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paacollins

Chiropractic assistant, CNA in LTC, RN

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  1. New Grad seeking CCU/ICU job!

    paacollins replied to kitty25's topic in North Carolina Nursing

    Both the hospitals in Winston Salem offer new grads positions in their critical care areas. Forsyth Medical Center's website is: www.novanthealth.org and Baptist Hospital's is: www.wfubmc.edu. I...

  2. Winston Salem State University

    paacollins replied to debthern's topic in North Carolina Nursing

    WSSU also requires a english literature class and a class called "African American Culture". Many communities colleges are offering their own version of this class that will transfer to WSSU. I...

  3. Unsure about moving to NC now

    paacollins replied to vikichck's topic in North Carolina Nursing

    I moved to NC from SE Florida 16 years ago and I loved it. I still like it but things have changed a lot. I live in a rural community about 30 minutes NW of Winston-Salem. The manufacturing...

  4. ER nursing in NC

    paacollins replied to awpanda_99's topic in Emergency

    From what I've heard the Winston-Salem area pays better than Raleigh and I know the cost of housing is cheaper there. I live in King, which is a rural community about 30 minutes NW of Winston. Lots...

  5. nursing school schedule

    paacollins replied to mom taylor's topic in General Nursing

    Congratulations on the start of an exciting new journey. I just graduated with my ADN in May and my girls are 6 and 10 now and school took just under 2 years, 3 years if you factor in the pre-reqs. It...

  6. New Grad-Oncology/BMT Floor

    paacollins replied to PennyNickelDime_RN's topic in Oncology

    Hi Everyone, I'm seriously considering applying for an oncology position as well, after swearing that is the ONE area I would never want to work in. I have wanted to be an RN for 15+ years and always...

  7. Starting Nursing At 40...am I Too Late???

    paacollins replied to SunnyBeach_RN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I turned 44 last month and I graduate with an ADN degree next month. I think my life experience (I'm the daughter of an 89 year old, the mother of a 6 and 10 year old who home schooled for 4 years,...

  8. Am I going to lose my license?

    paacollins replied to unlucky_monkey888's topic in General Nursing

    I have to agree with Jolie. Even if working conditions are intolerable, at least give a verbal or written notice that you are leaving. Walking off with no explanation will likely come back to bite...

  9. U.S. Nursing Salary CHANGES?!

    paacollins replied to Future-nurse's topic in General Nursing

    With the nursing shortage still going strong, I see no way nursing salaries will drop. As other posters have said, nursing is very stressful, often physically taxing due to long hours and dependent...

  10. What are considered hard question books?

    paacollins replied to nyunrse2b's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Are the questions in Saunders not "real" NCLEX type questions? I just bought the new edition and really like the book. It has a lot of useful information and great advice for how to figure out the...

  11. tips for passing ATI comprehensive

    paacollins replied to dlaura22's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Do you have the ATI study books? They give them to us pretty close to the beginning of the semester and they really do help if you have time to study them. The problem for us is we have classes the...

  12. nurses magazines?

    paacollins replied to khine2mn80's topic in General Nursing

    Welcome to the States. American Journal of Nursing is my favorite magazine but I also like Nursing 2007 as well. My husband subscribes to Men in Nursing and it has some really interesting articles in...

  13. NC Hospitals

    paacollins replied to rebecrsgnc's topic in North Carolina Nursing

    I'm attending Surry Community College in Dobson, NC. It's about 40 minutes from Winston-Salem. We do clinicals in both Winston hospitals as wells as Mount Airy and Elkin (much smaller hospitals). I...

  14. Both husband & I are in NS, with 2 little boys at home. Anyone else?

    paacollins replied to Am_Byth's topic in General Students

    Whew! I was stressed over me in school, dh working 12 hour shifts, and having a 5 year old and a 9 year old. You have my respect for sure. DH is going to nursing school after I finish but one of...

  15. Do you have to be a LPN before you can be a RN

    paacollins replied to evet's topic in General Students

    Was this person referring to bridging from LPN to RN perhaps? My school requires LPN graduates to work as an LPN for a year before they can do the bridge program. You can also go directly into the...

  16. No She/he Did Not!!!

    paacollins replied to Maggie in NC's topic in General Students

    During a pharmacology class discussing injection sites, tell a classmate a neat way to remember dorsal meant back. "You know, like the dorsal fin on a penguin." Yes that was me and I have no clue...

  17. No She/he Did Not!!!

    paacollins replied to Maggie in NC's topic in General Students

    No she did not...blurt out to the (male) doctor when watching an infant circumcision, "That's the first uncircumcized male I've ever seen!" Yes, that was me. I felt like such an idiot. I'm sure that...

  18. nursing first semester

    paacollins replied to catzy5's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Is your pharm class only dosage calculations? Will you have more pharm later on or perhaps they are incorporating it into other classes? I agree that isn't much time for an entire pharm class. Mine...

  19. What are the barriers for career change for nurses?

    paacollins replied to 2bNurseguru's topic in General Nursing

    I agree the IT is not the "hot" field it was a few years ago. My husband and I both hold a BS in Computer Information Systems and were unable to find jobs in our area. He has worked for a large...

  20. NC Hospitals

    paacollins replied to rebecrsgnc's topic in North Carolina Nursing

    Hi, I'm a nursing student (graduate May 2008) and am currently doing my Peds clinicals at both Baptist and Forsyth hospitals. Both NICUs are very nice and the nurses are extremely nice to students. I...

  21. Entirely new to the field of nursing...

    paacollins replied to n'mieu's topic in General Nursing

    Hi Andrea, We have quite a bit in common. I'm a native Floridian, lived in FL for 28 years before moving to VA/NC. I have a BS in computer information systems and 4 classes short of a second BS in...

  22. Help! Air bubbles! Exam tomorrow!

    paacollins replied to Lesles_85's topic in General Nursing

    Air bubbles are by far the most difficult part of IVs for me. The best way I have found to get the bubbles out is to start at the beginning of the IV (the part closest to the bag) and start flicking...

  23. nursing first semester

    paacollins replied to hali's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I don't have any advice (except not to give up) but I wanted to let you know you aren't alone. My fundamentals tests are driving me (and the rest of my class) insane. No matter how hard we study,...

  24. Salaries and hospitals in NC and SC

    paacollins replied to Jonesli's topic in North Carolina Nursing

    We live near Mt. Airy, NC, which is about 1 1/2 to 2 hours north of Charlotte, depending on traffic. Charlotte is a neat city: tons of restaurants, active nightlife, culture, major sports teams ie...

  25. Salaries and hospitals in NC and SC

    paacollins replied to Jonesli's topic in North Carolina Nursing

    Baptist Hospital in Winston-Salem, NC just raised the starting pay for entry level nurses to $19.25 an hour. You also get a $4 an hour shift differential after 3 PM and, I believe, $1.25 an hour...