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  1. How hard is it to get into nursing program?

    hgrimmett replied to lauren201's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    How hard it is to get into a program depends on a lot of factors.. the biggest one IMO is whether or not the school has ROOM for you. The school I wanted to go to originally doesn't do a waiting...

  2. Advice needed for new BSN, RN in the Tampa, Fl area

    hgrimmett replied to cashlock's topic in Florida Nursing

    :) All Children's where RNSam is going is a good one. I would love to get in there myself. I don't know if Hospice of the Suncoast is hiring but that is my first choice when I finally graduate....

  3. Advice needed for new BSN, RN in the Tampa, Fl area

    hgrimmett replied to cashlock's topic in Florida Nursing

    I honestly don't know what the temp agencies requirements are, sorry.. i'm still a nursing student :) but I've lived in the area here since 1999. I dod software tech support before, and the temp...

  4. Nursing bag for hospice RN?

    hgrimmett replied to crossingfingers10's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    /me peeks in and hijacks the thread for a second. I'm Keptwench on Rav myself.

  5. Advice needed for new BSN, RN in the Tampa, Fl area

    hgrimmett replied to cashlock's topic in Florida Nursing

    Have you considered hitting up the temp agencies to at least get some "RN job experience" of some kind? That way you might get a foot in the door & you will meet people in the area and in the...

  6. Best/Worst Online Schools? Opinions PLEASE!!

    hgrimmett replied to BuckyBadgerRN's topic in Online Distance Learning

    The biggest reason to avoid the for profit schools is that they charge a LOT of money, plain and simple. Of course, if you don't mind paying it or maxing out your student loans and etc, go for it....

  7. online BSN, do the units transfer?

    hgrimmett replied to weavers's topic in Online Distance Learning

    You need to ask X school you are considering if they will accept credits from Y college. Every school is different and sets their own policies. Most of the for-profit schools credits will not...

  8. ptec,itt tech or kieser

    hgrimmett replied to erica1223's topic in Florida Nursing

    ITT WILL tell you the cost up front. All you have to do is ask. As others have said, it's not cheap. It's upwards of 45K for the whole RN program (2 years & 3 months.) If you're paying cash,...

  9. ITT Tech nursing?

    hgrimmett replied to tammy_zeidan09's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    No idea about the rural health loans, sorry. Really good question though. I know if you volunteer for the Peace Corps or Americorps (with most of their programs) you can get nearly 5K (for each year...

  10. ptec,itt tech or kieser

    hgrimmett replied to erica1223's topic in Florida Nursing

    Expensive is right. They will completely max out your PELL and student loans. You don't get a dime of it, it all goes to the school. and they help you with the fin. aid paperwork, it was really...

  11. ptec,itt tech or kieser

    hgrimmett replied to erica1223's topic in Florida Nursing

    I'm taking 3 classes a quarter. That's how they do it. This time around, the science class is entirely online.. I have a Strategies class (study skills, using Outlook for classwork, etc) class on...

  12. ITT Tech nursing?

    hgrimmett replied to tammy_zeidan09's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    ITT only recently started nursing programs. They -are- privately accredited FWIW. I started nursing school at ITT in December 2011. I like their program and it's convenient for me. I don't care...

  13. ptec,itt tech or kieser

    hgrimmett replied to erica1223's topic in Florida Nursing

    Can't say I know anything about Keiser. I just started at ITT Tech. Yes, PTEC and SPC are cheaper in the long run, IF you can get in the program. I tried 3 times to get into PTEC. It's by far the...

  14. Automatic acceptance

    hgrimmett replied to Timskee's topic in Florida Nursing

    ITT Tech will take you as long as they have a spot in the next class (max 15 students per class I think) & you can pass the entrance HESI exam (which is given at no cost to you and you can take it...

  15. How is the economy effecting Massage Therapy?

    hgrimmett replied to samirish's topic in Nurse Entrepreneurs, Innovators

    Florida has way more MTs than any other state thanks to all the diploma mills. There's very few massage jobs here. That's why I started nursing school last month. FWIW I am a damn good MT. Oh,...

  16. Tuition Reimbursement Question ... Advice please!

    hgrimmett replied to NurseB_'s topic in General Students

    What everyone else said. I also wanted to point out that if you get a 12 hr shift working 3 days/week (pretty common schedule) that will leave you 4 free days to take care of life stuff.. and you...

  17. New job in St. Pete's, looking for neighborhood advice

    hgrimmett replied to shlay51's topic in Florida Nursing

    The apartment complex where I live in Clw isn't too bad (it's cheap too) and they accept cats. We're just east of US 19 and west of McMullen Booth Road (both major north/south routes; taking McMullen...

  18. Why do RN's avoid LTC positions?

    hgrimmett replied to amyca's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I just started school in December and that's exactly what we were told the first week of class (work in med/surg.) I'm having doubts about doing it it right out of the gate myself; maybe later on. I...