gerry79

gerry79

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  1. WHO GETS HIRED ?? Please Reply!

    gerry79 replied to ERICA57's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    I am 43 years old. I have an Associates Degree, and I work at Beth Israel. I worked on the floor that I currently work on as a telemetry tech and was hired on the floor as a nurse 3 months before I...

  2. Anyone Applying to Quincy College?

    gerry79 replied to dtrmnd2sccd's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    You must have had a bad experience at Quincy College. To the OP, I graduated from the PT ADN program January 07, passed the NCLEX and now work at a large Boston teaching hospital. I felt the...

  3. Ethics: Does it bother you when people are in nursing to make money?

    gerry79 replied to CaLLaCoDe's topic in General Nursing

    It does not bother me at all. As long as they do the job safely and don't harm anyone I could care less why they went into

  4. Do you think you are adequately compensated in your job as a nurse?

    gerry79 replied to *TK8's topic in General Nursing

    Its all relative.. For the responsibility that we hold, no, we are not paid enough. But in my area (Boston), my Associates Degree pays me more than almost all of my friends with Bachelors, and more...

  5. New ADN grads who work in Boston

    gerry79 replied to nbrossi's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    I work at Beth Israel, I applied for a telemetry tech job on the cardiac floor I now work on as an RN 4 months before I graduated. Got the job, then the nurse manager offered me a job on the floor as...

  6. Highest hourly rates seen $$$$$

    gerry79 replied to surething1's topic in Travel

    $47.50/hr in

  7. Any Navy Hospital Corpsman out there?

    gerry79 replied to ldshaw's topic in Government, Military

    Check with the Indiana State Board of Nursing to see if you can challenge the NCLEX-PN based on your military experience. After that, see which school offers an LPN to RN bridge program. Good luck in...

  8. 2nd career nurses, are they happier?

    gerry79 replied to scastillo1's topic in General Nursing

    I am happier as a nurse. I retired from the Coast Guard after 25 years and came into nursing knowing that it would not be easy all of the time, and had no romanticized view of it. To me work is work....

  9. Why shift diff nights when days are so busy?

    gerry79 replied to Johnny Moo Man's topic in General Nursing

    I often thought nights were easier than days until I started working nights. There are less resources at night and at my facility the bulk of the admission come in between 11pm and 3am. There is no...

  10. Retire by 30, thanks nursing!

    gerry79 replied to ThePrestige's topic in General Nursing

    Working 60 hrs a week will ruin your body. I am a new nurse and assumed that I could work 60 hours and be fine... Well I found myself cranky, tired all of the time and less focused at work. Sure, my...

  11. Any RN_BSN program around Boston recommended?

    gerry79 replied to ergito2's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    I am doing the UMass Boston online RN to BSN program and thus far I enjoy it. It is very convenient and low stress. As for your job search, it is rough going from what I hear for new grads. Dont be...

  12. List of Schools scrapping their MSN programs

    gerry79 replied to SN2bExpAt's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    UMASS Boston has also scrapped there MSN program. Beginning Sept 08 the DNP program

  13. Anyone go to Laboure College?

    gerry79 replied to nursingqtpie's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    Yes, Quincy College had a 96% pass rate. Simmons is an all female college but they do allow males in the MSN

  14. Anyone go to Laboure College?

    gerry79 replied to nursingqtpie's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    I just graduated from Quincy College and all of my classmates are working. Myself and another classmate work at BI, another works at Childrens in the cardiac ICU, and another works at Mass General. In...

  15. Non-degree RN license issues...

    gerry79 replied to lolale's topic in California Nursing

    Get the degree. Your license will only be good in Cali if you

  16. Does anyone think nursing diagnoses are just plain silly?

    gerry79 replied to marie-francoise's topic in General Nursing

    I have yet to do a care plan or use a nursing diagnoses. Just tolerate it until school is over and then happily watch nursing diagnoses go the way of the Woolly

  17. Navy nurse or corpsman?

    gerry79 replied to socalgirlie's topic in Government, Military

    Dan is correct. There is a huge difference between an HM and an RN (pay and responsibility). I would see if the Navy has a program that would allow you to go from boot camp to HM school, or come in...

  18. Nurses' Unions

    gerry79 replied to nursemike's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    I must respectfully disagree. You can be the safest nurse on the planet, but if you are caring for too many people, eventually there will be a bad outcome. It almost happened at my hospital. Senior...

  19. ADN for Army

    gerry79 replied to krazykev's topic in Government, Military

    Gen you are correct. I was referring to becoming a non medical/nursing officer. I should have stuck to the original

  20. ADN for Army

    gerry79 replied to krazykev's topic in Government, Military

    You can become a commissioned officer with an associates degree. In the Coast Guard all you need to go to OCS is 60 college credits and obtain the rank of E-5. I have a few friends who did it and are...

  21. 12hr shifts

    gerry79 replied to steelersRN's topic in General Nursing

    At my facility 32 hours is considered full

  22. The Stress....???

    gerry79 replied to TonyFl's topic in Men in Nursing

    I have minimized my stress by working 3 twelves and having 4 days off to decompress and leave my job at the hospital. I know that I am not going to save the world or change the nursing culture as it...

  23. Starting acclerated BSN in Jan 08 - is it worth it?

    gerry79 replied to jcague's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    I have been a nurse for 8 months and make over $32/hr. Several senior nurses at the hospital I am employed at, Beth Israel, make over $55/hr (over 15 years of experience). Starting Salary for new...

  24. New grad salary in Boston hospitals?

    gerry79 replied to greygooseuria's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    I work at BIDMC. If you start work after Jan 08 the starting salary for new grads will be $27.62/hr not counting your ppc (BIDMC has no diff). With your ppc it should be about $29.30/hr. If you work...

  25. How many of you work two jobs?

    gerry79 replied to nursejllrn's topic in General Nursing

    I work 3 twelves and have 4 days off. I pick up extra shifts at my facility at time a three quarters. No facility would ever pay as much as I make picking up extra shifts at my hospital. And yes the...