Tomskatt

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Wow. Thanks for the info. I am currently 5 courses out from completing my BSN with University of Phoenix. I am curious if it would be wrthwhile for me to go through ECU for my Masters. Anyone else have experience with this school? Or any other in th...

Our ECMO team is made up of mostly RNs and some RTs. Experience and training necessary. I am at CMC, Charlotte, NC.

I am attending U of P for my BSN. I started when I lived in NY and had some reimbursement. Now I get $1500, and that's a bit more than one class. Not too helpful. Anyway, I didn't qualify for assistance except for a student loan. I can't do it any ot...

I started at U of P 3 years ago this fall and had to stop when my daughter was diagnosed with Leukemia. Since then I have read so much pro and con (mostly con) regarding their program and the cost involved. I was wondering if anyone here has any succ...

I love to weqr colors, but in the last 2 hospitals I have worked (one in NY and one in NC) they have made it a hospital policy to wear white pants. I hate it!

Thanks for your advice. I am hoping to find a way to do this that is WAY less expensive. $1300 (give or take) is just crazy for us right now.

Anyone out there with some wisdom and insight???????

In my 12 yrs and 5 hospitals, this is the first hospital I have ever seen that puts brown bags on the TPN and Lipids (or Triple Mix, as they use here). We change our setup like everyone else here, every 24 hours. Nothing on our clear tubing.

Just curious if you all see a trend? I have noticed that most of our gastroschesis and omphalacele kids come from young mom's. An unofficial poll in my present unit was that most (not all) gastros come from teenage potsmoking mothers. Has anyone else...

I have worked in places where it is called N"eye"cue, Nicku, NICN, Neonatal Intensive, you name it. I think each hospital has a culture of it's own............

I like the sound of that stapleing method, but until that gets approval we go with plain old tegaderm on the cheek and tube....

Hello. I believe we "met"on another forum, unrelated to nursing. Small world.Anyway, I can only speak from my very limited NC experience, as I have only recently moved down from NY(:chuckle ). Anyway, I have almost 12 years of NICU experience with a ...

I have recently been interviewing in the Charlotte area and have been offered everywhere from a laughable $20.00/hr. to a fairly decent $29.50/hr. It seems the closer to the city the higher the salaries and of course there are differentials for weeke...

Anyone here ever work for Piedmont Medical Center in Rock Hill? I see a lot of job openings for them. Certainly makes me suspicious, yet I will need a job when I move down to NC.

Thanks! Ive read enough on the SC board to know I will stay away. What a shame there is a facility that could employ so many nurses and no one will go near them.

I have another oppurtunity here and I am finding it a difficult job to research this hospital. I can't seem to find anyone who has ever worked there or knows anyone who works there. Anyone??????

Well, thanks all! I was researching my employment options when I came upon this thread. Yikes!

Hmmm, this seems to be the popular concensus. I was wondering why they have a ton of job openings posted all over.

Jan, thank you, thank you, thank you! I can only hope that I will be able to get the same orientation that you were given. Heck I'd be satisfied with 1/4 of that! I am not sure what to expect as I am relocating to a new area and am not familiar with ...

So much of what you say Jan is true, but I am terrified of the change! Did you get adequate training and orientation to your new position or was it learn as you go? How were your first 6 months? Sorry for the drill, just trying to know what to expect...

Okay gang.... here's one you may have dealt with before, but I would love to get your expertise and opinions. I have been a NICU nurse for almost 11 years (YIKES! How did that happen?). Most of that time was as P/T or per diem. I am now going to go ...

I am sorry to doublepost but I originally posted on Peds, when I meant this for PICU.....now I see there is a current discussion, so here goes. Okay gang.... here's one you may have dealt with before, but I would love to get your expertise and opinio...

This sounds like the set up at UoP online. We do some group powerpoints, but really, for me, that seems the easiest part. Online message boards and papers are the thrust of our grades.

I think I have posted this before, but does anyone knw if it is possible to transfer out of UoP once you have begun? $1243 a class plus $70 resource plus books per class is just a little to pricey for me. I will call around, but know from experience ...