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  1. Critical Care Course prior to ICU job

    PhillyBSN replied to Shrizeal's topic in Critical Care

    Echelon has a course. I know I am way late to

  2. New Graduate RN Seeking Employement

    PhillyBSN replied to WendyM816's topic in General Nursing

    If you live in NY., have you considered NJ? Virtua has plenty of facilites that hires new grads. You can also tell them that you plan on seeking to obtain your BSN. Although you would have a...

  3. Family Nurse Practioner Online Program at Felician College

    PhillyBSN replied to greatgirl123's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Its okay so far. There are so many schools that offer online FNP programs. You wont be

  4. Relocating to Orlando Area

    PhillyBSN replied to NursKris82's topic in Florida Nursing

    This is great information. I plan on coming to Orlando for the summer. Hopefully I can find a per diem position without having to be a travel

  5. Reputable Agencies for a new travel nurse

    PhillyBSN replied to GoNightingale's topic in Travel

    This is great advice cause I want to travel in june to fl. I currently live in pa. I am afraid to leave my job in pa for a fl job cause pa pays more. What are your

  6. Keep full-time job until travel job is verified??!! Help! Need advice please

    PhillyBSN replied to frankyfern22's topic in Travel

    I am considering travelling as well. However I would never leave a perm job until the contract job is secured with a start date in place. What about a 4 week notice and using pto for 2

  7. young mom, nursing school, job can i do it?

    PhillyBSN replied to thinkbe4youink's topic in General Nursing

    I am a firm believer that you can do it. I delivered my daughter over springbreak on Saturday...had a Midterm on the following tuesday and kept it moving. I previously had a son who was 3yrs old at...

  8. do you always monitor BP b/f giving HTN medications

    PhillyBSN replied to nursegreenbean's topic in General Nursing

    I work in a long term care setting and on a progressive care unit at a hospital. I always check my patients blood pressure prior to given any antihypertensive...especially the powerful vasodilators...

  9. Night Shift

    PhillyBSN replied to LadyTiger44's topic in General Nursing

    I absolutely love night shift. Its funny because i cant function on dayshift. My body wont allow me to. But I usually have a cup of coffee prior or in the middle of my 12hr shift and I am usually...

  10. LTC nurse wants a new job.

    PhillyBSN replied to gettout's topic in General Nursing

    I dont think you would have a problem getting a job on a least a med surg unit..the hospital enviornment is a lot different than the LTC enviornment. As a nurse that works in both settings, I am more...

  11. Family Nurse Practioner Online Program at Felician College

    PhillyBSN replied to greatgirl123's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I just started the program actually yesterday. Considering that my BSN education was 30k a year/this school is much more affordable. I am currently taking 2 classes and my bill was 3800. I didnt think...

  12. Graduating tomorrow....Next up, boards!

    PhillyBSN replied to kyboyrn's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    That is awesome. I wish you the best of luck. Study hard for the boards.I am a currently FNP student and keep hearing a lot about Fitzgerald CD's. I pray that all goes well with your mom. Let us know...

  13. Temple University Hospital, is it a good place to work?

    PhillyBSN replied to Saranya101's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    Temple is a great place to work for. You will learn a lot working there. I am a native of philly but now live in delaware county. It is not a safe place to be walking around, however neither are any...

  14. Online FNP/ACNP Programs

    PhillyBSN replied to ernursechic's topic in Advanced Practice

    Their are plenty of online fnp programs. Duke univ, george washington, albany state, felician college, thomas jefferson, unlv. When i was googling info i was surprised to see how many schools offer...

  15. Raleigh School of Nurse Anesthesia interview

    PhillyBSN replied to sammer's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    How many yrs of icu did u guys do before applying to crna school? And were u guys in a level I hospital? And what did ur undergrad grades look

  16. What pay are nurses making these days?

    PhillyBSN replied to BeOne77's topic in General Nursing

    Philadelphia depends on hospital. I was started at $33 base...night shift 15% diff and weekends 25%. I have my bachelors which is my 2nd degree. I work prn at a snf for 44 and prn at a hospital for

  17. What pay are nurses making these days?

    PhillyBSN replied to BeOne77's topic in General Nursing

    Maybe I should go prn in

  18. What pay are nurses making these days?

    PhillyBSN replied to BeOne77's topic in General Nursing

    So much for me wanting to move to

  19. How to organize my time as agency nurse in LTC facility?

    PhillyBSN replied to juzme's topic in Agency Nurses

    I work in a long term care and a hospital setting. To answer this question, it truly depends on how many residents you are caring for in a shift. 2) What shift you are working because it seems like...

  20. Genesis Healthcare Nurse Residency Program

    PhillyBSN replied to LuvScrubs2's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Wow thats great. I didnt get a year long for my residency

  21. Genesis Healthcare Nurse Residency Program

    PhillyBSN replied to LuvScrubs2's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I worked for Genesis Healthcare coming out of school. I did their residency program simultaneously with a Med Surg RN position. I think Genesis is a great company to work for. Some centers are better...

  22. Online FNP/ACNP Programs

    PhillyBSN replied to ernursechic's topic in Advanced Practice

    There are so many online FNP programs. If you google all online MSN programs and then go under nurse practitioner programs you will be able to see what schools offer what. I have looked into several...

  23. Online FNP/ACNP Programs

    PhillyBSN replied to ernursechic's topic in Advanced Practice

    i am applying to Univ of CN, but Drexel Univ has a program as

  24. Marymount University(FNP)

    PhillyBSN replied to FamNurse10's topic in General Nursing

    i am actually looking to them as well. Did you officially get accepted? I also was looking into Mason and George

  25. NCLEX Prep Course -- can you make it without them?

    PhillyBSN replied to la bellota's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Did you study Saunders from the beginning of the book? Or did you just review one content area at a