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So I come to work today and take report for one of my patients. I am given the warning to not give her baby powder unless I supervise her. First thing, as soon as I walk in the door she asks me for baby powder. I give it to her, then do my assessm...

KU gives a "$3000" bonus for student loans upon hire, it is taxed so you actually get 2100. As far a tuition reimbursement you get 6 credit hours a semester paid by KU up to $3000 per year. The stipulation is you have to work for 6 months past the s...

Most hospitals don't require any certs except for BLS for aides. I worked as one for 3 years prior to and during nursing school. If you take the initiative it can be a learning experience that will help your nursing career. It will also give you a...

I personally hate online courses. I also hate repeating the same exact curriculum that I completed in my ADN. The only 2 classes that aren't repeats are public health nursing, because my ADN program did very little of that and nursing research. Di...

you might call them about the BLS, they may have an opening, you must have it before you can even step on the floor legally. If it is expired it is useless, but they typically last 2 years. I'm uncertain of the wages because I don't know your experie...

You can't transfer them in. You just have to do a bunch of independent study hours. Like you may get the sentiment, I'm not a fan of KU SON for finishing my BSN. It may be great for others, but I personally can only stand it because I'm more than ...

I don't know about St. Lukes, but KU offers to pay for 6 credit hours a semester if you are full time. I'm currently finishing my bachelors right now. I bet St. Lukes offers something very similar. My department is fairly flexible with scheduling ...

Yes, I'm in the RN-BSN program, they basically accept whoever applies. There are clinicals, but they allow you to do them basically anywhere. It is all online, which I really hate. But there isn't much of a choice all of the programs are online. Th...

I work at KU, I know they are always looking for neuro ICU people. After coming out of school I decided I would only work in 1 of 3 places. Truman ER...would be very interesting. Or St. Lukes or KU. I have friends who work at shawnee mission as wel...

I'm uncertain of where you are in KS. If you are in the KC area there is UMKC, KU, St. Lukes, William jewell, mid America nazarene etc for bachelors degrees. Part time would probably take you 4 years. There are also advanced programs that allow yo...

I'm with you Indy, the hospital I work at only wants experienced RN's from ICU or brand new grads for their ICU. I was told by the recruiter that working tele would be a good stepping stone...not as far as the ICU managers think. I told my current...

I'm glad I'm not the only one who gets screwed on this one.

At my hospital we have an "IV team" that takes care of central lines and hard IV sticks. I followed them and watched them when I had the time and when it was my patients and asked questions. Luckily for me most of them are very willing to teach. B...

Its funny, I just graduated in may and the 3 that KCalohagirl mentioned were the only 3 I was willing to work for in the KC area. I now work for KU med as well and I do enjoy the learning envirionment that KU offers. I live in Roeland park, about 2...

The instructor who runs the RN refresher courseat JCCC is awesome. She quit teaching the main program for the most part so she could begin the refresher course the year I graduated. She would definately ease you back into things.

I'm starting back right now, I just graduated in may. Honestly I had to have a break, I would have gone nuts otherwise, I had worked full time and gone to school full time for 4 years straight.

paying off all of my debt, then saving up to go back to grad school, or leave the country and do missions work for a year or 2

This is the real world, employers don't have to throw themselves at you because you have an acronym after your name. It does suck that people can't find jobs immediately, but at least RN's will find a job eventually. It may not be exactly what you ...

I woke up while they were putting in a greenfield filter, it was an emergency and i had eaten an entire chipotle burrito a couple hours beforehand, so they couldn't fully put me under. I woke up 4 or 5 times during the procedure. I just remembe...

I would look more north as well. If you are coming into the south side of KC (K-10, eudora, de soto) you have to come up I-35, which is by far the worst drive in KC, it is always under construction and always busy. The only way to get through decen...

I live with 2 room mates here in roeland park. We each pay $300 a month in an older house. Utilities usually run around $100 a month. It is possible to pay more and get a better place, but I don't care that much, I would rather pay on debt. I cur...

The nursing school for KU is in Kansas City, Kansas which is 45 minutes away from Lawrence. There are lots of suburbs that are reasonably priced in KC, especially up north, or you can live on the missouri side for KU med as well since it is literall...

I work at KU med center right now. I graduated from associate's program in KC. I would say that the clinical experiences at KU med would be great. I chose to work at KU because of a clinical experience there. I'm starting the RN to BSN in january...

Zashagalka, I was thinking the exact same thing with the thread name.

Work in an academic hospital. You get to see interns who know less than you as a brand new grad. It is really funny when a doc asks you what he or she should do when you have just graduated. Then you have to learn to call them because they constan...