MissMeeks

Hello! You and I have some similarities, so I am going to tell you what I have learned through my research. I too am close to your age (34) but unlike you I do not have a family. I was a Case Manager and then a Program Manager for a non-profit tha...

Hey y'all! I made a FB page for all of us :) It is called Calhoun Future RN's Spring 2015!

Wow Sunny thank you so much for all the advice!

@ Shinnichi that made me lol for real.

Thanks SO much for the info!

I have done more research and this is definitely something that is offered in a LOT of places via a variety of methods! In fact, we would be better off to do one of the many ADN to MSN programs. Looks like it is only 2 semesters difference and good o...

Hello! Just wondering if any of you have advice for me! I already have a BS in Healthcare Admin and I am working on my ADN right now. I know that BSN is going to continue to be the preferred degree in the future so I am sure that I will continue my...

They won't let me get it any sooner than Friday because I guess you have to wait like 5 days between the two tests. So I can get injected Friday and read Sunday and then by Monday I will be all good. I'm sure that they won't let me register though...

Wow I wonder if the obese nurse issue has been addressed elsewhere?! I'm sure it has. I too contemplate patient ideas about overweight nurses/aids/physicians. As a person who has always been obese, I used to worry about being a RN because it is a ...

I must respectfully disagree! When I get a person with a tattoo or a cool hair color etc. it makes me INSTANTLY relax (and I don't have any myself...I'm like the most basic of all basic white girls lol). I feel like I can be honest with them and t...

Hi I start a full time ADN program in January. I was super excited and gung ho but now I'm a ball of nerves. I am like a lot of you-34 and this is a career change for me. I've worked in healthcare for a long time in administrative roles, so health...

I love this post. I too wondered about the appropriateness of healing touch. I very much believe that touch is super therapeutic and can do more than medication for some people. I also have the red flags etched in my mind because I worked in admin...

I just want to encourage you and wish you good luck. I am about to begin school and I know that moment is going to come for me when I just don't want to go on. I read your story because I wanted to remind myself what would happen if I had a bad day...

I was treated by a NP in the ER several months ago. An RN took care of most everything, and then the NP was the one who did what a MD typically does in the ER. She misdiagnosed me but nonetheless, she was the primary practitioner so I would think ...

Those ^%$&*(*&^^%% they figured us out lol! Now I am having a slight panic attack because I can't have my last TB skin test until Friday so I'm sure they won't let me register and I just got a job and gave them my availability. That's what...

Just out of curiosity does your hospital offer tuition reimbursement? A friend of mine is in a similar situation (as a Medical Assistant, not a RN) and her company is paying for everyone to be educated/licensed.

I agree it's all about where you happen to be. I live near Nashville, TN and ADN vs. BSN doesn't seem to be a big deal. The people that I speak with (both BSN and ADN) seem to have about the same difficulty finding a job. The further you get from ...

Ok Jay-Bo I guess we are thinking of each other's doppelganger lol. I took AP I this past summer in Decatur with the lady who use to be a dentist. There was a guy in that class who was bald and said he used to be a paramedic so I thought maybe that ...

I went to Medical East today to get part one of my TB and the nurse was kinda poopy (insert your own colorful language here) to me. She refused to mark my paperwork even when I kindly pointed out that we are supposed to have it signed off when we rec...

I'm in the same boat-BS in Healthcare Admin working on an ADN. Paying cash for my program because financial aid is not an option. In my area (Nashville/South KY) ADN RN's don't seem to have difficulty securing a job (my research tells me BSN's and AD...

My name is Heather! I'm also short...wear glasses and hopefully I will be blonde by then!

ATTENTION ATTENTION VITAL INFO TO FOLLOW So I just got off of the phone with the nursing secretary and she asked me to share this information with all of you. I hope everyone will read this! 1. EVERYTHING NEEDS TO BE DONE BEFORE DECEMBER 5TH ORIEN...

mandywoo Medical East is the cheapest!

Good to know! I have friends in Raleigh!

I am pretty sure the waiver for Hep B is fine for admission. It takes a long time to complete the whole thing (I think 3 injections over 6 months). I can't get my last injection until Feb. so I am signing the waiver. I hope we are both ok! Hmmm, n...