ange09 ADN, RN

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1. Hospital CMs - What's the most difficult part of your job?

   ange09 replied to yessica1831's topic in Case Management

   EVERYTHING! Unfortunately I was dx w/ MS and can no longer do patient care. So the place I wk has us with 22-25 pts doing utilization reviews, discharge plans, and coordination of care. I turn my phone off to get some referrals done, 10 min later I h...

2. What are the paper assignments like in NP school?

   ange09 replied to Psych_nurse_'s topic in NP Students

   I just started PMHNP school, first semester at Azusa Pacific University in CA. The first year is all core courses. Right now Im taking Advanced Nursing Theory and Research. I have dreaded this course since my undergrad course in this lol. I took an R...

3. Job opportunities in a new state for a new grad?

   ange09 replied to UnapologeticallyCurly's topic in New Nurse

   Im from NC and went to school there and of course worked there. I graduated in 2009, when CA had that awful recession. We had CA new grads coming in packs to get a job and gain experience. My particular hospital typically hires about 100 new grads ea...

4. Transfer PMHNP

   ange09 replied to Psych4644's topic in NP Students

   Im not a NP, but my best friend is a ANP and when she transferred states, it took like 3 months. I dont know if the process is different depending on the scope of state you will be in as well. Like she lived in a red state and transferred to a green ...

5. Any Psych Nurse Practitioner's out there?

   ange09 replied to HealingThoughts's topic in NP Students

   Ok these posts are extremely old, but I feel the need to post LOL. I am from NC and as a RN I made very little until I went to an Army medical center. So graduated in 2009 making 21/hr on med/tele. Moved up to Interventional radiology ending in 77,90...

6. University of Southern California FNP Program

   ange09 replied to Christy_Anderson's topic in NP Students

   Congratulations!

7. University of Southern California FNP Program

   ange09 replied to Christy_Anderson's topic in NP Students

   I just finished my application last week for the fall 2018 FNP at USC. I live near LA so it will be really nice to be close to campus if I am accepted. USC has a great reputation & is well respected, so Im not worried about them not obtaining the...

8. RN with MS!

   ange09 posted a topic in Disabilities

   So I've been a RN for 9 years now. I have worked Med/Tele, Float Pool, IR, Cath Lab.. I have my ADN & BSN. I was DX with MS this past yr. I had just finished my 90 day probationary period at the hospital when I was hit with an exacerbation and ho...

9. 2nd attempt tomorrow, 5/11/2017

   ange09 replied to Chloe Price's topic in NCLEX

   I previously worked at a 916 bed level II trauma center, 2 IR rooms, 10 nurses, one call night per wk and we rotated weekends. We covered all modalities including recovery. Our call was specific to special procedures/angio. Im starting a new angio jo...

10. when is enough enough?

    ange09 replied to gloryfied's topic in Safety

    You should NEVER accept an assignment to an area that you have not been oriented to. I am a float nurse and would not take on med-surg patients in the ED without orientation there first. In fact a very similar experience happened to my good friend. S...

11. First RN job & it's pay

    ange09 replied to Stephen.Stevens's topic in New Nurse

    I live in NC, I started at 20.20/hr (med/tele) 3.50 evenings, 4.00 nights and 3.50 wend diff. in 2009.after 3 yrs I went up to 22.80 and went to a different position in radiology nursing.Right now Im making 38/hr 3.50 evening diff ( i don't work nig...

12. Nursing in Southern Cali

    ange09 posted a topic in California

    Hello! So my husband and I are from southern california and ALL of our family lives there, mine since the day of dawn lol. My husband and I have been living in NC for 8 years d/t military ties.We are thinking of moving back to Cali but more of the Sa...

13. Attention PRN nurses

    ange09 replied to Vtachy1's topic in Relations

    I just recently started working prn in the float pool. I worked at a facility that treated their nurses poorly & would have never worked float pool there. The hospital I work at now treats the nursing staff very well and the nursing culture is co...

14. 100k salary?

    ange09 replied to pilot833's topic in General Nursing

    Hey Pilot, I am not a travel nurse, but several of my friends are.From what they tell me it goes in cycles with the demand of travel nurses.Some people are willing to locate anywhere, where others just stay within their state or region. If you can be...

15. For You New Grads and Those Thinking of Nursing

    ange09 replied to ange09's topic in New Nurse

    Thats great and congrats on all your accomplishments thus far! Dont give up and keep going no matter how long it takes you. It took me 7 years to complete my prereqs and graduate with my ADN. I had several friends that were single moms and it can be ...