mowski1214

The VA in Temple Texas hires ADNs.

Sorry in paragraph 2 I meant to say "...I have YET to talk to..."

Hello all! I am fairly new grad (end of August 2012 and passed boards a week later) and I am just past the one month period of my orientation being a BSN-RN on a medical-oncology floor. I, like many other new grads, am questioning my desire to continue working at the bedside. My reasons aren't because of the novelty of work and the periods of uncertainty that I have for what am I doing, but it is because I have some physical health issues that is making working 40hrs a week on my feet fairly difficult. I knew of this health issue prior to starting nursing school and thought that I would be able to work full-time for a period of time- 2 or 3 years-without much issue. Those thoughts appear to be inaccurate. As a result, I been looking into other specialties that may be more accomodating. One of the nursing specialities I am considering, and have actually applied to already, is a school nurse position. The one I applied for is managing 350 students for grades 5-8. While I remain excited about the potential opportunity, I am concerned that I may be passed over due to my gender status of being a guy. I am aware that there are male school nurses out there somewhere and that it would illegal for the potential employer to discriminate me because of my gender, but I have to talk to and/or meet a male school nurse. Plus, I am thinking about the issues that can present itself at the middle school issue, in particular the female side and the potential avoidance of seeking help from me (assuming I got the position) if they felt like they needed it. Does anyone have any insight for me? I my reply is fairly vague and I havent provided specific questions to be answered, but any response, either specific or general from anyone would be greatly appreciated.

Hello, I apologize for replying to an old thread, but I was wondering if anybody might have any insight for me regarding the Central Texas VA located in Temple, Texas. I was hired in October and will be stated in about a week and a half. I am set to work on an Med/Onc unit and have tried to research the floor/ and experiences at the central texas VA in general and have come away very little insight. Does anybody have any comments about this facility? Any would be greatly appreciated.

Nice. That will definitely help, especially if you can use them as a reference.

Hey bro, Congratulations on almost finishing. Got a couple of quick questions; do you have healthcare experience-CNA, tech, etc? Do you have a specialty you want to work in? If you do have the healthcare experience, it definitely helps with getting a job around here in the New England area, and for the interview process for wherever you apply. Also, if you are limited to one specialty, you have limited choices...my tip is to stay open about opportunities. I just graduated from the ABSN program at Umass Boston at the end of August and had a job offer prior to the completion of my program at a nurse residency program in the Midwest. I also had two interviews at a hospital I work at in central NH, one of which I ended up taking because I worked there as a nursing assistant. Other people in my program are becoming distressed about the lack of opportunities in the Boston/metro Boston area and are expanding their searches. However, one person got a job at MGH because she hounded the **** out of people about a job during her clinical preceptorship. Other people have been offered positions in other areas of the country-Texas (me--which I will actually take and quit my current job in NH, and one other student), Colorado, Iowa, and I think one person got one down south somewhere. Opportunities exist but if you can move, do it, and do limit yourself with the specialty you want to do. Also, start looking for nurse residency programs now as many of them will be requiring applications for their programs that start in Jan/Feb. My last piece of advice, take the boards as soon as possible.

Hello all, I hope everyone is doing well. I am going to keep this short and somewhat sweet. I am a new grad and I am very interested in working for the Army Medical Command in the various Forts either domestically or internationally. I have seen the job postings on Usajobs.gov and I have not come across any information regarding whether or not new grads are eligible for positions from both the job postings itself and internet searches. I have emailed a number of recruiters for these positions however I have not received any replies. Lastly, I have noticed that some of these positions are Direct-Hire Authority designated positions that simply, "expedites hiring by eliminating competitive rating and ranking, veterans' preference, and "rule of three" procedures". I assume that this authority may make it easier for a new grad to get a job for these positions. Would anyone be so kind to shed light on whether or not the Army Medical Command considers new grad RNs for the open positions? Also, does anybody know what the application process is like? Quick background about my experience: BSN prepared, experience working as a nursing assistant, experience working in public health, hold a masters degree (public administration), single, and an awesome dude. Any and all help is greatly appreciated.

If a nurse is a nurse, and going to the bathroom is going to the bathroom, why do men and women have separate bathrooms (without considering the exceptions of unisex bathrooms)?

DFGO, when did go to school there? and where are you from? I am an out-of-state student eager to get in an go here but have concerns about receiving financial aid. Please share!

To Imthatguy... I liked your post. I am/ was in a similar boat and have chosen the BSN to NP route.

This thread is better than crack.... When I called, they replied,"you should hear of something in February".

Hi Everyone, This past winter I applied to the UMASS-Lowell standard 2-year BSN program and was accepted but was placed on a waitlist. I am pumped about that. At the time I was curious as to whether or not I could actually get into nursing school so I applied to see if I could get in to see it would be worth applying to other programs. Naturally, I was elated when I found out I was accepted but was slightly disappointed when they said I would be on a waitlist. Anyway, over the summer a nursing program administrator contacted me and said that they were going to create an Accelerated BSN program and asked if I would be interested in being in the first program. I said absolutely! They then said that I needed to complete a few prerequisites in order to start the program in the Fall of 11. I have those classes planned for and ready to go. I have searched some of these boards with information about the UMASS Lowel BSN program and havent been able to find much. I found in a 2009 Performance Summary for Massachusetts Nursing Education programs that UMASS-Lowell ranked number 11 out of 47 programs with a 98% NCLEX pass rate. Clearly that is pretty good considering they beat out the likes of Northeastern, Boston College-BSN, Simmons-BSN, UMASS-Boston, and UMASS-Amherst. My main question is, does anyone know anything about this program? The goods? The bads? The okays? How is it getting clinical placements? Do they stress one area over others? What makes their NCLEX pass rate so high-good professors, students, or both? Thanks for your help!

Dear caring and wonderful nurses, I need some honest answers. Please. I, like many other people before me, am posting about my potential jump into the career of nursing. I have read all I can, and spoken to a few other nurses about the 'the shortage', and the negatives and positives of nursing. I am 95% certain that I will make the jump and will work toward earning ABSN degree. In fact, I have been accepted into one program, waiting to hear back from another, and will be starting other applications soon. I have no reservations about finding a job after graduation as I have some pretty sweet network contacts (madre is a high level hospital administrator, and I currently work in public health and have connected with other nurses and local public health institutions). If for whatever reason I couldnt find a job around here, I would have no reservations relocating to another part of the country or even another country. Hey, we all live once. As you may have been able to tell, I do have a 5% reservation with my decision. A solid 5%. A few years ago I was diagnosed with a certain form of muscular dystrophy where in the not so distant future, my skeletal muscles will be severly compromised (barring a treatment). I will be able to walk, stand, reach for things, and bend over, but will struggle. Being a male this type of thing is tough. I know I probably wouldnt be able to do ER or ICU work and other areas of nursing that would require the strenous work all you wonderful people do on a near daily basis. I find psych nursing, occupational nursing, research nursing, and a few other specialities fascinating and I think they would suit my future limitations. I should mention I have ambitions of pursing a Nurse Practioner license as either an FNP or a pysch NP. I am pretty certain these jobs arent as physically strenuous but I could be wrong. So what are your feelings? Any good (or critical) advice? Worth it? Too risky? Please dont be afraid to be harsh. I can take it, I promise. I've posted a similar question before but that was a while ago and I think things have changed both in field and with myself. With unparalled gratitude for the work you do, -Mowski PS: Keep smiling

That is what I kind of assumed. Thank you.

Hello all, First off, if you are a military nurse or just a nurse in general, thank you for your work. Second, to my main questions, what are the physical requirements for the Army Nurse Corps? Are there positions that do not require the physical requirements? I am strongly considering applying to accelerated BSN programs and strongly considering pursuing the Army Nurse Corps. The one problem however in at least the latter endevor is my ever so slowly declining physical strength. I have a form of muscular dystrophy and while I am not limited in what I can do now (still have good physical strength and endurance), 5 or 10 years down the road I will probably not be able to say that. I get goose bumps thinking about the possibility of entering this field. Of course, those goosebumps flatten when I think about my future limitations. Any help would be greatly appriciated. Thanks.