Blondiem

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1. question on St. John's St Louis

   Blondiem replied to carlarenee02's topic in General Nursing

   If you have 80 hours worth of clinical training you can take a three day "short course". I went to the HR department and just handed my application and resumae to the person who was working the front...

2. Hard for GNs to get jobs in St. Louis?

   Blondiem replied to solneeshka's topic in General Nursing

   I work at St. John's and we are only hiring internally at this point. We don't even have enough positions for everyone who already works at St. John's and graduating nursing school in

3. question on St. John's St Louis

   Blondiem replied to carlarenee02's topic in General Nursing

   I am a nursing student as well and work at St. Johns as a patient care tech. It is the perfect position for any one who is attending nursing school! I learned so much and it has really helped with...

4. Ideas on applying to St Louis Hospitals

   Blondiem replied to carlarenee02's topic in General Nursing

   Well after you are done with the training they will most definatly work with your schedule but I am not sure as far as the training. Maybe summer would be a good time to go and do the 5 week training....

5. what if you graduate without student loans?

   Blondiem replied to vwood86's topic in General Nursing

   I just meant by that that things change some times people have to move or they find better job opportunties and when tuition is paid back or paid during the process you are under contract to be their...

6. Ideas on applying to St Louis Hospitals

   Blondiem replied to carlarenee02's topic in General Nursing

   I work at St. John's as a PCA planing to move up to a tech after the 3 month required period. They get about 300 apps a month for these positions but they just raised their start rate for PCA's to...

7. Chamberlain College of Nursing St. Louis

   Blondiem replied to Bashie's topic in General Nursing

   I have heard horrible things about them. They have lost or are about to loose their accreadidation. I would look at a 2 year program at one of the STLCC campuses and then look at bridging programs....

8. what if you graduate without student loans?

   Blondiem replied to vwood86's topic in General Nursing

   The positive is you won't have to be tied down to an employer. If the hospital pays your tuition you have to guarntee you will work for them as many years as they pay for your school. You will have...

9. Help c Math conversions/equivalencies!!!!!!!

   Blondiem replied to shhnack's topic in General Nursing

   I used a book called med math I bought at Barnes and Noble. It begins with simple math and works its way up to dosage cal. It helped me out so much I got a 100% on my dosage calculations

10. UMSL or Community college

    Blondiem replied to AngelaChanel24's topic in General Nursing

    I am on the waiting list at Forest Park and Meramec it is a 2-3 semester wait but you can get all your general ed classes out of the way while waiting and only have your clincals left to do. There is...

11. Saint Louis Community College Wait List

    Blondiem replied to lovetoday's topic in General Nursing

    I put my name on the the Meramec and Forest Park waiting lists at the end of spring 08 semester. I am 154 at forest park and 151 at Meramec. They say be glad if you get in in 2 semester but it...