MrsPratt06

anyone know of any gn positions or any hospitals that actually hire gns in dc/nova area? i will be graduating in may with my adn & relocating to the northern virginia area. i have been applying my butt off to every hospital imaginable in the dc area and i just get emails back saying i should take my boards first then apply or just that i am not even under consideration. i have almost 3 years of experience as an aide,so it's not like i have no hospital experience. any suggestions? thanks :)

P.s. You should be fine with a 3.3 I had only about a 2.6 unless than counted in my a&p1 plus my micro & I was accepted to my first choice.

I am currently in my 2nd semester @ Boyce. I like the program. The 1st semester is rough they spell alot of stuff out for you, but you do have a lot of self learning, like from the beginning, if you were never a nurses aide you might have some trouble just because no one teaches you how to change a diaper or give personal care to a patient. I am a NA & I helped some classmates with personal care because it was just kind of assumed you know how to do it. Changing a baby diaper is a lot different than changing an adult's brief. I think there were just some things you just got thrown into and had to fend for yourself. But for the most part all of the faculty are very helpful which I really like. It's nice the class sizes are small you really get to know all of your classmates & the teachers actually remember your name the next semester which is nice. As far as the books for 101, you don't have to buy them from the bookstore. I bought all mine from Amazon & ebay and paid @ least 60 percent less than what you pay in the bookstore. They are around 900+ dollars at the bookstore, I paid about 400. The only thing I bought in the bookstore was the Health Tote, which is 90 but I had no choice because it is not sold anywhere else. I recommend buying online if you are paying for books yourself especially. I get no loans or grants so my tuition & book money came out of my own pocket with no help from anyone. It was brutal working 3 + paychecks of 100+ hours but it was worth it! I hope this helps. :redbeathe

I am in the 2nd semester @ CCAC boyce & I applied for the fall 2008 semester in Feb 2008 & got my reply in June. I was suppose to hear from them in April, so I think they are just slow at getting out the letters because of so many applicants. Good Luck!:wink2:

UPMC has a staffing agency called Vital Staffing that would be good if your friend does not need benefits. Its a casual position with good pay. You schedule your own hours & days. Only requirement is that you need to work @ least one shift every 3 months. You don't have to be certified, I got a job with them & i only had 1 year of experience in another UPMC hospital. If you need any info let me know. It's a perfect job for a student and you don't have to kill yourself working so much because the pay is nice. I usually work 64 hrs while going to school full-time & i havent had any problems

Thank you! I'll look into those.

I am looking for a care plan book that gives you the interventions with the rationale. If anyone has 1 they really like I'd appreciate it. Thanks!!