chivon101 replied to Pearl2bNP2016's topic in NP Students
Find a program that does provisional acceptance. Apply for the MSN in Education which requires all the same prereq, most include advanced Patho, Pharm and health assessment. Do well and apply post graduate. You are only taking an extra 3 courses for ...
Unfortunately, this sounds typical unless the hospital is unionized. Ive worked several places.. As staff and as a traveler. Ive worked in California, New York and Texas.....some have more resources in one area but may be lacking in another. I always...
chivon101 replied to starsky3501's topic in Emergency
Sounds interesting and extremely unsafe. So no, this is not a typical freestanding ER. So my comments are meant for typical free standing ER that always transfer out to a facility that is equipped to care for patients requiring a higher level of care...
chivon101 replied to starsky3501's topic in Emergency
You are not usually medicating with things like insulin and heparin at a freestanding ER..... You transfer out. That's how. Narc is completed at shift change with two nurses. You need to be strong to be able to manage and not freak out but I never sa...
Most jobs will not hire you as per diem without at least a 1-2 years of nursing experience. You should be confident in your skills and ability to manage acutely ill patients before working somewhere. When hired per diem, they expect you to have the k...
TNCC is not just for the purpose of your resume. Honestly a person having TNCC on their resume compared to one doesn't really would mean very little to management because they usually give you 6 months to obtain it. It is a great course for those who...
What are the requirements to go PRN? I work ER and one of facilities I've worked in you had to have at least 2 years experience before they let you go PRN. If you health is suffering, the last thing you want is to lose your health benefits. Is part t...
Presby Dallas is now a level 2 trauma center and fairly busy. I work for the central staffing office as part time. Essential I'm float pool for the entire system but only float to ERs. I work when I want just as long as I get my 24 hrs hours in. In m...
I know some some schools in Texas offer a fresh start program. It eliminates your entire records if it's older than 10years. That means nothing you have taken will count towards the new degree and you will have to begin from stretch. If you obtained ...
I have worked in a two different Level 1 facilities that utilizes trauma nurses also called TNCs. Trauma nurse clinicians. At one facility, they work the traumas bays only, working up their own patients. They rarely floated to help out the busy ED nu...
Hey there! Which THR Presby are you considering? You have Denton, Dallas, Plano, Allen, Ft. Worth just to name a few. The system is large. We also have a few part physician owned facilities that does their own hiring. What kind of nurse are you?
chivon101 replied to RNlmbhb's topic in Medications
In Texas as a nurse you are not allowed to push propofol but the ED docs use it all the time for procedural sedation. In California I was able to push it for for procedural sedation. We use it all day, everyday for reductions of broken bones and shou...
Its no different than going away for college as an 18 year old minus the dormitory. I'm sure a vast majority of us have done this. Have your parents or someone go with you to find a place to stay. Many places have apartments set up for students, wher...