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Anyone have any insight on Centura? I know they are a large nonprofit faith based hospital system. What's the working environment like? Starting pay? How do they compare to other area hospitals? Thanks for any info!

Is there a pay difference between Denver, CO Springs, or Ft Collins? We are selling our house and wanting to relocate to CO, but………I am really surprised by the pay, its much lower than I expected. I am coming from southern California and know I will ...

Thanks for the insight. The organization seems great I just wonder if "nonprofit" also means "low pay" Argo, are you headed to another hospital in CO? I could easily see $11 more per hour in another state

Thanks for all the info everyone! We wnat better quality of life and think we can get that in CO even with the paycut. I knew it woudl be less, hoping it all washes out with lower costs of living. I have a phone interview with an ER in CO today, wish...

Are there other advantages to living in CO but workign in WY such as tax breaks or anything?

Thanks for the info! Any smaller towns you recommend?

Good luck with your nursing career! My second degree is my BSN and I love that I made the sacrifice to go for nursing I hope you will too. In my experience I have heard that most managers like to hire people with a BSN but I think those people that a...

I'm about 9 months into my ED job and am making attempts to keep learning and increasing skills and knowledge. I've attended a few day long seminars/workshops but think my next goals should CEN, CCRN, or TNCC. Any advice on best ways to prepare ...

Congratulations! I am a pregnant ER nurse now on leave; I’m due in 6 days! I planned on taking the last 4 weeks off, but ended up going out at 5 weeks before my EDD, it was getting pretty wearing on my body, back pain and fatigue. Towards the end it’...

I am looking to relocate to Denver area and currently work at a Kaiser ER in another state. Does CO have a Kaiser hospital? It would be nice to transfer within Kaiser. When I looked to the Kaiser CO website it looked like there were just clinics...??...

really? i called hr kaiser colorado a while back and they told me that members can get care at the affiliated hospitals but they did not hire kaiser nurses at the hospitals. i’d like to follow up on your information…..thanks!

Absolutely not, everyone coming to the ER complaining of pain is not considered a drug seeker, its quite the opposite. If that were the case then 99% of the people arriving to the ER would be labeled “drug seekers.” When patients arrive, pain is addr...

Thanks for the insight and advice! In order to prepare for the CEN exam is it similar to preparing for the NCLEX……self study and optional review sessions with private companies? Any book recommendations?

Great! Thanks for the reply. I would like to got, not sure if I can make this year though. I really like going to these types of things and even though they are tax write-offs they are a bit pricey. I think next year it will be in my city...San Diego...

Has anyone gone any of the ENA annual conferences? It is coming up in Sept. There is a general assembly and a scientific assembly. Has anyone gone to either? I am curious what will be presented and if its worth while.

It is Texas this year

so i have been asking around at work about this. here are some resources that might be helpful i’ve heard good things about the wilderness medicine conferences http://www.wilderness-medicine.com ena has some online courses as well as annual conf...

I like this post, thanks! I am a new grad....6 months in the ED. One thing I do miss about nursing school was being able to really examine cases carefully and discuss with others. I'm at a good hospital that pays very well but wonder if I should get ...

Nursing is a great field, so best of luck to you. As I understand it Kaiser is not offering that scholarship program at APU anymore, at least for the time being. You can call and follow up on that, but that was the last I heard. California did have a...

I am sorry to hear about your daughter’s situation; that is terrible. If her scholarship program was like ours, we signed a promissory note that spelled out the details of being hired, obligation to work for them for 2 years, etc. Kaiser, not only th...

I’m a scholarship recipient and am very happy with my placement; I got my first choice dept and am full time. We are paid the going rate, actually a step up on the pay scale because of our BSN. But, not all have been placed in a full time position y...

I had a 3.5 I think. Don't get too hung up on the GPA, apply anyways Contact Jeannie Tuckness at the main Azusa Campus, she's the go to person for EENAP Good luck!

Finishing nursing school in about 40 days and one of my last assignments is a "change project" about one of the hospitals I have been assigned. My idea is that there needs to be more assistive personal at one of the hospitals I worked at. On a med-su...

So do any of you travelers take your husband and what does he do for a living? I graduate with my BSN in April and after I have a year or so under my belt I would like to look into travel nursing more seriously. My husband is an engineer right now bu...

Do you know if Kaiser has traveling or job-swap short term opportunities? I start work for them in the late spring/early summer. I was curious is say for example I wanted to go to CO for a few months if I could do that with in the Kaiser systems sine...