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  1. What is your schedule like?

    ylbourda replied to Soneshine's topic in General Nursing

    I work three 12's a week on nights 7p-7:30a. We self schedule, with very few adjustments made by our NM. We also can pick up extra shifts when they are vacant and get called in on a rotating basis...

  2. Salary to expect as a new grad nurse

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

    northwest michigan a little over $20 plus shift

  3. How many in your class Started/Finished

    ylbourda replied to carilyn's topic in First Year After Licensure

    With our ADN program there is a long waiting list for 30 first year seats. Second year there are 40 seats. We graduated with 12 of our "original" 30 and 19 total. Our instructors could be very...

  4. Does a patient have the right to refuse to allow students to witness their procedure?

    ylbourda replied to Jo Dirt's topic in General Nursing

    I have to go along with widi96. of course you have the right to refuse, but having gone through nursing school yourself, you know that students need all the exposure that they can get to procedures...

  5. First interview, first job!

    ylbourda posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    Just wanted to drop a note of encouragement to my fellow new grads (I graduated May 11th) I was very nervous and unsure of what to expect and what to do in looking for my first job. I have no previous...

  6. Are students in the way?

    ylbourda replied to MelodyRNurse's topic in General Nursing

    I am going to quote this from my Med-Surg III syllabus- The student: a) does not practice on the instructors license. b) is permitted by state law to perform tasks that generally...

  7. Illegal Alien- frustrated!

    ylbourda replied to SaderNurse05's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, I am a student nurse, one semester to go. Does that make me idealistic and to have blinders on? No, it doesn't. I have my eyes wide open and I live in area with a large hispanic population...

  8. Illegal Alien- frustrated!

    ylbourda replied to SaderNurse05's topic in General Nursing

    Silly me, I thought nurses were supposed to be compassionate. I'll have to watch for the questions on checking for a persons greencard before giving them treatment when I take the boards this spring....

  9. NLN results

    ylbourda replied to noele1213's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    It isn't a question that other people can answer for you, if your GPA is good enough for you and is high enough to get into the program, who cares what other people think? I think that a lot of people...

  10. Anyone from Devos?

    ylbourda posted a topic in Pediatric

    Just wondering if anyone who works at Devos in Grand Rapids, Michigan comes to this site. I am a student nurse, who is really interested in learning more about this facility. My son was a patient...