BensMom

BensMom has 2 years experience and specializes in MICU.

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1. Interpreting EKG strips

   BensMom replied to Epona's topic in General Nursing

   Try "Rapid Interpretion of EKGs" by Dale Dubin, MD. It makes it easy to understand the whole EKG from cardiac functioning to applying the electrodes to interpreting the strips. My husband's cardiologist told me today that he used it in to learn EKGs...

2. Anyone work for a verterans hospital?

   BensMom replied to Diahni's topic in General Nursing

   I have worked at the VAMC in Denver for the past year. I applied after graduation and the entire process took about 4 weeks from sending in my application to being accepted for the job. The boarding process took another week. We are a teaching hospit...

3. Denver VA info?

   BensMom replied to Elizabeth Hanes's topic in Government

   The starting salary is somewhere around 24/hr with a BSN, 5 weeks vacation per year (8 hrs per pay period), 4 hrs sick leave per pay period, govt holidays (paid if off and differential if working). Health benefits are the same as for govt employees. ...

4. VA nursing questions

   BensMom replied to queenjean's topic in Government

   You should call the VA hospital you're interested in and ask to speak with the nurse recruiter. They can tell you all the positions open at their hospital and help make sure you get all the appropriate forms turned in. Good luck.

5. UCDHSC Students (past or present)

   BensMom replied to Satori77's topic in Colorado

   I graduated May 2007 from UCDHSC with a BSN. I don't know about your prereq question but I can tell you that the competition is fierce to get in. When I was accepted I had a 4.0 and I don't know anyone who had less than a 3.5. In 2005, when I was acc...

6. New Grads at VA Hospital

   BensMom replied to SeychelleRN's topic in Government

   I applied to my VA hospital in mid June as a new grad , interviewed in early July, notified that I was hired in mid July and started work in August. You should definitly make contact directly with the nurse recruiter at the hospital you are consideri...

7. I was a ______ prior to being a nurse/student nurse

   BensMom replied to nurz2be's topic in General Nursing

   :lol2:I was a travel agent and travel agency manager for 8 years, a stay at home mom for 6 years, owned my own retail tack store for 6 years, worked in the front office of a family practice doctor's office and finally have been an RN since July of th...

8. Salary to expect as a new grad nurse

   BensMom replied to ashfost's topic in New Nurse

   In Denver was offered 21/hr. Took a job at 24.75/hr.

9. New grads....where do you work?

   BensMom replied to PACU queen's topic in New Nurse

   I started orientation at the VA in Denver on Monday. After it's all said and done I will be working in the MICU!! Megan

10. That DREAMY First Check!

    BensMom replied to Williss2's topic in General Nursing

    I just started my first job on Monday. For 2 yrs I have dreamed what I would do with that check. Now the time is here and my student loans ran out before I get paid so....I have last month's bills to catch up on and maybe will get a dinner out with...

11. Anyone a nursing student at CU Denver Health Sciences?

    BensMom replied to ksc0723's topic in Pre-Nursing

    I just graduated from UCHSC. They seem to want to see something about your experiences and thoughts about diversity and what you will bring to the field of nursing. I wasn't accepted the first time I applied; I was the second after I tailored my essa...

12. **help!!!! Please Help!!! I Just Took My Nclex!!**

    BensMom replied to SoReady4CRNA's topic in NCLEX

    My friend and I took the NCLEX on 7/7. I felt the like I did poorly after I was cut off after 75 questions. My friend did also. She swore she failed and also looked up answers when she got home. I chose to ignore the results until I could find out fo...

13. Give me some advice...hand tremor

    BensMom replied to yatyu's topic in General Nursing

    I also have a tremor in both my hands. Sometimes it is worse than other times. I find that if I can steady my upper arm against my body or something else that it reduces the shaking. If it makes you feel better; my PCP has tremors as does a medical s...

14. UCHSC students/grads, I need your advice

    BensMom replied to K os's topic in Colorado

    You should definitely brush up on your math skills. They jump right in with dosage calc and don't wait for those who are slow with the math. You can go to the UCHSC bookstore and pick up the dosage calc book that is optional for Nursing Fundamentals....

15. Hospital Recommendations in Denver???

    BensMom replied to Drexelgrad07's topic in Colorado

    University Hospital starts interviewing in Jan or Feb for new grad positions that start in July. They will arrange a tour of the hospital in advance of application if you contact their HR department. I'm not sure what their starting salary is, but th...