katiehydrangea

Hi there! It's years later... but did you find someone good? Now I am looking. Thanks much!

I have been offered a travel assignment at a behvioral hospital with peds, adolescents, adults and acutely psychotic wings/areas. I am wondering if it would be completely out of line/inappropriate for me to accept the assignment on the condition I do...

Thank you for your input, it's super helpful. I appreciate it!

Thanks for the information. The nurse who interviewed me over the phone said there will be 2 nurses and one tech to every 20 patients. The one review mentioned that they cant keep anyone/staff and orientation sign never goes down hence the travelers...

Thanks Libranurse27, I'm a Libra too! :-). Would you mind throwing out the names of a couple of those big healthcare networks that you are referring to? I get overwhelmed sometimes when I go to look. Thanks again.

I have the same interest area. But I have an added dilemma, I havent worked as anurse for about 3 years now. Should I take a refresher course or classes make me a more appealing applicant? With all that said I would not be totally opposed to hospital...

I did my clinicals at a unit in a correctional institution and went home a couple of nights in tears and it was mostly due to the way the nurses, doctors and gaurds were treating the patients/IMs. It was frustrating but knew that I was giving the bes...

I am about to graduate with my BSN at an out of state school had to take out big loans. And would love help paying back this and or potentially gong on to NP program. I have heard that some hospitals/institutions are still doing this but have also he...

I am about to graduate with a BSN and this will be my second career, though, my first degree was in Health Science and worked in private offices for some time. I did get some experience at a podiatrists office where, I saw diabetic ulcerations, venou...

I just read this old post as i was searching for advice on bad preceptors as I am currently in school and having one. I am exhauseted right now from so much studying but wondering if you are still active on this site and if so, I have a couple of spe...

I too am having a bad experience and wonder if my preceptor can fail me. He doesnt seem to like me or like having me around. He has said that Im slow and put me in front of the computer to chart and we are not allowed to chart. this is where is said ...

I am getting ready to start an ABSN program and I dont like writing i am also not very good at it. I just found out that the particular program I was accepted into has a ton of writing invloved. Im ok with writing a care plan or jurnaling but dont kn...

Below is a link to a Frontline episode called College Inc. A hand full of for-profit unaccredited programs are really ripping people off and getting away with it. I am a huge fan of Frontline, I will watch on it any topic. Thought I would throw this ...

Oh i forgot to say in my last post that my BSN will cost me about 45K not to mention the ADDITIONAl finance charges that will be almost half if not more.

Does anyone know a good school lender? Im going for an accelerated second degree BSN this spring. I ran across a post hear that recommended a private lender/bank with three letters...NCR, NRC or something like that...I wish I would've written it down...

Thanks! Did you attend a ABSN program or know people who did? I spoke with a gal that went through the same school but did the traditional program and said she only had less than a handfull of papers to write, i am hoping its the same for the school'...

I am starting an accelerated program in about 7 days and have myself paralyzed in fear about money and have heard so many stories about the level of intensity. Can anyone who has been in an ABSN program give advice or say anything to allay my fears? ...

I looked into Western Governers and was told that it is a competancy based program and although they are accredited, they do not award grades. Its pass/fail so if you plan on getting an advanced degree or specialize you may need to check with the adv...

Hi there, just read your post about your daughter and you mentioned the fact that she was hospitalized for a viral infection and that it was after that she was having the severe fatique. Maybe its the virus? Not sure if she has seen an infectious dis...

You mentioned he was in a car accident. Hopefully he has insurance or may be eligible to get the cost of renting a car paid for by the insurance company at least while he is trying to get through school. It might be cheaper than buying a new/used car...

Wow thanks for the help! I will start looking into the pocket guide, voice activated sytem and the lab is a great idea. I appreciate you explaining the class as well. I love this forum!

i couldnt fiqure out how to message you ........ so had to friend you. Sallie Mae. I qualified but have not signed as I was reading some posts on here that they are a nightmere, so now I dont know what to do.

I like what the all the replies to your post said. Its nice to hear words of encouragement and being positive does help. Sometimes I wonder though if the negative thinking causes depression or depression causes neg thinking. I really think that it is...

I just got approved for a Sallie Mae loan but have not signed on the dotted line. It has only been two days since I got the approval and already about 8 emails to me to take immediate action. That is a bit off-putting and a little nervous now about t...

I was getting turned down for loans too (they were basically asking for a co-signer), with a good credit score then found one major lender, (dont know if i can post it on this site so i wont) but just got a loan and it was a large lump sum.