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  1. Salary to expect as a new grad nurse

    fnlyRNstudent05 replied to ashfost's topic in First Year After Licensure

    angel75 It averages between 24-32/hour. It depends on the hospital you work in. Good luck to

  2. Salary to expect as a new grad nurse

    fnlyRNstudent05 replied to ashfost's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I am starting in a level 3 NICU as new grad in Maryland and they pay 29.10/hr for nights.... :mortarboard: Love the low end of that totem pole!!! Gotta start somewhere especially when you're offered...

  3. Starting a NICU job!!!!!!!!!

    fnlyRNstudent05 replied to cherokeesummer's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Congratulations!!!! I too will join the nICU nursing world in August in Maryland. Fasten your seatbelts!!!! Any of you looked into a scope? I have to buy my own and am considering an ultrascope with...

  4. Most interesting Micro-organism!!

    fnlyRNstudent05 replied to kcstudentnurse06's topic in General Nursing

    from what i see online it is impetigo or scarlet fever. I am perturbed (>SP?) that my peditrician couldn't tell if that was it. Do you think I should call and get an oral antibiotic for

  5. Most interesting Micro-organism!!

    fnlyRNstudent05 replied to kcstudentnurse06's topic in General Nursing

    My friends kids have a form of strep that infects the skin. it has been a sudden onset of pimples on the face and neck, no fever, or sore throat. The rash is itchey, and painful. I took my daughter to...

  6. Not sure what I want to be.

    fnlyRNstudent05 posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    OK. IT is that time of year. Finals. NcLEX. JOB INTERVIEWS. I have liked all my clinicals, have many opportunities but don't know where I want to start. I know that I can always change my mind and...

  7. Are there any fellow CNL students out there?

    fnlyRNstudent05 replied to merellis2009's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Thanks!

  8. Are there any fellow CNL students out there?

    fnlyRNstudent05 replied to merellis2009's topic in First Year After Licensure

    :imbar ok not to be a complete dummy :doh: but what is a cnl? i've never heard of them but i'm from maryland so maybe we don't have them

  9. Post op mastectomy

    fnlyRNstudent05 replied to fnlyRNstudent05's topic in PACU

    thanks to everyone for your advice and support! sorry it's been so long since my last post but with school it gets hectic as you know! i am happy to report my mother in law did have the surgery as...

  10. Post op mastectomy

    fnlyRNstudent05 posted a topic in PACU

    i am a nursing student in my last semester and my mother in law was just diagnosed with dcis. she has opted to have b/l mastectomy with immediate reconstruction/expanders. she is told me that her...

  11. Breast Cancer

    fnlyRNstudent05 replied to fnlyRNstudent05's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks. You are absolutely right and i appreciate it. She has been through alot and this will be difficult. I am very close to her and have seen her through alot of hard times when I have had to be...

  12. Breast Cancer

    fnlyRNstudent05 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I am a nursing student in my last semester and my mother in law was just diagnosed with DCIS. She has opted to have b/l mastectomy with immediate reconstruction/expanders. She is told me that her...

  13. Post op mastectomy

    fnlyRNstudent05 replied to fnlyRNstudent05's topic in PACU

    thank you for responding. My mother in law is in denile and I wrote this post right after she visited and emotions were running high. We have a very good relationship and she says she wants me to be...

  14. post op mastectomy

    fnlyRNstudent05 posted a topic in Oncology

    I am a nursing student in my last semester and my mother in law was just diagnosed with DCIS. She has opted to have b/l mastectomy with immediate reconstruction/expanders. She is told me that her...

  15. where do I go for help?

    fnlyRNstudent05 posted a topic in Health, Stress Management

    I know that my problem should be easy but it just isn't. I am very hurt and depressed with my life and I need some help seeking help. I feel so ridiculous because I feel like I would know what to tell...

  16. where do I go for help?

    fnlyRNstudent05 replied to fnlyRNstudent05's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Thank you for the kidness and advice. I know this stuff but I have trouble applying it to myself and I need to move past that to talk to someone. I appreciate the chance to reach out and all of you...

  17. nursing school and being a stay at home mom

    fnlyRNstudent05 replied to AmericanChai's topic in General Students

    I was like the other posters here and was a stay at home mom when I began prereq.'s. I had worked as a CNA for 4 years and couldn't afford to because daycare was so expensive so I stayed home and then...

  18. Smokers

    fnlyRNstudent05 replied to sassychris's topic in General Nursing

    I too am an x-smoker (Dec. 2005) I quit because I felt guilty going to clinicals and wanting to smoke, I always felt guilty at church, I hated that I was not setting a good example for either part of...

  19. I'm so devastated. I honestly don't know how to do this....

    fnlyRNstudent05 replied to Emma123's topic in General Nursing

    my heart goes out to you! i wish you all the luck in the world and i hope that you find comfort knowing you are not alone and that others have been through the same. dont give up! i agree with the...

  20. Just barely failed...need encouragement

    fnlyRNstudent05 replied to erikam's topic in General Students

    I am so sorry! I hope you can find a way to stay. Some of us are just bad at tests.. that's me and I can understand your

  21. Can I hear some positive things about nursing school?

    fnlyRNstudent05 replied to rntoben2008's topic in General Students

    [color=plum]you hit the nail on the head! i am in the same boad and i assume there are many of us and everything above is how i feel and other classmates talk. it is very challenging and rewarding....

  22. LPN courses in MD or D.C.

    fnlyRNstudent05 replied to marieann's topic in Maryland Nursing

    I attend Frederick Community College and they have a great LPN program and RN. The LPN is 1 year (fall & spring semester and 6 weeks in the summer). It is very competitive (I hear most are) but...

  23. Shady Grove in Rockville

    fnlyRNstudent05 replied to nursprl's topic in Maryland Nursing

    I did my OB clinicals there. It is a great hospital. I liked the staff and they pay well. Its also a nice

  24. HELP! Ink on school uniform

    fnlyRNstudent05 replied to arlenan's topic in General Nursing

    I have done this too. Why in the world white is the color of choice for STUDENTS I'll never understand... don't they know that we (of all people) will make a huge mess if given the chance:uhoh3:...

  25. Infection control

    fnlyRNstudent05 posted a topic in School

    Hugs to all you brave souls who do School nursing:) I am a nursing student and mother of a 2nd grader and I've got a question for you guys.... What do you do in your schools, besides teach kids...