HeartsOpenWide RN

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    Grades don't matter! Are you sure??????

    I have to wonder what % of A students are the ones saying that grades do not matter...I have a feeling it is more of the C students that say this. Aside from going on for your masters, there are other...
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    Looking for Accelerated BSN - TEAS NOT REQUIRED

    The exam is not that expensive and does not that that much time. Chances are; spending the time you wait around spending time looking for a school that does not requirement, you are loosing money by...
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    Struggles with finding a nursing job....

    I got a job before graduation, in a specialty department. I got laid off and had another job within 5 weeks in another specialty department. I graduated with honors, did extra preceptorships, had...
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    Any one else annoyed?

    It seems like there a lot of posts lately from new grads asking for advice on if they should quit their job; either because a better one came up or they have been at it a month and have some excuse as...
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    Is it possible to fulfill these prereqs entirely online?

    I took Human Growth and Development on line. My School also offered nutrition, stats, and psych
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    It's all about the budget

    I am in California so they can not change our ratios. But they are taking all our unit clerks, techs, and aids away. They keep hiring Per-Diem people to "fill in" so they do not have to pay benefits....
  7. I would say look at it as free training and keeping yourself hire-able because you have experience after a year when jobs do come around compared to those who sat around after graduated without any...
  8. Another thing to think about when backing out of a contract is your are going to pay more than what you got. If you get a say $4,000 bonus it is taxed and taxed at a higher % so you really only take...
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    Why aren't nursing homes doing 12 hour shifts???

    I work in a hospital and my department is the last one to work 8's. I work the 11-7 and it sucks. I never see my husband or family. We had a vote but it missed it buy one vote. In my state there has...
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    Qualified New Grad RN, No one wants to hire!!!!!

    Probably a
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    Qualified New Grad RN, No one wants to hire!!!!!

    Here it is, another snide remark from some one that thinks they know what they are talking about. When most of us started nursing school there were a lot of jobs, especially those of us in BSN program...
  12. I took Micro and Chem in the same semester. They have a lot of the same material so it was
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    Does this seem like an insane amount of prereqs?

    Most programs are different. Some require the courses as pre-reqs while other programs let some of the classes be taken during the program. Regardless....my comment? "and they say the BSN is only a...
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    In response to cost cutting.

    They took one of our dept managers away and are expecting the manager of the remaining department to also manage the department with a vacant manager. They took our tech away and now RNs have to do...
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    Is this the career of an RN?!

    Put on your big girl pants and get through nursing school...I deal with poop and vomit; but most of the poop is from babies so it is not so bad. If you go into an area that you love you will look past...
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    Any one else annoyed?

    I have already worked a year. In fact it is my second job due to a lay off and I am very grateful for it. I took a second job at a different hospital instead of going to a different department so that...
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    OK..Be honest

    Honestly? I think you are fishing for a complement. Those grades are freaking awesome. There, you got your
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    What are the worst call in excuses you've heard?

    Have you ever experienced Insomnia? I have and it sucks. I had gotten only about 16 hours of sleep after 96 hours and I still had two shifts to go last week. In my book, Insomnia is a real
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    What are the worst call in excuses you've heard?

    I don't have a good "worst" call in excuse; but, when I was a teenager working at a restaurant I got sick (like fever, chills, body aches, want to crawl in bed and die) at work and tried to call some...
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    Are there any acceptable absences?

    I would find out from your school as soon as you can. You have some good excuses. 1) you planned your trip far in advance 2) your trip was planned before they decided to change to a quarter system....
  21. In my area they do not hire new grads into hospice at all. You have to have 2 years experience, preferably med/surg. I work more than I would like right now too; but I figure once I get a year in at...
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    Quickest RN-to-BSN (Second Degree)

    Quickest is not always the best. Why are people so interested in getting in and getting out as quick as possible? Not too many people say, "where can I get the best education even if it takes the...
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    Separating Gynecology from OB nursing: Is it time?

    No. Maybe this is because I work in a rural hospital. I can be taking care of a labor patient once night; and have two or three couplets and a post-TAH the next. In my world they are not totally...
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    Signed Contract as a new nurse

    There is a section in the interview process for you to ask these questions yourself...take responsibility to know the job you will be
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    Signed Contract as a new nurse

    Why were you even looking for other jobs if you signed a contract? Its like these people that think it is so horrible that the credit card companies are hounding them...you made an agreement to pay...