Parrotletlover

Hey all, I am currently in my second year of nursing school. I have the opportunity to accelerate - my school offers both a BSN and an ABSN; I may be given the opportunity to skip ahead and join the ABSN students even though I don't already have a de...

Thanks for the reply! I appreciate it.

I agree and disagree. As a student at a fairly prestigious school (at least the best of the few in my area), you may find more and better opportunities in your career. That being said, do your research and enroll in the school you feel is best for yo...

Honesty is the best policy.

I've read a lot about places not hiring but I've never seen it. I'm sure the employment situation isn't as good as everyone hopes but every single hospital in my area is still hiring nurses - yes, new grads as well - and go above and beyond to try to...

What a sticky situation. I've got my fingers crossed for you. Just an FYI - I work in an HR department and in most instances the department that has the opening does the hiring and interviewing, not HR, so it isn't fair to blame HR for this mistake. ...

You are mad she got the job you wanted... yet you never applied or made your desire for this position known. Who are you really mad at? I'd say if one is qualified for the job they should go for it. I'm guessing you didn't interview this new supervis...

I'm still a student but the 2010 graduating class from my school had nearly 100% job placement (I don't know the percentage whether it be 95% or 99%, etc.). Also, three major hospitals in our area have probably 70-100 listings for RNs that I can find...

While $99,000 does seem like a huge amount of money for a degree, it sounds possible. The school I attend charges about $36,000 per year and if you don't get any or much financial aid, you would owe nearly $144,000 after four years. (Thankfully my tu...