katiehydrangea

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  1. Professional Nurse Resume Writers

    Hi there! It's years later... but did you find someone good? Now I am looking. Thanks much!
  2. Psych Travel Assign. Question

    Thank you for your input, it's super helpful. I appreciate it!
  3. Psych Travel Assign. Question

    Thanks for the information. The nurse who interviewed me over the phone said there will be 2 nurses and one tech to every 20 patients. The one review mentioned that they cant keep anyone/staff and orientation sign never goes down hence the travelers...
  4. Psych Travel Assign. Question

    I have been offered a travel assignment at a behvioral hospital with peds, adolescents, adults and acutely psychotic wings/areas. I am wondering if it would be completely out of line/inappropriate for me to accept the assignment on the condition I do...
  5. How do I find primary care RN position?

    Thanks Libranurse27, I'm a Libra too! :-). Would you mind throwing out the names of a couple of those big healthcare networks that you are referring to? I get overwhelmed sometimes when I go to look. Thanks again.
  6. How do I find primary care RN position?

    I have the same interest area. But I have an added dilemma, I havent worked as anurse for about 3 years now. Should I take a refresher course or classes make me a more appealing applicant? With all that said I would not be totally opposed to hospital...
  7. Am I the only one?

    I did my clinicals at a unit in a correctional institution and went home a couple of nights in tears and it was mostly due to the way the nurses, doctors and gaurds were treating the patients/IMs. It was frustrating but knew that I was giving the bes...
  8. Tutition Reimbursement

    I am about to graduate with my BSN at an out of state school had to take out big loans. And would love help paying back this and or potentially gong on to NP program. I have heard that some hospitals/institutions are still doing this but have also he...
  9. Wound care nurse salary range

    I am about to graduate with a BSN and this will be my second career, though, my first degree was in Health Science and worked in private offices for some time. I did get some experience at a podiatrists office where, I saw diabetic ulcerations, venou...
  10. Preceptor becomes villain

    I just read this old post as i was searching for advice on bad preceptors as I am currently in school and having one. I am exhauseted right now from so much studying but wondering if you are still active on this site and if so, I have a couple of spe...
  11. I too am having a bad experience and wonder if my preceptor can fail me. He doesnt seem to like me or like having me around. He has said that Im slow and put me in front of the computer to chart and we are not allowed to chart. this is where is said ...
  12. Below is a link to a Frontline episode called College Inc. A hand full of for-profit unaccredited programs are really ripping people off and getting away with it. I am a huge fan of Frontline, I will watch on it any topic. Thought I would throw this ...
  13. Amount of debt upon graduation?

    Oh i forgot to say in my last post that my BSN will cost me about 45K not to mention the ADDITIONAl finance charges that will be almost half if not more.
  14. Amount of debt upon graduation?

    Does anyone know a good school lender? Im going for an accelerated second degree BSN this spring. I ran across a post hear that recommended a private lender/bank with three letters...NCR, NRC or something like that...I wish I would've written it down...
  15. Confused about nursing research

    Thanks! Did you attend a ABSN program or know people who did? I spoke with a gal that went through the same school but did the traditional program and said she only had less than a handfull of papers to write, i am hoping its the same for the school'...