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  1. Ready to go MD... but actually chose nursing!

    silentRN replied to lovepink88's topic in General Nursing

    Become a

  2. Tucson/Sierra Vista hospitals - info please

    silentRN replied to pooshx2's topic in Arizona Nursing

    sucks you can't apply at

  3. Registered nurse vs Respiratory Therapist

    silentRN replied to thongvo89's topic in General Nursing

    I like being an RN. I work with RT's a lot too because I work in the ICU. I wouldn't work as an RN outside of critical care. I've done floor nursing before and it sucked really

  4. Flight Nursing

    silentRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    What makes up a flight crew in real life? I saw that show Trauma tonight and it seemed very unrealistic. They had a pilot and a doctor in the helicopter that made up the crew. I thought in reality...

  5. RN vs Dental Hygiene

    silentRN replied to thongvo89's topic in General Nursing

    Do you like to keep people alive or make smiles pretty? I could never go back a job that is 5 days a week. It's your

  6. Emergency Nursing...Do I have to be certified?

    silentRN replied to camjones's topic in Emergency

    No. You are qualified to sit in for a test to get certifications usually after a year or two working in critical

  7. Flight Nursing

    silentRN replied to silentRN's topic in General Nursing

    Ya, I agree. The show is stupid. I don't think it will last

  8. Best thing about being a nurse?

    silentRN replied to Lindsay2228's topic in General Nursing

    Working in the Trauma ICU knowing that sometimes, your in situations where that person is alive because of your nursing implications such as titrating a vasopressor or choosing which vasopressor that...

  9. HELP! Floor Nursing = NOT for me

    silentRN replied to skim410's topic in General Nursing

    I suggest working in the icu where you only get 1-2 patients or in a clinical disission unit. I hated floor nursing too, but ever since I transfered to an icu I actaully like my job. Plus, I actually...

  10. Nclex and what to expect

    silentRN replied to nursing291's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    When I took my NCLEX i had several questions on Botox. How ridiculous. But

  11. How difficult is it to move from med-surg to ICU???

    silentRN replied to godbless-yute's topic in MICU, SICU

    Moving from a step down surgical-trauma unit to a surgical-trauma ICU was a humbling experience. I spent a year and a half on the IMC unit before transferring to ICU. I am very glad I made the...

  12. I have a question if anyone will answer it! thanks!

    silentRN replied to TCLA's topic in General Nursing

    It's very difficult to find nursing jobs right now. Almost seem impossible. Who knows what it will be like in a couple of years from now. Maybe things will change, or maybe the corporate side of...

  13. Drop out rate of nurses

    silentRN replied to esunada's topic in General Nursing

    I've been a nurse for a year and a half now and returned back to school for my RN to BSN. I feel like throughout all my 20's I've been in school. And I work in the ICU so I am constantly learning. I...

  14. I need to vent right now or I will absolutely EXPLODE!!!!

    silentRN replied to aeonflux40's topic in General Nursing

    Time for a restraint

  15. Mayo clinic or Scottsdale healthcare system?

    silentRN replied to extreme's topic in Arizona Nursing

    Which hospital do you work at in Tucson now? I work at

  16. Shocked by What Nursing Really Is!!

    silentRN replied to kendra1978's topic in General Nursing

    The good old days of being a care free tech...sometimes I miss

  17. Job market prefers BSN , turns away ADN

    silentRN replied to aromarn's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Nursing is such a stupid profession sometimes. We kick ourselves in the rear and make things more difficult for ourselves than we have too, all in the name of nursing trying to define itself as a...

  18. I thought Washington Nursing pay would be higher than I expected.

    silentRN posted a topic in Washington Nursing

    I thought pay would be a lot higher in Seattle. I live in Tucson where my base pay is higher and the cost of living is lower. I'm really disappointed because I wanted to move to

  19. travelling to tuczon, az

    silentRN replied to mekman's topic in Arizona Nursing

    I work at UMC in Tucson and I love it. I hear a lot of bad things about TMC from doctors and RNs. Honestly Tucson sucks and I do regret moving here. If it wasn't for my job I wouldn't have...

  20. Any hospital hiring new grads? anywhere in the country?

    silentRN replied to zefutebolera's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    University Medical Center, Tucson, Arizona. I work there and it is such a good teaching hospital that has a great Nursing HR that if you applied right now they would I'm sure call you back first...

  21. Any hospital hiring new grads? anywhere in the country?

    silentRN replied to zefutebolera's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    University Medical Center, Tucson, Arizona. I work there and it is such a good teaching hospital.

  22. RN with a Master's Degree; what is the salary, etc?

    silentRN replied to Ms. Nurse Assistant's topic in General Nursing

    I work at a Magnet Hospital and we have a clinical ladder for RNs. To be a RN 4 you have to have a MSN which is a huge huge pay jump. I guess having a MSN only really counts at Magnet

  23. And I continue my rant of MAs pretending to be nurses..

    silentRN replied to nurseby07's topic in General Nursing

    It's a felony in Arizona to give yourself the title "Nurse" when you

  24. What is being a nurse?

    silentRN replied to Student2Registered's topic in General Nursing

    Coordinator of

  25. California RN > Arizona RN license help

    silentRN replied to mlok's topic in General Nursing

    The NCLEX is a nationalized test that every state takes the same test. I live in Arizona and we're part of the COMPACT states, which California isn't. So that means you have to actually hold an...