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my son was 4 when I went into my ADN program. 7 years later, I am re-married with a 9 month old baby. When I was in nursing school, I gave up my family and friends and concentrated wholly on school. I didn't work, school was my full time job. You are...

Hi! Something similar happened to me. I moved from NC to VA but I was working at the VA hospital under my NC license. (You can do that there). When I realized I wanted a different opportunity, I was in a big rush to transfer. Seems like from the time...

like the other poster said, just contact your local chronic hemo unit. i know for a fact that davita will hire new grads. i went to a davita with no hemo experience. good luck

I'm a RN in NC thinking about relocating to the peninsula area of hampton roads. (NN, Hampton, Yorktown, Gloucester or Isle of Wight County). not sure exactly which city yet. I was curious if anyone could tell me anything about Williamsburg's state m...

thanks for the reply, but i am already a registered nurse so i was more interested about dialysis or psych jobs up in that exact area. i actually have a friend in newport news. do you know anything about dialysis or psych positions up there? what is ...

Hello all you SC nurses - I will be a new RN grad in May 2006 and my family & I are thinking of relocating to N Myrtle Beach. My aunt said there is a fabulous hospital there, so I was wondering if you of ya'll could give me some info. Also, I a...

did you pass? i read your thread and hope you did!

well pell grant paid for my books and tuition but i took out students loans of $6500 and let's not even talk about the credit card bills i racked up on gas, food, living, etc. since i wasn't working while in school.

from what i have heard, everyone feels like they failed. when my mom took it about 9 yrs ago, she said she had no clue how she did and hers had cut off at 75. i'm sure you did good, but if not, just keep going back. the hard part was passing schoo...

i hope not because that is what i'm using, too! let us know how it goes. when do you test? i'm still waiting for my att to arrive.

Dear Nuberianne, I do know that last year there was a girl from Richlands who attended LCC and she said the drive wasn't too bad. I will say, though, that it is important to find out where you do clinicals at. If you live in Jacksonville and you hav...

Hey there. You didn't mention where you are living, or whether or not you would be willing to relocate to attend one of these schools. They are all very far apart. I am currently a senior in the ADN program at Lenoir Community College. I would HIG...

Dear ChadleyNC, Thank you so much for your information! This site has really been great for discussing and finding out about area information; yours has been especially helpful. That is too funny you are from Goldsboro, it is still a cesspool if yo...

Hello all you Wilmington area nurses. I will be a new RN grad in May 2006 and my husband loves the Wilmington area. We are currently in Goldsboro. I am interested in a psych position, but not quite sure where I would want to look first in that area. ...

Where are you moving to, mtngirl?

Dear LoriRN911, Thank you so much for your information. I was on anywho.com trying to look in the hospital categories and couldn't find that much. I did find a few facilities that I think are for psych - of course I cannot find the names now that I'm...

Hey all you psych nurses out there. I will be a new grad soon and am interested in psych nursing. My mom was a psych RN at a state facility and she recommends I go to a psych floor at a hospital instead of a state facility. I was wondering what in...

mrsmoo, i am sorry that this has been hard for you. my advice is not to give up, to keep plugging along and i know you don't want to hear this.....ignore them. nurses making fun of you? girl, ignore them! let them laugh! you are gonna be the one losi...

Hey everybody. I was living in Hampton Roads and have a few friends working in the healthcare field there. One is at Sentara and loves it. My sister in law works for a private practice. Another friend does home health. I want to start at a hospita...

I haven't posted in a long while, studying my butt off, ya know! Today I took my final exam for Pharmacology and those IV drips have been a nightmare. I have to make an 87 on my final and I am so nervous. I had been doing great with drugs and made se...

I PASSED IT ALL! I WILL BE GOING ON TO THE NEXT SEMESTER! Ok I feel better now. I am so thrilled. I actually busted up crying I was so darn happy to see that C in Pharmacology. I passed everything and I know it was only because the Lord knows what it...

you guys are so great. hopefully i will have good news thursday, and if not i will just have to carry on. i just will feel like i wasn't good enough to be a nurse. i still will want to be a nurse, though. thanks again!

you might consider moving with with family. my husband, son & I moved in with my dad so I could finish school. it was a HUGE struggle selling our home and making that decision, but we didn't have to worry as much. I just concentrated on school...

Hello everybody. I am an ADN student who will be taking the NCLEX in North Carolina, where I go to school. I plan on moving to Virginia upon graduation and starting work there. How long after I take the NCLEX (and pass it) does it take for me to begi...

Dear rollingstone, Thanks for the information! A gal in who is in my class told me she thought it took 2 MONTHS to transfer! I about fell over, so I decided to come here and find out. I really appreciate your taking the time to let me know! I feel so...