coastiewifern

coastiewifern specializes in ED.

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1. Georgetown MSN FNP - May 2014 Cohort

   coastiewifern replied to JulianaRN's topic in NP Students

   Hi Juliana! I also have a BSN from El Paso (g'10). I now live in Oregon, my husband is AD Coast Guard. I'm part of the Jan 2013 FNP (FT) cohort, so I'm actually getting close to starting my final semester. This is a whirlwind experience, filled wi...

2. New Grad RN and Military Wife Frustration

   coastiewifern replied to coastiewifern's topic in New Nurse

   I have not agreed to any service commitment with this hospital in exchange for education. I paid my own way through school, and have started in on the required continuing education for my department (which is what they are refusing). My manager nev...

3. New Grad RN and Military Wife Frustration

   coastiewifern replied to coastiewifern's topic in New Nurse

   I guess my frustration comes from the fact that it's not my decision to leave, but I'm going to be punished for it. My husband's job determines where we live and how long we live there. I've worked for this hospital for almost 3 years in a couple dif...

4. THE WORST Experience/night of my life!

   coastiewifern replied to emmie08's topic in New Nurse

   You should be proud that you questioned that lab value. Good for you. I'm also a new nurse and have TONS of questions. Remember we are not expected to know everything right now, but are expected to speak up when we do have questions. I've asked s...

5. New Grad RN and Military Wife Frustration

   coastiewifern replied to coastiewifern's topic in New Nurse

   We don't know where we're going yet. He's stationed in Elizabeth City, NC and will be graduating from AMT "A" school in August. We should know where we're going by June I think. I'm excited to move. Hopefully we'll go somewhere fun.

6. Recent NCLEX takers: how many priority questions did you get?

   coastiewifern replied to Inland18mempiree's topic in NCLEX

   I think I had about 10 or so. I also only got 75 questions and passed. You probably did fine. The majority of my friends from school got 75 and everyone passed. Good luck!!!

7. New Grad RN and Military Wife Frustration

   coastiewifern posted a topic in New Nurse

   The past six months have been extremely frustrating to me. I graduated in May and began working as an RN in the same ER that I had worked in as a tech for the past two years. My husband is in the Coast Guard and has already been transferred once thi...