rawlee58

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1. Maricopa skills or Southwest skills center??

   rawlee58 replied to sassiebaz's topic in Arizona Nursing

   I took alot of courses through Rio to do my nursing prereqs years ago; Rio doesn't really teach I feel like... it's all regurgitation and work sheets. And the tests are pretty difficult--in part...

2. Is this a wise choice??

   rawlee58 replied to KKB243's topic in Arizona Nursing

   I would also recommend not doing an LPN program; Arizona, and I'm not sure about other states, are transitioning away from hiring LPNs, especially at hospitals. So if you did go and get your LPN,...

3. Job Prospects in Phoenix?

   rawlee58 replied to malcantar's topic in Arizona Nursing

   Phoenix is really tight, but I would look into Flagstaff or

4. New Grad Jobs

   rawlee58 replied to jenn8500's topic in Arizona Nursing

   If you have options to relocate somewhere else, I'd strongly suggest looking there first. Arizona, specifically Maricopa County (Phoenix Metropolitan Area), produces the most nurses nationwide....

5. Maricopa skills or Southwest skills center??

   rawlee58 replied to sassiebaz's topic in Arizona Nursing

   I graduated from the NAU Distance BSN Program in Tucson and had a great experience; one that I heard was even better than my friends had at UA. I'd strongly reccommend looking into

6. Problems with fingerprints in AZ

   rawlee58 replied to hmorse's topic in Arizona Nursing

   I have never heard of any type of speeding ticket hindering fingerprint clearance. There were some students in my class that even had MIC/MIPs and they didn't run into any trouble on their...

7. Would you do it?

   rawlee58 replied to chocolateskye's topic in Arizona Nursing

   This is an interesting post... None of the new grads from my graduating class of 20 have gotten anything better than $24/hr + shift differential if applicable. Granted they are all in Tucson, but I'm...

8. Pathology for NAU - Is it worth it?

   rawlee58 replied to Jacoba's topic in Arizona Nursing

   Are you talking about pathophysiology? I graduated from NAU's regular BSN program and at the time the nursing program was 6 semesters; they've now made this shorter into 5 semesters by eliminating...

9. Abrazo's New Grad RN waiting lists

   rawlee58 replied to nursequeenb's topic in Arizona Nursing

   I applied to Abrazo's new grad program (it was at a specific hospital in their system, I don't remember which) way back in October/November. I graduated/passed my boards in December and have been...