jaycam RN

PMI is the medical equivalent of the Art Institute. You can take the same classes, cheaper, elsewhere. They may get you a placement after graduation, but no promises it will be good. Where I live, they have several medical assistant programs. Had a f...

I was thinking we were tender and sweet.

It sounds like a talk I got a little over two years ago when I started nursing school. I think it's required of every school to give in order to scare off the weak of heart. Nursing is not for the weak of heart. Your cohort will become forced friend...

There are tons of great professional resume services out there that offer free resume service trial offers. I used one. Don't use the template that comes in MS office, because you're less likely to stand out. Keep it to one page. As a nursing studen...

I did this as well. Not cheap, but my pair has lasted the two years of nursing school just fine, and I can get new insoles made at the store I bought them at when those start to wear out, so it ends up being fairly cost effective in the long run. As ...

I finished nursing school about a month ago. I went back to school at 31 after a mixed bag of working as a nursing assistant and working in tech support/tech writing. While I liked doing help desk/IT/tech work, it wasn't near as engaging for me, so w...

My ADN program.. including the pre reqs , books, and CNA training was under 20k, plenty of chances for scholarships and grants, and I had a job offer the day after graduation for an RN position. That LPN program sounds like some crazy for profit scho...

I was diagnosed with both C-PTSD and ADHD as well. The PTSD is pretty much non-existent at this point, but I still have some ADHD symptoms. Couple of strategies that I found that helped with the ADHD though... Making checklists. Be it for a skill, a...

Keeping wages lower won't lead to a better nursing profession, it leads to two things really: Burnout in the nurses who would continue to do it solely for the feels. Fewer nurses joining the field. More nurses who aren't as intellectually capable get...

I worked about 20 hours a week myself. I will say that the students in my cohort that worked as NAs and MAs were the ones that got jobs first.

I'm surprised they suggested MA over CNA, as many programs prefer students with CNA experience

Some states have exceptions if you're making below a certain amount, even in high demand jobs. My state is one of them. Also, there are a number of requirements for employment to be considered gainful. It can also depend on what kind of teacher they...

Retraining programs are not going to cover a BSN program, even an accelerated one. You have to be in a retraining program in order to even attempt to keep UI while in school full time. If you go to school full time without retraining, and attempt to ...

Actually, look into worker's retraining programs. The whole point of those programs is that you go to some sort of training so you don't end up on unemployment again. I'm the poster child. Six years in call centers, four layoffs, constantly bouncing ...

Maybe it's because I grew up poor. Different perspective when you have legitimately ate SOS and enjoyed it because sausage grease, flour, milk, and white bread was all that you had in the house. My wages, as a 1.0 new grad nurse are above the county...

The Seattle housing bubble is horrid. You're not going to find much that is affordable. Especially if you plan on working places in the city like UW and Swedish. That said, we have a great multi city transit system that can make living outside the ci...

Look into the local hybrid programs. Most only meet one day a week with everything else online.

My perspective may be skewed because I've got a few years before I can even get my BSN, let alone a DNP. The market where I live is actually competitive enough, you need time as an RN to get into a brick and mortar program around here. The online pro...

Look, we get it. Sometime, somewhere, an NP pissed in your Wheaties. My NP is so much better than the DO at her practice. She actually listens to me. I find most NPs have better bedside manner than your average MD. It makes sense as nurses start seei...

I don't know about you, but where I live a nurse tech is a nursing student, and when I was in school we were encouraged to take ACLS , especially if we worked as techs.

I started interviewing for positions before I graduated, and had a job offer without knowing my NCLEX test date. One key to setting yourself apart includes getting a professionally done resume. I'm not taking that MS Word template one, I mean a prof...

Rock, I'm not even talking about NP programs, I'm talking ADN and BSN programs to even get the RN license in the first place. As to online programs... just because it's online doesn't make it inferior. It's just tailored to the fact that NP studen...

... considering how competitive nursing school is getting, no.

I was originally a secondary education major. Dropped out during my second semester due to an abusive marriage and the messy divorce. Needed to get my head on straight before I was going to be useful to anyone. Worked as a nursing assistant until I d...

I was a decent nursing student. I could have studied more, but I did study. I could have been more involved, but I was involved. I loved helping my classmates. I have a decent GPA which is going to help with getting into a BSN program, and later for ...