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  1. Any bedside nurses making over 100K ?

    gerry79 replied to EveMJRN's topic in General Nursing

    I will make a little over 100 grand this year based on my year to date income. I did a lot of overtime the first 4 months of the year but had to stop because I did not want to get killed by Uncle Sam....

  2. What The Bleep Happened To The Shortage?

    gerry79 replied to Pedinurse888's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    Nursing is not recession proof as we are all finding out. With the loss of jobs and health insurance, people are holding off on getting procedures done until it becomes emergent. Also as spouses lose...

  3. Brigham & Women's Hospital

    gerry79 replied to heywazzupdude's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    No, we dont have a baylor

  4. oh magic 8 ball, will i ever get a hospital job??

    gerry79 replied to karma482's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    The job landscape is tough right now! Just keep applying and dont give up!!!

  5. Brigham & Women's Hospital

    gerry79 replied to heywazzupdude's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    Yesthe pay includes weekends. I do the weekend program (Sat, Sun, Mon) for family reasons. The schedule works fine for me at the present time. If I didnt work this schedule my pay would be $32.50/hr...

  6. UMass RN-BSN online updates please

    gerry79 replied to Nurseismade RN's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    Yes summers are included. The UMass online RN to BSN is 18 months if you have all other pre reqs finished. It is completely online. There is a project that requires one to go to the campus, but they...

  7. Brigham & Women's Hospital

    gerry79 replied to heywazzupdude's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    Yes, 12 hour shifts can be a grind, but I no longer want to work a 40 hour week again. In particular have a Mon-Fri schedule. To work 5 days for 2 days off seems a bit much for me. The 12 hour shifts...

  8. Brigham & Women's Hospital

    gerry79 replied to heywazzupdude's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    I honestly like being a nurse. I like my work schedule, and the pay is not bad either. I work three days a week and get 4 consecutive days off. In other words, I work 12 days a month and 6 months a...

  9. Brigham & Women's Hospital

    gerry79 replied to heywazzupdude's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    I turned down a job at the Brigham in April. At the time I had 1 year of experience and they offered me $30.15/hr (they are up for contract re negotiation). As a previous poster stated, the pay in...

  10. What The Bleep Happened To The Shortage?

    gerry79 replied to Pedinurse888's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

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  11. What The Bleep Happened To The Shortage?

    gerry79 replied to Pedinurse888's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    Sorry to have offended you, that was not my intention. Nor do I want to get into a p*ssing contest with you, but reading your post, you implied that A nurses were not as good as C nurses. Sure we...

  12. What The Bleep Happened To The Shortage?

    gerry79 replied to Pedinurse888's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    Your painting all A students with a very broad brush. There are A, B, and C GPA nurses who are good and bad. Some may equate your statement to grade

  13. What The Bleep Happened To The Shortage?

    gerry79 replied to Pedinurse888's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    C = RN :) Grades might matter if there's a large pool of applicants. Grades might distinguish one grad from another so we cant totally discount the GPA. Some hospitals require a transcript from...

  14. What The Bleep Happened To The Shortage?

    gerry79 replied to Pedinurse888's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    Nursing seems to be the hot ticket profession at this time. More people are entering nursing than ever before, and with the economy tanking, more experienced RN's are returning to the workforce. If...

  15. Wife with BSN with NO drive, what to do??

    gerry79 replied to Tony1790's topic in General Nursing

    Tony Hope things work out with you and your wife. The situation must be frustrating for the both of you. She may feel as if you are trying to change or not accept her, and you feel you wife is...

  16. Nurses salary vrs teacher's salary

    gerry79 replied to ShayRN's topic in General Nursing

    In my neck of the woods (Boston) a new teacher working in the Boston public school system starts at $48,000 a year. A new nurse working at a Boston hospital start at $60.000 a year not counting shift...

  17. will universal healthcare ( in the usa) cut RN pay?

    gerry79 replied to Trauma_Team_1's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    This thread is very interesting! A lot of different views and

  18. Need Happy Thoughts!

    gerry79 replied to NurseKatie08's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    Good luck!!!!! You will do just fine

  19. Anyone Know Of Any Lpn Programs On The Southshore???

    gerry79 replied to VM85's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    Quincy College has a nine month long

  20. Any Quincy College students/grads?

    gerry79 replied to dtrmnd2sccd's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    You may be re admitted based on your performance. If you failed by a slim margin, your chance for re admittance is good. If you failed by a large margin chances are you will not be allowed to retake...

  21. UMass RN-BSN online updates please

    gerry79 replied to Nurseismade RN's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    Unless the course has changed, no I did not spend no where near 18 hours a week on the assignments. I usually spent no more than 4 hours a week doing the assigned reading and finishing the...

  22. UMASS Boston RN-BSN Online

    gerry79 posted a topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    Has anyone taken this course???? And if so how is it? I start in September and am trying to get a heads up about the program. Thanks for all replies!

  23. UMass RN-BSN online updates please

    gerry79 replied to Nurseismade RN's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    It is not a clep. Its the NLN exam although its the same general principle as a CLEP. I bought a book called nutrition made easy, and a NCLEX pharm book. I also used my nursing school books for...

  24. UMass RN-BSN online updates please

    gerry79 replied to Nurseismade RN's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    I would go for the masters. For you, obtaining a BSN would be counter productive. Have you looked into the MSN (NP) program at MGH? You could still get your RN before you graduate ( I believe its...

  25. UMass RN-BSN online updates please

    gerry79 replied to Nurseismade RN's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    Thus far for the nursing portion I have not taken any exams, but have written a ton of papers. I put in about 3 hours a week to complete my assignments. I am starting semester 4 of 5 in two weeks and...