gauge14iv

gauge14iv MSN, APRN, NP

ICU, ER, HH, NICU, now FNP

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  1. How should I go about going to job interviews having two little kids?

    gauge14iv replied to estrogen's topic in Nursing Career

    Don't be offended by what othe people are saying if you didn't want to hear what you suspected people were going to say anyway. Your question was would it be ok to take kids to a job interview - the...

  2. How should I go about going to job interviews having two little kids?

    gauge14iv replied to estrogen's topic in Nursing Career

    It may irk you but unfortuantely those are the assumptions potential employers are going to make. Bringing kids to an interview is just not professional. I have 5 kids - and I have at times not had...

  3. Work while in school for NP?? Possible??

    gauge14iv replied to DaisyRN, ACNP's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    While most programs are campus based they still make very heavy use of the internet and computers, and you do still have to type

  4. Work while in school for NP?? Possible??

    gauge14iv replied to DaisyRN, ACNP's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Great idea - only works if you are using web based email that keeps the stuff forever. I back up my stuff to a usb flash drive. Of course those get lost, so I also have an external hard drive LOL...

  5. Work while in school for NP?? Possible??

    gauge14iv replied to DaisyRN, ACNP's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    A word to the wise - after losing my hard drive to a virus downloaded by a teenager and being forced to stay up all night and retype a paper on a borrowed laptop, I STRONGLY advise getting a second...

  6. Resume Samples/Templates

    gauge14iv replied to Brownbetty's topic in Post Graduate Students

    monster.com has some great resume

  7. Britney demanding background checks for her L&D nurses..

    gauge14iv replied to Peachy720's topic in Ob/Gyn

    SHE didnt say it! Some trash magazine

  8. Britney demanding background checks for her L&D nurses..

    gauge14iv replied to Peachy720's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Cripes people ITS THE STAR MAGAZINE FOR CRYING OUT LOUD!!!!!!!!! Do you HONESTLY BELIEVE anything this rag

  9. Is this going to be doable re: work,home,etc.

    gauge14iv replied to carachel2's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Sounds quite feasable

  10. Britney demanding background checks for her L&D nurses..

    gauge14iv replied to Peachy720's topic in Ob/Gyn

    And the Star is a reliable source

  11. Good idea!

    gauge14iv replied to FutureIsBlue's topic in Post Graduate Students

    I love primary care, I love kids and I love ER - so I don't know! It has been about 10 years since I worked ER, but I think it would be neat to do that. I do an ER rotation this Fall, so that will...

  12. San Antonio Texas wages......

    gauge14iv replied to dazzle256's topic in Texas Nursing

    I dont know about starting wages for new RN's - I have been out of school 13 years. It also depends on the area you work, the shift you work and whether you are contract or

  13. Good idea!

    gauge14iv replied to FutureIsBlue's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Im an FNP Student in Texas....1 year to

  14. nurse practioners and surgery

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

    Depends somewhat on your state - some states no difference at

  15. nurse practioners and surgery

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

    NP's practice advanced nursing, NOT medicine. If you want to practice medicine you need a whole different degree, a whole different license and a whole different title to do that. state law and the...

  16. Have any NPs considered med school?

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

    ALL MD's have to do residency - yes even "general" MD's. Specialists do ADDITIONAL residency in addition to that. Contact a local medical school and talk to one of their advisors - they should be...

  17. San Antonio Texas wages......

    gauge14iv replied to dazzle256's topic in Texas Nursing

    Hence the reason I live in Dallas. However - Housing is DIRT cheap in SA - you can get a 4000 sf house for about 175k

  18. APA Paper Formatting - Anyone using commercial templates?

    gauge14iv replied to rosendalemj's topic in Post Graduate Students

    EndNote EndNote EndNote I didnt lose a SINGLE point on APA last year! NOT ONE!!!!!!!!!! Not even from the professors who are well known for not agreeing on what APA is really supposed to be! And it...

  19. have you ever left nursing for something totally different?

    gauge14iv replied to Genevieve RN's topic in Nursing Career

    I left nursing for a year to work as web programmer...It was fun, we rode scooters at work. I missed patients. All jobs have politics and abusive jerks on some level - not just

  20. The Best Shoes for 12 hours

    gauge14iv replied to tinaroo07's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    You DO get what you pay for when it come to shoes. I heard someone say once that you spend one third of your life in bed, and 2/3 of your life in shoes, so spend good money on a good shoe and a good...

  21. The Best Shoes for 12 hours

    gauge14iv replied to tinaroo07's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I wouldnt wear crocs if I had to be in them for 12 hours - I have a pair - there is NO support - very softy spongy sort of slipper/shoe. I wear them for slogging through the mud after riding my bike -...

  22. sick of ADN vs BSN! like most of us have a choice anyway!

    gauge14iv replied to okie2's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    If you have a prior BS, then it wont matter that your BS is not in nursing anyway. You have an RN and a BS....nothin wrong with that! We all do what works best for each of us individually. NOBODY...

  23. Share Your Saying

    gauge14iv replied to angelique777's topic in Nursing Humor

    Do one thing that scares you everyday (Eleanor Roosevelt) A successful person is one who can lay a firm foundation with the bricks that others throw at him or her (David Brinkley) The space and time...

  24. Practice Doctorate

    gauge14iv replied to Eshau's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    And THAT my friend is exactly what is wrong with nursing as a profession in the US (and probably in other places too)... The lack of a singular focus, a definate goal and a plan to GET there! The DNP,...

  25. Practice Doctorate

    gauge14iv replied to Eshau's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    Faculty IS a major problem. It will take YEARS to build up adequate numbers of DNP's, let alone adequate numbers of faculty. I'm not so sure we shouldn't be focusing the efferts on faculty to train...