legume

legume has 3 years experience and specializes in Surgical step down, Surgical ICU.

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1. Orthopedic FNP Texas

   legume replied to littlebelle1293's topic in Advanced

   It is my understanding that the Texas BON is intentionally vague in their delineation of scope of practice as it relates to ACNP versus FNP. Many hospitals are now setting hard boundaries, but that is up to the institution. One could argue that an RN...

2. Houston NP student seeking preceptor

   legume posted a topic in NP Students

   Greetings AllNurses, I am currently finishing my core courses in TWU's ACNP program and will begin clinicals next semester. I am currently working in the surgical ICU at our local county Level 1 Trauma facility. All of my experience as been with surg...

3. Texas Womans University

   legume replied to Nolagrace1202's topic in NP Students

   Greetings Nolagrace, First: I am biased. I attended TWU's Houston campus for my bachelors in nursing. Originally, I was planning on branching out to UT for my master's but after I left TWU began offering an Acute Care tract. Knowing the faculty, I de...

4. I want to be a surgical NURSE (RN focused on surgeries/trauma) HELP!

   legume replied to theperfectday0's topic in Critical

   Becoming an RN is very difficult and immensely rewarding. It takes focus and hard work but it leads you to a career that is full of choices. If you are patient enough to work for what you want, go for the RN program. Even if you have to start with an...

5. Thinking about pursuing a career as a Nurse Practitioner.

   legume replied to aFutureNurse7991's topic in NP Students

   1) There is a higher ratio of males:females in the advanced practice setting than there are males:females overall. Really, though, it doesn’t matter to most people. 2) Check some local university websites for what courses they require. Many universit...

6. Questions about nursing school

   legume replied to Kidsrablast's topic in Male Students

   Nursing school does its best to hone your critical thinking skills. Much critical thinking is also learned on-the-job and comes from experience. How much time you spend studying depends entirely on your habits and how long it takes you to become fami...

7. Working in Houston while going to school

   legume posted a topic in Texas

   Greetings all, I got my CNA a few months ago and I've been working at a hospital in north Texas. I love my job, but I was accepted into the Spring '09 class at TWU's Houston campus. I need to work at least part time to help pay for school (not to m...

8. TWU Spring 2009

   legume replied to Princess_WannaBe's topic in Texas

   Greetings all TWU applicants! I am one of the fortunate few who were accepted for Spring of '09. Dallas was my first choice but I did accept Houston as a back up. I didn't get into the Dallas campus so I'll be moving to Houston the 10th of January. D...