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  1. LVN pay at Houston hospitals

    I don't know of any hospitals that still hire
  2. Please name the profession....they might work for free while still in school, but they DO NOT work for free after obtaining a degree. Nurses obtain a LICENSE. Why would they work for free? I think...
  3. I graduated from Cy Fair nursing school in December and am now cleaning out all my school stuff. I have a ton of books to give away (some from school, some that I had purchased as study aids, a HESI...
  4. new grad needs suggestions

    I was hired out of nursing school into a pediatric ER. If you want Peds, then go for peds. Adult med surg and pedi are two totally different
  5. Attn: New Cy Fair Nursing Students

    no, no more left. The girl that took them took them
  6. Texas Children's Houston

    No, Friday is not considered the weekend in shift diff. What unit will you be working
  7. Texas Children's Houston

    Also, TCH is ranked as the best employer in Houston. It is an excellent company to work
  8. Texas Children's Houston

    yep. that's right. But you only have to work two weekend days a month. If you commit to the weekender program (you work every friday, saturday sunday) your diff is much much
  9. Starting Pay in El Paso, TX

    Austin pays less, because everyone wants to live in Austin. No one willingly lives in El Paso...I was born and raised there, and couldn't wait to
  10. Nursing market becoming oversaturated?

    There seems to be plenty of jobs in
  11. Texas ADN pay

    I work in Houston in the Medical Center, and ADN's and BSN's make the
  12. ACC Nursing Drop Out Rate

    I think it is that way at most nursing schools. We started out with 50 and graduated 12 of the original
  13. New Grad question

    we were told when we were hired that you had to work the 3p-3a shift for a year before you could request a shift change. Depending on what shift you wanted to change to, it could take another 2...
  14. where are the most new grad opportunities?

    21 dollars an hour is VERY low. Not sure about the comment of the nurses being young. I work in a major hospital in the Medical center, and I will say on average, the average age of a GN on my unit...
  15. It's feasible. I worked the day after Thanksgiving. My employer gave me off Christmas Eve and Day and New Years Eve. I work New Years
  16. Nurse Assignments in your ER

    we have assigned rooms. Some parts it is three rooms to one nurse and some parts it is four rooms to one nurse. The "fast track" area has 10 rooms and 2 nurses. We have about 6 attendings at one...
  17. Hesi Exit Exam-RN exit exam

    This is not true. It depends on your school, NOT the state of
  18. New RN and NO job!!!

    plenty of jobs in
  19. I work in a large pediatric hospital in the ER, and we are seeing a TON of H1N1. Most go home with your basic flu education, but some are being intubated and sent to the PICU. I have seen normally...
  20. I work in the ER. I leave as soon as I give report. the only time I really get out late is when my relief is not on
  21. Numbing cream for peds IV's?

    We used ethyl choloride spray (i work in a pediatric ER). We use LET or EMLA when accessing a port. That does get put on in triage. We know if a Heme/Onc patient comes in with a fever, we will be...
  22. Best Pediatric Hospital in Texas?

    How about Texas CHildren's Hospital in
  23. List of hospitals that hire new grads in picu

    texas children's hospital in Houston Texas hires a lot of new grads in their
  24. Should I head for the hills???

    Well, I chose my job in the pediatric ER for similar reasons. I realized in nursing school that there was a lot I couldn't stomach about the older patients. I am very happy with my choice of...
  25. Nursing job interview attire

    Don't wear the Forever 21 shirt. Also, I would stay away from striped