myhoagie02

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1. Will it cost me more to travel?

   myhoagie02 replied to myhoagie02's topic in Travel

   Seeing new places and adventure were secondary for me NedRN. My primary purpose to travel was motivated by quickly paying off my loans. However, after calculating the costs of my "extras", I'd be no closer to paying off my loans that I currently am.

2. Will it cost me more to travel?

   myhoagie02 replied to myhoagie02's topic in Travel

   I thank everyone for their input, but after calculating the cost, it turns out that it will not be cost effective for me to travel. I've contacted my insurance company that we use to insure our cars and house and got quotes on the supplemental plans ...

3. Will it cost me more to travel?

   myhoagie02 posted a topic in Travel

   Asking for travelers' advice on my circumstances. I've recently started to entertain the idea of travelling. I have 3 years experience in a busy level 3 ER. My motivation for doing this is to quickly pay off my student loan debt and to help pay for t...

4. O2 for Unresponsive Pt

   myhoagie02 replied to myhoagie02's topic in Emergency

   I constantly learn new things every day I work. I often go home and research situations that presented in the ED. I've thoroughly enjoyed the discussion here and I've read some rationales that were useful. Also, thanks to those that responded from ot...

5. O2 for Unresponsive Pt

   myhoagie02 replied to myhoagie02's topic in Emergency

   Oops! I posted in wrong thread.

6. O2 for Unresponsive Pt

   myhoagie02 replied to myhoagie02's topic in Emergency

   Well, CraigB-RN, unfortunately my charting doesn't carry over here on this forum and memory fails to provide me with precise values. I thought by stating that VS were WNL was sufficient given that there are already well known parameters we learned ab...

7. O2 for Unresponsive Pt

   myhoagie02 replied to myhoagie02's topic in Emergency

   Only critical care has such monitoring. This wasn't a CC unit.

8. O2 for Unresponsive Pt

   myhoagie02 posted a topic in Emergency

   Hello! So I'm newer to the ER so I was hoping I might get some perspective on a scenario that came about the other day about a patient who came into our ER by EMS. The report given to me was the patient was found unresponsive by her parents in her b...

9. Dilemma: choosing between ADN vs ABSN

   myhoagie02 replied to koreanbraves's topic in ADN/BSN

   Both options will get you to your end goal of FNP/DNP, so why the rush? Are you an older student (over 50 that has little time to save for retirement, for example)? Your first step is to search job postings in the hospitals you are wanting to work...

10. Small paycheck making me second guess career!

    myhoagie02 replied to nurse1990's topic in Career Support

    You will make out better and eventually surpass what you were making as a waitress in a relatively short time. Pay varies by state and even hospital. Typically, as with a lot of jobs, pay is lower usually in areas where the cost of living is cheaper...

11. Dilemma: choosing between ADN vs ABSN

    myhoagie02 replied to koreanbraves's topic in ADN/BSN

    You need to check with the hospitals in the area you're wanting to work. In my hospital, ADNs are still being hired but are being required to complete their BSN by 2017. However, there are still other hospitals hiring them.

12. How much do you make 2016

    myhoagie02 replied to soon2bnurse5's topic in LPN/LVN

    Started out as new grad in TN $21/hr plus shift diff $4.50 and additional $8 on weekends in the ER. 2+ years later I make $25 plus some change w/ same shift diff but weekend pay is $6.50. My 2nd job is in SDS $32/hr, $4.25 shift diff w/ an additiona...

13. I feel like nursing school didn't prepare me for work

    myhoagie02 replied to Gem1984's topic in LPN/LVN

    I agree with the previous post. I've felt the same way. Took me 2 years bei fee I felt comfortable. Nursing school paints a black and white picture. Real life nursing is more grey. Mistakes are part of the process. I've made them, beat myself up ov...

14. Small paycheck making me second guess career!

    myhoagie02 replied to nurse1990's topic in Career Support

    I felt the need to chime in, because, like the OP said, when I got my first few paychecks, I was so dissatisfied with how little I was making. I had friends who were younger than me making much more than me. However, I realized that I was really thin...

15. 48 hours for quick results??

    myhoagie02 replied to murse1107's topic in NCLEX

    Like the others said, start checking your state's BON website and see if your license # pops up. Mine showed up w/in 48 hours of taking the test.