ReordonaSRN
has 1 years experience and specializes in Emergency Medicine.
I went from being a Firefighter to becoming a RN. I currently work in the Emergency Department and I graduate in 2014 with my MSN at the University of San Francisco.
When I was in the program they were just changing the program because the pass rate sucked… but I have to say the program was pretty good now that I’m done… if you have any questions I have a...
Hey how's it going? I graduated from NU back 20 some cohorts ago lol... but I was in the cohort when they started to make changes in the program... we brought the pass rate from the 70 percentile to...
I work a lot because I have nothing else to do plus I love working at a Level 1 trauma facility... I believe in work hard play hard... I work at San Francisco General Hospital my pay is 64/hr plus 20%...
I Have 90k with MSN and undergrad... But I work in SF at two different hospitals both in the ED. I make well over 300k with both of my jobs combined... So I say don't worry about it cuz I don't......
In my class I had a few people that kept their job through school and all the way to graduation... It all depends on how flexible your job is with time off... It's possible but not advisable... It all...
Practicing without formal education is both good and bad... Good for you to have learned a skill that many RN's have problems understanding... But on the other hand nursing itself is evidence based...
It's really test taking strategies... If you are getting knowledge base ?'s that are easy means that you're not passing... I tutor people who don't pass... And they all lack test taking strategies......
Don't be over confident because that will keep you from learning but it does help being a great test taker... School is great... and has given me lots of opportunities... I currently still go to...
It's a great program... The only hard part is finding your own practicum site... I got accepted into their MSN to DNP FNP program... I'm excited to start the program and take my final steps into my...
ReordonaSRN replied to Bulgogi_Wagyu's topic in Nursing Career
Well... Before I went to nursing school I got into an accident where my fiancé and were hit by a car walking across the street... She was an ER nurse and died from her injuries. I went to a trauma...
Sorry for the late reply. I would first apply to a regular state university. There are a lot of schools that charge close to hundred thousand dollars for nursing school and that's for bachelors. I...
What you will find out as a nurse is not everyone is cut out to be nurses... Nursing is a popular field now because of job security.... So many people are switching careers... NU gives people or any...