ASU_Sdvls

ASU_Sdvls specializes in ICU.

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1. my .02 worth of pointers for applying to CRNA programs

   ASU_Sdvls replied to jacads's topic in CRNA

   FallonRN writes "Short on cash for school **** Travel Nursing **** hands down this is where you can sock much cash into your account. I am currently traveling in California and I make over $50 an hour plus $1800/month housing with all the overtime I ...

2. How much $ do RNs start out at?

   ASU_Sdvls replied to Doug85's topic in General Nursing

   I applied to the hospital after a friend recommended I go there. The interview took less than 15 minutes and I was hired pretty much on the spot. I only had to fill out the application form, give them a copy of my AZ license, copy of my ACLS and B...

3. How much $ do RNs start out at?

   ASU_Sdvls replied to Doug85's topic in General Nursing

   I will make about $76,000 after my first year as an RN. My basic wage here in Arizona is $20.56, plus $4 to $5 differential when working nights and/or weekends, plus $12 an hour working an extra shift (essentially overtime), plus $35/hr. (1.7 times ...

4. Nurse Anesthesia Program

   ASU_Sdvls replied to thezman's topic in CRNA

   Is this the same program that was under the auspices of Temple University? Temple charged $447 per credit hour for Pennsylvanian resident and $653 per credit hour for out-of-staters. At a total of 53 credit hours that one was required to take at tha...

5. Texas nurses!

   ASU_Sdvls replied to vossy's topic in General Nursing

   During my interview at a Texas hospital, the nurse recruiter indicated that I had to have reciprocity even though I already have an Arizona license. I thought that having a compact state license like Arizona meant that I didn't have to get a Texas o...

6. El Paso TX

   ASU_Sdvls replied to ASU_Sdvls's topic in General Nursing

   I have decided to accept a position at Del Sol Medical Center. As a graduate nurse, they are going to pay me $21.38 per hour as base pay and $3.00 for differential for working from 7p to 7a. That is $24.38 for a brand new nurse! This comes out to ...

7. CRNA gripes or lack thereof

   ASU_Sdvls posted a topic in CRNA

   I have been perusing through the general nursing discussion of this forum and have constantly seen and read a large number of posts of job dissatisfaction among nurses. I wouldn't be surprised if, after reading these posts, a newbie or a student nur...

8. El Paso TX

   ASU_Sdvls replied to ASU_Sdvls's topic in General Nursing

   I am also exploring Del Sol Medical Center on Gateway in eastern El Paso. Has anyone heard of this place? Also, is there a bus line that goes from downtown near Stanton and Franklin to this hospital? I am going to meet with a recruiter this week a...

9. People complaining about WAGES!!!!

   ASU_Sdvls replied to DMR1's topic in General Nursing

   I just talked to a nurse recruiter in El Paso TX. They are offering somebody like me, who just graduated this summer and received my RN license a couple of weeks ago, $20.15 per hour as base pay. Differentials for weekdays are $1.50 more for 2nd s...

10. El Paso TX

    ASU_Sdvls replied to ASU_Sdvls's topic in General Nursing

    I am exploring the idea of working at the Sierra Providence Hospitals in El Paso, mainly Providence on Oregon Street near UTE. I am leery however by the fact that they are own by Tenet, a company with a not so great reputation. Could anyone t ell m...

11. Nursing in Arizona

    ASU_Sdvls replied to Rocknurse's topic in Arizona

    I am not sure whether this is the correct thread to ask, but has anyone worked at Phoenix Children Hospital and, if so, would recommend it as a place to work. My back is getting worse while working in adult ICU and would like to explore my options i...

12. Changed my mind

    ASU_Sdvls replied to Jamiers's topic in General Nursing

    I have just edited my previous post. Hopefully it is more clear. Sorry for the inconvenience.

13. Changed my mind

    ASU_Sdvls replied to Jamiers's topic in General Nursing

    Hey UTEP has a program that don't need any nursing experience but just a BSN to get into it. It doesn't even require a GRE. I have only just been working for 3 months as a bedside nurse and already exploring my options. This looks like the way to ...

14. El Paso TX

    ASU_Sdvls replied to ASU_Sdvls's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for the information. I am planning to live in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico since the average person pays about $400 a month in total expenses and for $19 to $22 a hour, a nurse could live there in a fairly well-off manner. What are the names of the...

15. El Paso TX

    ASU_Sdvls posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi everyone! Hopefully someone can help. I am interested in living in Ciudad Juarez and working in a hospital in El Paso TX or Las Cruces NM part time while maintaining my full time job in Phoenix AZ. Can anyone recommend a hospital in the metro E...