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  1. Atlanta, Georgia Nurses

    kmp5 replied to KnottyNurse17's topic in Georgia Nursing

    Schools in the Atlanta area vary and can be very good to horrible. You'll need to look at school ratings for the area you're thinking of living in. Traffic is awful in the Metro area, so you need to...

  2. New Grad orientation...

    kmp5 replied to Sparrow91's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I work in a hospital in L&D and my resident program/orientation was 22 weeks long. Most of the units at my hospital have their residents in orientation for 12

  3. Ob call requirements

    kmp5 replied to TessLHRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I work in L&D as an RN. We are required to sign up for 12 hours of call per month. We get paid a small amount for being on call and get callback pay (time and a half) if we get called in. My...

  4. Weather Policy

    kmp5 replied to nynursey_'s topic in General Nursing

    I work at a hospital in suburban Atlanta and we have an inclement weather policy. If a code white is called, staff is called and asked to come in before the storm hits or gets bad. You are expected...

  5. How long is a nurse new to labor and delivery usually given for orientation?

    kmp5 replied to sarahaldean's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I am a new grad and started in L&D as a nurse in August. My residency will last 22 weeks. This is in a metro Atlanta

  6. How long does in take to receive you ATT for the NCLEX letter from Pearsonvue?

    kmp5 replied to kerrynurse's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Our school (in GA) had us apply for the GA BON, apply for NCLEX, pay all fees, do fingerprinting, background check, everything in early April. That way, everything would be done well before the...

  7. UNG Fall 2013

    kmp5 replied to dupton's topic in Georgia Nursing

    You can ask your advisor this question when you are getting advised the day of orientation. I think that you have to take med micro no later than your first semester of the second year but I could be...

  8. UNG Fall 2013

    kmp5 replied to dupton's topic in Georgia Nursing

    They're pretty strict about attendance both years. If you miss clinical, there will be makeup work. First year's makeup work was bad, second year's was completely out of control awful. We missed a...

  9. UNG Fall 2013

    kmp5 replied to dupton's topic in Georgia Nursing

    Working is definitely doable, especially first year. I worked full-time (3 12 hour shifts a week) through both years of nursing school. I thought it was hard first year and I'm sure it was but it...

  10. UNG Fall 2013

    kmp5 replied to dupton's topic in Georgia Nursing

    Nikki, Trying to get work in the hospital is a very good idea. If you work as a PCT at NGHS you are pretty much guaranteed a job after you graduate. New grad jobs aren't super easy to get so getting...

  11. UNG Fall 2013

    kmp5 replied to dupton's topic in Georgia Nursing

    Dupton, please don't worry about it. I'm willing to answer any questions, as I know how scary and hard it

  12. UNG Fall 2013

    kmp5 replied to dupton's topic in Georgia Nursing

    You're right, Habersham instead of Chestatee! For some reason, I thought you went to

  13. UNG Fall 2013

    kmp5 replied to dupton's topic in Georgia Nursing

    Signing up for a mentor is a very good idea. I signed up for a mentor first year and the person never contacted me. I didn't feel comfortable contacting them since they never contacted me. I...

  14. UNG Fall 2013

    kmp5 replied to dupton's topic in Georgia Nursing

    I got the drawstring pants instead of the elastic ones, as I don't like elastic. Our campus had a private FB group and our class had a public FB group and both were very helpful. Clinical sites for...

  15. UNG Fall 2013

    kmp5 replied to dupton's topic in Georgia Nursing

    If you have the time, you should try to get up to Dahlonega on a different day than orientation to get your ID and parking pass, as the orientation starts at 8am. At orientation, you sit in the big...

  16. UNG Fall 2013

    kmp5 replied to dupton's topic in Georgia Nursing

    You don't have to wear your uniforms to class, just to clinical. My first year of school, we had about 7 weeks of clinical and started about half-way through the first semester. Last year, they...

  17. UNG Fall 2013

    kmp5 replied to dupton's topic in Georgia Nursing

    I just graduated from UNG in May. I had to do a return on my uniform (both pants and tops) and had to pay shipping for the return. I'm not sure if they changed that in the 2 years since I ordered...

  18. Acceptance letters from N Georgia (UNG) Fall 2013

    kmp5 replied to starrysky15's topic in Georgia Nursing

    A friend of mine got accepted in July the year I was accepted, so there's always hope,

  19. Acceptance letters from N Georgia (UNG) Fall 2013

    kmp5 replied to starrysky15's topic in Georgia Nursing

    Honestly, I don't know if I'd go up or down in sizes when ordering but wanted to share what my experience was ordering. I was on the bigger size (have lost quite a bit of weight since then) and was...

  20. Acceptance letters from N Georgia (UNG) Fall 2013

    kmp5 replied to starrysky15's topic in Georgia Nursing

    Have you gone through orientation for the school (INTRO)? The reason why I'm asking is that I wasn't able to register for any classes my first semester before I did INTRO. The Nursing department...

  21. Acceptance letters from N Georgia (UNG) Fall 2013

    kmp5 replied to starrysky15's topic in Georgia Nursing

    I probably went overboard in my NCLEX prep but didn't want to take any chances of not being prepared. I took the Hurst Review which I thought was a great content review and had several NCLEX books...

  22. Acceptance letters from N Georgia (UNG) Fall 2013

    kmp5 replied to starrysky15's topic in Georgia Nursing

    About the uniforms, make sure you order them with plenty of time to return them, as their sizing is strange. I measured myself and ordered the uniform according to their guidelines and had to return...

  23. Acceptance letters from N Georgia (UNG) Fall 2013

    kmp5 replied to starrysky15's topic in Georgia Nursing

    You don't get to choose which time or day you go to lab, unfortunately. They divided us up alphabetically my first year. We started with lab on Friday and 2nd semester, switched to lab on Wednesday....

  24. Acceptance letters from N Georgia (UNG) Fall 2013

    kmp5 replied to starrysky15's topic in Georgia Nursing

    The Professionalism class is not a requirement for nursing students. It was offered and anyone who wanted to take it could. I chose not to. I was working full-time, a single mom and had more on my...

  25. Acceptance letters from N Georgia (UNG) Fall 2013

    kmp5 replied to starrysky15's topic in Georgia Nursing

    I've mentioned in previous posts that I was waitlisted 2 years ago and got my letter at the end of May. My friend was also waitlisted and got her acceptance letter sometime in July, so there is still...