freegirl

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1. Ok to send thank you card/Xmas card to Nurse Recruiter?

   freegirl posted a topic in General Nursing

   I was recently hired by a great nurse recruiter who went out of her way to get me the job. Basically, I was up against a lot of other far more experienced nurses. The day I was interviewed, I met 11 more people who were waiting to be interviewed fo...

2. Name the hospital and its Starting Salary!!!

   freegirl replied to amadime1's topic in New York

   St Vincent's Hospital Westchester Division: $61,963 base, $1000 for BSN, $5,300 for evenings, $6,350 for nights. 8hrs workshifts. Per diem - $41.38/hr days, $42.44/hr eve and nights

3. I failed my first clinical!

   freegirl replied to breakin_moon's topic in General Nursing

   This thread started almost two years ago. I wonder if anyone noticed. Anyway, wonder how the original poster is doing.

4. Nurse to Doctor

   freegirl replied to nrsman1's topic in General Nursing

   As for any advantages, according to my friend, she was given a hard time during her med school interview. She thought it had to do with them being biased about nurses, however, she was able to tell them that she wasn't new to healthcare, had observed...

5. Nurse to Doctor

   freegirl replied to nrsman1's topic in General Nursing

   Yes, RN to MD is doable but quite difficult to accomplish. I have an aunt, a nurse for 12yrs, married with 3 very young kids, got into a medical school in the Carribean. At 42yrs old, she is currently a 2nd year resident in Miami. Unfortunately she...

6. Mount Sinai Medical Center

   freegirl replied to allendale's topic in New York

   No, have no idea about the their pharm test. If you get in and start working, please let us know how the hospital is as no one knows much about the place. Thanks

7. Mount Sinai Medical Center

   freegirl replied to allendale's topic in New York

   I am also interested in that hospital. I have been looking for information both online and talking to people. People familiar with the hospital said the environment is okay, just that they have staffing issues which I think is common in all the hospi...

8. Prepapring the Spouse...

   freegirl replied to RNurseAng's topic in General Students

   :nuke: That's so sweet that he is interested and supportive. You might want to talk to him about the amount of time that you would need to spend studying, going to clinicals, and doing various class projects. Depending on if you have kids or not, you...

9. advice sought: preparing for new grad RN position Cardiac step-down

   freegirl replied to towerofpower's topic in Career Support

   However, did an externship on a CCU. As far as I can remember. It was more about patients with chest pain, MI, ventricular and atrial dysrhythmias, CABGs, valve replacements and a couple with aneurysms. Majority of the patients always came in with...

10. advice sought: preparing for new grad RN position Cardiac step-down

    freegirl replied to towerofpower's topic in Career Support

    However, did an externship on a CCU. As far as I can remember. It was more about patients with chest pain, MI, ventricular and atrial dysrhythmias, CABGs, valve replacements and a couple with aneurysms. Majority of the patients always came with th...

11. advice sought: preparing for new grad RN position Cardiac step-down

    freegirl replied to towerofpower's topic in Career Support

    Sorry, no advice as I need one myself. I'm in the same position as you. I graduate in May, got offered a job in medical step down unit in a teaching hospital, another job in the MICU/CCU in another moderate hospital and a med/surg position in anoth...

12. advice sought: preparing for new grad RN position Cardiac step-down

    freegirl replied to towerofpower's topic in Career Support

    Congrats!! Just wondering what hospital that is

13. A little Med Surg tip for anyone who needs it

    freegirl replied to freegirl's topic in General Students

    Ur heart rate is how often ur heart beats. Pulse is the number of times the heart beats in a minute. The apex can also be used as a pulse site and it is called the apical pulse or apical impulse. It gives a more accurate pulse rate and is used when t...

14. A little Med Surg tip for anyone who needs it

    freegirl replied to freegirl's topic in General Students

    Correction- Heart rate goes up for low blood pressure compensation. Pulse would go up also initially

15. A little Med Surg tip for anyone who needs it

    freegirl posted a topic in General Students

    I originally wrote this in response to a past thread but thought to put it up so anyone who needs it might read. I tutor junior med surg students as part of work study, and I tell them to study up on the pathophysiology of whatever the disease is. Th...