chivon101

chivon101 has 10 years experience and specializes in ER.

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1. How to increase GPA for NP admission

   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 ...

2. Need the real truth. Are all EDs like this?

   chivon101 replied to JR81's topic in Emergency

   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...

3. Emergency room RN minimums in Texas

   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...

4. Emergency room RN minimums in Texas

   chivon101 replied to starsky3501's topic in Emergency

5. Emergency room RN minimums in Texas

   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...

6. New grad seeking a second job as per diem

   chivon101 replied to WowzersRN's topic in General Nursing

   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...

7. TNCC what is it good for?

   chivon101 replied to Broc's topic in Emergency

   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...

8. Seeking Advice

   chivon101 replied to Cbsn3210's topic in General Nursing

   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...

9. Lubbock UMC vs THR Presby

   chivon101 replied to joswatso's topic in Texas

   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...

10. Single Dad of three nursing school?

    chivon101 replied to SPMME13's topic in Maine

    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 ...

11. Dedicated Trauma Nurses in the ED

    chivon101 replied to Lunah's topic in Emergency

    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...

12. Reason for IV fluids

    chivon101 replied to Matt8700's topic in Emergency

    Most times..... It's simply part of the order set!!! No reason. It's just built into the order set for those that use electronic charting.

13. Lubbock UMC vs THR Presby

    chivon101 replied to joswatso's topic in Texas

    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?

14. Can RNs in CA give Propofol??

    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...

15. Did anyone have to relocate for nursing school?

    chivon101 replied to Neywel120's topic in General Students

    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...