gauge14iv

gauge14iv MSN, APRN, NP

ICU, ER, HH, NICU, now FNP

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

    gauge14iv replied to HappyNurse2005's topic in General Nursing

    I don't have a compact license - but am told the BNE is issuing them on an emergent or temporary basis so I will check into that first thing in the morning when they open. It sounds like things have...

  2. The "I hate math" club

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

    If it helps... I grew up a math idiot - always had to take math for dummys all the way through high schoo, never made it through a college algebra course (4 attempts) and was dreading chem and math 15...

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

    gauge14iv replied to HappyNurse2005's topic in General Nursing

    Me too - just point me to where to go - I'm Texas licensed. I have a few days between classes and clinicals and could go back and forth for a

  4. Moving to San Antonio. Need lots of help!

    gauge14iv replied to studentnurserachel's topic in Texas Nursing

    Wages are much lower in SA - but the cost of living is very low also. Housing is VERY cheap - 100 k will get you a HUGE house in SA! I would love to move to SA - my parents live there - but I...

  5. Looks like I may not have a job

    gauge14iv replied to CrunchRN's topic in Texas Nursing

    What about telephonic case management companies like Intracorp or something? They have lots of those positions in the DFW

  6. How far up the ladder can you go with an Associate Nursing degree?

    gauge14iv replied to Student_Nurse_Cossman's topic in Nursing Career

    3 years is about right - it took me a year to trasition through the BSN portion, and 2 years for the MS portion... Most places actually grant you the BS in between - I have heard of a couple places...

  7. How far up the ladder can you go with an Associate Nursing degree?

    gauge14iv replied to Student_Nurse_Cossman's topic in Nursing Career

    You still get the BS in between - or at least complete the hours even if they don't actually grant a

  8. NP vs PA...

    gauge14iv replied to CrazyPremed's topic in Post Graduate Students

    LOL! Yes this is true especially when searching for dead horses that have been beaten beyond beaten... That's the main reason why sometimes you are better off searching the archives - if you are...

  9. How far up the ladder can you go with an Associate Nursing degree?

    gauge14iv replied to Student_Nurse_Cossman's topic in Nursing Career

    The RN-MSN programs that "skip" the BSN typically grant the BSN about 1/2 way through. You aren't bypassing the BSN, just sort of doing it all

  10. ANP vs. FNP for cardiology?

    gauge14iv replied to Angie O'Plasty's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    You might check with your state regs - In Texas, as of Jan 1 2006 - you MUST be an Adult NP, Family NP, Pedi NP, Neonatal NP, CRNA, Nurse Midwife, Acute Care ped or adult NP, Geriatric NP, Womens...

  11. what is the main organization for np?

    gauge14iv replied to button2cute's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    ACNP Is another national organization - just like nursing, medicine. engineering, banking and a host of other industries - there are many organizations. Some are for profit and their aim is to make a...

  12. what is the main organization for np?

    gauge14iv replied to button2cute's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Oh - Most belong to more than one. I belong to three - local, state and national, and then I willprobably join a specialty organization at some point I'm

  13. what is the main organization for np?

    gauge14iv replied to button2cute's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    American Academy of Nurse Practitioners http://www.AANP.org I'm not sure what other organization you are talking about unless you are talking about local or specialty groups like those for peds or...

  14. Chance of Hire After 9 Month Training?

    gauge14iv replied to KristinWW's topic in Operating Room

    One way around this might be is you do the internship where you live now and then when you relocate, you take a job at the new locale with the same company (ie: HCA, Tenet) I have seen those...

  15. Chance of Hire After 9 Month Training?

    gauge14iv replied to KristinWW's topic in Operating Room

    Many hospitals make you sign an agreement which states that you will remain employed for a certain amount of time after the completion of the internship OR you will pay them to reimbuse the expense of...

  16. Would you recommend getting FNP degree?

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

    Some FNP's do shift work if thats what they have contracted for or if they work in an acute care setting. For me - less shift work is one of the major attractions. I DESPISE 12 hour shifts and working...

  17. I did it, I bought a Pocket PC

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

    There should be a setting somewhere for it - I don't remember where and I don't use it anymore, so I can't tell you exactly where it

  18. Excelsior College and CRNA

    gauge14iv replied to deannicholas's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    My son is in paramedic training - we compare it all the time to RN training and he asks a lot of good questions. I went to nursing school with several paramedics - and they were pretty blatant abuot...

  19. I did it, I bought a Pocket PC

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

    As for laptops - well - laptops do a LOT more than a PDA, so one does not really replace the other. I have both - along with a desktop machine to use at home. Again - for me a laptop could not...

  20. Excelsior College and CRNA

    gauge14iv replied to deannicholas's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    No CRNA school will take a paramedic, you MUST be a nurse. And since the minimum entry for CRNA in most states is now a masters degree, somewhere along the line, you have to get the BS and MS too. (Or...

  21. Excelsior College and CRNA

    gauge14iv replied to deannicholas's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    I can tell you this.... RN and paramedic are two VERY different things - yes they are able to perform some of the same skills, however - an RN has no clue how to extricate someone from a wrecked...

  22. Excelsior College and CRNA

    gauge14iv replied to deannicholas's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    It is one thing altogether for a person with NO nursing experience to do an online program.... It is entirely something else for someone who is already a nurse in some form or fashion to upgrade their...

  23. Need Help with PDA Software!

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

    Epocrates is good and

  24. Doubting Certification Choice?

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

    Are you saying you want to certify in BOTH ANP and GNP? If so - I would question the need for both. ANP's are very well qualified to handle geriatric problems. If the thought of handling ill babies...

  25. APA Paper Formatting - Anyone using commercial templates?

    gauge14iv replied to rosendalemj's topic in Post Graduate Students

    EndNote is not really a template - although it contains templates. It is actually more of a storage and archiving system for your articles and images and tables. As you are typing in word, you decide...