ChristineG

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1. Volunteers in the ER

   ChristineG replied to ChristineG's topic in Emergency

   Ok, good this makes me feel better! I wasn't sure if the ER nurses and docs looked at volunteers as if they were just in the way. If I do get into nursing school, I doubt I would want to be in the...

2. Volunteers in the ER

   ChristineG posted a topic in Emergency

   Hi all, As I'm awaiting my acceptance letter from the nursing program I applied for, and in the meantime I am going to volunteer at a larger hospital. They have decided to put me in the ER, as the...

3. College of Lake County

   ChristineG replied to agent's topic in Illinois Nursing

   Well I'm still waiting for my acceptance letter. The application/admission deadline was just on 2/2. I won't know for the next 6-8 weeks whether I've been accepted or not! Yikes! There were 1,000...

4. what to look for in a hospital?

   ChristineG replied to pollywog's topic in Nursing Career

   I'd like to know as well! I do know you should be aware of their typical nurse to patient ratios (the lower the better). Probably starting pay? How long is the orientation once you've graduated and...

5. More info on becoming a nurse...

   ChristineG replied to LJ85's topic in Nursing Career

   duh - you are on that topic. Sorry! Search through the

6. More info on becoming a nurse...

   ChristineG replied to LJ85's topic in Nursing Career

   search the boards and you'll find a TON of good and bad things about being a nurse. You may want to go on the "Would you recommend nursing as a career"

7. College of Lake County

   ChristineG replied to agent's topic in Illinois Nursing

   Not CLC, but Harper...nearby! Actually, though, I'm still waiting on my acceptance letter! I won't know for another 1-2 months! The wait is killing me!

8. How much OT do you do?

   ChristineG posted a topic in General Nursing

   Curious...just how much overtime do you all work? I'm not talking about what you ask for it, but when THEY ask you for

9. Nurses pay

   ChristineG replied to ChristineG's topic in General Nursing

   Ok, that makes me feel a bit better. A little about my sort of strange situation....I have a B.A. and recently received my M.B.A. and have a nice big office and work with great people doing HR. I...

10. Nurses pay

    ChristineG posted a topic in General Nursing

    I keep reading how nurses get paid so little, but from my understanding the pay is about 40,000 + when you first graduate. How much do you make, if you don't mind me asking? I've applied to nursing...