gauge14iv

gauge14iv MSN, APRN, NP

ICU, ER, HH, NICU, now FNP

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  1. ER T-shirts

    gauge14iv replied to blufoxtrot's topic in Emergency

    "Runs with

  2. Home buying for nurses...

    gauge14iv replied to nursing 101's topic in General Nursing

    My hubby said to his knowledge they do not - nurses make more money than teachers, police officers and military personnel. Sounds about right to me

  3. Mortgage for new grad RN?

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

    DON'T just look at the interest rate!!!!!!! One physician I know was quoted 4.5% - when he got to the closing table to sIgn the papers, the mortgage company had changed the paperwork to 11%! as I said...

  4. Home buying for nurses...

    gauge14iv replied to nursing 101's topic in General Nursing

    My husband is a mortgage loan officer. There are not any specific programs in Texas, but I will have him ask his multi-state experts about others places. In general, nurses do ok on the home mortage...

  5. Volunteer Nurses Needed for Hurricane Emergency!

    gauge14iv replied to glascow's topic in General Nursing

    Reciprocal licensing isn't so important - as someone stated earlier, nearly all states have clauses in their state acts which allow for emergency situations. One poster provided a website for Florida...

  6. Evacuation of New Orleans hospital...(link to article inside)

    gauge14iv replied to HappyNurse2005's topic in General Nursing

    That is AWESOME! I know some of those require you to sign up in advance and attend training. Others are willing to take what they can get when they need

  7. Evacuation of New Orleans hospital...(link to article inside)

    gauge14iv replied to HappyNurse2005's topic in General Nursing

    If you are interested in traveling to the area, contacting the state and national nursing associations is probably the best way, and the red cross if you can get through. They have already started to...

  8. Evacuation of New Orleans hospital...(link to article inside)

    gauge14iv replied to HappyNurse2005's topic in General Nursing

    Im not heated up at all! I just find it exttremely discouraging that people can complain about what others are or are not perceivedly doing when they are not IN a situation. Sort of like arm chair...

  9. Evacuation of New Orleans hospital...(link to article inside)

    gauge14iv replied to HappyNurse2005's topic in General Nursing

    Sunnyjohn - try the texasnurses.org website and see if there is acontact phone number. This is the email address I got the email from last night

  10. Evacuation of New Orleans hospital...(link to article inside)

    gauge14iv replied to HappyNurse2005's topic in General Nursing

    Im not saying "Just show up" that WOULD be stupid - but you CAN call and

  11. Volunteer Nurses Needed for Hurricane Emergency!

    gauge14iv replied to glascow's topic in General Nursing

    sunnyjohn - contact http://www.texasnp.org/. I know they were looking for OR nurses, so it isnt unlikely they are needing techs

  12. Evacuation of New Orleans hospital...(link to article inside)

    gauge14iv replied to HappyNurse2005's topic in General Nursing

    The area is already under martial law...There is just overwhelming obstacles in place... One problem is that even the police and army national guard are now out of batteries, fuel and even vehicles to...

  13. RN is he making a pass at me what will this do to my job

    gauge14iv replied to heaven in your eyes's topic in General Nursing

    The girlfriend is always viewed as the slut, the wife is the injured victim, and the guy is the stud... Stinks - but thats how it goes down. I have watched this happen tooooooo many times. The...

  14. RN is he making a pass at me what will this do to my job

    gauge14iv replied to heaven in your eyes's topic in General Nursing

    DON'T BELIEVE THE ROOM MATE STORY!!!!!!!! ANYONE WHO WANTS TO "MAKE IT" ON THEIR OWN CAN DO SO IF THEY WANT TO!!!!!!!!!!!! Room Mates my duff!!!!! :angryfire People don't stay married for 20 years...

  15. Evacuation of New Orleans hospital...(link to article inside)

    gauge14iv replied to HappyNurse2005's topic in General Nursing

    One of the recue workers trying to get people out of charity said last night that as they were trying to get in there with boats, they were being accosted by who were desperate to get out, and were...

  16. How to volunteer for the aftermath of Katrina??

    gauge14iv replied to soflnurse's topic in Florida Nursing

    Check with your state Nurses Association - In Texas, the TNA is co-ordinating efforts. Maybe your state org is doing the same. In texas - the URL is

  17. Evacuation of New Orleans hospital...(link to article inside)

    gauge14iv replied to HappyNurse2005's topic in General Nursing

    And I may have a place for you to stay as

  18. Evacuation of New Orleans hospital...(link to article inside)

    gauge14iv replied to HappyNurse2005's topic in General Nursing

    Brita - Please message me - let me bring you a meal or two or a few things you need. I can help you get in touch with people who can get you working

  19. Evacuation of New Orleans hospital...(link to article inside)

    gauge14iv replied to HappyNurse2005's topic in General Nursing

    Watching the news this morning - it appears people are starting to pour into shelters in places like Houston and Dallas - they have run out of money for hotels and have nowhere to go. We may be needed...

  20. Are there real clinical specialties for NPs?

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

    NICU, CNM, CRNA & ER/Acute are about the only specialties - the other NP programs are generalized. You do not do a specialty residency or program in NP school by and large - it's OJT post grad,...

  21. Evacuation of New Orleans hospital...(link to article inside)

    gauge14iv replied to HappyNurse2005's topic in General Nursing

    According to this link though - LA is not a compact state.

  22. Evacuation of New Orleans hospital...(link to article inside)

    gauge14iv replied to HappyNurse2005's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks - it says I'm not compact licensed - guess I will call them

  23. Evacuation of New Orleans hospital...(link to article inside)

    gauge14iv replied to HappyNurse2005's topic in General Nursing

    or wait....licensed in Texas mean I DO have a compact license ??? I'm confused - someone enlighten

  24. Evacuation of New Orleans hospital...(link to article inside)

    gauge14iv replied to HappyNurse2005's topic in General Nursing

    Given the severity of the storm the decision was made that most of the patients were safer where they were - and in most cases that would probably be true. However, the flooding that occurred AFTER...

  25. Evacuation of New Orleans hospital...(link to article inside)

    gauge14iv replied to HappyNurse2005's topic in General Nursing

    For Texas nurses wanting to help: http://www.texasnurses.org/forms/V2_Hurricane_Katrina.pdf