azdesertflower

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1. Working for the VA

   azdesertflower replied to katmarieRN's topic in General Nursing

   I just started at the VA. I work in telehealth. From the time I applied until my first day of orientation, it was about 4 months. I was working so I wasn't in a bind and needing employment. So far, I love it! I went from floor nurse to office and th...

2. Info needed on Telemedicine

   azdesertflower replied to dclarke's topic in General Nursing

   Check out the VA (Veteran's Affairs) website. they do telemedicine, I think they call it "telehealth". They specifically have pts with chronic illnesses like CHF, DM, COPD. They use a "telebuddy", which is a computerized BP cuff, sp02 etc. is put i...

3. Well.. I *was* a cardiac nurse

   azdesertflower replied to TorsadesDePointesRN's topic in General Nursing

   I would start looking. I work on a medical tele unit. Our ratio just went up as well, 1:6 on days. It is soooo unsafe. In one shift I'll have 3 pts with dementia on bed alarms and hi/low beds with neuro checks q4h, pulling out IVs, getting naked a...

4. From inpatient to outpatient setting

   azdesertflower replied to annister's topic in General Nursing

   I'm in the same boat. I interviewed this week for an office job doing telehealth. M-F 8-5. I currently work on a busy med-tele unit. We're experiencing the same thing, higher acuity assignments, less staff, more demands documentation wise, etc. My...

5. receiving pts from ED without verbal report

   azdesertflower posted a topic in Arizona

   The hospital I work at is now eliminating verbal report when we get pts transferred to the floor from the ED. We are now just suppose to use our new SBAR tab in our charting program to get our info. I guess once the pt is booked into a room, they t...

6. New entry-level Masters program at U of A!!

   azdesertflower replied to Cid13's topic in Arizona

   Maybe they were talking about the MSN or doctoral student when it comes to clinical placement? Were they specific at all? There would have been no time for us to seek out our own placement what with the class lectures and homework that was crammed ...

7. New entry-level Masters program at U of A!!

   azdesertflower replied to Cid13's topic in Arizona

   As a graduate of the ABSN I can second all that giardiafan is saying. Also, I'm a Tucson native and have heard for many years that quite a few unit managers and doctors prefer to hire and work with RNs from Pima than UA, mainly due to their clinical...

8. New entry-level Masters program at U of A!!

   azdesertflower replied to Cid13's topic in Arizona

   Yes, and I'm one of the many consulting a lawyer over this tax issue. When it is advertised as "free tuition" and you receive a letter stating you owe taxes less than 2 months before you complete your contract, it burns you bad. NOTHING was said to ...

9. New entry-level Masters program at U of A!!

   azdesertflower replied to Cid13's topic in Arizona

   Hey Giardiafan I remember your posts when you going to apply! Do you have a job? I know a couple of the 2010 folks that did their last clinical on my floor still did know if they had a job or not and said the hospital wouldn't even talk to them unt...

10. New entry-level Masters program at U of A!!

    azdesertflower replied to Cid13's topic in Arizona

    I heard the same thing, that all NPs have to have DNP by 2013. UA told our class that you had to have at least 2080 hours of RN experience to even apply for the DNP program. And then, at the graduation ceremony, they announced that one student in our...

11. New entry-level Masters program at U of A!!

    azdesertflower replied to Cid13's topic in Arizona

    Shar81- The accelerated class I went thru had 79 students. One was asked to leave at winter break and we graduated 78. Your choice was either complete it or pay out $28K. You were expected to get higher than 78%, if you received 78% or less on an ex...

12. New entry-level Masters program at U of A!!

    azdesertflower replied to Cid13's topic in Arizona

    Hey abend, did you go to UA? Were your friends able to find jobs? gabby27, I don't think there is any sponsoring with this new program, I believe it's all self pay. Reason be that none of the hospitals want to employ new nurses at this time as they...

13. New entry-level Masters program at U of A!!

    azdesertflower replied to Cid13's topic in Arizona

    It's probably on the AZBON website.

14. New entry-level Masters program at U of A!!

    azdesertflower replied to Cid13's topic in Arizona

    I'm not sure what the AZBON rules are about that. One of the PCTs was told directly by the manager that she would look "more attractive applicant" if she was employed than if she had quit her PCT job and was just job hunting. She has a BSN and the ot...

15. New entry-level Masters program at U of A!!

    azdesertflower replied to Cid13's topic in Arizona

    Be very cautious when dealing with the U of A and their nursing program. I'm a graduate of the accelerated BSN program from 2008. The program at the time was advertised as "free BSN", a "waiver", a "scholarship". Just last month I received a letter...