msmoe16

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1. Army Nursing

   msmoe16 posted a topic in Government

   Hello, I am a travel nurse with 2 years experience and I am currently working on my RN to BSN.I want to know if the Army is paying off student loans to nurses who join up? I will have almost 50k in student loans after I graduate. Is there a differenc...

2. How to deal with a bully patient?

   msmoe16 replied to DesiDani's topic in General Nursing

   Man, after reading this I am starting to reconsider travel nursing. Especially being a male.

3. What do you think about this contract?

   msmoe16 replied to msmoe16's topic in Travel

   Ya, I'm not taking it. I am taking Neds advice and have contacted supplemental and world wide to get some more opportunities. American mobile has a couple well paying opportunities for me but they're in less than ideal locations. So we shall see!

4. What do you think about this contract?

   msmoe16 posted a topic in Travel

   Ok. So I got my first contract offer from my recruiter at American Mobile. It is for San Diego at a mental health clinic. I am an ADN with 1 year of psych experience only. I had heard California was where the big money was in travel nursing... so, I ...

5. Nursing Ratios in CA

   msmoe16 replied to msmoe16's topic in General Nursing

   That's incredible! I'm far more excited for my contract now. I work at a state hospital so I think that contributes to the large patient load. Most of the contracts I'm seeing seem to be for state psych hospitals in California as well. Hopefully they...

6. Nursing Ratios in CA

   msmoe16 posted a topic in General Nursing

   I'm about to start travel nursing and my first contract will most likely be in California. I'm currently a psych nurse in a state hospital in Texas and I am usually the only RN on my unit with 32 to 40 patients under my care. I had heard California h...

7. Nursing in the United States Reserves

   msmoe16 replied to msmoe16's topic in Government

   Yes. I'm working on it now, but it's still about a year away.

8. Nursing in the United States Reserves

   msmoe16 replied to msmoe16's topic in Government

   "Unfortunately, due to an operational change, the Army has suspended accepting ASN's at this time. The Surgeon General requires that all nurses hold a BSN prior to applying." Welp, the website was wrong.

9. Nursing in the United States Reserves

   msmoe16 replied to msmoe16's topic in Government

   Thanks pixie, just sent them an email. I'll let you know what they say.

10. What is a reasonable starting salary to expect?

    msmoe16 replied to dinobiceps's topic in Job Hunt

    RN in San Antonio here. Started at 60k a year. Many of my classmates started at 45k'ish annually. Though the cost of living here is very low.

11. Nursing in the United States Reserves

    msmoe16 posted a topic in Government

    I've been contemplating going back into the military and I see on goarmy.com that the Army accepts associate degree RN's and commissions them for 66c. However, I've tried contacting an AMEDD recruiter twice now and can't get past the secretary becaus...

12. Boyfriend and Girlfriend RN's considering Travel Nursing together...

    msmoe16 replied to msmoe16's topic in Travel

    I hear you. I'm especially fearful for my gf, being that that she's ICU. A lot could go wrong there.

13. Boyfriend and Girlfriend RN's considering Travel Nursing together...

    msmoe16 replied to msmoe16's topic in Travel

    Ah, gotcha! I'm a penny pincher, my girlfriend on the other hand...

14. Boyfriend and Girlfriend RN's considering Travel Nursing together...

    msmoe16 replied to msmoe16's topic in Travel

    Thank you for your answer. So, financially, you're saying I'd have to wait until retirement age as a staff nurse to do just as well as I could be doing right now as a travel nurse? That's a huge difference! I'm more interested in the money, my girlfr...

15. LGBTQI and Psych Nursing

    msmoe16 replied to medic1969's topic in Psychiatric

    I work in a state psych hospital. I'd say the ratio of the LGBTQI population in my hospital is quite a bit higher than it is out in the real world.