alabamacrimson

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1. Tattoos

   alabamacrimson replied to fyrmed511's topic in Men

   It probably depends on the facilitie's policy. Last night on Boston Med, the male nurse had visible tattoos on his wrists. In the school I am going to attend, all visible tattoos must be covered.

2. Which route to take in nursing/health care?

   alabamacrimson replied to alabamacrimson's topic in Career Support

   You know TX, that is a good point. I will bring this up when talking with the physician and see what he has to say about it. He did tell me too that the passing of ObamaCare will have a big impact. One day in the office he told me that its good and b...

3. Which route to take in nursing/health care?

   alabamacrimson replied to alabamacrimson's topic in Career Support

   Good advice. I get all the time "well have you made up your mind about nursing vs medical school" well the issue is, as you point out, that maybe I don't have the info yet. I will check into local nursing organizations. I get all the time "call so an...

4. Which route to take in nursing/health care?

   alabamacrimson replied to alabamacrimson's topic in Career Support

   Don't you have to get some experience actually working before you can enroll in any NP training program? I think there is alot of bad info out there. I was told that while having an ASN and a bachelors is NOT the same as having a BSN, it is better th...

5. Which route to take in nursing/health care?

   alabamacrimson posted a topic in Career Support

   I am currently taking pre requisites for a community college nursing program in my area. I finish the last one next week and will be ready to apply to the program this fall. The program in a community college program. I will get an Associates and bec...

6. Argh!! I want to scream at people trying to 'help' me find a job!

   alabamacrimson replied to Bobbkat's topic in New Nurse

   Sorry my name is misleading. I'm not in Alabama, anymore (I'm in Virginia now). But I had to put up with that for a year just a to get a job and later get one of those jobs that require experience, then I might head back there. I hear what you are sa...

7. Argh!! I want to scream at people trying to 'help' me find a job!

   alabamacrimson replied to Bobbkat's topic in New Nurse

   Putting myself in your place, it has to be frustrating. I've been therefore in other professions. It does NOT feel good. Sure, these people mean well, but unless they can help you net work with people who can find you employment and "the jobs are out...

8. Argh!! I want to scream at people trying to 'help' me find a job!

   alabamacrimson replied to Bobbkat's topic in New Nurse

   got your message. thanks for the time and effort you put into it.

9. Argh!! I want to scream at people trying to 'help' me find a job!

   alabamacrimson replied to Bobbkat's topic in New Nurse

   i would like know how its different. if what you say is true, they are frighteningly similar! it is near impossible to find teaching jobs in my area. they just closed one of the middle schools down, a public school at that! why, 50 million plus budge...

10. Argh!! I want to scream at people trying to 'help' me find a job!

    alabamacrimson replied to Bobbkat's topic in New Nurse

    I don't want to be mean towards the people who are having trouble, but I'm still not convinced there are masses of people coming out of nursing school not able to find jobs. In some places in California and Michigan, where the economy is exceptionall...

11. Will jobs be ok for new grads in a few years?

    alabamacrimson replied to AcousticFoodie's topic in New Nurse

    I agree the numbers do not add up. My lab partner and I talked about this the other day. Everyone we know is going into nursing. I think alot of people see the bad economy and think that nursing is their ticket around the bad economy and unemployment...

12. Will jobs be ok for new grads in a few years?

    alabamacrimson replied to AcousticFoodie's topic in New Nurse

    How does one become a NP? What education or combination of experience and education does that require?

13. Argh!! I want to scream at people trying to 'help' me find a job!

    alabamacrimson replied to Bobbkat's topic in New Nurse

    One thing that baffles me reading these boards is that when I look at local hospitals in my area, they have openings left and right for RNs. Most do not give specifications regarding experience, but that does not mean they will take new grads. But wh...

14. Will jobs be ok for new grads in a few years?

    alabamacrimson replied to AcousticFoodie's topic in New Nurse

    I too share your discouragement after reading the posts on this forum. Couple that with a good number of people I know going into nursing, and its enough to make one reconsider the decision to go into the field. I had never heard of umemployed nurses...

15. Who HATES the term MURSE?

    alabamacrimson replied to LuxCalidaNP's topic in Men

    It depends. My sister uses it to tease me, so in that case I don't like it. Not only am I studying to a murse, but I go to mursing school as well, according to her. You don't hear male lawyers and female lawyers referred to by their gender and their ...