PhillyBSN

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1. Critical Care Course prior to ICU job

   PhillyBSN replied to Shrizeal's topic in Critical

   Echelon has a course. I know I am way late to respond.

2. New Graduate RN Seeking Employement

   PhillyBSN replied to WendyM816's topic in General Nursing

   If you live in NY., have you considered NJ? Virtua has plenty of facilites that hires new grads. You can also tell them that you plan on seeking to obtain your BSN. Although you would have a 45minute-1hr commute, you can gain experience. Any new gra...

3. Family Nurse Practioner Online Program at Felician College

   PhillyBSN replied to greatgirl123's topic in NP Students

   Its okay so far. There are so many schools that offer online FNP programs. You wont be limited

4. Relocating to Orlando Area

   PhillyBSN replied to NursKris82's topic in Florida

   This is great information. I plan on coming to Orlando for the summer. Hopefully I can find a per diem position without having to be a travel nurse.

5. Reputable Agencies for a new travel nurse

   PhillyBSN replied to GoNightingale's topic in Travel

   This is great advice cause I want to travel in june to fl. I currently live in pa. I am afraid to leave my job in pa for a fl job cause pa pays more. What are your thoughts

6. Keep full-time job until travel job is verified??!! Help! Need advice please

   PhillyBSN replied to frankyfern22's topic in Travel

   I am considering travelling as well. However I would never leave a perm job until the contract job is secured with a start date in place. What about a 4 week notice and using pto for 2 weeks?

7. young mom, nursing school, job can i do it?

   PhillyBSN replied to thinkbe4youink's topic in General Nursing

   I am a firm believer that you can do it. I delivered my daughter over springbreak on Saturday...had a Midterm on the following tuesday and kept it moving. I previously had a son who was 3yrs old at the time. I had a job and went to nursing school fu...

8. do you always monitor BP b/f giving HTN medications

   PhillyBSN replied to nursegreenbean's topic in General Nursing

   I work in a long term care setting and on a progressive care unit at a hospital. I always check my patients blood pressure prior to given any antihypertensive...especially the powerful vasodilators like Clonidine. If a patients blood pressure is low,...

9. Night Shift

   PhillyBSN replied to LadyTiger44's topic in General Nursing

   I absolutely love night shift. Its funny because i cant function on dayshift. My body wont allow me to. But I usually have a cup of coffee prior or in the middle of my 12hr shift and I am usually smooth selling. How do you like the travel nursing job...

10. LTC nurse wants a new job.

    PhillyBSN replied to gettout's topic in General Nursing

    I dont think you would have a problem getting a job on a least a med surg unit..the hospital enviornment is a lot different than the LTC enviornment. As a nurse that works in both settings, I am more tired after working in a hospital setting vs a LTC...

11. Family Nurse Practioner Online Program at Felician College

    PhillyBSN replied to greatgirl123's topic in NP Students

    I just started the program actually yesterday. Considering that my BSN education was 30k a year/this school is much more affordable. I am currently taking 2 classes and my bill was 3800. I didnt think that was bad at all. My employer prepays two clas...

12. Graduating tomorrow....Next up, boards!

    PhillyBSN replied to kyboyrn's topic in NP

    That is awesome. I wish you the best of luck. Study hard for the boards.I am a currently FNP student and keep hearing a lot about Fitzgerald CD's. I pray that all goes well with your mom. Let us know how the boards was and study tips along the way, e...

13. Temple University Hospital, is it a good place to work?

    PhillyBSN replied to Saranya101's topic in Pennsylvania

    Temple is a great place to work for. You will learn a lot working there. I am a native of philly but now live in delaware county. It is not a safe place to be walking around, however neither are any of the other good hospitals such as univ of penn, a...

14. Online FNP/ACNP Programs

    PhillyBSN replied to ernursechic's topic in Advanced

    Their are plenty of online fnp programs. Duke univ, george washington, albany state, felician college, thomas jefferson, unlv. When i was googling info i was surprised to see how many schools offer online np programs for adults, family, acute care, e...

15. Raleigh School of Nurse Anesthesia interview

    PhillyBSN replied to sammer's topic in SRNA

    How many yrs of icu did u guys do before applying to crna school? And were u guys in a level I hospital? And what did ur undergrad grades look like?