rach_nc_03

rach_nc_03

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  1. Application Fees to Oversubcribed Programs

    rach_nc_03 replied to Fiona59's topic in General Nursing

    [ Also, as someone else said, they don't want their school to become a matter of "first come, first served" by giving marginal students who apply early a spot in their program while rejecting...

  2. What does your spouse do?

    rach_nc_03 replied to vaughanmk's topic in General Nursing

    my fiancee is a sergeant in the army, stationed in japan until 2006. I graduate this may, but the base hospitals where he is generally only hire nurses with 1 year or more of experience, so we're...

  3. Is this discrimination?

    rach_nc_03 replied to ustegrl's topic in Nursing Career

    ustegrl- you should look into labour laws where you're trying to get work. I read an article recently that said a new law is passing january 1, 2005 that will require nurses from the phillipines (and...

  4. Do nurses really eat their young?

    rach_nc_03 replied to Jayla's topic in General Nursing

    I totally agree, smilinglbueyes. i'm about to start my last semester of an ADN program, and we've had clinicals at three different facilities and multiple units in one facility (a very large...

  5. Phasing out LPN's.

    rach_nc_03 replied to BJ, LPN's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I'm a student nurse in an ADN program, working as a CNA in an ICU so I can have insurance while I'm a student. I didn't know CMA's could pass meds- that's awful! I know plenty of techs/nursing...

  6. Should RNs be Required to Have A BSN?

    rach_nc_03 replied to Tweety's topic in General Nursing

    I'll graduate with my ADN in North Carolina in May 2005. If I had to go to UNC for my BSN (or any other state-school BSN program), it would've cost $9,000 and taken 3-4 years (I attended UNC for 4.5...

  7. Offended by Prayer

    rach_nc_03 replied to CCU NRS's topic in General Nursing

  8. ICU is it a place for me????

    rach_nc_03 replied to moliuchick's topic in Nursing Career

    Hi- I'm graduating with my ADN in May 05, and have been working in a neurology ICU at a top teaching hospital since july. the experience has been absolutely invaluable, though my schedule sucks (I...

  9. how do you delegate to techs?

    rach_nc_03 replied to jeepgirl's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I work full time (weekends and one day during the week) as a tech on a neurology ICU, while I'm in school full-time; I'll have my ADN in May, and most of the time, I'm the only tech here for sixteen...