TiredKitten

I'm with the people saying look at the hospitals in your local area. In my state, diploma and associate nurses have no problem getting hired, even to specialties like OR, NICU, and ICU. The hospitals all have new grad orientation programs. Several of...

I had problems with Pearson Vue not being able to email me my ATT. After multiple attempts with 3 different emails, they finally just mailed me a hard copy. By the time I got that, a month had gone by and my classmates had long received their ATT and...

Hopefulkim99, your mailbox is full.

Flfuturern, how many of the prerequisite classes do you have finished? The more classes you have when you apply, the higher on the list you will be.

Like I said, the only prereq they require finished before starting is A & P 1. They will look to see which classes of the 9 prereqs you have done. They use a point system that assigns so many points for each A, B, and C, and that's multiplied b...

Jaycam is right. It depends on the school and state for both nursing and being a doctor. In my state, there is only 1 medical school that graduated MDs and their minimum GPA is 2.7. Before I applied to nursing a few years ago, the head of my biology ...

Take it online if you do well in online classes. I took a 4 credit hour micro class and lab online and it was so much easier to manage with kids. Most of the people I know recommended online because they thought it was easier than the campus class. I...

Hi Hopefulkim99. If you have a prior degree, you probably already have several of the 9 classes required for graduation with associate. And most of the non nursing BSN classes. The only class required to be finished when you start the intro to nursi...

I would report it. Don't we as nurses have the responsibility of reporting things? If it was a fellow nurse and her patient, would you hesitate reporting? I would have a problem using a case worker that showed such horrible ethical breach of morals ...

So what did they say about the watch phones like apple phone?

I'd be looking for another job with better benefits. I've never heard of a nursing job with so few time offs. The place I'm at now you accrue 8 hours of vacation and 8 hours of sick time a month. After you've been there 3 years, each one goes up to 1...

I've heard other states have long wait lists. Some of the schools here might have you on the wait list for a year if you don't get in the first year. But some have no wait list and take everyone that applies. A poster on another thread just mentioned...

I had to take a sophomore level or higher stat class for my ASN. Most program around my area require it at the associate level. If you didn't have it when you do a bridge program, you'd be required to get it at that time. I'd check out the BSN progra...

I was originally wait listed the year I applied (2012) as were a lot of others. I and others got a phone call the last week of June saying we were in the class that started July 5. There were 59 of us in that class. So until the class starts, don't g...

If you are willing to relocate to NV for cheaper living, consider something in a southern state or western part of the Midwest. Like Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska, etc.. Those states may not have as much competition to get into a nursing progr...

As long as you give at least two weeks notice, you should be fine. That being said, I'd be concerned about working for an employer that won't even let you swap shifts with someone. Especially if you only work one day a week. One of my closest friend...

I doubt ADN will ever be completely phased out. I think I depends on how saturated the area is with BSN. In my metro area of 700,000 people, there are several ADN programs with an option for RN to BSN bridge, but very few straight BSN programs. One o...

They do that a lot at the psych hospital I work for. Psych seems to be a constant revolving door of employees. I've worked a lot as the med nurse (Lpn job) and behavior health aid depending on the cycle. Since we are strictly psych and not medical, t...

You don't say if you are BSN or ADN. That being said, if you are willing to move to Arkansas, the hospitals here are desperate to hire RNs. With over 700,000 people in the Little Rock metro area, and several mega hospitals with 500-600 beds, plus a t...

It depends on what you consider a minor mistake. I've seen students dropped for drawing up meds wrong, like insulin. But even a small amount of insulin is a big deal, so not like simply giving an extra Tylenol pill. In clinical, when we went to get ...

Don't worry about jobs. Most hospitals in the area are short of nurses. A few like Saline Memorial are so short they are currently advertising hiring bonuses for full time RN. Most people in my UALR class two years ago had jobs before graduation. St ...

I don't buy the hype that BSN nurses are better nurses. I started the BSN classes right after graduating from my ADN program, but only because the local hospitals were making students sign forms saying they will get their BSN within 3-5 years of gett...

If you are willing to move again, consider Arkansas. I can't attest for the rest of the state, but the metro area where I am is pretty decent about the way people get along. The whole area is growing fast. If fact, most of the people I know are trans...

I have worked in Psych since graduating May '14. Fell into it while doing RN temp work. Have you tried the state mental hospital? The one here is always hiring along with the psych units at the local medical hospitals. Not a lot of people seem to wan...

I tried tennis shoes, but every one I tried made my feet and legs hurt by the end of the shift. I found the perfect shoes for me. I found the SafeTStep brand Gretchen Clog at Payless for around 35. They are so comfortable, I've been able to work five...