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I was wondering if there were any young african american travel nurses and which assignement did u enjoy the most? On my first assignment and I'm not enjoying myself. I want to know the best places to go.

Find a program that does provisional acceptance. Apply for the MSN in Education which requires all the same prereq, most include advanced Patho, Pharm and health assessment. Do well and apply post graduate. You are only taking an extra 3 courses for ...

Unfortunately, this sounds typical unless the hospital is unionized. Ive worked several places.. As staff and as a traveler. Ive worked in California, New York and Texas.....some have more resources in one area but may be lacking in another. I always...

Sounds interesting and extremely unsafe. So no, this is not a typical freestanding ER. So my comments are meant for typical free standing ER that always transfer out to a facility that is equipped to care for patients requiring a higher level of care...

You are not usually medicating with things like insulin and heparin at a freestanding ER..... You transfer out. That's how. Narc is completed at shift change with two nurses. You need to be strong to be able to manage and not freak out but I never sa...

Most jobs will not hire you as per diem without at least a 1-2 years of nursing experience. You should be confident in your skills and ability to manage acutely ill patients before working somewhere. When hired per diem, they expect you to have the k...

TNCC is not just for the purpose of your resume. Honestly a person having TNCC on their resume compared to one doesn't really would mean very little to management because they usually give you 6 months to obtain it. It is a great course for those who...

What are the requirements to go PRN? I work ER and one of facilities I've worked in you had to have at least 2 years experience before they let you go PRN. If you health is suffering, the last thing you want is to lose your health benefits. Is part t...

Presby Dallas is now a level 2 trauma center and fairly busy. I work for the central staffing office as part time. Essential I'm float pool for the entire system but only float to ERs. I work when I want just as long as I get my 24 hrs hours in. In m...

I know some some schools in Texas offer a fresh start program. It eliminates your entire records if it's older than 10years. That means nothing you have taken will count towards the new degree and you will have to begin from stretch. If you obtained ...

I have worked in a two different Level 1 facilities that utilizes trauma nurses also called TNCs. Trauma nurse clinicians. At one facility, they work the traumas bays only, working up their own patients. They rarely floated to help out the busy ED nu...

Most times..... It's simply part of the order set!!! No reason. It's just built into the order set for those that use electronic charting.

Hey there! Which THR Presby are you considering? You have Denton, Dallas, Plano, Allen, Ft. Worth just to name a few. The system is large. We also have a few part physician owned facilities that does their own hiring. What kind of nurse are you?

In Texas as a nurse you are not allowed to push propofol but the ED docs use it all the time for procedural sedation. In California I was able to push it for for procedural sedation. We use it all day, everyday for reductions of broken bones and shou...

Its no different than going away for college as an 18 year old minus the dormitory. I'm sure a vast majority of us have done this. Have your parents or someone go with you to find a place to stay. Many places have apartments set up for students, wher...

What about being a Veterinarian or a tech at the vet office, I hear they pay well. I'm being very serious, especially if you like animals.

You should search live scan companies in MA, after that you can call and set up an appt to have them completed. If there is no one in your area that does live scan then you can send a fingerprint card. You can actually get cards at the police station...

I agree, what is the big deal about graduating in May. I would be more concerned with getting accepted. The Pax-Rn is considered the nursing entrance test? Do you know if you are even accepted into the nursing program? Unless it's different at your s...

PA requires more hours and get a lot experience in several specialties. They also have fellowships that both NP and PAs can attend. I have been an ER nurse for 8 years and will be applying to a post grad NP program. If I wasn't a nurse already I woul...

It is true that a certain percentage of nurses must have a BSN for a hospital to achieve and maintain Magnet status. I'm not sure of the percentage.

I have encountered several times while in my current job and while traveling, nurses and ED physician fail miserably when attempting to transcutaneous pace someone.

Why do you have to follow an NP or PA for the education track vs an Educator? Just curious, I'm in the education track as well but a different school and my practicum will be following an instructor for a BSN program and giving a couple of lectures.

The school has to give you your grades at the end of the semester.

The program doesn't really have much to do with you getting reimbursed by your employer. What is the guidelines for your employer? For instance, my job reimburses me. We have 60 days to submit our grades after the end of the semester. Once I give my ...