BaboonRN

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1. Any clinical research nurses out there?

   BaboonRN replied to Researchnurse's topic in Research

   When I come on to this site I see many people posting wanting to know how you get into research. I want to try and answer this.....at least what I have found to be true. I speak as someone who works as a Clinical Research Coordinator. And where I ...

2. RN with huge medical debt, looking for high paying work

   BaboonRN replied to neophyte's topic in General Nursing

   I'm not sure exactly where you are, but I have recently found that working as a contractor in a military hospital pays extremely well. I live in Texas and am currently a contractor. I work for an agency that has a contract with the military hospita...

3. How does Nursing rank in comparison to other majors in difficulty?

   BaboonRN replied to CRNAhopefulguy's topic in General Students

   I have a Degree in Respiratory Care, as well as a Bachelors in Nursing. I found that my education in Respiratory Care was much more academically challenging. I think my overall "medical" education was better as well. I found that where I went to n...

4. Any clinical research nurses out there?

   BaboonRN replied to Researchnurse's topic in Research

   So nice of you all to answer my post. Let me tell you a little about myself. I have mainly worked in the research arena. I Began in 1997 when I was an RRT, and I continued as an RN. Most of my work has been in biomedical research at the Primate c...

5. Any clinical research nurses out there?

   BaboonRN replied to Researchnurse's topic in Research

   Hi, I come to this site often, but rarely post. I'm an RN and a research coordinator and can't wait to build up enough time to sit for the certification exam. I just left private practice research and took a job doing research in trauma and burns. ...

6. "A monkey can be trained to do what you nurses do"

   BaboonRN replied to angel337's topic in General Nursing

   I used to work on a very busy and poorly staffed post-partum unit. And when I said something to the nursing supervisor about the workload/staffing I was told that a monkey could be trained to be a post-partum nurse. I come from biomedical research,...