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  1. **advice please**nursing school with 3 kids (2 with special needs)

    TC3200 replied to LissaOh's topic in General Students

    adding: I don't have children. Actually, for the peds and mother-baby and labor-delivery stuff, I think NOT having children and not ever having been exposed or interested in that stuff was a...

  2. **advice please**nursing school with 3 kids (2 with special needs)

    TC3200 replied to LissaOh's topic in General Students

    The school, if it's a college, should be able to tell you exactly how many hours per week you have in lecture, clinicals, and sim labs. If it's a diploma school (Pennsylvania still has those), or...

  3. What are some jobs for a male nurse other than bedside care on med/surg floor?

    TC3200 replied to northmississippi's topic in Male Nursing Students

    I left RN school without completing it. But I think that all of the 35 or so that graduated from the diploma school R.N. program found jobs, most in 6 months or less. There was one woman who...

  4. Need advice about where to turn.

    TC3200 replied to Biohazard's topic in General Students

    Or it might be that your ex-school's modules don't line up with the semester content of the other college RN programs. I would be in the same boat if I ever decided that I want to get a ADRN or...

  5. Please Help RN to Med School Advice

    TC3200 replied to futurecaregiver96's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    If you choose med school: People have gone to med school at the osteopathic school in Lewisburg, WV as nontraditional students. I know two who were single mothers with one child in tow, each. And...

  6. Don't go into nursing school if_____

    TC3200 replied to 2k15NurseExtern4u's topic in General Students

    -- You are not prepared to work in a women's profession and put up with that kind of workplace culture. It is quite different from business, industry, and military. -- You can't suffer fools...

  7. Dimensional Analysis

    TC3200 replied to lil'India's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Why even go to ml? Just stay in ounces. Use the easy conversion factor and it becomes an easy pencil and paper calculation: 1 fluid oz = 6 tsp, if we are using USA units, not UK or other. ac...

  8. Violence in the ER

    TC3200 replied to TLS1's topic in Emergency

    That's just stupid. I am not a RN. I left RN school and did not complete it. This crap about nurses should just take abuse boggled my mind. If a patient hit me, I'd have pressed charges, no...

  9. Is this salary range realistic?

    TC3200 replied to GlowBear500's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    2009, Pennsylvania R.N. average was approximately $63,000 per year. That was a statewide average. New-grad salaries seem to range $22 - $25 per hour in western PA. (LPN average was about...

  10. Should I not buy (or rent) any text books?

    TC3200 replied to ThatNursingDude's topic in General Students

    This is my experience and ymmv: I bought mine. I had Trade Act retraining money that paid for all of it, though. When we got to care plans and care maps, we had to cite references (page numbers &...

  11. Struggling in nursing school..

    TC3200 replied to EmilyEmily's topic in General Students

    I empathize with you, OP. Can you hire a tutor from some outside source, if none is available through the school? I had the same problem and same experience in my year of diploma RN school. I...

  12. New CNA starting job search...need salary help!

    TC3200 replied to melijm's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Western PA. Probably the average here is in the $8 or $9 range, and down nearer to Pittsburgh might be a bit higher. Unionized CNAs at The Washington Hospital were making $15/hour, I heard....

  13. nurse told me prereqs are the hardest part

    TC3200 replied to RHill9919's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Yes, RN school is far harder than the prereqs, unless you already have experience w/ caregiving, children, motherhood, and illnesses and medical conditions going into it. I found that the mothers...

  14. Best way to become a nurse if I already have my Bachelor's?

    TC3200 replied to ManNurselol's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Some of those accelerated RN programs have additional requirements, beyond the typical ones mentioned. Pitt's program, if I recall, also required 3cr abnormal psychology and a specific pharmacology...

  15. What happens when the majority fails?

    TC3200 replied to MilliePieRN's topic in General Students

    What happens? Over half the cohort flunked out or was forced out. The diploma school I was at had instructors making their own questions. And answers. Some of the questions were nonsensical, and...

  16. Embarrassed to even post this.

    TC3200 replied to NoWomanNoCry's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    ^ This sounds like a good strategy. I was going to say get a GED math review book, and learn the factor-label (dimensional analysis) method, and also the basic english-metric and metric-english...

  17. Where to start a carrer change to nursing-Pittsburgh

    TC3200 replied to Annie-pearl's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    Just be certain to ascertain that the "clinical" is actually clinical time. I was a student at Washington Hospital diploma school for one year of the 2-year nursing program, under their old...

  18. Finding a Job as New Grad in PA

    TC3200 replied to rnswife's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    Try the rural areas of central and NW PA, someplace that doesn't have a lot of colleges and universities cranking out RNs. The rural hospitals like UPMC Greenville and Sharon Regional still hire...

  19. Looking for info about Pittsburgh area/hospitals

    TC3200 replied to colleennurse's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    I believe that newgrads started at $25/hour at The Washington Hospital, Washington, PA. New-grads, no experience. That hospital was higher than others in the area. I believe they no longer hire...

  20. ASN...or BSN?

    TC3200 replied to Swagedsoul's topic in General Students

    I agree. Nursing schools all have many more applicants than seats. Of course, not all applicants are highly qualified. But apply to many and then you can pick and choose if you get accepted by...

  21. ASN...or BSN?

    TC3200 replied to Swagedsoul's topic in General Students

    Having an associate degree always sounds better on a resume than "some college." Even if you are just applying for CNA or unit secretary jobs. Hospitals in western PA and in the Charlotte, NC are...

  22. ASN...or BSN?

    TC3200 replied to Swagedsoul's topic in General Students

    1. Not all associate degree RN programs require very many prereqs to be completed before you apply or before you start nursing. The prereqs vary widely. sample: or their alternate that they...

  23. ASN...or BSN?

    TC3200 replied to Swagedsoul's topic in General Students

    You'll have to work out the financial aid angles yourself. But as for associate vs. BS RN, you can complete the AS RN, pass the NCLEX-RN, find some kind of job, and then do the bridge to BS RN...

  24. Shoes for clinical rotation!

    TC3200 replied to mandi_91's topic in General Students

    I recommend Esquire leather "dye", not white show polish, to keep white shoes white. Esquire Leather Dye Kit It isn't for patent leathers but it is good for other white smooth leathers. It...

  25. Chemistry Question - Is it necessary?

    TC3200 replied to Trenata's topic in General Students

    Some schools bury it in there under the things that you should have taken in high school. So read the prereqs and admission criteria carefully. I think typical freshman chem would be overkill for...