I have been a nurse for 12 years- started as floor nurse med/surg/tele (5 years), then moved to ER (3 years), changed to case management (3 years), and then went back to ER (mostly for the schedule...
I'm sorry, I hope you find something. I think you should contact the school you originally attended. I honestly did not know diploma programs still existed. Are you in contact with any other...
travelcrazyRN replied to mee9mee9's topic in General Nursing
lunch, what is lunch? My work has no problem deducting 30 minutes from pay but any break time we get is by pure accident. There is a option to mark no lunch to recoup the 30 minutes but you get...
Was this a NP class? How are you able to retake if you were dismissed? I wouldn't lie on your resume or application but I would address it in any essay or entry statement why you are changing...
My first thought was similiar to the poster above. Do you speak Spanish? Is any written material printed in Spanish at a very basic education level? I don't want to degrade this population of...
travelcrazyRN replied to MsConstrued's topic in Travel
oh do I remember this.... my first travel assignment was a complete nightmare. It was the worst 39 shifts I have ever had. I look back and think of all the redflags that I just didn't know about...
Boston and Riburn- I see you post a lot, and have enjoyed reading your responses to other's questions. Thanks for being such active members to these boards. Besides Uptodate do you have other...
My two cents.... work for 6 months then re negotiate. You will be more productive, and in addition the employer will have time and money invested into you. If in 6 months they are not willing to...
travelcrazyRN replied to Soliloquy's topic in Travel
Insurance costs depend on age, social history (smoker?), and area. If you are paying 100-200 for "good" insurance you are getting a deal. Most insurances with reasonable deductibles, copayments or...
travelcrazyRN replied to BeautynBrains_RN's topic in Advanced Practice
LLC seems the safest way to go. LLCs easier to establish, and offers more protection for your personal assets that just having a personal business. This is something you would want to do your...
Graduated at 20 for LPN, 24 with RN, 28 with BSN, and now in the MSN program at 31 (will be 32 in 2 days). Needless to say I have been in nursing school for a long time. There were people of all...
I'm in a program that requires the student to secure their own preceptors for the different FNP classes. I emailed one MD asking to be his student for my final semester (summer) and secured an...