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Hi all! I'm looking for some suggestions as to what I can write to try to get excused from jury duty. Before anyone reminds me of my important civic duty, I want to explain that the reason I'm trying to avoid jury duty is because I just got accepted ...

Guys, they excused me!! I only asked for a postponement and explained my situation. I'm so relieved, even though I know it isn't a huge deal, that's one less thing for me to have to worry about. Thanks for the help!

I filled the form out online and asked for a postponement. Hopefully everything will go as planned. I was too afraid to ignore the letter, and actually, I think I may have been late responding, but we'll see what happens. Thanks for all the respon...

Yup, I hear cops are excused..lucky!

Darn, I really wish they excused nurses if they wanted to be excused! There are a million other people who would love to serve on a jury, even lots of nurses who enjoy/don't mind it..just not me :)

Thanks for your reply. I think I'll try to postpone for now, just in case they deny the excuse request. I'll have to figure this all out, this is the second time I've been called for jury duty, but the first time I had a valid excuse that they approv...

Hmm, I make very good money as a private duty nurse. My rate is the same as the hospitals/facilities around, but I pick up lots of OT, whereas some facilities don't like their nurses to work OT.

I'm in the same boat as you, but RN. Some will probably disagree but, yes, I do believe it stunts career growth as a first job. I think private duty is better suited for nurses with experience, but I had no other options. I don't feel that privat...

I'm an ADN RN in NJ and can tell you it will be very difficult to find a hospital job without your BSN. Everything the previous poster said was true. If you think you'll like home care, long term care, or nursing homes, the RN-BSN will be ok, but i...

I had plans on working in the hospital as a bedside nurse and staying there, because I really enjoyed it throughout nursing school, and thought I found my niche. I got my RN license this past April. Almost everyone in my clinical the last semester ...

Hi! I graduated last December with my ASN and got my RN license in March 2016. In May my friend invited me to an open house at a private duty pediatrics agency and I applied for my first nursing job. I got hired a week later and began working. I didn...

Yes, BSN is a must, even if I don't need it. I definitely think later on down the line BSN will be the minimum for an RN license.

I looked at quite a few threads who seem to agree with you! I have thought about per diem but the hospitals in my state only hire experienced per diem nurses. That's ok though, for now I'm following the, "if it ain't broke, don't fix it," motto!

I've heard pretty good things about WGU, I'll definitely look into it. Congratulations on turning in your first MSN paper! I bet that feels great!

Everything you said helped put things in perspective for me! You're right, who cares, I'm still a nurse! I definitely need to check myself, I tend to care what others think often and I also tend to want to over-achieve. I will go back to school, but...

Thank you all for your responses! I think the best option is to just continue what I'm doing now and slowly earn my BSN. I actually do enjoy my job a lot! I love the cases I have and I love working with children. If I didn't do private duty peds, I p...

I'm glad I'm not the only one! I tried it on my phone and lap top. I ended up just sending her an email through BCC to let her know I logged in.

Did any one figure out how to send a course message on blackboard to let her know we logged in? I'm having trouble.

How's everyone doing? I just got my box of books and the rest I ordered will be coming on Tuesday, so I have a lot of reading to do! I still haven't bought my stethoscope, shoes or pants yet. The price of the books are insane! I met 5 others in my se...

Did anyone get the book for Med Admin yet? If so, do you know how much it is? I'm going to check that place in Marlton, I'm on such a budget right now.

Congrats camarogirl1124!!

Open labs are just times you can go to the lab to practice your skills. The handbook said we should plan to do a minimum of an hour a week in open lab.

Does anyone know if the books are available yet? And for anyone taking NUR 103, have you gotten those books yet?

You have to get the top from BCC. It's a cranberry color. We buy white pants wherever we find them. That stethoscope is awesome!! Is the lab kit the black bag that we are supposed to get.?

How much are the clinical tops? And do you know if we need to call first to register for the CPR class, or just send the money order in? I found great shoes at shoeline.com for $70 and free shipping. They are the Nursemate dove ones.