norman1

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1. Great tips on how to land your first nursing gig

   norman1 replied to Blackheartednurse's topic in General Nursing

   Great post! I graduate in August of 2010, and I just got my first position as a Patient Care Tech, basically NA. The nurse manager was very confident that this position would evolve into a RN...

2. Doctors tend to over look things that sometimes a nuse can see

   norman1 replied to wrightLPN's topic in General Nursing

   i hate to be "that guy", but considering the title of your thread, you really should spell the word "nurse"

3. Will I ever get into Nursing School???

   norman1 replied to ryangogogo's topic in General Nursing

   do you have a source for this little tidbit? i sure see this thrown around an awful lot, and until i see something concrete to back it up, i will continue to assume it's conjecture. judgemental,...

4. I stink so bad Mcallen, TX doesn't even want me.

   norman1 replied to TreehuggerRN's topic in General Nursing

   if the "worst hospital in the world" won't even take you, that just means that a much, much better facility out there WILL give you a chance. i know how cliche it is, but keep your head up. if you...

5. Nursing prerequisites vs. nursing school - degree of difficulty?

   norman1 replied to emily_ganshert's topic in General Nursing

   if organic chemistry, biochemistry, genetics, A & P, and microbiology are all required prereqs for you (as they were for me @ my school), then i would definitely say that prereqs are

6. help me pick my career plz

   norman1 replied to thongvo89's topic in General Nursing

   If you don't mind hard work, nursing school should not be too difficult. I don't know anything about other patients "looking down" on nurses. The profession is much, much different than it was 20...

7. Where are all the nurses?

   norman1 replied to CapeCodMermaid's topic in Geriatric, LTC

   HA! Please, honey, feel free to speak for yourself. CapeCod, thank you for advertising your willingness to take on new grads. Many of us just feel hopeful hearing stuff like