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  1. single mom RN moving to seattle/questions about city

    seamel replied to My Rose's topic in Washington Nursing

    I probably wouldn't live on Capitol Hill with a 4th grader. Not a very safe area, in my experience. I would go for areas like Greenlake, Ballard, Wedgewood, Magnolia, Sandpoint, or Laurelhurst if you...

  2. Anyone work for Seattle Children's?

    seamel replied to SNIXRN's topic in Washington Nursing

    I would say be prepared with examples of difficult patients you've worked with, difficult families, and situations where you went above and beyond for a patient. As far as the dress code, there is...

  3. Anyone work for Seattle Children's?

    seamel replied to SNIXRN's topic in Washington Nursing

    Hi there I work at Children's as a new grad and am still in orientation. What unit is your interview for? The staffing ratio is different for each unit. PICU and SCCA are 2:1 usually. Surgical is 3:1...

  4. BSN grad scared that I pigeon-holed myself in home health - advice??

    seamel replied to Kate in Seattle's topic in Nursing Career

    What floor did you interview for at Children's? I know that many floors will hire a nurse who isn't a "new grad" because of non-acute care experience, but who isn't experienced as an acute care nurse....

  5. How long was/is your orientation?

    seamel replied to happyinillinois's topic in First Year After Licensure

    10 weeks on my pediatric surgery floor. A few other floors in the hospital have more... The first week is a lot of classroom, the rest of the weeks have about 3days/week on the floor and one in the...

  6. First RN job & it's pay

    seamel replied to Stephen.Stevens's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I'm a new grad in Seattle. I make $27.50/hr plus a $4.25 night diff/$2.50 evening diff and a $4.00 weekend diff, which I have to work 4 weekend days a month. I work 12-hr nights so from 7pm-11pm I...

  7. How many of you have to pay for parking for your work?

    seamel replied to ~Mi Vida Loca~RN's topic in General Nursing

    We have a complicated parking situation where I work. $5/day shift to park in the shuttle lots. Then you have to take a shuttle to the hospital. About $3-ish to park evening shift $1.75 for nights...

  8. Where should I request to do my Seattle-area practicum??

    seamel posted a topic in Washington Nursing

    Hey all you lovely Seattle area nurses- My school in Seattle just sent out a paper to turn in for our top choices on where to complete our senior practicum. We are supposed to list our top three...

  9. Private Student Loans

    seamel replied to EMEddie's topic in General Students

    I use Wells Fargo for my student loans. Because I am only 21, I still have to file a FAFSA using my parents' information, even though they don't help me anymore. I only received $2,500 a quarter in...

  10. Seattle University BSN applicants???

    seamel replied to seamel's topic in Washington Nursing

    Sorry Seattlerainsun that I did not see your reply sooner. I hope everything worked out for you; I did get taken off the waitlist in May 2009 and will now graduate from SU in August 2011. My GPA was...

  11. How to hold a license in multiple states once I graduate

    seamel posted a topic in General Students

    Hey everyone! I don't graduate until August of 2011, but I am trying to figure out my plans after graduation. I live in Washington, and definitely want to end up in WA at some point, but was thinking...

  12. How to hold a license in multiple states once I graduate

    seamel replied to seamel's topic in General Students

    Good to know. Does anyone know how long it can take to endorse a license into a different state? i.e. How long for the paperwork to go through and everything, until I can work in that

  13. How to hold a license in multiple states once I graduate

    seamel replied to seamel's topic in General Students

    Thank you!!! So helpful

  14. Transfer SU to GU

    seamel replied to seamel's topic in Washington Nursing

    Yes, there is a transfer cohort and a cohort for people who did their prereqs at SU, called the native cohort. The majority of people who transfer are between 25-35 and there are people who are also...

  15. Transfer SU to GU

    seamel posted a topic in Washington Nursing

    Anyone aware of the possibility of transferring from Seattle U to Gonzaga nursing programs. I am in my second quarter of the nursing program at Seattle U right now and may need to be in Spokane...

  16. Transfer SU to GU

    seamel replied to seamel's topic in Washington Nursing

    The program is alright. I am a Spokane girl and the issues are more just with Seattle, homesickness, etc. I also don't like the fact that it is seven quarters due to 3 classes that are required...

  17. Seattle U APNI - 2010 Entry

    seamel replied to Abbie Grace's topic in Washington Nursing

    Did anyone hear that SU just approved an APNI Midwifery program? Just wanted to let you know. I'm a current SU BSN student and my clinical instructor is one who got it approved. She said on Thursday...

  18. WSU BSN program

    seamel replied to j450n's topic in Washington Nursing

    They accept 10 transfer students to start fall semester, and 10 to start spring semester. The other 90 that start each semester are students who have completed at least 45 credits at Eastern...

  19. Which schools are still accepting winter or spring applications?

    seamel replied to sugareestudent's topic in Washington Nursing

    Shoreline CC is still accepting

  20. Age you will/were graduated?

    seamel replied to sweetiez's topic in General Students

    I graduate August of 2011, and I will have just turned 22. Can't wait to not be in school anymore after having been a student all my

  21. The First Days of Nursing School by the Fall 2009ers!!!

    seamel replied to craziechiq's topic in General Students

    You all are so lucky! I don't start until September 23rd. I'm definitely

  22. Swedish ED - What color scrubs???

    seamel replied to EireannRae's topic in Washington Nursing

    I used to volunteer in the Swedish ED and the only guy I ever saw not wearing hospital issue scrubs was wearing black

  23. So I've been picked as an "alternate"

    seamel replied to kayty2339's topic in General Students

    I was waitlisted for fall quarter, our waitlist had 50 people on it. About a month and a half after I received my waitlist later I was accepted! There is

  24. Free Tuition at U of DC -ended

    seamel posted a topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I just got this email from my pre-nursing advisor at my university. Since I was already accepted to a nursing school, thought I'd pass it along: Nursing Program/free tuition If you know of anyone...

  25. Free Tuition at U of DC -ended

    seamel replied to seamel's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Wow. I just have to say, I find that incredibly rude of you. I received the information from an adviser at a top rate university, who I have trusted for pre-nursing information for the past 2 years....