KatieRN

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  1. Stethoscopes

    Hi, Sara. I highly recommend buying the best possible stethoscope you can afford at this point. When I was in nursing school, I bought a cheap one and can tell you that having one of better quality can make a world of difference. It's hard enough to ...
  2. Facts/Advice on future career move.

    I agree with Chris FNP, I did extensive research on the NP vs PA routes and interviewed as many NP's and PA's as I could. They all have their own biases, but I think the deciding factor for me was that the NP practices under his/her own license. I pu...
  3. Nursing in Marin County, California

    Hi Michelle, I live in the SF Bay Area. Nursing jobs are plentiful right now in this area, you can pretty much pick where you want to work. Recruitment is a major problem, it is very unusual for nurses to be able to move here from out of the area and...
  4. Hi Gisele, I also live in CA (SF Bay Area)and just graduated from a "2 year" nursing program which actually took me 3 years to complete because of all the prerequisites. I already have a BS and MS in another field, and even with my prior college cour...
  5. worn out

    Hi there, just had to respond to your post. I, too, work in IICU, just started at the beginning of this year as a new grad. Overall it's been pretty good, but the past week in particular has been extremely frustrating and stressful and I have cried n...