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prosperouschick has 4 years experience.


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  1. Methodist Dallas

    Any update on the position with Methodist Dallas?? Did you end up taking the position, and if so, was it a good experience?
  2. Travel assignment in Houston -- does this sound competitive?

    NedRN, I was hoping to check indirectly with what other agencies are doing by talking to people on this forum. I'm sure that we are all not signed up with the same agencies, at least that would be pretty unlikely. I'm sure that the many people that a...
  3. Travel assignment in Houston -- does this sound competitive?

    I am not looking to travel just for the money. However, I thought that travel nurses generally made an equivalent hourly rate to what a regular staff nurse would make in a given locale. I did not think that staff nurses would make less than what a re...
  4. I was offered a travel assignment on a tele unit for $25/hr as the effective pay rate plus $1200 a month for housing. Does this sound competitive? There are also not any guaranteed hours. I thought that travelers are usually guaranteed at least 36 ho...
  5. Best housing near Keck USC Hospital

    Housing in LA can be a real challenge. Close to USC is actually not the nicer parts of LA. You may want to look for rooms for rent in Los Feliz, Silverlake or Glendale for starters. There are so many different areas in LA and neighborhoods can really...
  6. Nclex Pass rate for your school

    I would take the NCLEX pass rate into consideration, but definitely not use it as a deciding factor. If the state board does not have them on probation (which happens in some states if the NCLEX scores are repeatedly too low) then I would seriously ...
  7. So what would you do in this situation?

    I agree with a few of the other posters that say to do the right thing. Essentially, there is a double standard where an employer can let you go at any time, and they expect you to give them a notice (and as a nurse what seems to be even more common ...
  8. New RN on a cardiac floor

    So.... let me get this straight. You are recommending that instead of her talking to anyone for fear of seeming "impatient" or "backstabbing" that she should let her manager know that her schedule is not convenient, which is not at all the issue. No,...
  9. New RN on a cardiac floor

    As a first step, you should talk to your preceptor, and then go and talk to your manager after that conversation. I would not be surprised if your preceptor did not respond, honestly, she sounds a little passive aggressive by saying that she will let...
  10. They asked if I had kids, what should I have said?

    I agree with island40. I would have politely ignored the question, and emphasized your ability to work PRN. It may very well be that the person interviewing you has had bad experiences with staff with children, however, that should not affect the way...
  11. New grads over 30, are you having trouble getting interviews?

    I agree with the above comment. I am over 30, used to work in HR before going into nursing, and I have a masters degree. I took the masters degree off my resume, although it will go on the application. However, the reality is that some hiring manager...
  12. Lost

    I absolutely recommend Saunders as a good study companion. I discovered this book during my second to last semester of nursing school and I wish I discovered it my first semester. I would recommend it to anyone.
  13. Is low census a problem at your hospital???

    I was just wondering if many hospitals are dealing with the issue of there being a low census. For the past month or two, someone (and sometimes even two of us) routinely has to go home from our unit or gets cancelled and placed on call. I work at a ...
  14. Moving to N.Carolina as a new grad from CA

    Definitely start your new grad job search as early as possible in NC. The recession has definitely made an impact on the availability of new grad nursing jobs. There are many new grads in the Charlotte and Raleigh-Durham area who have not been able t...
  15. I would like to find out if current CRNAs felt comfortable expressing their career goals of becoming a CRNA when interviewing for ICU positions and/or while working in ICU with managers or co-workers. I'm asking because I currently work on a general ...