coder

coder has 1 years experience and specializes in med/surg.

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1. A day in the life of a SRNA

   coder replied to rn326's topic in SRNA

   sarcolemma...where are you going to crna school, if you don't mind sharing?

2. Do alternates get in the nursing program

   coder replied to lunden's topic in General Nursing

   I was an alternate and was chosen for a spot in the program a few weeks prior to start of classes. I had the highest gpa throughout the program, so don't feel like you are less qualified than any of the students who were already accepted into the pr...

3. Nursing? May not have any other choice.

   coder replied to PopeJane3rd's topic in General Nursing

   PopeJane: I'm not going to insult you for why you would choose to go to nursing school; I'm a nurse, and I'm not offended by anyone who is considering nursing for job security, pay, etc. I don't think there would be many nurses, or other professiona...

4. So at the end of my "pre-med" career I'm thinking of switching to nursing...

   coder replied to xpinchx's topic in General Nursing

   I was premed as well, had a career outside of healthcare, then went to nursing school. I think there are a lot of previous "pre-med's" that take the NP, PA, or CRNA route. I'm focused on heading the CRNA route. You might want to look into these fu...

5. Wow, you new nurses !

   coder replied to time4meRN's topic in General Nursing

   Where do I start? 1. Nursing school provides a foundation for nursing, but, IMHO, it does not prepare a new nurse for the reality of working in a hospital. Working on the floor, even the new nurses just off of orientation are given a full load of...

6. Dissapointed in Wolford College

   coder replied to wolfordstudent's topic in SRNA

   Has anyone here chosen tampa or davenport as their clinical site? If so, are you having the same issues as some of the other posters with too many students in the room, doing the work of nursing/surg techs? Just curious.

7. OMG! My feet are killing me!

   coder replied to dansamy's topic in Uniform/Gear

   My feet swear by Birkenstocks (leather ones with straps on back of heel). They aren't the most stylish, but my pants hang over them. I used to wonder why so many people wore these shoes a few years ago...now I know. My feet are tired at the end of...

8. Nurse shortage?? Opinions please

   coder replied to jewelshouse's topic in General Nursing

   Agree with some previous posters, THERE IS NO NURSING SHORTAGE; JUST A SHORTAGE OF NURSES willing to work under conditions set forth by hospitals. I feel like the hospital forces me to put my license at risk every day I walk in...too many patients p...

9. moving to tampa.need help.thank you.

   coder replied to marcopolo59's topic in General Nursing

   Lakeland Regional Medical Center used to have a weekenders only shift with a differential of about 30%. That has now changed. The weekender shift is now weekends plus one day during the week, and I'm not sure how low the weekend diff dropped, but i...

10. Medical Writers

    coder replied to andyangel's topic in General Nursing

    Don't know anything about it, but also interested in knowing more if you'd share. Also, how'd you find it (agency, etc.)? I'll be looking soon for opportunities outside the hospital and appreciate anything you've learned that might be helpful in my...

11. How much do you make?

    coder replied to Navy Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    Hi tinkagain...I'm looking into nursing school and was wondering about the pay in the Tampa area. When you said you found Tampa was paying around $30, how much experience was required? What kind of employers? I make a decent living now as a comput...