gauge14iv

gauge14iv MSN, APRN, NP

ICU, ER, HH, NICU, now FNP

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  1. nursing caps

    gauge14iv replied to biker nurse's topic in General Nursing

    We pointed and laughed at... uhm...nah I should be nice

  2. nursing caps

    gauge14iv replied to biker nurse's topic in General Nursing

    yeah Im thinking this is not real

  3. nursing caps

    gauge14iv replied to biker nurse's topic in General Nursing

    In the

  4. sick of ADN vs BSN! like most of us have a choice anyway!

    gauge14iv replied to okie2's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Remember too that what makes sense for one person doesn't necessarily fit everybody elses situation. Most of the hospitals here do pay at least a small differential for a BS or BSN, over time it adds...

  5. Has anyone switched from a BSN program to an ADN?

    gauge14iv replied to TazziRN's topic in General Nursing

    My son is at a major university - away from home. I admit I was really worried about the whole financial aspect but it has worked out ok. The financial aid programs, scholarships, loans and grants he...

  6. Pay raise for School Nurses

    gauge14iv replied to mamajama's topic in Texas Nursing

    ADN's fall into the same category as LVN's as far as most school districts are concerned. Many of them didnt' qualify for the raises either because apparently that is the way the state worded it and...

  7. Pay raise for School Nurses

    gauge14iv replied to mamajama's topic in Texas Nursing

    They wouldnt hire someone with a 1 or 2 year degree and pay them to teach - they would hire them as a teachers aide. If the teachers aide wants teachers pay, then she can go back to school and get the...

  8. Pay raise for School Nurses

    gauge14iv replied to mamajama's topic in Texas Nursing

    School's pay scales are based on the degree held by the individual and the additive years of experience. Many districts post this online. School nurses are paid on the same salary schedule as...

  9. ready to drop out of FNP program

    gauge14iv replied to lannisz's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Just because it is the choice YOU made, doesn't make it make it the choice for everyone - if that's the assumption you are operating under (along with the assumption that we all want to be docs) then...

  10. Credit Check for employment???

    gauge14iv replied to FutureNurse2005's topic in General Nursing

    In case you didnt realize it - and many don't - the consent to perform a criminal background check is actually a consent for a consumer background check. They dont need consent to look up anybody's...

  11. Is Nursing School more difficult than working?

    gauge14iv replied to Diahni's topic in General Nursing

    You guys who are saying school is easier need to say how long you have been working. The first year out of nursing school *IS* harder, maybe even the first two years. And of course anytime you move...

  12. ready to drop out of FNP program

    gauge14iv replied to lannisz's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I have had several docs tell me the same thing - Being a doc is all they can do because they are too invested in it to do anything else. I always did know that I wanted a whole lot of kids, I wanted...

  13. Is Nursing School more difficult than working?

    gauge14iv replied to Diahni's topic in General Nursing

    I think the first year in nursing is harder than nursing school on a relative scale. All the rest is not in my

  14. NP Annual Salary

    gauge14iv replied to MsLady06's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Maybe if an NP owned a clinic, did some entrepreneurial dealings on the side - like acting as director for a couple of beauty spa type clinics for a fee, did some consulting, speaking etc... That NP...

  15. ready to drop out of FNP program

    gauge14iv replied to lannisz's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    But you arent listening to what we are saying! WE DON'T WANT TO BE DOCTORS! NO INTEREST! THANKS BUT NO THANKS!

  16. Need advice - bail on my accelerated BSN for an ADN?(long)

    gauge14iv replied to fleur-de-lis's topic in General Nursing

    Honestly - I don't think any program is easier than any other. The accelerated programs are admissably more intense because of the time factor - but no matter what program you find yourself in, its...

  17. ready to drop out of FNP program

    gauge14iv replied to lannisz's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Hmmmmmmm I had 2 acquaintances who went to foreign medical schools about 15 years ago. Interestingly enough, niether of them are doctors. And they are both still cutting off their arms to pay off huge...

  18. ready to drop out of FNP program

    gauge14iv replied to lannisz's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Yeah that what I was thinking - he is assuming we WANT to be doctors LOL Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo thanks! I love being an NP thank you very

  19. Medicare Abuse

    gauge14iv replied to RunningWithScissors's topic in General Nursing

    uhm...there *IS* a medicare fraud hotline. However, unless you actually know it all - I'd be very careful about that. Obvious fraud should of course be reported. Do you really think these folks...

  20. What have other nurses done that have freaked you out?

    gauge14iv replied to texas_lvn's topic in General Nursing

    Ok I woulda had to write that one

  21. North Lake/El Centro - Fall '06!

    gauge14iv replied to Fun2's topic in General Students

    Congrats to Spill and Amy - still holding for you Jaxia! I was an "alternate" many years ago - at all but one of my choice schools and the one that accepted me, I couldnt attend. Looking back, it was...

  22. Help me with a Rude Judgmental Social Worker from Hell!

    gauge14iv replied to Daytonite's topic in Home Health

    Medicare won't really care that people are rude - only if medicare rules or regulations were not

  23. Can't find MULTIVITAMIN drug listing- HELP PLease!

    gauge14iv replied to kukukajoo's topic in General Students

    You will have to look up the individual componants of the multivitamin - Vitamin A Vitamin B Vitamin C Niacin Folic Acid Iron Etc Etc Etc Sorry Some of the interactions can be significant especially...

  24. ready to drop out of FNP program

    gauge14iv replied to lannisz's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Pay for NP's is well above 30.00 an hour around Dallas and most of them don't work in urgent care clinics. I will admit though that working and grad school is TOUGH, although there are plenty of...

  25. VIP floors in hospitals?

    gauge14iv replied to lilypad2424's topic in Texas Nursing

    Not VIP floors, but there are certainly hotel type suites that can be had for a pretty penny - and the nurses wear scrubs