I took the MCC refresher in the fall of 2006 and I'm still currently employed. You do have to find your own clinical placement and preceptor. The refresher helped me to get hired. Good
I took a refresher course. The theory part was online, but then I had clinicals on a pediatric floor. We had to find our own clinical placement, and could choose the area we wanted to work in. I...
I work dayshift 0645 to 1915. I'm part time and work 3 shifts a pay period. One week I work one day, and the next week I work 2. My schedule works great for having three kids at
Allheart had some on sale recently so I ordered a couple of tops and a pair of pants to try. I think they are cute, and I've only worn one of the sets once, but so far I like
Just wanted to share that there are hospitals out there willing to hire nurses that have been out for awhile. I only worked for just over a year out of school at a children's hospital before becoming...
I work on a peds floor of a community hospital. We are to only have up to 4 pts, though they have given us 5 on occassion when we were understaffed. We sometimes have one PCT for the whole floor...
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I switched to days a little over a month ago, and I'm really liking it. The pace is faster, but it makes the day go by quick. I also like the fact that I am getting much more sleep and am on a...
I work at JCL DV on the peds floor. I'm not sure what new grads start at, but I'm assuming around mid $20s like most other hospitals. They have a $5.00 an hour night shift diff, and a $1.50 an hour...
I also work at JCL DV and the peds floor has been really slow. Mostly people are volunteering to be cancelled or some have been splitting a shift. I haven't been cancelled because I only work 3...
I was recently hired for a PT nights position on a pediatric floor of a community hospital. The nurse recruiter hired me for 2 nights a week or 24 hrs a week. All during my orientation I worked 2...
Well, I do have a noterized form relating to my sign on bonus, but I don't think I signed a contract. I do hope they are not trying to "bait and switch" me too, but I don't know. I guess I'll find...
I've been out for 8 years. I am taking an RN refresher course, and I admit it was difficult at first. When I started my clincal I felt like I was in nursing school or like a new grad. It was...
I'm in the middle of an RN refresher course right now. I completed the theory part last semester and I'm now in the middle of my clinical portion of the course. I am doing my clinical hours on a...
We did practice our assessment skills on each other, but we had one partner that we used the whole semester. We also were in private cubicles so I only saw my partner in her bra not the whole class....
I'm currently taking an online RN refresher course through a community college. So far it is going well. I have to set up my own preceptorship for my clinical next semester. I also took an extra...
Does anyone know anything about pediatrics at Banner Thunderbird? I'm in the online RN refresher program through MCC, and I need to find a place to do my preceptorship clinical next semester....
I'm sorry this happened to your son. If I remember correctly Hep A is a subq injection. I'm confused about it being given in the leg. It sounds like a lot of errors occured with this MA or nurse....
We were pinned wearing our cap and gown that were in school colors (maroon). We all wore dressy clothes under our cap and gown. I guess all nursing schools do things