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  1. Salary negotiations

    Nursey Face replied to sleepyjane's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    Hey you never know and it's just a given in any profession, that's all. They may not raise your salary at all but like the previous poster suggested, they may offer more time off. Even if they do not...

  2. visiting nurse vs. hospital nurse

    Nursey Face replied to bbpp's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    I highly doubt it's $40 per visit . .

  3. Salary negotiations

    Nursey Face replied to sleepyjane's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    There's always room for negotiation!!! They may not give you an increase but you should always try to negotiate. This is true for any job not only for the money but it shows professionalism and...

  4. Simmons Collete Accelerated BSN

    Nursey Face replied to Nursey Face's topic in General Students

    Mgn, Sorry I didn't get back to you sooner! Yes, i'm at Simmons and will be done in December (yeah)! Well, I think most people seem to get in as long as they have decent grades. It's a great school...

  5. Boston area nurses?

    Nursey Face replied to Joyfulgirl29's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    have you considered working for planned parenthood? it sounds like a position more up your alley. there's one in allston that has a huge clinic. check out their website and see if could find any...

  6. Was I out of line ?

    Nursey Face replied to grantw9066's topic in Emergency

    This comment is counterproductive and doesn't help her at all. If it were me and you responded to my post with this, I would have just been angry and it wouldn't have helped me. If we want to educate...

  7. RN- How do I get the most from CNA/s while not causing major conflict on the unit

    Nursey Face replied to kyrn1999's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I am a CNA at a large Boston teaching hospital and also a student nurse who will be graduating in December. I started about 2 months ago as a CNA and generally like it. Like others have stated, I run...

  8. "Boston Hosp. Won't Hire New RNs w/o BSN"??

    Nursey Face replied to dtrmnd2sccd's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    i have heard this is true for MGH but I think other's hire ADNs. in fact, I know this is true because I know of people who've gone to Bunker Hill and received their ADN and have gotten job in Boston...

  9. Where to live in MA?

    Nursey Face replied to MikeyJ's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    boston is definitely expensive - decent condos start around $220-250,000 but the hospitals are great and the public transportation is quite good including the trains and buses . . . western mass and...

  10. Nursing students that DON'T get report...(m)

    Nursey Face replied to pink2blue1's topic in General Nursing

    Our clinical group NEVER gets report from the nurses BUT we have 1 hour before we go into the patient's room to review all of their CC, HPI, PMH, meds, labs, etc., and then we have to give report to...

  11. Post here if you are done with finals!

    Nursey Face replied to AmericanChai's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Yay! Finished today with Med/Surg I. I know have earned 2 Bs and an A thus far. One grade to go . . . Everyone enjoy your break. You deserve

  12. Do you really drop a letter grade?

    Nursey Face replied to tanner523's topic in General Students

    From what I can tell in our program, which is full of overachievers, the ones that do the best in the program either have a Biology degree already or have some kind of experience in a clinical...

  13. Do you really drop a letter grade?

    Nursey Face replied to tanner523's topic in General Students

    well, my grades have definitely dropped. I was on the Dean's list for most of my undergraduate education and I just started an accelerated nursing program (1.5 for a BSN), and I have been gettinb...

  14. Frontier Midwifery School

    Nursey Face replied to Khadijah2's topic in General Nursing

    I noticed that folks were using CM as a blanket for all direct-entry midwives. There are actually two types: CMs - certified midwives and CPMs - certified professional midwives. The CM designation is...

  15. please help me

    Nursey Face replied to djb727's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    you may want to check out Nursing Against the Odds by Suzanne Gordon. She talks about all of these subjects . . . Very thought-provoking

  16. Has anyone heard of the BC called Centchroman?

    Nursey Face posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    It's a non-hormonal BC pill developed in India that is getting a lot of attention lately. I wondered if any OB/GYN nurses have heard of it. It's not approved by the FDA,and it supposedly does not...

  17. Has anyone heard of the BC called Centchroman?

    Nursey Face replied to Nursey Face's topic in Ob/Gyn

    have you heard of it at your job or on your own? if it is at your job, what do other nurses or the medical community think of

  18. moving to Texas, which city is better? Houston, Dallas, or San Antonio?

    Nursey Face replied to nervefreak's topic in Texas Nursing

    the rent in austin has decreased since i left 4 years ago . . . i think it's pretty affordable and such a great place to live . .

  19. Direct-entry MSN programs

    Nursey Face replied to elizabells's topic in Post Graduate Students

    that's a bummer about simmons! Is it a computer programming class? weird. i am starting there in May in their accelerated BSN program. they are so friendly and easy going, so that's weird that...

  20. School loan question

    Nursey Face replied to pp516's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    one good piece of info when filling out the fafsa: when you fill it out, you use your prior year's income tax info, but usually, you will not be working as much, or at all, when you actually start...

  21. Simmons Collete Accelerated BSN

    Nursey Face replied to Nursey Face's topic in General Students

    Oh, and I was thinking of applying to Curry but Simmons is so much more convenient in terms of location for me, and I just get such a good vibe about it. Nannying - are you going to contine to nanny?...

  22. Simmons Collete Accelerated BSN

    Nursey Face replied to Nursey Face's topic in General Students

    Hi Summer, Well, I am taking biochem this summer. That will be my lasts pre-req. In my other pre-reqs, I got all As, so that helps. I called last week to ask some questions and they said that they...

  23. Simmons Collete Accelerated BSN

    Nursey Face replied to Nursey Face's topic in General Students

    I just found out Saturday I was accepted to the 18 month program!!! Yay!!! Thanks for your response. Which program did you apply to? When did you

  24. Simmons Collete Accelerated BSN

    Nursey Face replied to Nursey Face's topic in General Students

    It is in Boston,

  25. advice on nursing school please

    Nursey Face replied to OB_or_NICU_hopeful's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I second checking into becoming a doula. I was a doula for a hospital birth and it was an AMAZING experience. You meet with the mother several times prior to the labor so you can get to know...