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Good Job Elizabeth, Please keep us updated on your progress. Im in my last year of Nusing school and would all the info needed on how to get on with the VA.

I can see the OP's frustration. I think that it is frustating in any field to have a student or trainee think they are above what they are really supose to be doing. On the other hand I do feel that this is a great oppurtunity for the OP to do thier job as an educator. Nursing instructors are hired to teach, to educate, to enlighten students as to what the world of nursing is all about. This is a great oppurtunity to change the enviroment of entitled students, let them know how to perform the basics and let them know that its not the just the job of a CNA or LVN. If the teachers and veteran nurses are unwilling to teach and just throw in the towell at these type of students and these attitudes then the nursing profession is in a sorry state of affairs. Fortunatley this is the minority because I work with a lot of great nurses and teachers that are willing to help change ignorant attitudes and to help student and new grad nurses be the best nurses they can be.

Hi, I am still in Nursing school and am researching all my options before I graduate. Just have a question about how much of an impact being a veteren has on the hiring process and other benefits in the VA system. It seems like I have heard that veterens get preferecne points. Is there other area's such as pay and retirement where my veteren status will come in handy. Thanks for the respones.

First of all I challenge the people who say that "you shouldn't get into nursing if you are in it for the money" to quit taking a pay check and work for noting and then come on here and tell us how much they enjoy it. I know my family would not be in favor of it. Second, most states have different starting salaries and can be quite different from state to state and even facility to facility, but in general your looking at 20-30 an hour to start.

Thanks for the great info. Does anybody know which department I could contact through my regional VA to find this information out?

Hi there, First post on this forum. Just have a question about being an RN at a VA hospital. I was told in my orientation for the ADRN program that I am attending that VA hospital's do not hire ADRN's, that you would have to atleast hold a BSN to work at a VA hospital. Is this true, I would appreciate any input. Thanks