jakesmom

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1. CLEVELAND or COLUMBUS- Help!

   jakesmom replied to allsmiles's topic in Ohio Nursing

   I work for Mt Carmel in Columbus, Ohio - there are 3 hospitals in this system in Columbus. I started working at St. Ann's which is the smaller of the 3 hospitals and have now transfered to the...

2. pay scale for ohio

   jakesmom replied to jma_myangels's topic in Ohio Nursing

   djswan - I am an Otterbein grad and the bachelors degree programs require a statistics class - it is needed for Nursing

3. Please advise!!!

   jakesmom replied to BSN_student2004's topic in General Nursing

   Welcome to nursing! I am a '02 grad - I went into nursing thinking it would be much different than it is. I too was looking for what you are - I kinda found it. I started working in a step-down...

4. pay scale for ohio

   jakesmom replied to jma_myangels's topic in Ohio Nursing

   I can tell you about Mt. Carmel Health System in Columbus, Ohio. Right now a RN with no experience starts at $19.51/hr but in Feb. 2004 there is an across the board 10% raise for all bedside nurses...

5. OT: What other Medical Job would you consider if not RN? Why?

   jakesmom replied to BrandiE's topic in General Nursing

   Well, with a BSN the choices are endless - a BSN has options at the bedside as well as away from the bedside - such as Case Management, Cardiac Rehab, teaching, management, and many other roles. But...

6. 1 1/2 years in and ? getting out

   jakesmom replied to Liz'02RN's topic in Cardiac

   Liz, I too graduated in '02 started working on the medical/cardiac stepdown unit I had worked on for 3 years as a tech - now facing an early burnout. I also questioned why I became a nurse and then...

7. do i/you want to be anurse

   jakesmom replied to GAstudent's topic in General Nursing

   There are lots of opportunities for nurses - I have been a bedside RN for only 2 years and have accepted a new position as a Phase I Cardiac Rehab nurse. This is going to take my career down a...

8. CLEVELAND or COLUMBUS? Help!

   jakesmom replied to allsmiles's topic in General Nursing

   Don't know about Cleveland - only been there a couple times on long weekends - but I have lived in the Columbus area for 7 years and love it!!!! 3 major hopsital systems - OSU which is union and has...

9. OSU Hospitals vs. Ohio Health

   jakesmom replied to allsmiles's topic in General Nursing

   OSU is a union workplace and they have applied for magnet status and they specialize in research. I had many of my clinicals at Riverside (ohiohealth) and have good and bad things to say about that...