tachybradyRN

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 sense for starting salaries for (specifically FNP's, ...

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 Practitioner student graduating next May!)

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 abrasion that just kept trying to heal and reopening de...

I haven't read through all the responses, but a recurring theme seems to be that there are system failures and issues specific to certain facilities that don't apply to all, and that could be coloring some of the situations you're experiencing. For ...

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 "carers." I think it's hard to fit every nurse into a tin...

My husband works for the police, but not as an officer. He's a 911 dispatcher.

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 stay where I am because I have great coworkers and ...

Thank you for your suggestion barnstormin', I didn't see that feature on Indeed. I'll check it out further. At least it's a start.

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. And I plan to. I agree that one of the major str...

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 Family Nurse Practitioner program - I needed a change...

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 start and you'd walk in graduation in June of the yea...

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 lines.

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 day.

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 everyone implicitly, I especially love the select fe...

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 to the program in entirety, but it looks like eve...

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 loans for school at this time. Will you also be at...

I know of post-master's programs for Acute Care cert, Pediatric cert, etc. I'm sure there are other certs you can get as well.

I work at Montgomery General and I like it well enough. The people are great. It's a community hospital, so experience is limited, but it is a good environment and pay seems reasonably competitive for the area.

I got in for Sept. 2014 FNP! :)

Update: I got an email today that stated my application is under review by the admissions committee so I'm just waiting to hear!

Congrats! When did you apply? Did you get your acceptance via mail? I'm still waiting to hear!

Are you doing BSN to FNP? The ADN to FNP deadline is 4/1. That website was confusing. No idea on decision time but I hope soon!!!

Not AG-PCNP, but I applied for ADN-BSN-FNP 2014

Thanks for your response! How did you complete your hours? Did you follow someone for 2- 8 hour shifts a week? Or some other way? Just trying to picture how I would be able to get everything done. Did you work full time while in the program? I'm thin...

I'm looking into applying for their FNP program in Fall 2014. I'm wondering if you can tell me.. those 750 clinical hours, are they all during the NP/MS section of the program? Or spread across the three years? And also, are you allowed to set clinic...