GLG78

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1. UAB FNP financial aid/cost?

   GLG78 replied to sweetER's topic in Post Graduate Students

   I am about to start my second semester at UAB and I live in Georgia. I take two classes at a time (between 6 and 7 hours) and the tuition costs have been between approximately $2600 and $3100 per...

2. Online NP programs.

   GLG78 replied to Patchouli's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

   I will be attending UAB this Spring. UAB has the #11 program in the country for FNP. It is an online program, but you do have to go to Birmingham every once in a while (I think it may be once a...

3. New grad that can't find any work

   GLG78 replied to raygun354's topic in General Nursing

   Call the hospital's nurse recruiter in HR. If the hospital is big enough, they should have a person that has this dedicated job. They usually handle placing new grads. The one at our hospital is...

4. Anyone applying to UAB MSN program?

   GLG78 replied to drewrucker's topic in Post Graduate Students

   Thanks SillySally! UAB was not the only school to which I applied. I also applied to Georgia College and State University (received acceptance about a month ago) and Georgia State University (have...

5. Anyone applying to UAB MSN program?

   GLG78 replied to drewrucker's topic in Post Graduate Students

   Yay! I got accepted

6. ISU, USA, or UAB FNP program

   GLG78 replied to txfnp12's topic in Post Graduate Students

   TXRN10: Have you heard from UAB? I still haven't received a

7. Anyone applying to UAB MSN program?

   GLG78 replied to drewrucker's topic in Post Graduate Students

   Mail just came today and I STILL haven't gotten a letter! Is anybody else still waiting? Has anybody gotten an

8. Pregnancy: best during nursing school or as a new hire?

   GLG78 replied to science in flowers's topic in General Nursing

   I have been an RN for 5 years, and have to agree with the above post, nursing school is much more stressful and time consuming than working. In most hospital jobs, you work 3 days per week. Many...

9. Anyone applying to UAB MSN program?

   GLG78 replied to drewrucker's topic in Post Graduate Students

   I still haven't gotten a letter yet! I'm very, very

10. Anyone applying to UAB MSN program?

    GLG78 replied to drewrucker's topic in Post Graduate Students

    sillysally: No, the classes meet during the week and unfortunately, if you are taking more than one class, they may meet on different days of the week. You could also try Georgia State University in...

11. Study Buddy for Nclex in the Atl, GA area/externship interview questions

    GLG78 replied to Deetermined's topic in General Nursing

    Possible Questions: Tell me a little about yourself? What are your strengths? What are your weaknesses? Why do you want to work for us? Why do you want to work in this department/this area? Why...

12. Telephone Admission Orders

    GLG78 replied to LegzRN's topic in Emergency

    We always have orders when we receive a patient to the floor from the ED. The admitting physician does however give orders over the phone to the ED RN, unless he has hospital computer access at home...

13. Pet Peeve

    GLG78 replied to MadNursePa's topic in General Nursing

    I don't call patients "honey" or "sweetie" because I've never called anybody those names; however, sometimes I wish I could. I, too, am an RN in the south and patients and nurses and families call...

14. Really disappointed with the reality of nursing.

    GLG78 replied to NurseFrustrated's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    NurseFrustrated: I hope you really like your new job. I have been a nurse for 5 years and love my job! It's the only one I've ever had and I hate to leave it. In a few years, I will have to...

15. Question about a student reporting RN mistakes

    GLG78 replied to dolphinbeauty09's topic in General Nursing

    Wow...you reported this after only 45 minutes of a patient's return to the floor? And to a supervisor? You should have just approached the RN for the patient and asked if you could help her out by...