kristykat BSN, RN

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About kristykat

kristykat is a BSN, RN and specializes in Med/Surg.


I'm one of those people that always knew that I would end up in the medical field somehow.

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  1. kristykat

    2015 allnurses Salary Survey Results

    Tampa FL $27.63 base + 19% night diff + 25% weekend diff 3 years RN/BSN Med Surg
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    VA Nurse Pay Scales

    Need help finding Title 38 pay schedules? I stumbled across this today for anyone who needs it: Title 38 Pay Schedules If you know your VA's station number you can look up the pay scale in the first section or you can look up the state in the se...
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    My PT called 911

    I had a pt (confused, ankle fx, dialysis, obese) call 911 because she wanted to leave & needed a ride home.
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    VA Hiring Process

    I was hired as part of the RN residency/Transition to Practice program. It gets listed on usajobs like all the rest of the VA jobs. I have absolutely no idea what area I will be in but I'm assuming med/surg. I have 3 days of VA orientation starting o...
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    University of South Florida Accelerated BSN

    USF looks at all college courses completed/attempted when calculating your cumulative GPA. Hope that helps! :)
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    University of South Florida Accelerated BSN

    I was on the VA team & we never had clinicals on Fridays. Plus Fundies was only one clinical day per week. All of the other clinicals were two days per week. Your clinical days will vary based on what hospital team you are placed with. It was hi...
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    University of South Florida Accelerated BSN

    This was my schedule when I started in May 2011. Be ready for non-stop studying and exams! Fundies: Mon & Thu 0800-1045 Physical Exam & Assessment: Mon & Thu 1100-1215 Pharmacology: Mon & Thu 1300-1515 Patho: Mon & Thu 1530-181...
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    VA Hiring Process

    I don't know what floor I'll be on. My friend in Gainesville said that she's on a tele floor most of the time, but she also spends a lot of time floating to other floors as well. I think she's been able to spend about 2 weeks on each floor just to ...
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    VA Hiring Process

    Hiring process is in full swing! I'm scheduled to go in on Tuesday for my physical and fingerprinting. In the meantime, I've completed about a gazillion HR forms, VetPro, and E-QIP. Praying that I'll get to start the residency program by the end o...
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    VA Hiring Process

    I spent a good chunk of my life as an Army brat so working at the VA will feel like I'm back at home. I've officially been a civilian for almost 13 years now and I'm still not used to it lol.
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    VA Hiring Process

    Good news! I talked to a friend who is in the residency program at another VA. She confirmed that she and another classmate were hired without an interview. She said that she was also given a verbal contingency offer & then scheduled for physi...
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    VA Hiring Process

    I wish I would have read through this thread this morning... I applied at the VA 1/12/13, received a phone call from the Chief Nursing Educator asking for more info about my references on 2/13/13, & then received a voice mail from the nurse recru...
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    Bayfront Health System

    I graduated last August & got my license in September.
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    Tampa, FL Hospitals: HELP!

    They do hire new grads...I graduated last August and have an interview with them next week. :)
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    St Joseph's Tampa NICU Internship

    Got the official rejection email the other day. On the good side, I recently interviewed for their new grad internship and met with the director over all of the internships who informed me that they did not hire any new grads for the L&D or NICU...