megamoo1979

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1. Tucson Medical Center - New Grad Pay?

   megamoo1979 replied to dancingdoula's topic in Arizona

   $24/hr huh? Well, that doesn't surprise me since I've been there 2 years and make less than that. TMC is all about recruiting but not about keeping their staff. I'm about ready to pay back my sign on bonus to leave as well. Question is, where do ...

2. Not sure I an do this

   megamoo1979 replied to megamoo1979's topic in New Nurse

   Thanks so much for the tips and words of encouragement. Keep 'em coming, please, I could really use it. Megan

3. Not sure I an do this

   megamoo1979 posted a topic in New Nurse

   Hi all, I am new to this forum, but not to this website. I am a new grad (graduated Dec 05) who is 4 shifts away from finishing a 7 week orientation on a postpartum unit. I just started the night shift 2 shifts ago. When I was on days, I was feeli...

4. What stethoscope for L&D???

   megamoo1979 replied to Krista77's topic in Ob/Gyn

   I've got the same stethescope you have, and I work Mom/Baby. You don't need to buy a separate peds one, since the Cardiology III has the optional peds side instead of the bell. Good luck! Hope HR calls you soon! Megan

5. RN Scrubs

   megamoo1979 replied to babyphat's topic in General Nursing

   uniformadvantage.com jascouniform.com Great prices at both of these places. I like uniform advantage the best. That's where I get most of my scrubs. Megan

6. PLEASE HELP ME CHOOSE, UMC, TMC, or Carondolet...

   megamoo1979 replied to dande's topic in Arizona

   I have to say I agree with you about TMC's med surg floors. I hated it when I did my clinicals there! But, I had good experiences on the other units there. I did an externship on the cardiac ICU and it was wonderful. I also did a rotation on tele...

7. New Grad??? Salary??

   megamoo1979 replied to Curious1alwys's topic in Arizona

   I am in Tucson, so no banner info. But I was offered 20.50 to start plus shift differential. I did an externship and made 11.00 for that. Megan

8. Waiting for RN NCLEX results!!!

   megamoo1979 replied to shadylane21's topic in NCLEX

   CONGRATS!

9. Tips for passing time while waiting for results?

   megamoo1979 replied to megamoo1979's topic in NCLEX

   Thanks!!

10. Tips for passing time while waiting for results?

    megamoo1979 replied to megamoo1979's topic in NCLEX

    Good ideas! I ended up doing some shopping today to keep my mind off of things. My hubby was checking the BON website all day from work, and called me this aftertoon to tell me that I PASSED!!!! YAY! :yelclap: :w00t: I can't believe I'm finally a...

11. Tips for passing time while waiting for results?

    megamoo1979 posted a topic in NCLEX

    ahhhhh. i finished my nclex about 3 hours ago and i'm already going insane waiting to find out if i passed. it's torture! even though i know i won't find out my results till tomorrow at the earliest, i keep checking the website just to see if ma...

12. December '05 Grads: Have you found your job yet?

    megamoo1979 replied to brina's topic in General Students

    I graduate Dec. 10. I have my job lined up in post-partum. I'm so excited! I'm supposed to get a call from HR this week to get all the paperwork started. I still can't believe that graduation is finally here and I am actually going to be an RN! M...

13. When is your graduation?

    megamoo1979 replied to S.N. Visit's topic in General Students

    December 10th! Yeah!!!! :w00t: Megan

14. Question for an assignment: Why did you become a nurse?

    megamoo1979 replied to megamoo1979's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks! To both of you! Megan

15. Question for an assignment: Why did you become a nurse?

    megamoo1979 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi! I posted this question in the nursing student assistance forum but haven't gotten any responses. Thanks! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- We're doing presentations in our Trends and Issues class, ...