gauge14iv

gauge14iv MSN, APRN, NP

ICU, ER, HH, NICU, now FNP

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  1. Good vibes and prayers for Fun2Care!

    gauge14iv replied to Race Mom's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    you do realize you are now officially no longer a pre-nursing student but an official true blue dyed in the wool nursing student??? yay for you!!!!! i have been bouncing up and down in my chair for...

  2. Good vibes and prayers for Fun2Care!

    gauge14iv replied to Race Mom's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    He's IN! El Centro!

  3. Good vibes and prayers for Fun2Care!

    gauge14iv replied to Race Mom's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I don't know yet - I have been frantically trying to call him after I saw that you got your letter!!!!!! He has to go to a PO box to get his mail - it is doubtful he even thought to go

  4. Good vibes and prayers for Fun2Care!

    gauge14iv replied to Race Mom's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    :balloons: :balloons: CONGRATS!!!!!!!!!!!:balloons: :balloons: I am SOOOOOOO Excited for

  5. What Constitutes a Criminal Background??

    gauge14iv replied to Katydidit34's topic in Texas Nursing

    for that matter you can purchase a 25.00 publicdata.com account and run a check on yourself to see what shows

  6. extra clothes

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

    The thought *HAS* occurred to me - but I'd be more afraid of what I would see on the carpet, walls, floors, grout, curtains etc.... Hospitals really are shamefully filthy

  7. Good vibes and prayers for Fun2Care!

    gauge14iv replied to Race Mom's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    gah....and here I am thinkin it is already Friday! Shows you how much sleep I got last

  8. Good vibes and prayers for Fun2Care!

    gauge14iv replied to Race Mom's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    And I'm close enough to meet for a celebration at Chilis! LOL Sunnyjohn will just have to catch up

  9. Good vibes and prayers for Fun2Care!

    gauge14iv replied to Race Mom's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Oh thats right! Technically - if the schools are on holiday today the letters would have gone out yesterday wouldnt

  10. Domestic Violence Survivor.

    gauge14iv replied to Spritenurse1210's topic in General Nursing

    I found journaling and short story writing to be very therapeutic and cathartic for me. Because of the shame that I felt - like most victims of DV - It was so hard for me to explain to my family and...

  11. extra clothes

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

    Bahahahaha!!!! You wouldn't REALLY want your scrubs laundered at one of the local hospitals! I bought one of those Maytage washing machines with the boiling hot water feature on it just for such...

  12. Never say "QUIET"

    gauge14iv replied to piezo-electricite's topic in Emergency

    We referred to it as "The Q Word" and the person who said it was banished the next shift to working the ER GYN area...because yes it absolutely is true. The same goes for ordering food. The minute...

  13. One month until graduation: is this really going to happen?

    gauge14iv replied to SharonH, RN's topic in Post Graduate Students

    I have had nightmares about the following in the past month: Some project that should have been done 2 semesters ago got missed somehow and now I wont graduate. Something happens to the latter...

  14. What's the best way to find a preceptor?

    gauge14iv replied to texas-rn-fnp's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I would also suggest joining the local NP organization and actually going to the meetings. You will meet a lot of people this

  15. extra clothes

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

    In many hospitals you have to wear their scrubs in the L&D and OR areas. Also - if you give your personal scrubs to any of the laundries in the hospitals in Dallas, you will never ever see them...

  16. Good vibes and prayers for Fun2Care!

    gauge14iv replied to Race Mom's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I just wanted to add my best wishes to the list - You really are an inspiration and I am really excited for you!! All things willing, one of my dearest friends will be there with you! I'll cross my...

  17. Dallas Hospitals!!!!!

    gauge14iv replied to TCUFrogs!'s topic in Texas Nursing

    I have been working in Dallas for 15 years - along with thousands of others who have never had problems with Group One. The people you hear the horror stories from are the minority who had problems....

  18. Dallas Hospitals!!!!!

    gauge14iv replied to TCUFrogs!'s topic in Texas Nursing

    Oh my! If a nurse recruiter was nasty to me, I'd be sending a certified letter to her supervisor AFTER I accepted a position somewhere else! Don't give group one a second thought unless you are prone...

  19. Group One background checks in Texas

    gauge14iv replied to edgreen's topic in Texas Nursing

    You might also consider filing a complaint with the FTC -

  20. group one? someone please help me

    gauge14iv replied to BSNmay13's topic in Texas Nursing

    See my response on the other thread. As for nurses just laying down and taking it - I'm not saying at all that we have to TAKE anything - quite the contrary - they (GO) are banking on the fact that...

  21. Group One background checks in Texas

    gauge14iv replied to edgreen's topic in Texas Nursing

    Dont talk to people on the phone - do it all in writing. Use form letters. Do not be tempted to add your own words. You can find these form letters in various web sites and books and software packages...

  22. Group One background checks in Texas

    gauge14iv replied to edgreen's topic in Texas Nursing

    Look up the fair debt collection act.... then use it to dispute the information in your file. When you file a dispute, they have to remove the item for 30 days while verification is sought. If the...

  23. Dallas Hospitals!!!!!

    gauge14iv replied to TCUFrogs!'s topic in Texas Nursing

    No such thing in Texas - Texas is very anti-union by nature - which in my opinion is a good thing most of the

  24. Waiting list for the nursing schools? Dallas

    gauge14iv replied to southernnurse2be's topic in Texas Nursing

    (by THR I mean Texas Health Resources)

  25. Waiting list for the nursing schools? Dallas

    gauge14iv replied to southernnurse2be's topic in Texas Nursing

    The best bet is to call THR's corporate headquarters if it is THR you are interested in. Thing is - you have to be an employee - it isn't open to non-employees anymore. There are other programs that...