gauge14iv

gauge14iv MSN, APRN, NP

ICU, ER, HH, NICU, now FNP

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  1. Tips on how NOT to appear like a Drug seeker

    gauge14iv replied to WillowBrook's topic in Emergency

    I agree - but... People will lie about who they are, fake their identities etc etc... It wouldnt be fool proof by any means - but anything would have to be better than nothing. It would also be nice...

  2. Tips on how NOT to appear like a Drug seeker

    gauge14iv replied to WillowBrook's topic in Emergency

    Oh but were there some sort of tracking system in the US...that sure would make save time for all the rest of us and for patients. There is a tracking system of sorts, but not one that anyone has any...

  3. would you laugh at me ?

    gauge14iv replied to sunshineonleith's topic in Emergency

    No dental intervention in any ER I ever worked in either. Just treat the pain and refer was all we could

  4. ...I'm about to cry

    gauge14iv replied to maryshome8's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    If it is having a BS you are worried about for the sake of future employment opportunities as a nurse management type - most employers will just accept your prior BS, it need not be in nursing. You...

  5. What is the average hourly pay for a FNP

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

    Very well said - a degree and credentials do not entitle a person - they only open the door for different (not necessarily greater) possibilities. Life - and your career - *IS* what YOU make of

  6. Update on Gross Out Co-Worker

    gauge14iv replied to Meerkat's topic in General Nursing

    yup there are great meds for incontinence...she needs to see her

  7. Disney Culture in Hospitals

    gauge14iv replied to fedupnurse's topic in General Nursing

    :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :roll :roll :rotfl: :lol_hitti :lol_hitti :lol_hitti :lol_hitti

  8. upset about title

    gauge14iv replied to nurse4theplanet's topic in General Nursing

    In some states, that would not even be legal - you might check with your

  9. Disney Culture in Hospitals

    gauge14iv replied to fedupnurse's topic in General Nursing

    Oh my GOsh - this is the funniest thread I have read here in a while!!!! Maybe we should start a thread for "Nursing Songs'. People tell me I have Weird Al sense of humor myself - I just am SO not...

  10. Disney Culture in Hospitals

    gauge14iv replied to fedupnurse's topic in General Nursing

    Bahahahahah!!!! Of course it isn't very Disney! Whatever YOU do would be oh so very

  11. Hospitals paying for tuition?

    gauge14iv replied to JonP84's topic in Texas Nursing

    Pretty much all of them - but you need to be employed there in some capacity. In my experience THR has the best tuition reimbursement. (Oh and at THR - your spouse could work there and they would pay...

  12. TPAPN:a Four Letter Word?

    gauge14iv replied to 1964RNfromTX's topic in Texas Nursing

    It isnt OUR BNE, it is the states BNE - and it always has been. Nor do they claim to be anything other than an agency given the responsibility of protecting the public from harm. period. I am somewhat...

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

    gauge14iv replied to Fun2's topic in General Students

    In the programs I went to - some of the instructors would provide a *very* loose outline of what material would be covered on the test. It was still pretty much a shotgun effort, but it was a nice one...

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

    gauge14iv replied to Fun2's topic in General Students

    There is a lot of reading up front in any semester. Some semesters will seem worse than others. One bite at a

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

    gauge14iv replied to Fun2's topic in General Students

    I just posted some suggestions for study groups over in the EC Thread... Dividing pieces up works well - *IF* - everyone does notations and such to the same level and carries their weight - that means...

  16. El Centro students Spring '06

    gauge14iv replied to AllyRN82's topic in Texas Nursing

    For study groups... Limit the group to NO MORE than 4-5 to people max. Appoint a task master - you can take turns - to keep folks on task when the conversation turns to dinner, kids etc. Set up a...

  17. What is the average hourly pay for a FNP

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

    Like I said - it can vary widely - I don't doubt that your case is the case is some places. It just isn't the case

  18. What is the average hourly pay for a FNP

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

    Keep in mind when talking about bill rates and what an NP bills - that that doesn't necessarily translate into what is collected/reimbursed. An NP (or MD) may bill out 60k in one month - but what is...

  19. Venting about a new CNA...this is really, really long!

    gauge14iv replied to flashpoint's topic in General Nursing

    I can't stress this enough - Document, Document, Document, Document, Document, Document Write down every little thing. They can't fire her without documentation. The state can't do anything to...

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

    gauge14iv replied to Fun2's topic in General Students

    What do you mean its set at 300? You can take the front off the thing and twist it around if it is the dial

  21. excelsior in texas??

    gauge14iv replied to purkiss's topic in Texas Nursing

    They need to strike a deal with a major hospital

  22. How many times did you apply before being accepted??

    gauge14iv replied to kkat4049's topic in Texas Nursing

    Thats good that they added something else at

  23. How many times did you apply before being accepted??

    gauge14iv replied to kkat4049's topic in Texas Nursing

    TWU bases admission solely on grades as I

  24. Collin County Community College

    gauge14iv replied to txranchgirl's topic in Texas Nursing

    It isnt just Collin- its every ADN program out there right now. That is because there are 4 times as many applications (or more) as there are available slots in programs. If 400 people apply for 50...

  25. excelsior in texas??

    gauge14iv replied to purkiss's topic in Texas Nursing

    Wow that is crazy! One of the schools in Texas needs to start THAT