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  1. Which states currently have the most job openings for graduates ??

    LETRN replied to Back2Nursing09's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I live in southern MO and none of my fellow classmates have had trouble getting new grad jobs. Good luck to

  2. UPS Drivers make HOW much????

    LETRN replied to Purple_Scrubs's topic in General Nursing

    It is discouraging...my husband went to Vatterott college for one year and received some sort of HVAC/R degree and currently makes $3 more an hour than what I will make with 4.5 years of nursing...

  3. When you can't do something...

    LETRN posted a topic in General Students

    during clinicals, do you ever secretly feel better if a nurse/preceptor or instructor steps in and can't do it either? During my senior practicum clinical yesterday my preceptor gave me the...

  4. For Fun - Things You Want to Buy Once You're a Nurse

    LETRN replied to Multicollinearity's topic in General Students

    I've always driven POS throwaway cars that I paid for in cash, and my husband and I were planning on waiting until about 6mo after I graduate (in May!) to buy something newer and nicer. That plan was...

  5. Any other new grads concerned about finding a job??

    LETRN replied to TeleNurse2010's topic in General Nursing

    I'm in SW MO and the base pay for a nurse with a BSN is $17.75 with $3.05 night shift diff. It's not as much as *I* think it should be for 4.5 years of school, but I'll take

  6. Peers don't believe nurses can't get jobs...

    LETRN replied to SandraCVRN's topic in General Nursing

    I could have written this post! I keep telling my family and other fellow students how grateful I am to have a position secured before graduation because the job market is so rough right now, and...

  7. Someone please tell me a lil bit more about "NEW GRAD PROGRAM?"

    LETRN replied to sweetmya's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I will be paid during my internship...it's basically classes + job orientation, and they call it an 'internship' for some reason. I would just call local hospitals and facilities and see what they...

  8. Someone please tell me a lil bit more about "NEW GRAD PROGRAM?"

    LETRN replied to sweetmya's topic in First Year After Licensure

    The hospital in which my school is through has a new grad internship program. You apply through HR, interview, and if you're offerred a position you begin June 1st. Different areas have different...

  9. What else can you do with ER experience?

    LETRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    I start my new grad internship in the ER on June 1st and I'm over the moon excited Two of my clinical instructors have made comments about the limitations that going to the ER out of school brings...

  10. What else can you do with ER experience?

    LETRN replied to LETRN's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you all so much, I appreciate your responses :redpinkhe You made me feel better about my

  11. New grad OR interview

    LETRN replied to Derve's topic in First Year After Licensure

    What helped me tremendously was going through posts on here about interview questions, and there were many that were common to each post, so I assumed they would be brought up at my interview. So, I...

  12. How did you get your job?

    LETRN replied to Reese17's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I graduate with my BSN in May, and applied at the end of February at the hospital in which my nursing school is through. I did my management clinicals with a nurse manager from the ER, and after I...

  13. Anyone having luck with jobs?

    LETRN replied to JBMmom's topic in First Year After Licensure

    There are jobs out there, don't get discouraged before you start! I think where you live and where you're willing to go makes a difference. I live in Missouri and was recently hired in the ER,...

  14. Who's Ready for Graduation?

    LETRN replied to graceomalleyRN's topic in General Students

    Thank you!

  15. Who's Ready for Graduation?

    LETRN replied to graceomalleyRN's topic in General Students

    ME!! Graduation on 14th, pinning on the 13th. I literally JUST got a call from nursing administration offering me a job in the ER! I am over the

  16. Which semester did you think was the hardest?

    LETRN replied to wahwahgerman's topic in General Students

    Definitely first semester of my Entry level BSN program. I had 19 credits...patho, pharm, assessment, fundamentals, and an online aging class. I was in school almost 50 hours a week, not including...

  17. Need some input....please!

    LETRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    So I graduate with my BSN on May 14th. Back in the fall I did my management rotation for five weeks with the nurse manager in the hospital's ER. We hit it off and she made several references to me...

  18. Nursing School and Child Care

    LETRN replied to trae55's topic in General Students

    I started NS when my kids were 1 and 2.5, and it was a major ordeal...I feel your pain! My husband has always had a flexible job, so on the mornings when I had to be at clinical at 6:30 I would lay...

  19. How did you afford to go to nursing school? (nursing ed. loan) I feel so overwhelmed.

    LETRN replied to nvsmom's topic in General Nursing

    I received Pell Grants, Missouri Access Grants, and subsidized and unsubsidized Stafford Loans. I took the full amount available to me, which I used to live on so that I wouldn't have to work FT...

  20. Hate being a CNA; will I hate nursing?

    LETRN replied to queenjulie's topic in General Students

    I graduate in May with my BSN and have been a PCA (CNA) for almost 3 years. And I also hate it I love the patient interaction aspect, but I don't feel challenged whatsoever. I am so excited to...

  21. Would it be worth it to take an EKG cert class while in nursing school?

    LETRN replied to Koyaanisqatsi-RN's topic in General Nursing

    If you don't have to pay for it and it includes interpretation, then yes. Otherwise I probably wouldn't bother unless your institution has nurses perform EKGs. The hospital in which I work has EKG...

  22. I graduate in 45 days!!

    LETRN replied to beth66335's topic in General Students

    That's awesome! I also graduate in May with my BSN and just interviewed yesterday with the ER. I did my management clinicals with the NM from there, so I feel pretty good about it. Fingers

  23. How important is GPA while in Nursing school?

    LETRN replied to AcousticFoodie's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    You know, I used to think that it didn't matter throughout school, and it doesn't to an extent. But the hospitals where I have applied for jobs require an unofficial transcript to accompany all...

  24. How Long Does it Usually Take To Get a BSN as an RN?

    LETRN replied to HappyMeNow's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know about bridging, but my entry level BSN program was 6 nursing semesters, plus gen-ed requirements. I started in Spring of 2006 and will be finished this upcoming

  25. Is there anyone who thinks school is not that bad?

    LETRN replied to 2bnurseTV's topic in General Students

    I've been in NS since 2006 and will finally have my BSN on May 14th! It has been a long road, and has been difficult at times, but I sincerely do not think it was as bad as I had heard it was before...