goingCOASTAL

goingCOASTAL has 15 years experience and specializes in Telemetry, Med/Surg.

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1. what can I do? A frustrated "old new grad"

   goingCOASTAL replied to bestwish's topic in California

   The Houston area is still hiring anyone with a license ... a lot of people who need general hospital experience for other things (grad school, specialty niche, certifications, etc.) will come and do their time and move on. No reason why you couldn't...

2. Potential move to CA from TX

   goingCOASTAL posted a topic in California

   Family considerations may have me considering a California move in the next 6-12 months. I'm currently in the Houston market, and am wondering which areas more closely resemble the economic climate there (salary, real estate, crime, etc.)

3. Being Gay and a Male Nursing Student

   goingCOASTAL replied to RShieldsSN14's topic in Male Students

   I've been a nurse for 17 years, and all of it has been in the South (mostly urban areas, though). When I started, I was still "in the closet" professionally for the first 3-4 years, and it wasn't until I was in a larger city that I was more open abo...

4. Comparing Aspen U & WGU

   goingCOASTAL replied to MJB2010's topic in Western Governors

   I am in the process of enrolling at WGU, which, if you read their story, will probably be the leader of the pack of online educators in the next 10-15 years because of their innovation in education technology, and because of their extraordinary value...

5. University of Texas at Arlington Online RN-BSN Program

   goingCOASTAL replied to 2boys1nurse's topic in Online Learning

   I graduated last year, so I'll attempt to answer most of these for you. Pros and Cons of UTA RN-BSN Pros: 1) It's still relatively cheap, although the price does increase every year. If you skip a session, your next class will be at the market rate....

6. CCNE Accreditation for UTA Expires June, 2012

   goingCOASTAL replied to commonsense's topic in Texas (UTA)

   Every accreditation and certification known to man has an expiration date. UTA is the largest nursing school (physically, and online) in the state of Texas, and I'm most certain there are people who have the job responsibility of not losing any of t...

7. Nursing Research Course

   goingCOASTAL replied to Just1nRN's topic in Texas (UTA)

   This class was a bit intimidating ... I think it was the second class I took after Professional A&B. The textbook was boring as Hades, so I made sure I focused on understanding the definitions and terms for the different types of research and th...

8. UT Arlington Online RN-BSN July 2, 2012 Hopefuls

   goingCOASTAL replied to commonsense's topic in Texas (UTA)

   I finished their program a year ago ... yes, there are assignments due EVERY week. It's really only "self-paced" in that you don't have a physical classroom to be in across campus at 2:25pm. Most of my classes had assignments due by the end of the ...

9. WGU MSN

   goingCOASTAL replied to MJB2010's topic in Western Governors

   very interesting that you consider $6,000 a year as "expensive." i have my adn and bsn from two state schools, and with tuition hikes by the legislature here in texas, wgu is now cheaper than my tax supported alma maters. additionally, the "competen...

10. New Grad who wants to go back to school for MSN/MHA

    goingCOASTAL replied to lonestar88's topic in New Nurse

    If you seriously want to someday master the art of managing nursing (administration), you first need to learn the art of knowing and understanding and managing the stress your staff will go through for most of their career. The best nursing administ...

11. WHY does a B.S. + RN not equal BSN

    goingCOASTAL replied to jlpsu's topic in ADN/BSN

    A BSN degree really prepares you to be more of a consumer of nursing research than an ADN degree, which just prepares you to perform professional nursing. You do not get Nursing Research, or a holistic in-depth approach to all of the facets of nursi...

12. RN or Radiography:

    goingCOASTAL replied to mcim29's topic in Men

    I would go for something more general (RN) that will allow you to get a broad experience initially, then specialize in an area you're comfortable with later. With specialized health degrees, there can be less "wiggle" room when it comes to specializ...

13. Can anyone tell me anything about the Galveston College ADN Program? Good or Bad?

    goingCOASTAL replied to 3xmom's topic in Texas

    I would highly recommend getting your BSN. The nursing "shortage" is turning into a "graduate glut" - a lot of Houston area hospitals are no longer hiring new grads, and when they do, they're focusing on BSN students. I've heard the same thing abou...

14. UT Arlington Partnership Online RN-BSN

    goingCOASTAL replied to SandraCVRN's topic in Texas

    I just finished their program in May, the RN-BSN completion program, and I really learned a lot. The reason I chose that program over places like Phoenix, etc., was because 1) it's from a traditional university, with a REAL nursing school, and 2) I ...

15. ADN vs. BSN

    goingCOASTAL replied to amandakash's topic in ADN/BSN

    Yes, this is a very "emotional" subject. I've been an ADN nurse most of my career and have recently obtained my BSN. I once believed - as most do - that there is no difference, but I saw the writing on the wall, as one has already stated "BSN-only"...