javawren_23

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1. New to the Agency World

   javawren_23 posted a topic in Agency Nurses

   Greeting fellow RN's!! I've been working in a Birthing Center for about a year now, and would really love to explore my options in the world of agency nursing. The birthing center that I work in does...

2. Does your facility hire new grads into L & D?

   javawren_23 posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

   What's your facility's policy on hiring a new grad? As seasoned L & D nurses, how do you feel about a newbie with no other experience walking in to your specialty? I've heard pros and...

3. New Grad positions, is anyone in WI hiring?

   javawren_23 replied to settinggirl's topic in General Nursing

   I really don't think so.....I think WI nurses are having a hard enough time getting jobs. I know someone who graduated last May and just got a job last month (and she wasn't

4. Conflicted!!! Help!!!

   javawren_23 replied to javawren_23's topic in General Nursing

   That's exactly what I thought!! I'm just hoping I don't regret not getting the RN down the road....if I got this job, that

5. Conflicted!!! Help!!!

   javawren_23 posted a topic in General Nursing

   I am in nursing school and this summer I will be taking my LPN boards. I currently work at a local hospital as an ER tech. So, here's my crisis......I have always wanted to work in surgery, and I...

6. Working with an Agency in Wisconsin

   javawren_23 posted a topic in General Nursing

   I've been looking in to working for an agency in norther/central Wisconsin. I've read that Ready Link will work to place new nurses. Does anyone know any other agency that will do so? Any...

7. New Grad positions, is anyone in WI hiring?

   javawren_23 replied to settinggirl's topic in General Nursing

   Could you give me a bit more insight on Aspirus? I live in northern Wisconsin and I'm always curious to hear what people have to say about the hospitals around here. I'll be graduating next May so...

8. Dosage Calculation Policies

   javawren_23 replied to nursingtodo11's topic in General Students

   Our school requires passing with 100% at the beginning of each semester. If you don't pass in three tries, you're out of the program (so you could pass the first 3 semesters, but if you don't pass in...

9. Moving to NC from WI

   javawren_23 posted a topic in North Carolina Nursing

   My husband works for a company in Wisconsin that has a branch in North Carolina and we are considering relocating there when I'm finished with nursing school (spring 2012). His company's office is in...

10. Day in the life of OB RN?

    javawren_23 replied to 0236797's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I'm not sure about the first poster, but I live in a more rural area, and I'd love your input. The OB department has 2 nurses on per shift (12 hour shifts), and they do all aspects. Around 20-25...

11. What's your school's cut-off for passing?

    javawren_23 replied to cobee's topic in General Students

    I'd love to have 72% be a passing grade! Our ADN program is an 80% to

12. Needing a BSN to practice in WI

    javawren_23 replied to javawren_23's topic in General Nursing

    I was told by an instructor that the state of WI is trying to make this a law. She said that if it went through, those of us who would be grandfathered in would have 10 years to complete our BSN. A...

13. Needing a BSN to practice in WI

    javawren_23 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I was just told that a law is being passed that WI nurses need their BSN to be an RN in Wisconsin, and that the current nurses are grandfathered in. Has anyone heard

14. Working/Living in and around Madison

    javawren_23 replied to javawren_23's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for your input! I appreciate it! The job market is tough all over, that's for

15. Working/Living in and around Madison

    javawren_23 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I have some questions for those of you who live in and around Madison. My husband and I would like to relocate to the area with our 3 small children. Can anyone give me some insight to the hospitals...