Tangled Desert ASN, BSN, RN

Tangled Desert is a ASN, BSN, RN and specializes in Telemetry, Observation & Med/surg.

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1. Career change at 46.......

   Tangled Desert replied to KaseyC's topic in Male Nursing Students

   Volunteer or spend time in a hospital before you make the leap - you gotta ensure it's worth the life change. I was a success commercial photographer with a studio in SF Union Square until print...

2. Career change at 46.......

   Tangled Desert replied to KaseyC's topic in Male Nursing Students

   I will say that many of my RN friends in the Bay Area struggled to get into the jobs they wanted, and more than a few found they had to leave the state to get a couple of years experience before they...

3. Career change at 46.......

   Tangled Desert replied to KaseyC's topic in Male Nursing Students

   It may help. Or might not. Depends on the person, the company,the hiring manager, etc, obviously. Owing to my enthusiasm I got a daisy award before I even graduated from nursing school. I want on...

4. Career change at 46.......

   Tangled Desert replied to KaseyC's topic in Male Nursing Students

   I've been following this post since I made my career change at 48. Was a US Marine and then a successful commercial photographer for 20+ years (until iPhone and AI made that field obsolete). I...

5. Mayo Clinic Nurse Residency October 2023

   Tangled Desert replied to priyagoel1998's topic in Nurse Residency Programs

   Please explain. When faced with other hospitals/clinic networks in AZ like Abrazo, Banner or Dignity, Mayo still seems to stand far above. With HonorHealth, maybe not so much. How has Mayo...

6. Mayo Clinic Nurse Residency October 2023

   Tangled Desert replied to priyagoel1998's topic in Nurse Residency Programs

   For those hired, they said in the interview that most of the first year is one day on the floor and 2 days in classes per week. Anyone know if this is still in the 36 to 40 hour range for full time?...

7. Mayo Clinic Nurse Residency October 2023

   Tangled Desert replied to priyagoel1998's topic in Nurse Residency Programs

   They finally answered me back after extreme radio silence, and the recruiter admitted they forgot about me and hired others in my place... So weird, I'm pretty sure no other new grad was going to have...

8. Mayo Clinic Nurse Residency October 2023

   Tangled Desert replied to priyagoel1998's topic in Nurse Residency Programs

   Anyone not accepted receive a rejection letter yet? I just followed up with an email to get feedback about it. Seems like they should have told us by now if we weren't

9. Mayo Clinic Nurse Residency October 2023

   Tangled Desert replied to priyagoel1998's topic in Nurse Residency Programs

   Congratulations Emily! Waiting eagerly for my

10. Mayo Clinic Nurse Residency October 2023

    Tangled Desert replied to priyagoel1998's topic in Nurse Residency Programs

    Congrats! Please report which unit your offer is for, so we have a sense of how they are rolling it

11. Mayo Clinic Nurse Residency October 2023

    Tangled Desert replied to priyagoel1998's topic in Nurse Residency Programs

    That's awesome, congratulations! Which

12. Mayo Clinic Nurse Residency October 2023

    Tangled Desert replied to priyagoel1998's topic in Nurse Residency Programs

    I hope so. I'm so ready. Been working as an RN and been overwhelmed with just 4 Pts as the workload is crazy, the Pts over the top, and the techs are lazy or too busy themselves to assist. If I...

13. Mayo Clinic Nurse Residency October 2023

    Tangled Desert replied to priyagoel1998's topic in Nurse Residency Programs

    I was told 2nd & 3rd week of August offers were going out. Anyone else hear the same or anything else? Getting

14. Mayo Clinic Nurse Residency October 2023

    Tangled Desert replied to priyagoel1998's topic in Nurse Residency Programs

    Medsurg/ortho 3E for me. Intervirwer said it was the best unit, hope that means she could imagine me

15. Mayo Clinic Nurse Residency October 2023

    Tangled Desert replied to priyagoel1998's topic in Nurse Residency Programs

    Ha, I was getting hoorifice with a dry mouth, had to clear my throat a few times, even while trying not to show it! My sister (who is an RN) said it doesn't matter if perfectly correct, it just...