Calzonan RN

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1. any Frontier applicants out there?

   Calzonan RN replied to HappyNurse2005's topic in Post Graduate Students

   I'm not sure when she applied, she actually used to work with me and then moved to Florida. I found out from one of the midwives I work with that she was going in June and then I contacted her via...

2. any Frontier applicants out there?

   Calzonan RN replied to HappyNurse2005's topic in Post Graduate Students

   I have actually just sent my application for June. I'm hoping to hear back fairly quickly since the deadline for applications was tomorrow. A friend of mine was placed in the June class in December...

3. Online Midwife Programs

   Calzonan RN replied to mickey72's topic in Ob/Gyn

   I work in a hospital with a lot of midwives and most of them have been educated through Frontier. It's a great program, I plan on applying for it very soon. Good luck, maybe I'll see you at...

4. Apollo College Associates Degree Program

   Calzonan RN replied to MICHEVOG's topic in Arizona Nursing

   I've seen this argument over the years that I've been posting on this board. I personally think Apollo is a waste of money. You caN get an ADN from a CC for around $6000 and if you work it the right...

5. Labor Murse Circulating for C-sections

   Calzonan RN replied to Glad's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Where I work we do about 250-350 deliveries a month right now. We circulate for all of our c/s's, scheduled and unscheduled. We have a dedicated scrub tech who sometimes acts as a HUC as well. We...

6. GRE vs. MAT

   Calzonan RN replied to Moogie's topic in Post Graduate Students

   My college offered the choice of the GRE or the MAT. I chose the MAT because it was only an hour long. I just didn't have the time to study up on my math or take a class to prep for the GRE or to...

7. Being eaten alive!

   Calzonan RN replied to teensmom's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Wow, I'm sorry to hear about your experience. I have been in L&D for 2.5 years now, 1.5 years as a new grad nurse and before that a year as an extern. I unfortunately, had a similar situation...

8. phoenix nicus

   Calzonan RN replied to ladybuckeye7's topic in Arizona Nursing

   A friend of mine works in peds at Banner Desert and told me that they just laid off at least 6 nurses from their NICU. Things are getting tight here in the valley. Most hospitals are not hiring new...

9. Nursing school uniform & supplies? Help

   Calzonan RN replied to kss0740's topic in Arizona Nursing

   You'll need a good stethoscope, a lot of people say you can go cheap in NS, but you'll miss a lot if you do. I bought a really good Littman on Allheart.com (or it might be allhearts.com) one of...

10. The Sad Truth

    Calzonan RN replied to silentRN's topic in Arizona Nursing

    I hate to say it but the 'stimulus package' that the new president is trying to pass will only make things worse. We can't count on it to make things better. A good analogy of it is if you owe...

11. How are local hospital's are doing

    Calzonan RN replied to Kabin's topic in Arizona Nursing

    It's not all bad everywhere. Where I work I"m still picking up at least one extra shift a week, and they're still paying double time for it. We've been unusually busy lately, and this is usually...

12. Everything I do is wrong!

    Calzonan RN replied to teensmom's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I was in exactly the same situation 7 months ago. When I had originally started my orientation I thought my preceptor was great, friendly, a really nice person. By the end of it I would cry every...

13. Who's Hiring New Grads?

    Calzonan RN replied to chocolateskye's topic in Arizona Nursing

    Really, you should've started looking in Aug/Sept if you were due to graduate in December. Most of the new grad (Dec) slots are filled up by the beginning of November at the latest. I graduated last...

14. ASU Nursing Program

    Calzonan RN replied to DDVpink89's topic in Arizona Nursing

    LOLOL, couldn't have said it better myself. I'm still trying to figure out which way I want to go as far as an advanced degree. As an RN I've come to realize that a BSN really doesn't make a...

15. ASU Nursing Program

    Calzonan RN replied to DDVpink89's topic in Arizona Nursing

    I'm one of the people that chose to go the ADN route as well. I thought about going to ASU or Grand Canyon but under the advice of three different RN managers chose to go through an ADN program. I...