jchaconBSN

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1. How much are nurses making?

   jchaconBSN replied to ksauce20's topic in Washington

   I have found that the more rural community hospitals are offereing a higher pay scale to try and get nurses to come work there. For most city, suburban hospitals, 24/hr is for sure the norm! You really need to pay attention to the benefit package ...

2. Recommended stethoscopes?

   jchaconBSN replied to L&DForMe's topic in Washington

   Littman is usually considered top of the line. I'm not sure what your financial situation is, but if you don't have a lot of money to play with, I would say that you don't need a Littman for nursing school. There are plenty of other good stethoscop...

3. New RN, don't know where to start

   jchaconBSN replied to batjhong's topic in California

   Congrats on passing NCLEX! I think your friend is right, you should start out on Med/Surg. Having no previous experience, it will give you a great foundation on your nursing skills. You will see every type of patient with different problems, and th...

4. ADVICE in Nursing School

   jchaconBSN replied to S21D's topic in Washington

   Congrats on being accpeted. My advice, relax and enjoy your time before you start school. You are going to be very busy. There really isn't much you should do as far as work in order to prepare you for nursing school. They will lay everything out...

5. Uw & Wsu Bsn Applicants 2009

   jchaconBSN replied to 2bcurious's topic in Washington

   I graduated from WSU Tri-Cities this past May. It seems like WSU and UW look for the same things when picking their students. Of course, it helps to have a good GPA, but it won't be the reason you don't get in. The interview is what I felt was the...