MedicVeronica

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1. Happy Emergency Nurses Day!!

   MedicVeronica replied to Lunah's topic in Emergency

   Wasn't even mentioned but Med-Surg Nurses Week gets a big write up in the daily email with week long activities/events. Guess we really are the bottom of the food

2. WHC, Veteran Affairs, or Children's employees - How is your commute?

   MedicVeronica replied to opensails's topic in General Nursing

   I live south east of Mt. Airy and commute to the WHC. It takes an hour, but is a straight shot down New Hampshire Ave. Anything near Silver Spring/Takoma Park would be a relatively easy

3. Is it to late for me to become a Nurse?

   MedicVeronica replied to louis345's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

   You are never too old to learn! I did a second degree BSN program and graduated when I was 47 - went straight to the ED and love it. There are so many ways to use your RN - no matter what your age,...

4. Geriatrics in ED

   MedicVeronica replied to hlgarrett77's topic in Emergency

   Check out Holy Cross Hospital in Silver Spring, MD.

5. Summer lull?

   MedicVeronica replied to emtb2rn's topic in Emergency

   We were slammed last month! Every Monday in July we had a "top ten" day in terms of pt census and the acuity has been very high as well. Would just love a

6. how old were you when you decided to become a nurse?

   MedicVeronica replied to bridezillatobe's topic in General Nursing

   Wanted to be a nurse as a kid - talked out of it by older nurses. Went to college - didn't get good enough grades for medical school. Went to business school, got an MBA. Managed an architecture...

7. Funding a second degree bachelor's program

   MedicVeronica replied to NIUnurs2be's topic in General Nursing

   Try HRSA.gov for scholarships and loan repayment programs. Also - Georgetown University has teamed up with WHC for a program that pays 80% of the tuition at Georgetown's ABSN in exchange for working...

8. Tuition repayment questions

   MedicVeronica replied to mrodriguez's topic in General Nursing

   Try HRSA.gov - there are programs to pay for tuition while in school and a loan repayment program when you get out.

9. RN to patient ratios in the ED

   MedicVeronica replied to biker momma's topic in Emergency

   Specifically: # of RN's to patient: depends on acuity 1:1 or 8:1 # of techs/CNA's per patient or RN: techs vary, some days we have 1 per team (3 teams in the ED), other days 1 for the whole place #...

10. Scholarships?

    MedicVeronica replied to utbritton's topic in Maryland Nursing

    There is a state grant for nursing students (to help cover living expenses) - had to live and attend school in MD, and a requirement to work in MD after graduation. try...

11. E.R paper

    MedicVeronica replied to amy1129's topic in Emergency

    I did one on the history of emergency nursing. It was actually pretty interesting to do - especially since I hate research and writing

12. RN and LPN Programs in DC?

    MedicVeronica replied to Julian87's topic in General Nursing

    Acclerated programs for BSN? You already have an BA or BS in something else? There are several in the area: Georgetown U - $70 K - takes 16 mos, check out the program they have with Washington...

13. tuition benefits at diff hospitals....

    MedicVeronica replied to adio412's topic in General Nursing

    Pokytroky - try HRSA.gov for student loan repayment programs. At WHC you can get up to $10K per year for tuition, but I don't know if there's any requirement for working for a certain amount of time...

14. Older Nursing students

    MedicVeronica replied to MarieD's topic in General Students

    I was 47 when I graduated from my second degree BSN. There were about 35 in my class - 1 was a year old, then a ten year gap to the 36 year old. Most were in their mid-twenties/early thirties. We...

15. 18 Month Commitment in WHC??????

    MedicVeronica replied to bunnie004's topic in General Nursing

    I was hired in Feb 08 and knew about the commitment from the flyers about the internship program. The flyer stated that "RN's accepting Fellowship/bridge prison sign a contract to work for WHC for 18...