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  1. 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. 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...
  3. 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...
  4. 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 ...
  5. 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% ...
  6. 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...
  7. 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...
  8. 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...
  9. 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,...
  10. 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...
  11. 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...
  12. 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...
  13. 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...
  14. Broward College Nursing Program January 2018

    @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?

    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...
  16. Hey guys, As the titles suggests, I just landed my first hospital job as a Patient Care Technician! Some back story... I am a 20 year old Nursing major. (Not in program, just doing pre-reqs with my major as "Nursing"). My future goal is to be an ARN...
  17. I'm young and have been working in Home Health as an HHA for about 2 years. I recently got my CNA license, Phlebotomy and EKG certifications, qualifying me to work as a Patient Care Technician/Associate (at least in Florida). I have never worked or ...
  18. How much do you make as a tech?

    Boca Raton, Florida: $13.40/hour (day shift only) If I were to work a night shift they would increase my hourly rate by $1.25 (I think! It may be $1.50, I'm not sure) *My hospital offers a choice for full-time PCTs: You can start at a lower pay with ...
  19. EKG/ Phlebotomy Courses in Florida

    I know this thread is old, but if anyone happens to still have this same question (like I recently did), then here you go: If in the Fort Lauderdale, Florida area, you can get HHA, CNA, Basic EKG and/or Basic Phlebotomy at CENTER FOR CAREER TRAINING....