EffinP_Meg

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1. what states to get license?

   EffinP_Meg replied to EffinP_Meg's topic in Travel

   I forgot to clarify, I'm moving BACK to WI in August. It will be my state of residence.

2. what states to get license?

   EffinP_Meg posted a topic in Travel

   Hi all, I'm new to travel and have applied and talked with Cirrus, Nurses in Partnership, Freedom Healthcare (didn't get a good vibe from them though), and Valley Healthcare Systems. I want to start traveling in September. All the recruiters I've ...

3. No tax home?

   EffinP_Meg posted a topic in Travel

   Hi all, I plan to start travel nursing in September. I've worked in a pediatric ER in NYC for 3 years, and it's time to move on. I have a few questions though: I will be giving up my apartment in NY and will just be traveling with no "tax home". I...

4. add your funny TRIAGE complaints from pts

   EffinP_Meg replied to er nursing's topic in Emergency

   I work in a peds ER. My favorites have been: "Got caught smoking pot" (sent via EMS from school...and we've had 5 or 6 of those!) "menstrual cramps" (via EMS) "He's not eating" (as he sits on mom's lap sucking on a lollipop) "Not pooping" (the probl...

5. Columbia University ETP 2008

   EffinP_Meg replied to Asherah's topic in Post Graduate

   I was one of the unfortunate students moving across the country who did NOT get student housing, which caused me to go into a huge panic for about a month. I don't want to be the bearer of bad news, but last year, about half of the students who appl...

6. Columbia University ETP 2008

   EffinP_Meg replied to Asherah's topic in Post Graduate

   Reading this thread is so funny now! I'm finishing the ETP portion this May, and I'm on the FNP track. I totally remember all your anxieties and how nervous I was! Believe me, it all works out. And, if you've read any of my previous posts, I don'...

7. Accepted Columbia ETP applicants (and current students: some advice). get-together?

   EffinP_Meg replied to iriska_meller's topic in Post Graduate

   Less than 2 weeks now!

8. Accepted Columbia ETP applicants (and current students: some advice). get-together?

   EffinP_Meg replied to iriska_meller's topic in Post Graduate

   I talked to someone at Columbia about shoes, and they said that Crocs are okay, as long as they are the line that do NOT have holes in them. I think they are the Endeavor line? Just FYI.

9. Accepted Columbia ETP applicants (and current students: some advice). get-together?

   EffinP_Meg replied to iriska_meller's topic in Post Graduate

   Most nurses I talk to say, if anything, splurge on your shoes. I've been looking online, but I feel like I really need to try them on to really judge them. Every nurse I've talked to says get a pair of Crocs, but I find them ghastly ugly!! I'd lik...

10. Accepted Columbia ETP applicants (and current students: some advice). get-together?

    EffinP_Meg replied to iriska_meller's topic in Post Graduate

    Iriska, I too am putting off purchasing things, but I think I'll go ahead and get some shoes now. Were there any recommendations that anyone heard of? I'm sure I can search around the forums and find something. I'll probably hold off on buying a P...

11. Accepted Columbia ETP applicants (and current students: some advice). get-together?

    EffinP_Meg replied to iriska_meller's topic in Post Graduate

    Ack! Do we need to have a PDA this year? I thought it was just the second year that we needed one! I feel so behind on all of this, because it took me so long to make up my mind that I was actually going. I JUST got my financial aid and health f...

12. Columbia University ETP grads??

    EffinP_Meg posted a topic in Post Graduate

    Hi all, I'm supposed to start Columbia's ETP program at the end of May, and I'm starting to have second thoughts. I was accepted to the FNP track, and I've been scouring the message boards here and any info I can find on the internet to calm my nerv...

13. Accepted Columbia ETP applicants (and current students: some advice). get-together?

    EffinP_Meg replied to iriska_meller's topic in Post Graduate

    Alrighty then, who else is looking for a roommate or two? I certainly am! PM me if you're stuck in the whole housing (or lack there of) dilemma too.

14. Accepted Columbia ETP applicants (and current students: some advice). get-together?

    EffinP_Meg replied to iriska_meller's topic in Post Graduate

    Wonderful! Thank you so much! I've been looking for a map like that for days now. :)

15. Accepted Columbia ETP applicants (and current students: some advice). get-together?

    EffinP_Meg replied to iriska_meller's topic in Post Graduate

    Which neighborhoods would you suggest looking in or avoiding? Craigslist has neighborhoods listed; "Harlem/Morningside", "Inwood/Wash Heights", "Upper West Side", etc. Is right around campus not suggested? I'm moving from Minnesota, so I'm not at ...