MaverickyMaverick

MaverickyMaverick specializes in Neuro.

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1. Bad resumes/good resumes *rant*

   MaverickyMaverick replied to mclennan's topic in Job Hunt

   I love your post. Can you look at my resume if I PM you? I would love your feedback. Hook me up. :)

2. Passing CCRN - My Preparation

   MaverickyMaverick replied to FrankyStarling's topic in Critical

   which version of pass ccrn did you use?

3. Passing CCRN - My Preparation

   MaverickyMaverick replied to FrankyStarling's topic in Critical

   thank you so much for this advice. its good to see this combo is still working for everyone, i'm about to do the same thing. congratulations CCRN!

4. Durham Regional Hospital should be ashamed!

   MaverickyMaverick replied to GoBuckeyez10's topic in North Carolina

   that was quick! congrats.

5. Relocating to Raleigh,NC ***Need Info on Jobs, School, & Homes***

   MaverickyMaverick replied to FocusRN's topic in North Carolina

   Raleigh is a great place to live, inside the beltline (ITB), downtown area is the neatest in my opinion, Rex and Wake Med, and Duke Raleigh are the big hospitals on that side of town. Durham and Chapel Hill are also great places to live, and the hosp...

6. UNC New Grad Program

   MaverickyMaverick replied to Ready2Help's topic in North Carolina

   my advice....what i did, which is kinda bold, but when i knew all my friends were getting interviews i called up there and asked when my interviews were. with new grads everyone basically looks the same on paper, if you call them you might stand out ...

7. UNC-Chapel HIll School of Nursing

   MaverickyMaverick replied to exploringnursing's topic in North Carolina

   unc is a great school. my gpa was 4.0. i know folks with 3.0 that got in too. they look at the whole package. true that at the big hospitals there are not a lot of jobs in NC at least at duke, wake med, and unc...or should i say it is harder to take ...

8. Just for fun - Your favorite vacation spot in NC!

   MaverickyMaverick replied to VickyRN's topic in North Carolina

   Emerald Isle is my favorite beach.... Mortimer is my favorite campground in the mountains...if you can find it near Edgemont, NC.

9. So excited about Neuro!

   MaverickyMaverick posted a topic in Neuro

   Just wanted to give a shout out and let y'all know how excited I am to be a new grad and a future neuro nurse. I have taken a lot of advice from this forum, including utilizing the online neuro resources. I would just like to say I know that neuro is...

10. Funny ER video!

    MaverickyMaverick replied to PureLifeRN's topic in General Nursing

    i just posted this to my ED nurse friend's FB.

11. UNC School of Nursing vs. Watts School of Nursing

    MaverickyMaverick replied to mcmoore's topic in North Carolina

    i'm at unc. my husband is applying to watts. it takes longer to meet pre-reqs for unc but sounds like you met them already. program is intense. watts is very supportive, smaller school, about the same cost as UNC from what i've heard. you end up with...

12. Pay Scale

    MaverickyMaverick replied to Trauma's topic in CCU

    NC is $19-$20

13. How to deal with slack students

    MaverickyMaverick replied to SummerTimeCCRN's topic in Critical

    Just thought I'd take a break from studying to laugh a little. I have many associates like you are describing. Unbelievable. I think that some will be good nurses and some won't. Some of the jump in folks are going to be bad nurses too, though...they...

14. New Grads and Resumes

    MaverickyMaverick replied to ilovenursing2009's topic in New Nurse

    Was it stupid that i posted mine instead of emailing it?

15. I'm so sorry I didnt go straight for my BSN

    MaverickyMaverick replied to Blackheartednurse's topic in New Nurse

    Truly, BSNers can't find JOBz either...trust me! I called our local federal prison yesterday though and the nurse manager was VERY willing to talk with me and asked if I could send my resume...no red tape. I was surprised! Good luck!