moni rn

i received this from tna (tennessee nurses association). urgent need for nurses in mississippi due to hurricane katrina there is an urgent need for nurses in mississippi due to the devastation caused by hurricane katrina. hospitals across south ms have critical shortages of water, supplies, and fuel. the situation is pretty unbelievable. all of the facilities on the gulf coast (approximately 12 facilities) have limited capabilities and critical staffing needs. the southern half of the state is essentially without clean water and little power. they have a critical need for dialysis nurses in particular. mississippi has the highest rate of end stage renal disease in the u.s. so you can imagine the challenges they have in meeting renal dialysis needs. * nurses in tennessee are able to come to ms via the national compact for licensure. please send out an urgent message to your nurses to request their assistance in responding to this disaster. ideally, if you could organize nurses into teams (approximately 6 to 8 members to a team that could be deployed to a hospital together) and then contact either the mississippi board of nursing or the mississippi hospital association at the emergency operations center they will arrange the deployment and take care of the details. the board of nursing office in jackson has no power today.*the executive director is delia owens and she can be contacted at the following numbers: (cell) 601-497-8002; (home) 601-898-3558; e-mail [email protected] - as soon as power is restored to the mbn office, the contact phone number will be*(601) 987-4188. contact information for the mississippi hospital association- please email marcella mckay at [email protected] or call her directly at (cell) 601-953-0358 (land line at eoc) 601-576-8161. please feel free to contact me directly if you have any further questions at (585)752-2558. thank you for your help. tener goodwin veenema phd, mph, ms, cpnp associate professor of nursing & emergency medicine university of rochester medical center rochester, new york 14642 vice president and chief nursing officer strategic initiatives & emergency preparedness logical images, inc. 3445 winton place, suite 240 rochester, new york 14623 phone (585) 427-2790 ext.109/fax (585) 273-8227 cellular (585)752-2558 email [email protected] cheri m. glass************************ managing editor, tennessee nurse communications coordinator tennessee nurses association 545 mainstream drive, ste. 405 nashville, tn 37228-1296 email: [email protected] phone: 615/254-0350 fax: 615/254-0303 "have you invited someone to join tna today?" visit www.tnaonline.org for an online application and member benefits. mark your calendar! tna 100th anniversary celebration*& annual* convention october 21-23, 2005 the memphis peabody*hotel

ebonygirl, i am sorry, but i don't remember how far back they went. my advice would be to ask the dean of your nursing program. sorry that i couldn't help more.

congrats on starting nursing school and thanks for being a paramedic for so long. i worked in the er for a while, and i realize what an awesome job y'all really do. about st. jude, i have never personally worked there, but we went on a recruitment trip there during school. to my surprise, there are actually only about 60 inpatient beds in that huge facility. it is mostly outpatient and research. i don't know how far mountain home is from memphis, but if it is possible i would recommend you applying for an internship to get your foot in the door. if you need any additional information, please pm me, and i will get you a contact's name and email (my nsg mgmt professor is the cno at st. jude). good luck in school! :)

memphis gal, here! sorry to butt in. :uhoh21: i used to live in middle tn: springfield. i guess that still counts. i am considering about coming back up for grad school. i need y'all's expert advice. i am planning on doing both programs at one time or another, but which one should i do first: vandy's dual women's/adult health or tsu's holistic np? any advice? thanks in advance.

hey mel, i hope i am not too late, but here is a link that should answer all of your questions: http://www.state.tn.us/sos/rules/1000/1000.htm. good luck with your report!

congrats on the new job! welcome to tn!

hey gang, i need some resume help, please. i have decided to leave the hospital setting to move into a doctor's office setting. i need help in developing an objective statement, y'all know the objective that appears at the top of your resume. i can't think of anything to write, so any suggestions asap would be greatly appreciated. i would like to get these out asap. thank you in advance for your time and suggestions. :)

hi! :) i just recently graduated from stcc. i am sorry, but i don't 100% understand your question. if you are asking about what i think you are, i have never heard of anyone ever failing foundations clinical. the only way you could fail would be if you killed a patient, didn't ever show up, didn't do any of the work or anything along those lines. if you don't mind, can i ask what happened? i am sure it wasn't that bad. who is your clinical instructor? who is your class instructor? if you feel more comfortable, you can private message me. (((hugs)))

thank you, so much for all the warm wishes! i will be working in emergency. i started orientation this past thursday. i am so nervous. my nursing "backbone" better get here soon. my migraines had gotten a lot better. i did have them during school one or two per week, but since graduation i only had one or two. this past one started on tuesday. i still had it on wednesday, but it was gone thursday. much to my dismay, i woke up friday morning at 3 to severe pain & nausea. i just chalk it up to the stress of the nclex & waiting for the results. i truly believe all of my migraines are caused by stress. thank you, again to all! :)

hi, moninurse! :) i was exactly where you were this time last week. i took the nclex last tuesday, and where i live they don't participate in the 48 hr results. i also checked the website 4 - 5 times per day and called the phone # for the licensing board at least 3 times per day. i got my answer first from the telephone #, which was 8 days after the test. the website didn't update until the next day. does your state have a 800 (or something like that) number that you can call? if so, try that & see what you get. my recording kept saying, "that social security number is not in our database", but when it finally went through, i really didn't believe it! i had 75 questions also. when the computer shut off, i begged for more questions. i am sure you did well. best wishes!

congratulations!!!!

i passed! yesterday, i had a very bad migraine w/nausea & vomiting. between puking, i called the licensing board & found out that i passed. then, i ran to the bathroom once again for another puking episode. i thought to myself i did it, and what a way to celebrate! yeah!! :balloons:

gal, you can do it! have faith in yourself, and if you have any doubts always ask someone. (((((hugs)))))

:balloons: congratulations!! :balloons: now, can you send all your passing energy in my direction? i took it on the 10th, but we probably won't know our results until the 17th. i am so nervous! *fingers, toes, eyes, arms, legs and anything else that can be crossed* *lol*

congratulations! way to go! i knew you could do it! :balloons: :balloons: