Fresenius, but was sorely disappointed in both the pay and the benefit package. I've accepted the position in SICU at CHH, hopefully all will go according to plan and I will be joining the ranks of happy nurses tha...
bluelorelai replied to jreed's topic in West Virginia
Having trouble finding salaries of individuals on that website-- Any suggestions? Also, is that over 55k from one employer, or all employers together? Either way, I actually should have been on there, but couldn't find myself. (I work a ton of ove...
bluelorelai replied to bluelorelai's topic in West Virginia
Yup... know the feeling. I am just about full of that place myself. It seems like I have always had to keep my foot in the door in 2 or 3 places in the valley just to be able to work enough hours to feed the animals and keep the lights on. Workin...
bluelorelai replied to bluelorelai's topic in West Virginia
:chuckle you must've seen my other post! Thanks for the advice-- Truly I am leaning toward the dialysis thing, Mainly because of the paid training. As I get older, I feel like I need a "hedge" against all the new grads out there. The hospitals he...
bluelorelai replied to amyslater's topic in West Virginia
Your words are so true. Unfortunately, people in this state don't seem to have as many options to fall back on (as far as work goes), so those of us with families to support have to hold our tongues, put our heads down, and keep going to work. Bei...