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  1. Nursing School

    jalvino1 replied to Soon2BEaRN's topic in General Nursing

    Be a nurse, it's a great profession and you'll love it!... OK, fine, so I'm a bit bias but realistically- First of all: There is a big difference between book smarts, street smarts, and just plain...

  2. IN LIMBO!!! officialy RN, still Unemployed. Am I alone?

    jalvino1 replied to jalvino1's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Thanks suzanne4. I will be at Marin General Hospital (Sutter Health); Marin county, Greenbrae, California. It's a great place. And California has that 5:1 nurse:patient ratio law here so I feel...

  3. Question about Saunders

    jalvino1 replied to K8LynGN's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Hello suzanne4, I just wanted to let you know I think it's a great thing you're doing helping foreign nurses pass the NCLEX. I'm a filipino and I came to America when I was 5 yrs old, so I don't have...

  4. IN LIMBO!!! officialy RN, still Unemployed. Am I alone?

    jalvino1 replied to jalvino1's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I GOT A JOB!!! Surgical, day shift. I have to admit, it wasn't my first choice, but once I met the nurse manager, saw the floor, and met the staff, I was really glad to be offered the opportunity to...

  5. Groped on the job...

    jalvino1 replied to Tony35NYC's topic in Men in Nursing

    Did I forget to mention what I said was a response to TEEITUPTOM. Well Color me embarrassed, and I extend my sincerest apologies. to Tony: just in case you read what I wrote and thought I was...

  6. Question about Saunders

    jalvino1 replied to K8LynGN's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Everybody has a different technique when it comes to studying in general. But I'll tell you mine. I spent 3 months studying for that stupid exam, and this is what I did: I took the Kaplan Course...

  7. Groped on the job...

    jalvino1 replied to Tony35NYC's topic in Men in Nursing

    Well aren't you the popular one? Honestly, my initial reaction to reading your 1st thread was pure disgust and I kinda got nauseated from your immaturity. But a few of your threads later all I can...

  8. Nursing Salary...

    jalvino1 replied to flowerpower's topic in General Nursing

    "bling bling" doesn't say anything about how much a person makes. Everytime somebody buys a boat or go on vacation they are sacraficing something else. For example. My mom is a nurse, I have one...

  9. Nursing Salary...

    jalvino1 replied to flowerpower's topic in General Nursing

    Anybody who says money's not important has never been poor. My mom became a nurse because it meant a plane ticket to America. On that note, the whole money issue makes me tremendously uncomfortable....

  10. Why did you take up nursing? What's your story?

    jalvino1 replied to Joe V's topic in General Nursing

    I'M A FILIPINO... need i say more? o.k. I will. A lot of Filipinos become nurses because it means a plane ticket to America. However, that's not my story, that's my mom's story. That's right- a...