abbabask

abbabask has 1 years experience and specializes in OBGYN.

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1. Moving to FW - need info on jobs!!!

   abbabask replied to TX-AFwife's topic in Texas

   Before I was a nurse 3 years ago, I worked for Harris Southwest in a PCU (same as IMC essentially) unit, and I generally liked the Harris system.. although I was a nurse tech at the time and did not know the things to look for in an employer that I w...

2. can lvns draw blood in texas????

   abbabask replied to breezy2gorgeous's topic in Texas

   Yeah, never worked in a place that an LVN could not draw blood.. They do pretty much the same things as I do, aside from some narcotic med restrictions and hanging blood.

3. Bachelors v Associate - any advice?

   abbabask replied to peachy11's topic in Texas

   I would go ahead and finish the bio degree since you're almost done, just to have it under your belt and give you more options in the future.. and then either get an associates and a community college for your RN, or like the others said, the better ...

4. Is low census a problem at your hospital???

   abbabask replied to prosperouschick's topic in Texas

   Us too right now.. and I work in a major level 1 trauma center. We're getting cancelled and sent home all the time.

5. Any students with infants? How do you do it? How is childcare at UTHSC?

   abbabask replied to lmf2006's topic in Texas

   I had my baby when I was in nursing school in my final semester, so I never dealt with having young children to manage. But I did survive a pregnancy and a newborn during a very difficult semester, and all I can say is that you will live through it....

6. what is 'Best Shift' and/or 'Area of Nursing' to be in for Single Moms?

   abbabask replied to nickynoodles's topic in General Nursing

   No, LTC is usually post-hospitalization patients or patients coming out of rehab who are not yet ready to be fully discharged to home and need continuing care. There are different types of long term care, some acute and some not. I don't know a whole...

7. Seton Versant Program October 2009 Start Date

   abbabask replied to RNJennyInAZ's topic in Texas

   Basically how Versant works is that you apply for any GN opening you choose to apply for, and you will simultaneously be applying for Versant. If you get a job after interviewing on different floors and you take a position, you're automatically accep...

8. what is 'Best Shift' and/or 'Area of Nursing' to be in for Single Moms?

   abbabask replied to nickynoodles's topic in General Nursing

   And remember - with nursing, you can try a schedule and if it doesn't work.. you can always leave for another hospital or change your area of nursing entirely. Nothing is permanent. If nights turn out to not be a great fit for you, a school nurse job...

9. what is 'Best Shift' and/or 'Area of Nursing' to be in for Single Moms?

   abbabask replied to nickynoodles's topic in General Nursing

   Well like I said, it totally depends on your situation. That may well be what works best for you, and that may be totally unworkable for someone else. I personally was so wiped out from night shift, I felt like I spent all my days recovering rather t...

10. Difficult job market in Austin. Wanting Mon-Fri hours.

    abbabask replied to calichandra's topic in Texas

    Have you thought of office nursing? I worked for an OBGYN group for a while and worked M-F hours.. but the way it was set up, we always ended up getting one day off a week when our doctor was post-call, so I worked MTWF 7:30 to 5pm. No weekends, no h...

11. what is 'Best Shift' and/or 'Area of Nursing' to be in for Single Moms?

    abbabask replied to nickynoodles's topic in General Nursing

    It totally depends on your situation. If you are a single mom with a child who is in school, my recommendation is to get into office nursing because your hours with better correlate with your child's school hours, and you will not be working weekends...

12. Austin, TX

    abbabask replied to 3dogs1cat's topic in Texas

    AvenueQT - I got hired with OBGyn Group of Austin (previously DesRosier & Wernecke Assoc.), and they are one of the only places I know of that is open to hiring new grads. I think I mainly got the position because I had been a longtime patient o...

13. have anyone heard back from St. David's new grads program?

    abbabask replied to yuchihchih's topic in Texas

    Yep... I got that same email last year, and that's about when I gave up on them. It's ridiculous. It's like, thanks for acknowledging that I applied within the last 6 months. I didn't even get that email until after I'd already gotten a job somewhere...

14. have anyone heard back from St. David's new grads program?

    abbabask replied to yuchihchih's topic in Texas

    I will just say... even though my best friend's mother is the workforce development manager for St. Davids.. I STILL couldn't get an interview with them. I applied and was persistent in staying in touch wtih the recruiter.. kept calling... waited for...

15. best psychiatric hospital to work for in fort worth/burlison area

    abbabask replied to texasbsn's topic in Texas

    I did clinicals on the psych units at both JPS Trinity Springs and Huguley. I liked both units.