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  1. Worth it?

    gbpack posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi- I've been working at a hospital in southern WI for the past few years. I'm very close to graduating as a RN however, I beginning have doubts about the nursing field. The stress, patients, MD's,...

  2. Aurora Health Care - Milwaukee

    gbpack replied to tdrynelle's topic in General Nursing

    ASLMC has a lot of cardiac floors both step down and ICU, ortho, medsurg, neuro, and oncology. It is a very, very fast paced hospital to work in however, you will learn a lot. Try and figure out...

  3. Worth it?

    gbpack replied to gbpack's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for your response! It makes a lot of sense and is encouraging to know that someone likes their job as a nurse. The hospital that I work at is very large and is respected from the outside...

  4. Bryant & Stratton vs MATC

    gbpack replied to jk2012's topic in General Nursing

    I would definately STAY AWAY from matc. I've been there for 2 semesters of the nursing program and left because of the incompetence. I was hopefull that it would improve but it only got worse. The...

  5. Bryant & Stratton vs MATC

    gbpack replied to jk2012's topic in General Nursing

    No dean? wow! I'm surprised they can maintain accreditation! Kinda scary.... especially seeing the steep tuition

  6. Union??

    gbpack posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi everyone, I was just offered a job at a hospital in milwaukee county. I'm excited because I know i would like the job and unit however the hospital is union. I have never worked for a union...

  7. MATC milwaukee

    gbpack posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi everyone, I'm looking for opinions on the nursing program at MATC in milwaukee. I have not heard good things and some of what I have experienced/observed was not great either. I'm waiting on the...

  8. MATC-Milwaukee NCLEX pass rate?

    gbpack replied to MilwaukeeRNstu's topic in General Nursing

    Hi, I'm going to be starting my first semester in the RN program in Jan. I'm a bit apprehesive to begin because I have heard nothing but horrible things from co workers, classmates, and of course...

  9. MATC (Milwaukee) RN Students

    gbpack replied to miswend78's topic in General Nursing

    Hi there! I have also petitoned @ matc for spring 2011. However, I petitoned to the RN program. Unfortunately, this is my second time petioning. I was denied last semester. The lottery really does...

  10. At my boiling point...you are NOT a Nurse...of ANY kind!!!!

    gbpack replied to nursehunnie's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I agree with you 100%. I work in a hospital as a CNA and, I would never would refer or let anyone else refer to me as an RN. I'm a junior in college for RN so I'm fully aware of the time and hard...

  11. CNA-Undecided if Am or Pm shift

    gbpack replied to pinksunflower's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    No actually 2nd and 3rd shift ALWAYS have shift diffs. because it is considered an "off" shift. and contrary to the belief of many, there is plenty to do with patients on PM shift, at least in my...

  12. CNA-Undecided if Am or Pm shift

    gbpack replied to pinksunflower's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Congrats on passing!! I work 2nd shift as a CNA in a hospital. Despite the fact of getting home very late, it is a good shift. It is a busy shift though~ more family members visit, many admissions...

  13. how much do you make?

    gbpack replied to sabby09's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    As a CNA in SE Wisconsin @ a hospital, I make 11.66 per hour plus shift and weekend

  14. MATC (Milwaukee) RN Petition

    gbpack replied to miswend78's topic in General Nursing

    Hello, Regarding the MATC nursing program, I did petition once this past march and unfortunately I did not get it. It came as a shock to me because I was told if I met all of the requirements, I...

  15. MATC (Milwaukee) RN Petition

    gbpack replied to miswend78's topic in General Nursing

    For the NLN RN, the test contained an English, Math and Science section. The english portion consisted of quite a few reading comprehension questions and the rest was vocab recognition. The math...

  16. MATC (Milwaukee) RN Petition

    gbpack replied to miswend78's topic in General Nursing

    I have taken the NLN for RN. For this exam, the minimum score needed is a 100. However, for the PN I'm not sure if the score required is the same. The score is calculated on a point basis {how many...

  17. MATC (Milwaukee) RN Petition

    gbpack replied to miswend78's topic in General Nursing

    Attention ALL potential nursing students of MATC: Anyone who is considering or thinking about trying to complete a nursing degree or petition at this college should BEWARE!!! According to Nancy Vrabek...