KidsRN9

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1. Questions about Children's Memorial

   KidsRN9 replied to greygooseuria's topic in Illinois Nursing

   Starting pay for new grads is around $25/hr which is actually less than most of the other hospitals in the area. That is for days, night shift plan on an extra $3-4.50/hr depending on the day and...

2. The Holiday

   KidsRN9 replied to Vito Andolini's topic in General Nursing

   Not working! One of the perks of the OR......only 1 Holiday call per

3. Career change from research to nursing

   KidsRN9 replied to KEYLATI's topic in General Nursing

   As you said, you will need at least 1 yr of ICU experience before attending school for CRNA, so you will need to be employed as a staff nurse in an ICU for that year. Salaries vary based on location...

4. Experience Needed for NP

   KidsRN9 replied to KidsRN9's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

   supergirl71, Thanks for the inspiration! Just what I was looking for. What type of NP program did you attend and what type of facility do you work in now as an NP?

5. HELP! How to answer interview question

   KidsRN9 replied to KidsRN9's topic in Operating Room

   Thanks, luckily I did not get asked this question yesterday. From what I can tell there is not much interpersonal conflict in this OR. It seems very well managed and when the new director came in a...

6. HELP! How to answer interview question

   KidsRN9 posted a topic in Operating Room

   I have noticed a common interview question for the OR is 'How would you respond to a surgeon who was yelling at you?" or some variation of this. Is it appropriate to say that you would give it right...

7. Experience Needed for NP

   KidsRN9 replied to KidsRN9's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

   Thanks for the response. I guess what I am trying to get at is that I think there is little to no assessment by nurses going on in the OR since the anesthesiologist tends to do this and I'm wondering...

8. Experience Needed for NP

   KidsRN9 posted a topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

   Can anyone tell me if they know any NP's or APN's who came from OR settings as RN's? Does OR experience count as inpatient experience for an NP program? Does cardiac cath count? If anyone can shed...

9. Question for any CRA's

   KidsRN9 posted a topic in Research

   I am considering a research position that did not specifically state RN required. I know it is common to have unlicensed people in these positions, but I am wondering if it counts as "nursing" in...