My alphabet soup: TachyBrady, BSN, RN, CEN BSN - Bachelor of Science in Nursing RN - Registered Nurse CEN - Certified Emergency Nurse ...soon to be MSN, FNP-BC or FNP-C, so I hope! (Family Nurse...
I had to wear a "pirate patch" to work multiple times last year because of recurrent corneal erosion syndrome affecting my eye... I would wake up every few days with a brand spankin' new corneal...
tachybradyRN replied to rnk123's topic in Emergency
I'm a little confused... you say in the "thinkers" section that these people can be "carers" but not "runners", but then in the "runners" section you say these people can be "thinkers" but not...
Jules, I totally agree with you. I work in a department I love currently, with great coworkers, and I've ahd no problem leaving jobs before because of poor work conditions and undercompensation. I...
Thanks for your response. I'm looking mostly at the Baltimore City area as I plan to start in that vicinity, but I'm open to MoCo, Carroll County, Frederick County, and parts of Howard County as well....
Wondering if anyone can help me out... I've checked Salary.com and similar sites but the ranges are so varied it's hard to get a good sense. I'm currently in FNP school at GWU and trying to get a...
tachybradyRN replied to xSoCaLRNx's topic in Emergency
I had 5 years of experience prior to transferring to ER - 1.5 in MedSurg, 2 in tele, 6 months in observation and 1 year in ICU just prior to transfer. I transferred to ER when I got accepted to a...
Just thought I'd post for anyone looking into ADN - FNP programs that GWU slightly changed the format of the semesters this year... it used to be 9 semesters long for part-time education with Fall...
tachybradyRN replied to montecarlo64's topic in Emergency
Our ED techs are qualified and trained to start IVs and perform phlebotomy as well as EKGs. They are very helpful to us. A number of them are better than the nurses at getting difficult
tachybradyRN replied to Nolli's topic in Emergency
Fast Facts for the ER Nurse on Amazon is a great reference I gave to one of my orientees in ER when she started, she was a new grad and has used it every
tachybradyRN replied to loboracer's topic in Emergency
I don't get the beef. I have worked with some excellent nurses and excellent medics, not-so-excellent nurses and medics, and the same for the EMTs that worked with the medics. While I don't trust...
Hi, kzywus1. The application was through the NursingCAS website and was quite detailed and required at least two letters of re%ference, but no GRE's. I am not sure how many people have been accepted...
Hi juppy! I was told I am required to come to two days of orientation, August 20-21 at the Ashburn, VA campus. I am also in the process of completing my background check/drug test and finalizing my...