gauge14iv

gauge14iv MSN, APRN, NP

ICU, ER, HH, NICU, now FNP

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  1. Dcccd 2006

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

    I've hit refresh 22 times now!!!!!!!! Congrats to all of you so far!!!!!!!! Gosh this is so

  2. Cheaters during a test!!!

    gauge14iv replied to pixie-dust37's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    That being said - as far as patient safety goes - I stand by my stance, and I hope I never have to work with someone who believes snitching in a case of wrongdoing is the wrong thig to

  3. Cheaters during a test!!!

    gauge14iv replied to pixie-dust37's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    that article VERY is tongue in cheek!!! Love it!

  4. To All You Dallas Girls and Guys Waiting!!!

    gauge14iv replied to Katydidit34's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    There are only so many seats - about six times that number of people (all of whom meet the requirements)

  5. Dcccd 2006

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

    >> heading out to shake down the mailman for the rest of

  6. Cheaters during a test!!!

    gauge14iv replied to pixie-dust37's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Thank you! That is EXACTLY the issue I am talking about. As nurses we are responsible for ourselves AND others but most of all for the safety of our patients, thats what peer review and peer...

  7. Cheaters during a test!!!

    gauge14iv replied to pixie-dust37's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    You dont want other people in your business? Then dont make yourself their business by cheating. Pure n

  8. Cheaters during a test!!!

    gauge14iv replied to pixie-dust37's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Hrmmmmm and we wonder why we have to worry about nurses who falsify records, time cards or lie about medications given or not given. Or docs who bill fraudulently. We should be held to a higher...

  9. Dcccd 2006

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

    When I applied to nursing school, I didn't get in at my first choice school...or my second. I got in at my fourth choice but hubby refused to move (It was 4 hours away). I was waitlisted at my second...

  10. Dcccd 2006

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

    So are any of you actually going to sleep tonite? (or the nights between now and the time the letters reach you for that matter!!!) I hope its tomorrow! I can't wait to hear!!!! Good luck!!!!...

  11. Dcccd 2006

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

    If you should decide to go to TWU, you want to take at least 30 hours of pre-reqs there. They add points to your GPA for doing that rather than taking them somewhere else so that your application GPA...

  12. Help! I was accepted to nursing school but...

    gauge14iv replied to Lisa CCU RN's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Could you take it via distance ed like through texas tech ot UT Austin? Or does the local community college have a winter-mester like ours do here? Could you take it online through an open enrollment...

  13. thinking about harris methodist fort worth

    gauge14iv replied to leo84's topic in Texas Nursing

    ALL of the hospitals in the DFW area participate in Group One to my knowledge. Othere areas have their own versions - trust me! You just may not be aware of them (even worse in my

  14. Mortgage for new grad RN?

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

    Actually... fixed rate vs not....there is a lot of varying opinions on those - and none of them agree but that rule doesnt hold true for every situation. So....get to know a mortgage banker who will...

  15. Fort Worth??

    gauge14iv replied to TheCommuter's topic in Texas Nursing

    Honestly when it comes to working for a staffing agency, you just need to interview a couple and see which is the best fit for you. I would just look them up and call them and see if the manager will...

  16. thinking about harris methodist fort worth

    gauge14iv replied to leo84's topic in Texas Nursing

    Oh - they had seperate Trauma, Neuro, Cardio, CV, MedSurg and step down ICU's. It is not a teaching

  17. thinking about harris methodist fort worth

    gauge14iv replied to leo84's topic in Texas Nursing

    Loved Harris when I worked there 10 years ago - great people to work with, decent ratios and nice pay. I'd work there again if I still lived

  18. Waste of Talent

    gauge14iv replied to ksadler97's topic in Texas Nursing

    Yes, I'd like to know where you get the "Texas isn't hurting for nurses and pay is low" from? granted certain areas are not well paying - but in any major city, you can make PLENTY of money! AND there...

  19. Dcccd 2006

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

    They waived the 5 year rule because I had been actively working. The only thing I had to do was take a lifespan growth and development course in lieu of the child development course I had taken years...

  20. Starting Salaries for NPs

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

    In the Dallas area, salaries have come up quite a bit for NP's in the past few years. I expect that will continue and that it will be more widespread as demand for NP's increases. It's a win-win for...

  21. RN experience required?

    gauge14iv replied to ICRN2008's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Thats how the people who say they are going straight into an NP program are "getting around" the experience requirement so to speak - and it is acceptable to do this! You take your core courses like...

  22. Recommended Reading Nursing Books List (joke)

    gauge14iv replied to Angie O'Plasty's topic in Nursing Humor

    Proctology 101 by Harry

  23. Dcccd 2006

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

    GOOD LUCK!!!!!!! Gosh I remember doing this - waiting with baited breath - 15 years ago!!!!! How EXCITING! and nerve wracking!!!! I will be keeping my fingers crossed for ALL of you! I did an AD...

  24. Fort Worth??

    gauge14iv replied to TheCommuter's topic in Texas Nursing

    in Dallas - RN's with a few years experience range at 24 to 34 an hour if employed by the facility or company. They range 30 to 40 if working agency or per diem. Some make more than that, a few make...

  25. Dcccd 2006

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

    You're welcome! Just make sure you talk to someone at a university, and not a community