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Im needing to move to Mississippi soon. Im flexible on location. I am a mother/baby - NICU nurse. I have 8 years of experience. Im needing to find a location that I would be able to self support myself. Currently Im making $31.00 hr. Is there a location somewhere in Mississippi that I could make this amount? Thanks for your input!

No I have never taken it. Im coming from Alabama and we dont take that. I guess Im going with the cheapest site then.

Did you take the Medical Errors class online? If so who did you use? I see that there are several that are approved each costing different. I saw one that only charges $8.00 but wasnt sure if I should use them.

My semester we were allow to do children's and women's. Sorry yall cant go there any more. I see to that you guys don't go to ICU in your last semester for clinical's either. Guess things have changed.

I graduated last May. I did mine at UAB in the RNICU ( Regional Newborn Intensive Care Unit ) I loved it. Another girl from my class went to St. Vincent's NICU. I know several others did ER at either UAB or Shelby. A few were at Children's too. I think everyone was happy with their experience. I would pick an area that you think you'd like to work in. Its a great way to get your foot in the door. Hope this helps!

If your interested in NCLEX scores for Jeff State.... I can tell you that the May 2009 Jeff State class has a 100% pass rate Great school and I was very prepared for the NCLEX ! Jeff State also has the 90 hr preceptorship in the last semester. Best of Luck in your nursing career!!

I forgot to say that we even had one person leave the Jefferson campus and came over to Shelby in our 4th semester due to teachers at Jefferson.

Shelby Campus has a better pass rate on the NCLEX. May's graduating class was 100% !!!! The teachers are great at Shelby!

Im a new grad and I got a job but its not in Birmingham. Im traveling to Tuscaloosa to work. If you are willing to drive I believe they are still hiring. Its a tough market right now for new grads. Best of Luck and dont give up!

Thanks for answering my question. The reason I asked this question is because Im a new grad working in a MICU unit. I have now worked 11 days and have had 5 deaths. Two of which I coded and the other 3 were DNR. I just thought that was alot but since I have limited experience I was wondering what others have experienced in their units.

What is the average number of deaths does your unit see a month???

I m a new RN and just got my pattern that I will be working once Im off orientation in a few weeks. This is working nights. and I commute to work about an hr drive. They have me working 2- 12's ( 7-7) and 1- 8hr ( 11-7) then 4 days off then 2-8's and 3 days off then 4-12hr and 1-hr ( This is working 56 hrs straight!! ) then 4 days off then 2-8hrs then 3 days off and back to 2-12's. What really concern's me the most is the 5 days straight ( 56hrs) working night shift and driving hr each way to work. Im just not sure how safe this could possible be? Any advice is very much appericated!!

Just wanted to let you know that Im a new grad that is 40 yrs old and was hired into the ICU with NO prior experience other than my clinicals from nursing school. My unit has hired several new grads. Our manager likes that we are fresh. She says that way she can teach us her way. Yes..ICU is tough and there is lots to learn but it can be done! We also have 8 hr shifts. After my 6 week orientation I will go to 12 hr nights. Also I was given ACLS by the hospital so I wouldnt worried about doing that ahead of time. I was alos placed in critical care classes for two weeks put on by my unit educator. They will prepare you. You should go for it if thats what your heart is telling you to do!! I always say you dont know if you dont try and wants the worst that could happen?? Good Luck!!

These are the abbrevations on my paper that was given to me. But Im thinking post op obstructed cath. I'm gonna see the educator tomorrow so I'm gonna verify.

I just started work on an ICU unit and my unit educator was me to research P/O Obst. Cath. I have looked online, in my med surg book and I can not find anything, I need causes, s/s and treatment. If anyone would mind helping me I would very much apperciate it!!! Thanks!

Everyone in my orientation had to take the test and not all were going to MICU most were going to med surg floors. I also have a friend that went to work for Children's and she had to take a math test as well and another at UAB with the same math test to take. I think most hospital do. I too did not have any math on my NCLEX. Really that's a lower level question if you do get one but have known a few in my class to have a few. Its good to hear that you have a job!Congrats!! Alot still in my class do not.

Just thought I'd give you a heads up..your really not behind it. Once you go to work at a hospital you will have a math test and you have to make 100% on it. But really once you learn it and by the time you are ready to graduate it will come like second nature to you.

Afetr two years of weraing mine I finally was able to find something to cover my scuff marks up......White Out. It worked great!

I have finally decided to get a Littmann Master Cardiology but now I cant decide on which color. I really wanted pulm but the site that im getting it at doesnt offer pulm and I cant go else where due to a 20% discount so I need to pick either Navy or Burgundy. I like both so Im hoping yall can help! Thanks!!!!

I have a Littmann Classic 2 S.E. and was thinking about going to the Littmann Cardiology 3. Do you think this is a wise investment? I feel like there is several things I would like to get to help me be successful in the unit. Im trying to be wise about my spending. Thanks for your replies.

Quick update...I got the call today and was offered the job. It took almost 6 weeks from the first interview till the offer came thru. This is my second carrer and I can tell you that it doesnt take this long in other professions. This is more stressful that getting your NCLEX results. Im just very thankful that I have an offer. Jobs are hard to come by in my area. I wish all the new grads out there the best!!

Im not sure what to think or to do...here's my situation. Im a new grad ( May 09) and went on an interview back in July. The interview went great. I was taken around the unit and introduced to all the nurses working that day and shown where my mailbox would be. I was told I would be hearing from the NR in a week due to the nurse manager was on vaction. A week went by and nothing. I finally get a call but it was in regards to something completely different. So I asked if she had heard from the manager on the unit I had interviewed with. She said that she knew she had been on vaction and was busy with work that had piled up while she was gone but she would check and see if she was still interested in me. Another week goes by and no calls so I call and leave a message that I was checking to see if she had heard anything yet. She called me back and said that the manager had told her that she wanted to offer me a spot on the unit. The manager was going to get an approval from the board and HR was starting my back ground check. I was then told I would her back on Monday late or Tuesday with an offer. If I didnt get a call to call her and she would see what the delay was. So again Mon passes, Tuesday passes and no call so I call and leave a message ( do they ever answer a phone ?? ) and no return call yet. Granted I called yesterday at 2 and its only 12:00 the next day but she has always called me back the same day that I have left her a message. My heart is sinking and Im starting to think she may not call me. What could have happened? Why would she get my hopes up?? The most upsetting part is that the hospitals in my area are not hiring new grads right now. With this hospital I would be driving an hr but it worth it to have a job. This is the only hospital there so its not like I can apply at another. Am I crazy or is there still hope that they will call and still offer me a job? Thanks for reading this it really helps to get it out!

Jeff State just got a 100% pass rate on NCLEX from their Shelby campus May 2009 graduates!!

The problem with the Math was not how hard but lack of time to teach ourself. We had four weeks to learn all of the Math and basically we self taught ourself on top of everything else. Plus our tests were timed. One minute per question. Its a great idea to learn the math ahead of time when you acutally have time and your not tired. We lost a good portion of our people due to math and health assessment class. Best of luck to yall!! You can do it!! As far as paper work goes for clinicals do your care plans straight from the book you get.

Wanted to give yall a heads up about financial aid. You wont be able to get it during the summer semester if you are only taking nursing classes. A few friends had this issue and didnt find out till classes started. Not sure why they dont tell people this before hand!!