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1. Money $ or Happiness :-) Please OR Nurses. I need advice. Should I Leave the ED?

   vblaides replied to vblaides's topic in Emergency

   Thanks!! Isabelle49! I kinda thought it's hard to get into.. Does everyone else agree with Isabelle.. Is the OR hard to get into? I really don't know what I plan to do after my BSN. It's taken me...

2. Money $ or Happiness :-) Please OR Nurses. I need advice. Should I Leave the ED?

   vblaides replied to vblaides's topic in Operating Room

   Do you guys believe that having two specialities under your experience hat will make one more marketable. I know that I'm not unhappy in the ED, just a little burnt out, and I feel a little tired....

3. Money $ or Happiness :-) Please OR Nurses. I need advice. Should I Leave the ED?

   vblaides replied to vblaides's topic in Emergency

   Do you guys believe that having two specialities under your experience hat will make one more marketable. I know that I'm not unhappy in the ED, just a little burnt out, and I feel a little tired....

4. Money $ or Happiness :-) Please OR Nurses. I need advice. Should I Leave the ED?

   vblaides replied to vblaides's topic in Operating Room

   Thank you TakeTwoAspirin. I am going to look at that.. I believe the commute I'm paying about 4000/yearly for gas. Do you believe I'll be more marketable being experienced in two specialities? I do...

5. Money $ or Happiness :-) Please OR Nurses. I need advice. Should I Leave the ED?

   vblaides replied to vblaides's topic in Emergency

   Thank you PediCurn, Ashley, L8RRN, gingermom, bugsy2902 and madwife2002. I do enjoy the ED, I just feel I'm a little burnt out. The work is doable, and I excel and handle my patients well, and...

6. Money $ or Happiness :-) Please OR Nurses. I need advice. Should I Leave the ED?

   vblaides replied to vblaides's topic in Emergency

   Yes Madwife, you can move this if you need

7. Fired....What now?

   vblaides replied to Traum-a-Rama's topic in General Nursing

   I think if you were fired because you weren't "a good fit". I think you should possibly not put this employer on your resume. Not sure if they will give you a favorable recommendation. You...

8. Money $ or Happiness :-) Please OR Nurses. I need advice. Should I Leave the ED?

   vblaides posted a topic in Emergency

   I'm a Nurse of 4 years, my whole career as an ED Nurse at a private hospital (level 2 center) in midtown manhattan NYC (1 hour drive to get there), now making around 83K yearly after 4 yrs of service....

9. Money $ or Happiness :-) Please OR Nurses. I need advice. Should I Leave the ED?

   vblaides posted a topic in Operating Room

   I'm a Nurse of 4 years, my whole career as an ED Nurse at a private hospital (level 2 center) in midtown manhattan NYC (1 hour drive to get there), now making around 83K yearly after 4 yrs of service....

10. Going to LA-Am I getting scammed?

    vblaides replied to sonnyluv's topic in Travel

    Hi sonny. That's a low pay rate for LA. LA and NY tend to pay in the mid 30's. Taking into consideration your stipend. Is the 1500 a month tax free. Now if it is tax free then your making the...

11. Questions about the duties/role of CRNA's

    vblaides replied to LewisN's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    http://www.aana.com/ Good

12. Drexel RN-BSN

    vblaides replied to curlyj74's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Hi I'm starting the RN-BSN program as well. I wonder if you can tell me when you were accepted did you get the acceptance letter asking you to pay $100 to process your application. My only concern...

13. Best Emergency Nursing Book

    vblaides replied to SkiBum_RN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Hi Gabe, Congratulations!! I work in NYC, cant help you with a job referral. About a good source for Emergency Nursing, a great book is Emergency Nursing, Core Curriculum 6th Ed. This book is...