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Although I do not have experience as a nurse manager I was management in the business world for a decade or so before changing careers. Interviewed and hired a lot of people. For my two cents definitely call to follow up if it has been a week, ask i...

Rent a car and start looking for an apartment in the area. Public transport doesn't seem like a realistic option. At least where I am from it is no where near reliable and you won't have a job after two or three tardies. Don't stress going into a lit...

Hi I am essentially a new grad, I got my LPN in 2011 continued right on and got my RN in 2012 and I am now working through my BSN online and will complete it in 5/2014. Since I have been continuously in school my only experience has been at a LTC fac...

Thanks, glad to hear there are nurses who by-passed the med/surg route. I think you are both right, it can be hard to change specialties but it can also be easy. Probably depends on the market, the specific specialties you are looking to move between...

Great thanks so much for the info! So do you think you got the job? Let us know if you do, fingers crossed for you.

I know this is an old thread, but I don't see a better place for my question. I have never made a habit of calling out, I haven't in two years and I hear what everyone is saying here, if you are sick you are sick just call out. Well in recent weeks o...

So how did it go? I am a new grad too, I just took the Hr long survey for Fresenius a couple of days ago and have my fingers crossed for an interview, but I haven't interviewed ever for a nursing position and have no idea what to expect. Do they ask ...

So did you get an interview? did they hire you? I took the survey 2 days ago and am dying to hear back. I really think I will like dialysis, if you have been hired will you share your experience so far? Thanks :)

Originally Posted by Isitpossible im in an RN program, and my professor stated that the difference between RN and LPN is: LPNS cant assess, hang iv's or do patient teaching... I think it depends on the state you are in. The only thing LPNs can't...

Everyone above is correct, you must complete an RN program to sit for the RN NCLEX. I did my LPN last year and bridged right into an RN program since I had already completed my prereqs, and I will graduate in May 2012. If you want your RN you should ...

Brand new grad, 1st job haven't even started yet, 21.75 in western MA on 2nd shift. No benefits.

So excited to see this thread I was thinking about asking the same question, I am a student and although I am very early in my academic/career I really don't know where I want to be in 5-10 years. I would love to hear why you chose your specialties a...

Definately finish the program you're in you never know what life is gonna bring. Then there is a 2nd bachelors program at Umass Amherst, don't know if thats anywhere near you, I happen to live here in western ma minutes from the college, but there's ...

Thanks VickyRN that is what I thought too, but it's so easy to over think these things when it's new to you. Your agreement makes me feel much more confident about my case study. Thanks a million!

Disregard the previous, I thought about it some more and decided to put risk for infection before mobility since at the time I saw her she was still in the hospital setting where keeping her pain& infection free would be the top goals in order to...

I came here looking for the same help.. for yours ineffective airway clearance r/t inflammation and presence of secretion is definately #1 if they can't breath nothing else matters. Maybe someone can help me Would you prioritize risk for infection r...

IDK I am graduating in June as well, I've met a number of former grads from my program though and they all say that school exams are way harder than the NCLEX and not to sweat it so I'm not going to, at this point I have way too much to do for school...

Mass. LTC 12.04 starting, no benefits or shift diff. 6 resident assignment unless there is a call out.

Remember the real reason to use precautions is to protect the other pts. many of them are immuno-compromised and much more likely to catch anything than you are (assuming you are healthy) always keep that in mind as you move from room to room. The on...

Hi I am curious if you took the position, I will be finishing my LPN program in June and I am very curious about Kindred since they hire LPNs. I hear that I would see and learn a lot more there than in LTC, but if the conditions are awful it just wou...

I agree with the other posters and indeed programs are very strict about how many students per instructor are allowed in the clinical setting so appealing is pointless and could even give your program director a bad first impression if you start thin...

That is everything, some people still don't believe it's not what you know but who you know. Pretty sure those are the folks crying about the lack of jobs.

Hi, I really hope someone can help me, I have a quiz tomorrow and thought I knew what I was doing but now I'm not so sure.... It seems simple enough to calculate intake of IV fluids but I am confused regarding IVPB. As I understood it from class when...

The only other thing to consider is applying to both, that's what I did. The ADN program is insanely competitive at my community college they get about 200 apps for 42 spots. I was on #15 on the alternate list for the ADN they ended up taking up to #...