Search Results

To briefly answer your question. Is is different than working in a civilan hospital. The benefits are good and the pay is usually better... but there are still the same problems as anywhere else...

Shawna your not alone. I feel the same way. I have been a nurse for a year now. I struggle with time management. I am always staying over finishing up work. I am really sick of it. I have tried...

HOORAY! I wish Arkansas would get on the bandwagon!:yeah::yeah:

You can also try the VA in Fayetteville. http://www.vacareers.va.gov/

Sorry, I have been busy. I have moved to Arkansas since my last post.I am happier here...my family is here. I am working in a federal hospital the pay is better, nurses are nicer but the nurse load...

I work 4-midnight on a med-surgical tele floor and usually have 7-10 patients.We may have 1 or 2 aides to work with 28 patients. Another RN and LPN to pass meds. A unit clerk until 7.Here lately, I...

Thanks for the info.

The nine dimensions are:practice, quality of care, performance,education/career development, collegiality,ethics,collaboration,research, and resource utilization. Once you answer each of these in a...

I am a new nurse and just got hired with the VA pending my nine dimensions of nursing. I am not familar with this at all and need some help. I have tried to look on the internet for help and have not...

I just got hired with the VA. I have 7 months of RN experience. I am not quite sure how to plug in my on the job training into the nine dimensions. If this is the scale they use for my pay, I need...

My husband and I are moving back to Arkansas.:spin: :roll I was raised in LR. We will live in NW Ar. Unfortunely, I do not know much about this area and the hospitals. I am a new grad and would like...

I have been a diabetic for 22 years and now on the insulin pump. I am a new nurse. I just want to know how others manage their diabetes and work as a nurse. I have found it to be very hard and...

Not sure, but I have heard that Memphis area has union nurses, could this be the reason for making more money. I live in Paris and make 17.00. I have heard this about Nashville too. If this is the...

Thanks for all the great advise. I am a new nurse and have been working in med surge for a couple of months now. I am having trouble keeping myself organized. I need some suggestions. I start out...

Thanks for all of this good information!

Thanks everyone for your support.:thankya:

This may seem unreal but I took all 265. I know I passed by God's grace , because it was very long. I did take 1 bathroom break but the rest was just sitting in my chair and closing my eyes and...

I think Kaplan helps but the decision tree works only with the harder, complex questions. The knowledge questions- it is a situation that you either know it or not and the decision tree does not...

I have a question, does Vandy have team nursing where the RN, LPN and CNA's work together. Maybe, this is outdated for the nursing that I have done in Arkansas. It seems like when I inquired about...

I agree gracie. Lets go kick butt and take names. :lol2: :lol2: I just recently took the Hesi exam and passed. I have been told the Nclex is easier than the Hesi exams. Personally, I thought the Hesi...

Has anyone had reconstitution drug math?

way to go!!!!:dance: :w00t:

Thanks for the ideas. The hospitals I have checked with are around 16.00-18.00. It it is team nursing, which personally fits me better. I did check out Vanderbilt and then I found out how big it was...

I will be taking mine Friday. I will say a pray for you. Keep your chin up!:)

Actually, I am a newbie all the way around. I just graduated from RN school and will be taking boards next Friday. I am new to this site and glad I found it. I just got married and moved to TN. Does...