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I just graduated in May and I now work on a telemetry unit. I really like it! I've been exposed to a lot of things and am gaining great experiences! I also think it helps that I have really great preceptors! Good luck in whatever you choose!

I wanted to take a little time and post a praise. I had an anterior discectomy and fusion done this past Tuesday. I had to stay overnight after the procedure. I must say that I had the best nursing staff. These people were FANTASTIC!!! Every t...

I'm a tech at Mercy right now. The hourly pay without shift differentials is around $12-14 an hour.

I'm so excited, and most importantly relieved! I work as a nurse tech on a telemetry floor. I am in school now and graduate in May. I had mentioned to my nurse manager a few times about how much I wanted to work as an RN or our unit when I graduat...

Thanks guys!

I'm sorry. You are right. I was backwards!!

Level 1 is the best you can get on the ATI exams. If you go onto the ATI website and logon you can look at a results page of tests that you have taken. It will have an explanation page that will explain what the different levels mean.

My husband is active duty military and I was given immediate in-county status. I am currently in my 3rd semester in the RN program at AACC. Good luck!

I have to respectfully disagree here. Having a prescription for narcotics doesn't give someone the right to be at work under the influence just as much as it doesn't give them the right to operate heavy machinery, drive a car, etc. Are you saying t...

I keep seeing/hearing that there are loads of new grads that are having a difficult time securing positions after graduation. This post is NOT meant to be mean or start an argument by the way. I just had a question. Of those of you that are not fin...

I am part of the general population and have recently been a patient (as well as a nursing student), and I can ASSURE you that I care to know who is taking care of me and what their proper title is. If I am being cared for by CNA/MA or other unlicen...

This is just reassuring. And by reassuring, I mean I'm gonna go drink a beer and pretend like I didn't ask...

I have not heard of any hospitals around here providing room and board for employees. Are you trying to find a position such as that of an aid or tech?

I'll be 31 when I graduate. There a lot of people my age and older in my class. In fact, we have on student who is in her 60s. I say it's never too late to go back to school! Good luck with whatever you decide to do!

I have a friend that I'm in RN school with right now that has a prior DUI. She did tell the program when she applied and they were made aware. She just got finished applying for her CNA license. They BON made her bring in all kinds of court docume...

Just off the top of my head, I know University of Maryland, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Stevenson University in Maryland. If you google this, you'll find a lot of universities offer this option. I just know about those 3 in particular beca...

I'm in my 2nd semester of nursing school and we have to take the ATI competency test each semester or after each class that we take to make sure we are retaining the information.

Our clinical group brought in breakfast foods. A couple of us made bfast casseroles and then we brought in fruit trays and muffins and biscuits and then several juices. It seemed to go over well with the nurses and other staff that we worked with. ...

Hey guys! Last week I had to take my father to an urgent care clinic while he was visiting me from out of state. We were both in the exam room when a woman walks in and introduces herself. "Hi, I'm Jane (not her real name) and I'm the nurse". Even...

So wanted to let you guys know what happened after I talked to the people who ran the clinic. Where I took my father is actually part of a franchise and the physician who owns all of it showed up along with their general manager. The MD was appalled...

Just wanted to let you all know that I called the clinic that this incidence happened at. I spoke with someone who identified themselves as the "manager" and told him what happened and that I was deeply concerned about their facility misleading patie...

Thanks for the replies. I think I'm going to check with our state BON on this. The fact that the urgent care center itself allows their employs to misrepresent themselves is a giant red flag to me. What and who else are they misrepresenting? Are ...

When my brother was about 3, he was playing in the bathtub with one of those little pipes that you pour bubbles in and then blow them back out (the ones that look like smoking pipes...). Well, being the curious little boy that he is, he decided to s...

I think working as a tech while in school is a great idea! All of our professors have highly recommended that we get jobs as techs while in school, even if it's only a few hours a week. The experience that you get will help you a lot with being com...

I think if I hear one more person that I'm in a clinical group with complain about having to clean poop, give a bed bath or any other "lousy" task that we are told to do, I'm gonna lose it! I constantly hear some of them saying...I'm going to be an ...