Parkland is a county hospital with a world class rep. If you what to learn hard core nursing, then this is the place to go. Not a designer hospital and a lot of poor clientele. What you will learn in two years there, might take 5-10 elsewhere. Plus, you can write your ticket anywhere else if you have Parkland on your resume.
Baylor is more of an upper crust type of environment. There is a saying around here about the Baylor Hospitals: "It's the Baylor Way or the Highway." My BIL works for them in recruiting, so I do know some insider things; but, as a nurse, you can thrive if you fit the mold. You will learn a lot if you are going to Big Baylor (Dallas); but, the other Baylors are more like a community hospital with all the politics that go along with small town thinking. I did clinicals at their (Big Baylor) NICU and enjoyed it. You will get congierge services and great dining options at Baylor, where the most gourmet thing you will find at Parkland is a Big Mac.
Why don't you take a weekend and come to Dallas to just look around at both hospitals, then decide.
I was disappointed in UTA since they rely on their reputation (build from word of mouth and hobb nobbing). When I went looking for my first job after graduating from there, I was told by hospital recruiters that the grads from UTA are the least qualified because the actual nurse training was so poor. However, I have heard that they had to change the program and now have a capstone that can allow a GN to at least know something upon graduating. The majority of my graduating class never got to start an IV or work a pump, so the hospitals that hired us basically had to train us from scratch. But, I did learn how to write some mean 20 page papers on community health, geratrics, pediatrics and management, along with brushing up on my performance/acting skills.
Thank you for your fast reply. I have actually read everything on Mark H's website. It is great! I found it by accident and was relieved to read answers to some of my "dumb questions" and realized I'm not the only one to wonder about things in the ICU that are never explained. My problem is math, which I'm a little deficit in calculations. This is a totally fictitious problem. Say you have to give a loading dose of Esmolol of 500mcg/kg/min over 10 min. How would you calculate that and what would I set my IV pump at to run the dose over 10 min? What is the math formula to use?
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Multiply the 500 mcg by the kg weight of the patient [eg 50 kg pt, 500 x 50 = 25000 mcg/min for that 50 kg pt.]. Then, convert that answer into mg from the mcg by moving the decimal over 3 places to the left [25000 mcg -> 25 mg]. Now you have that patient needing 25 mg/min (IV pumps usually need mg for testing purposes). In 10 minutes the patient would require 250 mg [25 mg/min x 10 min=250 mg). But, IV pumps go by the ml/hour so you will need to know the mg/ml of the esmolol to continue [just cross multiply 250mg/x mL = mg concentration of esmolol/# ml and solve for x]. Remember to multiply the ml (once figured out) by 6 to account for the pump that only knows ml/hr [10 min X 6 =60 minutes=1hour]-by doing this the dose will be delivered over 10 minutes even though the pump says ml/hour
ive been looking into travel nursing. im not sure the rules for each company but one did explain it well.since i live in staten island and nyc is within a 50 MILE RADIUS, the travel nurse rate is going at about $2600 per month in the new york city area which SINCE I LIVE WITHIN THIS 50 MILE RADIUS the check is given exclusively to me and i can choose to spend it as i wish.....either get an apartment closer to the hospital or simply use it as traveling expenses or whateverrr it is youd like to get there. if you are not within the 50 mile radius it does not go into your hands and do not have this option. it is a greatttt idea since rent is so expensive in new york!!
Sorry, you either heard this wrong or the company is scamming you. First, the 50 miile rule (which really is a misnomer) is used by some companies & hospitals for not paying housng for a traveler. They base this on the IRS 50 mile rule for a job related moving deduction & it has no real bearing on whether or not the IRS recognizes your eligibility for meals, housing, incidentals (referred to as tax advantage by many companies). The IRS rule states that the assignment must be far enough away from your tax home to make it unreasonable to return to the tax home at the end of the workday. If so, they you qualify for tax free housing and a per diem, providing that you pay for upkeep on your tax home (primary residence) while on your travel assignment. If you do not maintain this primary resience/tax home, or do not have one, then you are classified as an itinerant worker and MUST be taxed on all compensation, including the provided housing.
What I think you were referring to was a housing stipend, which any traveler can take instead of being provided housing from the company. This is what I have opted for on all my travel assignments. But, it has nothing to do with the 50 miles, it is just an option that would be more feasable to someone trying to do a local travel contract. However, if you are not moving away from your primary residence for the assignment, you must pay full taxes on this stipend or chance hefty fines & penalties from both the IRS & the NYS Dept of Taxation and Finance-not a pleasant thing to go through.
Be very careful trying to take a local travel assignment. Find a travel tax expert to go over the possible ramifications before signing that type of contract.
It would depend on what you are looking for.
Parkland is a county hospital with a world class rep. If you what to learn hard core nursing, then this is the place to go. Not a designer hospital and a lot of poor clientele. What you will learn in two years there, might take 5-10 elsewhere. Plus, you can write your ticket anywhere else if you have Parkland on your resume.
Baylor is more of an upper crust type of environment. There is a saying around here about the Baylor Hospitals: "It's the Baylor Way or the Highway." My BIL works for them in recruiting, so I do know some insider things; but, as a nurse, you can thrive if you fit the mold. You will learn a lot if you are going to Big Baylor (Dallas); but, the other Baylors are more like a community hospital with all the politics that go along with small town thinking. I did clinicals at their (Big Baylor) NICU and enjoyed it. You will get congierge services and great dining options at Baylor, where the most gourmet thing you will find at Parkland is a Big Mac.
Why don't you take a weekend and come to Dallas to just look around at both hospitals, then decide.
I was disappointed in UTA since they rely on their reputation (build from word of mouth and hobb nobbing). When I went looking for my first job after graduating from there, I was told by hospital recruiters that the grads from UTA are the least qualified because the actual nurse training was so poor. However, I have heard that they had to change the program and now have a capstone that can allow a GN to at least know something upon graduating. The majority of my graduating class never got to start an IV or work a pump, so the hospitals that hired us basically had to train us from scratch. But, I did learn how to write some mean 20 page papers on community health, geratrics, pediatrics and management, along with brushing up on my performance/acting skills.
What I think you were referring to was a housing stipend, which any traveler can take instead of being provided housing from the company. This is what I have opted for on all my travel assignments. But, it has nothing to do with the 50 miles, it is just an option that would be more feasable to someone trying to do a local travel contract. However, if you are not moving away from your primary residence for the assignment, you must pay full taxes on this stipend or chance hefty fines & penalties from both the IRS & the NYS Dept of Taxation and Finance-not a pleasant thing to go through.
Be very careful trying to take a local travel assignment. Find a travel tax expert to go over the possible ramifications before signing that type of contract.