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  1. Vacation in Raleigh/Durham- questions

    edogs334 replied to Blackcat99's topic in North Carolina Nursing

    Just in case you didn't look already, here are the websites of the local visitor's bureaus: http://www.visitchapelhill.org/ (their office is on W. Franklin st in Chapil Hill) http://www.durham-nc.com/...

  2. CNA job at a hospital

    edogs334 replied to funfunfun's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    There ARE associate degree nurses working at Boston hospitals- even as new grads. I think it's more a matter of connections than what type of degree you have. For example, I'm sure nursing students...

  3. Should i leave Maryland and move to Boston?

    edogs334 replied to SciFi Chick's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    Heck, I've worked with nurses who work in Boston and commute from New Hampshire! Not that I'd recommend living that far away,

  4. post Baccalaureate nursing programs

    edogs334 replied to cclem1's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    Hi cclem1, I don't go to school in MA, but I've lived there for my whole life (other than right now) and applied to several nursing programs there before I enrolled in my current school. A big caveat...

  5. Pet Un-Peeves, or what I like about Emergency Nursing

    edogs334 replied to ERbunny's topic in Emergency

    HAHAHA!!! We did the exact same thing where I worked, and that was recently

  6. Washington Hospital Center - Good for grads?

    edogs334 replied to chachi69's topic in General Nursing

    For those of you who work at WHC, do most new grads (at WHC) do rotating shifts? Or can you get straight shifts as a new grad? I'm sure the scheduling practices vary by unit. If any of you work (or...

  7. Any UNC Chapel Hill SON students?

    edogs334 replied to studentmom2007's topic in North Carolina Nursing

    Try calling UNC School of Nursing's admissions office. The staff there (on the whole) is very nice and is almost always willing to answer any questions you may have. Their phone number is (919)...

  8. No new grad positions in Boston hospitals

    edogs334 replied to dfs1961's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    here's an interesting article on the MHA website. It confirms what other people have already said:

  9. Drug test + for PCP?!?!

    edogs334 replied to Eirene's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Yes, unfortunately, things like this do happen. It's so stupid that, in this day and age of modern science, toxicology tests aren't as specific as they should be. FYI- poppy seeds are another...

  10. Techs starting IVs

    edogs334 replied to PedsERRN's topic in General Nursing

    When I was a tech in the ER, we didn't start IV's, but did phlebotomy all the time. I think that techs not starting IV's had something to do with the nurse practice act in my home state. It was a...

  11. EMT school in Maryland, Washington D.C., and Virginia.

    edogs334 replied to babyNP.'s topic in General Nursing

    Also here's the link to a department I know of in PG county, MD:

  12. EMT school in Maryland, Washington D.C., and Virginia.

    edogs334 replied to babyNP.'s topic in General Nursing

    Here's the link for Virginia Office of EMS. They should have some info on training courses. I think most volunteer FD's and rescue squads will pay for your training if you become a member:...

  13. Adn, Bsn Or Msn

    edogs334 replied to Sexybrown's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Hey, In deciding which program is best for you, you have to consider factors like: 1)how much time you can devote to a nursing education; 2)whether or not you will have to work during the program;...

  14. CNA vs. EMT

    edogs334 replied to hotmama2be's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I agree with unitek- ignore what you've seen on TV about EMS (Emergency Medical Services). If you work for a private ambulance service as an EMT-Basic (or is it EMT-1 in CA?) you'll WILL be doing...

  15. Insults to the midlevel professions

    edogs334 replied to emtneel's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Kinda reminds me of my tech days. When patients asked if I was "goin' to school for somethin," I told them I was in the process of applying to nursing schools. Some of them asked "well, why don't...

  16. new grads in boston hospitals??

    edogs334 replied to quincy24's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    As I've said in another post, the BI hired ADN new grads when I worked there a year ago; I'd imagine their policy hasn't changed. Did you, or do you now, go to Quincy College? I worked with several...

  17. Hospital Update

    edogs334 replied to karma482's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    No problem. Good luck, I hope you get hired soon. If your friend works at the BI, tell her to ask HR about whether or not they have an employee referral incentive program- I think they had one when...

  18. Hospital Update

    edogs334 replied to karma482's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    Just in case you haven't been to this website: http://www.mhalink.org - this is the website of the Mass. Hospital Association. If you click on "hospitals" it should give you an alphabetical listing...

  19. Hospital Update

    edogs334 replied to karma482's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    Just went on MetroWest Med Center's website (http://www.mwmc.com)- they have some med/surg positions open at both their Framingham and Natick (Leonard Morse) campuses. The only ed/experience...

  20. Hospital Update

    edogs334 replied to karma482's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    The BI has 4 new grad (clinical nurse I) positions posted on their website. I don't know what level of nursing education you have, but I KNOW for a fact that they do hire new grads from ADN programs....

  21. Summer Clinicals

    edogs334 replied to cidree's topic in General Nursing

    What exactly do you mean by summer clinicals? Do you mean a program where ALL of the clinical experiences are completed in summers? Or do you mean a program that has summer clinical courses as part...

  22. joining Newton-wellesly Hosp soon!!!!

    edogs334 replied to icuinuk's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    I don't know much about NWH, but I do consider myself qualified to talk about the surrounding area, since I grew up in Brookline, one of the towns bordering Newton. Newton itself has its more densely...

  23. Hospitals that hire new grads?

    edogs334 replied to MerdalRN's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    Gerry, You're probably right about the whole supply/demand factor. Hospitals will make the benefits that much sweeter if the demand for RNs (new grads AND experienced) is great but there aren't very...

  24. Hospitals that hire new grads?

    edogs334 replied to MerdalRN's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    What I don't get is why most Boston hospitals don't offer the degree of miscellaneous (fringe?) benefits that other hospitals do- such as tuition assistance and relocation allowances. Hospitals like...

  25. Were You a Nursing Assistant

    edogs334 replied to pat8585's topic in General Nursing

    And that's how it should be. Thank God for nurses like