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tvccrn ASN, RN

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  1. Why do RN's with ASN and BSN make the same?

    tvccrn replied to cancergirl's topic in General Nursing

    I have been a nurse for 10 years now, in three different states and only one (1) hospital was there a difference in pay. The only reason for that was they were a Magnet hospital. The hospital I am...

  2. INSPIRATIONAL-Why are YOU a Nurse?

    tvccrn replied to NoDayButToday's topic in General Nursing

    My first husband died as the result of an MVA when I was 22 and had two small sons. I spent 20 hours a day for a week in the waiting room of the ICU just for the opportunity to stand at his bedside...

  3. Cath-lab nurses, Arm or Groin???

    tvccrn replied to mbrester's topic in Cardiac

    I work in the cath lab at a very busy hospital in Wisconsin. I have a couple of questions for you. Please keep in mind I am not a doctor and don't know the entire situation. 1. Why can't your DH be...

  4. Internal Defibs

    tvccrn replied to Antikigirl's topic in General Nursing

    If they are concerned about the frequency of the defib going off they can always call into the doctor responsible for the patient make them aware. Also, there should be a pacemaker clinic that is...

  5. Computer Charting -- Do you like it or hate it?

    tvccrn replied to live4today's topic in General Nursing

    I started using point of care charting on the computer over 4 years ago in the PICU and I loved it. It doesn't take near as long to point and click as it does to sit down and write everything out by...

  6. 1st 2005 Baby...

    tvccrn replied to USA987's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Ours was 0945 on

  7. Possible relocation

    tvccrn posted a topic in General Nursing

    I will be relocating in the spring/summer of 2006 and am trying to decide the location. I now live back in Wisconsin after having tried Massachusetts. I prefer the smaller, not tiny places close to...

  8. Possible relocation

    tvccrn posted a topic in General Nursing

    I will be relocating in the spring/summer of 2006 and am trying to decide the location. I now live back in Wisconsin after having tried Massachusetts. I prefer the smaller, not tiny places close to...

  9. nursing?rewarding or ....

    tvccrn replied to brandy119's topic in General Nursing

    brandy, I apologize for the way you have been treated and hope that you don't let it scare you away. I have been a nurse for almost 10 years now and it's the only job I have ever had that I love. I...

  10. advantages of BSN vs. ADN

    tvccrn replied to katiebugg's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Straight out of the gate....Yes I do believe that. After a few years on the floor, no. I have not found my ADN to be a hinderence in my career. I have moved up from floor nursing to peds ICU...

  11. advantages of BSN vs. ADN

    tvccrn replied to katiebugg's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    So, an ADN is more likely to kill a patient, huh. Well, when I was in my last semester of college (I'm only an ADN) I attended a mock trial. This is held every year in Dallas, TX for the graduating...

  12. H. 1282 Safe Staffing

    tvccrn replied to DANRN2000's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    The hospital I work in is located in Wisconsin, but I used to work in Massachusetts and have been following the Mass legislation. Recently our newsletter here at work updated us on the California...

  13. Do you have to pay for parking?

    tvccrn replied to JJFROG's topic in General Nursing

    The hospital I worked at in Boston charges $6.50 a day and if you were there over 10 hours then you were charged extra. You were assigned a garage and they had shuttles that ran from them to the...

  14. cath lab credentials

    tvccrn replied to sircathalot's topic in Cardiac

    I don't know about other places, but the lab I used to work in and am going back to uses CV techs and the nurses don't do the recording of hemodynamics, so they don't require certification. The lab...