gauge14iv

gauge14iv MSN, APRN, NP

ICU, ER, HH, NICU, now FNP

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  1. AANP FNP Exam - PASSED!

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

    GOOD LUCK TO

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

    gauge14iv replied to Daytonite's topic in Home Health

    Patients do have the right to choose their home health agency. Perhaps there is another one who would treat your family in a more professional manner? These agencies are usually in some pretty tough...

  3. why all the rudeness?

    gauge14iv replied to christymwinn's topic in General Nursing

    A troll is a person who posts a thread such as "All nurses are stupid" in an attempt to get people riled up - if people read the post and recognize it as a trollers post, then they usually let it go...

  4. Not sure what else to do...incompetent admissions

    gauge14iv replied to smattles1of2's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I solved a similar issue by writing to the chancellor. Problem solved - overnight - with one

  5. PA Nurses express concern over Online RN Diploma program based in VA, clinicals in PA

    gauge14iv replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Online Distance Learning

    "The "old school white hat" powers that be who graduated from nursing school in 1972 and now serve on BON's can fight it all they want..........distance education isn't going away and it's only...

  6. Nursing Student Divorce Rate?

    gauge14iv replied to ibmaryann's topic in General Students

    I - and 4 of my classmates - PLANNED to get divorced after we finished nursing school!! Can't blame nursing school on

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

    gauge14iv replied to Fun2's topic in General Students

    I bought my cardiology III as a student - I have had it for 16 years LOL and it has served me very very well. I will say that I have seen even some pretty loud murmurs missed with cheapos - one to...

  8. Good "Dancing/singing in your car before NCLEX" songs

    gauge14iv replied to JenNJFLCA's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    "Givin it Up (for your love)" By whoever you can find it by! GREAT

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

    gauge14iv replied to Fun2's topic in General Students

    I need to buy myself a new one - mine stands straight out sideways when you hold it upright the tuping is so stiff - and its so old that they no longer make the earpieces for it - they changed

  10. Holistic scope NP--dream or possibility?

    gauge14iv replied to golden-hair's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Yes, I know - I just want to go to UT for something LOL. I was teasing my son - he is on the cycling team there, that I was going to move to Austin to do my doc and join the cycling team at UT too -...

  11. Holistic scope NP--dream or possibility?

    gauge14iv replied to golden-hair's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Thanks - that is very helpful. Any hope of UT ever doing a DNP program?

  12. Holistic scope NP--dream or possibility?

    gauge14iv replied to golden-hair's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    You might check out the Holistic Health program at the University of Texas in Austin - I don't know how alternative therapy focused it is, but it may hold some interest for you.

  13. Doctoral degree to become an NP???

    gauge14iv replied to VickyRN's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    They arent going to change it for those who are already there. MS level NP's will be grandfathered in and right now its more of a wish (on the part of certain parties) than a requirement. In...

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

    gauge14iv replied to Fun2's topic in General Students

    I have heard rumors that Methodist of Dallas is either doing the same thing or considering it, but I have not been able to confirm

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

    gauge14iv replied to Fun2's topic in General Students

    http://www.texashealth.org/main.asp-enorgid--level-3-id--name-Home/THRInfo/NewsRoom/THRHeadlines-article-34E2BDE694D54774955021D4F74FD214-lang-en...

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

    gauge14iv replied to Fun2's topic in General Students

    Somewhere there was a thread here that had more details...hmmmm....where was that

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

    gauge14iv replied to Fun2's topic in General Students

    She THINKS - she was still checking

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

    gauge14iv replied to Fun2's topic in General Students

    And you guys do know that THR has an AD program at their facilities for their employees? They pay for the whole thing and you work and go to school right there at the

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

    gauge14iv replied to Fun2's topic in General Students

    Ok - she THINKS its 1 year per semster they pay for. But that's anywhere in the system - not necessarily in the same unit or even

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

    gauge14iv replied to Fun2's topic in General Students

    oh and that >5k was per

  21. North Texas = Few Jobs?

    gauge14iv replied to TheCommuter's topic in Texas Nursing

    The great thing about a big "chain" with lots of facilities and lots of departments is there is plenty of room to move around within the system and not lose bennies or break contracts

  22. Billing/Coding and Documentation Sources for NPs?

    gauge14iv posted a topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    What are your favorite suorces? This is an area I feel particularly weak in, we got very little of it in school. I orded Carolyn Bupperts inline (rather than online LOL) short course. Any other

  23. How much to LVNs REALLY make just starting out of school in SA??

    gauge14iv replied to smjones0130's topic in Texas Nursing

    LTCF's in particular have trouble attracting staff, so they pay more is my

  24. MSN UT? Help Guys/Gals

    gauge14iv replied to dcfis's topic in Texas Nursing

    Most places pay a very small amount of money an hour more for the MS. They dont seem to care about a BS though. Salaries overall compared to cost of living are excellent

  25. On hanging blood...

    gauge14iv replied to spejsa's topic in First Year After Licensure

    No matter what you do, some people on the opposite shift will always assume that you left work for them because you were lazy and wanted to leave work for them instead of doing it yourself. Don't be...