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Thanks guys! As excited as I am about the float position reading around here is making me wonder if I made the right choice. I was also offered a post op orthopedic med surg floor and turned it down for the float job. Then I started reading posts on here saying it is really hard to float straight out of school and not having a home base. But we do orient to one unit for a few months. We shall see I guess lol

So I thought it would be fun for all the 2012 grads to share where they will be starting their careers! I am graduating next month and have accepted a floating GN position. Cant wait to start. Where is everyone else going to be working?

It really depends on your area. I am graduating in may and have already secured a job. Some of my class mates had job offers months ago. But other areas a BSN is needed as a new grad. You need to research your area :)

Can someone help me out with what fluid imbalance this predisposes the infant to develop?

Move! There's plenty of jobs here in elmira ny and its only four hours away. I graduate in may and had interviews today.

I live in elmira, I am actually going to corning cc for my adn because I wanted to get it done in two years as opposed to three. I know a few grads and current studnets at arnot and I hear good things!

I go to school in corning, ny and we DO start IVs and do IV push meds!!!

Thats not true, where I live adns get hired before graduation. All depends where you live.

It depends where you live, it is true that adn's having trouble finding jobs in NYC but elsewhere in NY its a very different story. I am graduating in may with my adn and expect to have a job lined up in the next few months. More then half of the grads from my program where hired for may by december last year. I live in corning ny if that helps. I think it is just bigger citys such as NYC that adns have trouble finding work, so I would say if you live in a smaller city like me go for your adn first then you can actually be working in the field as an RN while completing your bsn :)

After doing some research im going to get the littman classic II se for the fall. And im going to order it online so I can get it engraved for free since there seems to be alot of talk of them getting stolen in clincals. I know its not the best scope there is out there but I think it will be perfect for school, and I can upgrade as a graduation present to myself in the future :)

I just ordered mine last week, we had to get them from our local life uniform store. We get a 10% student discount like any student at life uniform does. The set includes a royal blue v neck, scrub pants, and a white scrub jacket. All are embroidered with our school logo. The price for the set goes by size. xs-xl 64.99, 2x-3x 74.37 and 4x-5x 80.60. I know they are expensive but when I tried them on at my fitting they seem like good quality and I figure once I get my first sets I can find the brand of scrubs somewhere else and take them to our local embroidery shop for much cheaper. I ordered 2 sets because I have clinical twice a week. Also I would feel more comfortable always having a backup set in my bag after hearing all the gross horror stories from clinicals. You never know if you might have to change.

Nope not hard to get into, I got accepted but decided to take cheaper cc route. I talked to the admissions women at length and she said they take some people with as low as 2.5's!!

I am a member of a social sorority -Phi sigma sigma- and honestly cannot imagine being an active member during nursing school. Sorority's take up a lot of time, on top of all the the fun stuff that your going to want to do we are always having mandatory events. Honestly as much as I love being in a sorority I will be going inactive next year because I really think the distraction would be damaging to me and is not worth it.

Hi all, I have a quick question. I am about to start a nursing program at a community college in the fall and I am concerned because I heard that nurses with an associates degree are not getting hired, can anyone tell me if this is true?

Hi all, I have a quick question. I am about to start a nursing program at a community college in the fall and I am concerned because I heard that nurses with an associates degree are not getting hired, can anyone tell me if this is true?