I'm less than a year away from my ASN, and my plan is to move to Sw Florida after getting 6 months work experience. Im looking for real answers as to starting pay for new grads or less than 2 year experience.. is it easy to get overtime at most hospi...
dominiquejade replied to dominiquejade's topic in General Students
Wow, I'm glad I'm not the only one! Yes, my first semester was fundamentals, and I'm now in Med Surg 1. TBH i didn't really have to do extensive studying in fundamentals, but I guess I'll be studying my butt off for the next test! It's hard because t...
I got through my 1st semester of a 2 year ADN program with 88 and above on all my tests. I just took my first nursing test of the new semester and felt pretty good about it only to find out that I got a 76, which is a failing grade in my program. I'...
dominiquejade replied to dominiquejade's topic in General Students
I think most agencies PREFER 2 years experience, but many will take you on with just one. I think it mostly depends on your ability to adapt quickly to new environments and think on your feet. I bet many of the hospitals offered through the agencies ...
I would reconsider the program you have in mind. My total nursing degree is costing me less then 10,000. Mind you, this is an ASN, and you're probably leaning more towards BSN, but it's something to think about, considering you already have that debt...
dominiquejade replied to Nurse_Lightning's topic in Travel
i would LOVE to hear more about how you got into nursing, your education, etc. The fact that you describe nursing as "just a job." I'm worried that this will be my experience but i don't feel as bad because you say this isn't necessarily a bad thing....
dominiquejade replied to dominiquejade's topic in General Students
my thoughts exactly! where are you at in your schooling? I'm at the end of my first semester in an ADN program so I have about a year and a half left, plus i'll be getting a year experience at a local hospital.
dominiquejade replied to dominiquejade's topic in General Students
Yeah, this is a common thing i hear from classmates. I have a S/O that i live with, but he has a minimum wage job and he isn't in school right now, so the extra pay would be nice for me, and i want a way to be able to travel the country while still b...
dominiquejade replied to Blackcat99's topic in Disabilities
I'm a relief staff in a group home, working part time while in nursing school; i can empathize. The thing about group homes, is that you have a lot of (UAP) females working together, essentially all with the main task of running a home. God knows we ...