justSara

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1. RN-MSN Programs - Need Advice/Suggestions

   justSara posted a topic in Post Graduate

   Hi all, I'm in search of RN-MSN programs. I'm having a difficult time finding the right one for me. I've been researching for quite a while but I'm feeling more confused than ever. If you attended one yourself that you would recommend or know someone...

2. How did/do you pay for nursing school and expenses? I need some advice.

   justSara replied to justSara's topic in General Students

   I've been wondering about that. It would only be needed for one semester. I'll have fafsa back for the summer term. Have you ever taken a private loan? Anyone you would recommend? I'm just worried because I had a good credit score but recently I've ...

3. How did/do you pay for nursing school and expenses? I need some advice.

   justSara replied to justSara's topic in General Students

   Yeah, the car's gotta go but I don't know how to get it gone! I don't like nice cars. But at 19 I liked a car that was out of my price range, and at the time I believed I could afford it. I bought a pre owned 2014 Hyundai Accent for $12k with an 18% ...

4. How did/do you pay for nursing school and expenses? I need some advice.

   justSara replied to justSara's topic in General Students

   Don't be jealous! I'm 21 years old and have $3600 in credit card debt, $2500 in student loan debt, and $9k in car loan debt. And I make $13.50 an hour working part-time. I started working when I was young and when I got a little bit of money in my ha...

5. How did/do you pay for nursing school and expenses? I need some advice.

   justSara replied to justSara's topic in General Students

   1) I completely agree with you that the car is too expensive for me. The problem is that I am already 2 years into a 4.5 year loan. It's not a luxury car, just more expensive than I should have. it's a pre owned 2014 Hyundai Accent. It's small and go...

6. How did/do you pay for nursing school and expenses? I need some advice.

   justSara replied to justSara's topic in General Students

   I'll check out the personal finance subreddit. I'm desperate for any kind of ideas/solutions. I agree with you on the car cost, I'm just unsure on how to go about dealing with it. I live in an area where things are far away (30-40 minute highway driv...

7. How did/do you pay for nursing school and expenses? I need some advice.

   justSara replied to justSara's topic in General Students

   I agree with you that I should not have a $350 car payment. It's ridiculous. But at 19 when I went shopping for my first car it seemed like a really good idea. In hindsight... not so much. I live in an area where there is some public transportation,...

8. How did/do you pay for nursing school and expenses? I need some advice.

   justSara replied to justSara's topic in General Students

   That seems like such an obvious answer, I'm not sure why I hadn't thought of that myself. I previously thought you had to be a straight A student to get scholarships, but now that I'm looking into it there may be some nursing related scholarship I ca...

9. How did/do you pay for nursing school and expenses? I need some advice.

   justSara posted a topic in General Students

   Hey all, I have received financial aid for the last 3 years and never had to pay for school, just my own expenses. But this next semester I will not receive any FA and I'm ineligible for government loans. It's kind of a long story, but the bottom lin...

10. Hurricane Irma: Are per diem nurses USUALLY required to work during a hurricane/disaster?

    justSara replied to justSara's topic in General Nursing

    So I guess it isn't usual then. On my unit there are only 2 per diem employees coming in, including myself. And unlike the full timers, none of us were assigned to a team. So we weren't expecting it and I assumed I wasn't on duty. And now right befor...

11. Hurricane Irma: Are per diem nurses USUALLY required to work during a hurricane/disaster?

    justSara replied to justSara's topic in General Nursing

    It's just not ideal because my family is evacuating and we only have one car. So I'm going to have them drop me off before they head to Georgia. But I understand them needing people to work. The way they went about it was rude though. Probably becaus...

12. Hurricane Irma: Are per diem nurses USUALLY required to work during a hurricane/disaster?

    justSara replied to justSara's topic in General Nursing

    Because I wasn't on the list. Only full time employees were on the list that was posted. And now two or three days before the hurricane they're telling me I'm required to show up because I'm per diem. I decided I'm going to go, but I was upset becaus...

13. Hurricane Irma: Are per diem nurses USUALLY required to work during a hurricane/disaster?

    justSara posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hey guys! I'm not a nurse, but I am part of the nursing staff as a PCA. I have only been working in a hospital for a year, so I'm not sure what is usual or custom. As the title suggests, I am located in South Florida and hurricane Irma may clobber us...

14. Broward College Nursing Program January 2018

    justSara replied to AnneC.'s topic in School Programs

    @wawray I would be worried that it's taken over 3 weeks.. I was part of the group who applied for last semester (fall 2017) and did not get in. So, I retook A&P II at Keiser for a higher grade so I could get in this semester. After Keiser said t...

15. What's it like to work in a hospital?

    justSara replied to CNA1012's topic in CNA/MA

    First of all, congrats on possibly landing your first hospital gig! I'm currently a PCT at a hospital in South Florida so I'll give you a detailed view of what my job is like and a little background on myself. I've been doing this for 3 months! Hopef...