gauge14iv

gauge14iv MSN, APRN, NP

ICU, ER, HH, NICU, now FNP

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  1. I did it, I bought a Pocket PC

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

    It is best to install your desired programs onto the SD card, rather than the PDA's built in memory. This saves your memory on the machine for RUNNING the programs! Get the biggest SD card you can...

  2. Watch Your Language - Breast Isn't Best!

    gauge14iv replied to FrumDoula's topic in Ob/Gyn

    They offer a class at our hospital, but it is not required, and there are no documented competancy requirements that insure that nurses learn anything new about

  3. Watch Your Language - Breast Isn't Best!

    gauge14iv replied to FrumDoula's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I AM a nurse - and I will say I have heard other nurses spout things thing like - "Just bottle feed in the hospital. You can breastfeed when he goes home". "There is no difference between breast milk...

  4. relocating to Ft. Worth

    gauge14iv replied to military spouse's topic in Texas Nursing

    Because HCA has really low prn rates unless you want to commit to 3 shifts a week. You can make much better prn rates with an

  5. relocating to Ft. Worth

    gauge14iv replied to military spouse's topic in Texas Nursing

    Just a word to the wise - when I went from full time to PRN, my hourly rate went down a LOT at the HCA hospital I was working at. They have very set prn rates at the HCA's and they aren't

  6. How Did You Pay for It?

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

    4 shifts a month should be very doable all the way through - especially if you can have some liberty as to how long in advance you are scheduling and that sort of thinig. I agree - TWU *IS* very...

  7. How Did You Pay for It?

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

    Thats the nice thing about Sallie Mae loans - they don't care how much money you make or anything else. It's mostly no questions asked as long as you have a co-signer OR you own a home and/or have...

  8. Texas Woman's U - FNP program 08/05???

    gauge14iv replied to 1701valerie's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Working while going part time is possible. I didn't quit work in fact until I got to the clinical courses AND was taking a full time course load. There are people who work all the way through, but I...

  9. How Did You Pay for It?

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

    http://www.salliemae.com - student loans. A lot of the major banks have similar student loan programs for 25k to 40k student loans with various repayment options. http://www.lrp.nih.gov/ National...

  10. Nurse practitioners

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

    Yeah - Im not sure I am qualified to answer them since Im only halfway through mine. You might look at a book specifically geared to the NP reole - I know there are a couple out there -If I still had...

  11. Is your hospital DIRTY ??? Does housekeeping clean the empty room and bath in

    gauge14iv replied to passing thru's topic in General Nursing

    The thing that gets me about the bioquell, and the antibacterial apray our facility used - the housekeepers would spray that stuff on a surface and then that was it - they wouldnt wipe, they'd just...

  12. I did it, I bought a Pocket PC

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

    I wouldnt bet on word perfect working with it - but I might be wrong... You also might check on software requirements for your chosen course of study at your college. Some universities require very...

  13. Nurse practitioners

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

    Are you writing a paper or something? Nobody posts questions like this without an ulterior motive!!!!! :rotfl: Well not all at once anyway! Ok - Imissed the part about a paper there at the...

  14. NP vs PA...

    gauge14iv replied to CrazyPremed's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Yeah - this is pretty much a very dead horse and always gets into people flaming about it! LOL I would definately check out the other threads

  15. First semester over.........

    gauge14iv replied to CardioTrans's topic in Post Graduate Students

    LOLl THanks! Did I mention I had to quit work in March? And that I was on longterm leave prior to resigning. I was hoping tings would cool off a bit and I could go back, but I finally realized it...

  16. Watch Your Language - Breast Isn't Best!

    gauge14iv replied to FrumDoula's topic in Ob/Gyn

    The thing about baby-friendly is this: In other countries the WHO code for the marketing of breastmilk substitutes is enforced. In the US it is not. Big Business (namely formula companies) run policy...

  17. relocating to Ft. Worth

    gauge14iv replied to military spouse's topic in Texas Nursing

    I worked downtown, but I have heard good things about the other facilities too. The benefits are the same at all of

  18. relocating to Ft. Worth

    gauge14iv replied to military spouse's topic in Texas Nursing

    I worked at Harris sometime back and LOVED it - I know others who currently work there and say the same. The benefits at Harris are

  19. Is your hospital DIRTY ??? Does housekeeping clean the empty room and bath in

    gauge14iv replied to passing thru's topic in General Nursing

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  20. Watch Your Language - Breast Isn't Best!

    gauge14iv replied to FrumDoula's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I don't think anyone has an issue with factual information presented in an unbiased way. The problem is that MANY nurses - yes even those who work in post partum and newborn - perpetuate...

  21. First semester over.........

    gauge14iv replied to CardioTrans's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Last Fall was Pathophys, Theory and Assessment. 1 A and 2 B's Spring was Pharm, Roles, Health Promo and Family health I - 2 As, 2 B's Summer is Research and Family Health II - Lookin like it will be 2...

  22. Will the stethescope I was given work?

    gauge14iv replied to Alice b.'s topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    FWIW - In over 13 years of nursing, I have yet to hear of anyone's steth walking off. The trick is not to loan them to doctors!

  23. Is your hospital DIRTY ??? Does housekeeping clean the empty room and bath in

    gauge14iv replied to passing thru's topic in General Nursing

    I wanna work where you work!!!!!!!! You know - housekeeping has got to be some of the least expensive staff in terms of per person salaries - and if it keeps patients from getting more nosicomial...

  24. Watch Your Language - Breast Isn't Best!

    gauge14iv replied to FrumDoula's topic in Ob/Gyn

    At least you do educate them - there are many who leave well enough alone and don't provide ANY information at all! When I found out what my older kids had missed out on, I was LIVID that nobody had...

  25. Is your hospital DIRTY ??? Does housekeeping clean the empty room and bath in

    gauge14iv replied to passing thru's topic in General Nursing

    You really SHOULD write a letter to the editor...call the investigative news channel etc and give them the lowdown, and tell them to find out how many housekeepers per patient day or per patient bed...