I'm a hopeful candidate for FNP program in Houston, TX for the fall 2009. A friend and also hopeful stated the other day that she felt that she may be "limited" selecting FNP as her master's choice. To me, FNP is totally me...I'm med/surg/oncology, h...
I'm in the program now...I have a house, husband, dogs and a full time job and it's still very doable. I'm a bit of a procrastinator and still get it all done. No clinicals. You have to have your chemisty done to get in.
Well, would I work there....NO. First its an HCA hospital..for profit, which in my opinion means less care, less supplies,and less staff for the patients. I believe there is a GREAT sign on bonus over 2 years (ER I heard) but no one leaves our hospi...
There are absolutly tons of nursing jobs in houston. If you move to the Sugarland area there is a methodist hospital there. Check out www.methodisthealth.com. If noticed in the Triump ICUs they use divita dialysis, but I'm not sure that they will hir...
CrispyRN replied to Little Panda RN's topic in Geriatric
I worked 8 hour nights many years ago and NEVER got use to it! However, I was new, young and my lifestyle didn't really match up at that time. Please be careful driving home! I ran my car off the road twice because I was always so tired! Luckily it w...
CrispyRN replied to kellyskitties's topic in Med-Surg
I agree with several of the above posts including: the ratios are too high, med-surg IS a specialty in itself! We are also in a crunch with our nurses on med-surg. They want to get that experience and move on. I started off on surgical-pedi went to N...
I would say to follow your hospital or place of employment policies! They are there for a reason. They will include medication administration, blood administration and the works. Read over them while in orientation and don't forget about them!
I live in that area but don't work at that hospital. There are a ton of housing option and good schools around there. Try Atascocita. I love it there and it's growing fast!
I'm currently in the program (now they start 2 times a year). Currently I think there are about 20-30 in my orientation but I was very surprised there weren't more! If you can get in online is the way to go...especially at UTMB. It is NOT a difficult...
Does anyone work at MD Anderson in Houston? I applied for a per diem job thinking that it would be a good place to regain some perspective of why nursing is important to me. Anyways, what is nurse/patient ratio? Overall what do you like/dislike? Just...