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Wow _ great advice! Any additional advice? I was hoping there was a step-by-step guide. I would even consider hireing a job coach to help me walk thru the CA state prison hireing process. What do you think?

I am a new member. Discovered you guys about a year and a half ago and tap in every now and then and read discussions. Great site! Great discussions. I have a question I am hoping you can help me with. First a little background. I am 46 and my w...

I ran inot a travel nurse who claims she is getting calls from travel nurse agencies to go to Iraq for one year and they will pay her $200000. Are any of you doing this or know anyone who is?? Thanks

I am a 45 year old nursing student beginning my second year of my ADN. I was recently told by an RN at the hospital where I have my clinicals of a curious use of HIPAA. She stated that hospital administration and even coworkers use false HIPPA viol...

I am playing with the idea that a RN could live in an inexpensive place over seas and work in the us for six months out of the year. If the place one was living had a low cost of living, mexico, latin america, etc... Any thoughts? Anyone doing this...

Moldova - thanks for post. As you can see by my age, children/family are not as big a constraint as they would be for some one a little younger. One of the bennies of getting older. --Robert

ZENMAN - thanks for your posts. I do think this is a great option. Please see private msg. Thanks again. --Robert

Don't own a home so thats not a worry. See the kids/family the other six months while in U.S.

I think I like this other option!!

when i first made this post i had no idea it was such an issue for so many nurses. i have read all your posts and have learned a great deal. hippa will continue to be an area of possible missuse by hopitals and agencies untill we have more detailed ...

here is my situation. i am a new rn, graduated in april, 2005. eight months experience in a tele unit. after spending time with some dialysis nurses and reading the great posts on this site, i have decided to look into becoming a dialysis nurse. part...

I am not familiar with Dialysis. When a dialysis nurse says he/she is an acute dialysis nurse or chronic dialysis nurse, what are they saying? Different specialties? Different areas? Different kinds of patients? How are the day-to-day job duties...

NephroBSN, Great advice! Thanks again.

Krup, Thanks for the info and advice. I WILL be looking into dialysis.

NephroBSN Wow! What a great reply to my question. I have a much better understanding now. Thank you. You probably guessed why I was asking. I work on Tele and the Dialysis RN just out of no where said - "Have you thought of being a Dialysis Nurse...

i will be a new grad in may! i will be living in salt lake city when i pass the boards. pay is not all that hot in utah. question - what if i worked per diem, or casual or whatever they call it, in the san francisco bay area every other week? i could...

My school uses the ATI Exam as the "Exit" exam that all students must pass to graduate. Does anyone know anything about this exam? Is there a "look-alike" exam out there that helps you prepare for it? I guess this is what I am looking for. Any hel...

My school uses the ATI Exam as the "Exit" exam that all students must pass to graduate. Does anyone know anything about this exam? Is there a "look-alike" exam out there that helps you prepare for it? I guess this is what I am looking for. Any hel...

What a great opportunity for you! I have visited there in the past and just fell in love with both the country and the people! I will be a US grad in May. Any advice on how to get job offers in Australia? Thanks

I here Kaplan is the best for NCLEX. Any thoughts?

If you here of anything let me know and I will do the same.

i was told "nurses eat their young" i have found this to be true especially for nursing instructors!!! as far as i can tell they are more interested in insuring that nursing school is as much hell for their students as it was for them!!!! if they car...

From a 45 year old finishing my ADN. Like virtually any degree offered by almost all colleges its just a money making opportunity for the college. Let me explain: Colleges offer classes, some required, some elective. They make a lota money on th...

Good points

Good points - well taken. Maybe I getting a little carried away with all this.