gauge14iv

gauge14iv MSN, APRN, NP

ICU, ER, HH, NICU, now FNP

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  1. Professional Organizations - Texas nurses should be ashamed of themselves

    gauge14iv replied to gauge14iv's topic in Texas Nursing

    Well, that would be one strategy - but no organization can do much of anything until it has members and money :) I'm working on a survey - I will have it ready in a few weeks. Gotta get through...

  2. Professional Organizations - Texas nurses should be ashamed of themselves

    gauge14iv replied to gauge14iv's topic in Texas Nursing

    Absolutely - fragmentation is our greatest enemy - just as the profession has fragmented itself with the LVN vs RNand the ADN vs BSN and any other number of many divisions so it has also fragmented...

  3. Need Tpapn Advice Asap!!!!

    gauge14iv replied to Spookshowbaby's topic in Texas Nursing

    If you want to keep a license in Texas it's TPAPN or nuthin. There is no tolerance for any illegal drug use - and that is as it should be whether you agree with it or not. Legal is legal, illegal is...

  4. Professional Organizations - Texas nurses should be ashamed of themselves

    gauge14iv replied to gauge14iv's topic in Texas Nursing

    We need to come up with something here and quick. Nursing is losing ground so fast that it isn't going to matter is we don't do something soon. So change TNA/ANA, start a new group, form a coalition...

  5. Professional Organizations - Texas nurses should be ashamed of themselves

    gauge14iv replied to gauge14iv's topic in Texas Nursing

    I am in agreement with you on this - trust me. However - being a member of a specialty org does not garner the profession as a whole any real legislative power. Perhaps all the specialty...

  6. Scope of FNPs

    gauge14iv replied to nycNurse2b's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Also check with the state you plan to practice in - for instance - in Texas - an FNP can't deliver babies so if you are wanting to do that as part of your practice, that is a whole OTHER thing! Nurse...

  7. Recount for UTMB

    gauge14iv replied to Kim O'Therapy's topic in Texas Nursing

    If you already have a BS - it really wont matter which route you take because you will be eligible to apply to grad school either way - although if you do the AD route they may want you take a couple...

  8. Anyone out there NOT good at math but aced Chem?

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

    Nope - not true - never took an algebra course - ever. In fact math never made sense to me - I was a math for dummies kinda gal - until I got to chemistry. Once the instructor explained dimensional...

  9. Professional Organizations - Texas nurses should be ashamed of themselves

    gauge14iv replied to gauge14iv's topic in Texas Nursing

    So what are we gonna do about

  10. Professional Organizations - Texas nurses should be ashamed of themselves

    gauge14iv replied to gauge14iv's topic in Texas Nursing

    If TNA isn't it - then we need to start something else. As for TNA telling you you have to be a BSN - then more ADN's need to join and change that. I agree it's too expensive. I'm a member. I don't...

  11. Professional Organizations - Texas nurses should be ashamed of themselves

    gauge14iv replied to gauge14iv's topic in Texas Nursing

    No kidding!!!!! Seriously! THINK of the number of lobbyists we could hire! THINK of the numbers who would march on capital hill. THINK of the money that could be put towards developing real solutions...

  12. Work Paying for Student Loans??

    gauge14iv replied to CoCo612's topic in Texas Nursing

    And one in San Antonio, and one in Waco as well I believe - there are a number of them. Heres the VA facility locator - there are also outpatient clinics in many areas as well....

  13. PDA becoming a necessity pdq :)

    gauge14iv replied to ree-nee's topic in Texas Nursing

    In a few weeks remind me to tell you a really funny story about my PDA that I can't share just yet

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

    gauge14iv replied to Fun2's topic in General Students

    If you want to try on Danskos, birks, tennys, crocks, quarks and merrills all in one place - go to nordstrom. They have em

  15. How relevant are the US News & World Report rankings for NP programs?

    gauge14iv replied to porterwoman's topic in Post Graduate Students

    LOL! I was just going to point out that they mean nothing except money to the publisher of US new and world report. *NO* credibility whatsoever! But schools brag about them like they actually mean...

  16. Know any hosptials in Tx that will train you in a specialty?

    gauge14iv replied to sasha2006's topic in Texas Nursing

    You mean before or after you are a nursing school graduate? If you are a new grad, or experienced RN, you can apply for an internship in a specialy area at just about any of the larger hospitals. They...

  17. Tarrant County College?

    gauge14iv replied to momto2beauties's topic in Texas Nursing

    1. Many people apply to more than one school (I know I applied to 4 myself and was placed on the alt list at 3 of them - the one I was accepted to was my last choice and would have necessitated a move...

  18. Tarrant County College?

    gauge14iv replied to momto2beauties's topic in Texas Nursing

    I went to another school, not to TCC. In the long range plan, if you dont end up going in in the Fall, I know it seems like a long delay but really it is only 3-4 mos. 10 years from now that will be...

  19. Work Paying for Student Loans??

    gauge14iv replied to CoCo612's topic in Texas Nursing

    Some places advertise it, some call it a "Sign on Bonus" that they give you which you can then in turn pay off a portion of your student loans with. As for Houston - it depends on the current need...

  20. Group One background checks in Texas

    gauge14iv replied to edgreen's topic in Texas Nursing

    Just bear in mind that the BNE or BON's are not meant to represent nurses - they are meant to represent the public and protect the public from harm. They are not set up nor are they intended to...

  21. Group One background checks in Texas

    gauge14iv replied to edgreen's topic in Texas Nursing

    Kelly - that is exactly what needs to happen. More nurses "In the trenches" so to speak need to infiltrate the ranks and take over the organizations *OR* a new organization needs to be formed. One or...

  22. Medical Assistant in Hospital??

    gauge14iv replied to tx2007's topic in California Nursing

    In Texas an MA can work in a hospital as a nursing assistant or patient care technician. Very very common. ETA: They give baths, take vitals, help patients with ambulation, assist with meals, answer...

  23. Group One background checks in Texas

    gauge14iv replied to edgreen's topic in Texas Nursing

    Exactly Sunnyjohn. Not agreeing with an organization is not reason to NOT join, it should be *THE* reason that you *DO* join. So *YOU* can make a

  24. Co-workers on allnurses...

    gauge14iv replied to HisTreasure's topic in General Nursing

    If you really want to scare yourself, google your allnurses.com

  25. Anyone else have a case of cold feet?

    gauge14iv replied to bruinlaura's topic in Post Graduate Students

    I've been an RN for years - and I wondered if I had made the right decision going into my grad program. I think it is pretty normal before starting into any large committment to wonder if you are in...