MissBrahmsRN

MissBrahmsRN

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  1. Need advice from night shift veterans!

    i've worked night shift since june & while both my kids are in school, i can tell you what works for us and hopefully when enough of us chime in you can find something that works for you! i have...
  2. i am a firm believer that if we want this sort of behavior to stop in our profession, we have to lead the way. what is considered "normal" or acceptable behavior ie: nurses screaming at each other,...
  3. More than 7 working hrs a day = bad for your heart...

    i believe it, i love my unit but a 12hr day wears you out! then you go home (you don't get out until 30min after you get off then 30 more min to drive home), eat, fall into bed, get 6hrs then you are...
  4. 1- first of all, HUGS to you! 2- nurses for some idiotic reason are super threatened by new blood. i am currently in a preceptorship & while everyone is very nice to me,very few cliques on my...
  5. which offer would you take?

    do not take home care!!! you have very little experience so you are really putting your license out there IMHO. i wouldn't do home care w/o at least 5-10 years experience...i know agencies that...
  6. Nursing market becoming oversaturated?

    people keep saying that but i don't believe it, i personally know at least 3 experienced nurses in the austin area that have been told: "you have great experience, we'd love to hire you but we aren't...
  7. Considering Austin

    PS: i definitely agree with you about no competition to help with pay...2 hospital systems controlling everything is annoying maybe if there were more they could compete more..of course too many...
  8. Considering Austin

    i dunno where you live in Houston but if it's like any other city, including Austin, it all depends on which part of the city you live in. Downtown is expensive if you avoid the slums. the 'Burbs...
  9. Nursing market becoming oversaturated?

    PS: over 60% of the RN residents at Seton are ADNs & in my job interviews they were thrilled with my degree & didnt care about the bachelors....my educator said many surveys show that BSNs...
  10. Nursing market becoming oversaturated?

    the nursing market for new grads in Austin is SUPER saturated. i was lucky & landed a job but there were over 1000 applications for 70-something new graduate Versant positions at Seton hospitals....
  11. Leaving Neuro ICU - wishing it had gone better

    you did the right thing. unfortunately i saw male nurses treated like this all the time in my clinicals...they always seem to get the same patients that are heavy to lift, difficult to manage, etc....
  12. So who do nurses marry or have as civil partners???

    DH & i hate valentines too. stupid hallmark holiday & i hate stuffed animals!! we make it a point to stay home away from the restaurants and watch an action
  13. A bit confused about Nursing School

    if you want to work in a nursing home or other LTC facility then be an LVN. otherwise go for the RN. many of the hospitals in my area that have LVNs are phasing them out, the LVNs that are on staff...
  14. So who do nurses marry or have as civil partners???

    my DH is a microprocessor designer, a hardware computer guy. we met in college (the first time i was in college) that was 11.5 years ago :redbeathe and this year we'll celebrate our 10th wedding...
  15. Info on Austin State Hospital

    i did my psych clinicals at ASH. from what little i remember, they run 8hr shifts: 0700-1500, 1500-2200, 2200-0700. i dunno if you will have to start out on evenings or nights but considering all...
  16. January NCLEX Study Group!

    flash cards annoy me, i tend to lose them so i made an outline writing on blank printer paper, -olol = beta blockers equals lowers heart rate = check apical pulse before admin and so on. i've...
  17. January NCLEX Study Group!

    this is probably too nosy, but have a cool job lined up
  18. January NCLEX Study Group!

    the SATAs are so nerve-wracking! i always overthink those bigtime. i had some unfamiliar meds on the exam but i was able to figure many of them out looking at the suffixes. be sure to take your...
  19. January NCLEX Study Group!

    i can't remember exactly, the last 2 are pretty brutal, i think around 60-65% or so. i feel that Kaplan prepared me very well, you are gonna be fine! dont get burned out now, if you feel your brain...
  20. January NCLEX Study Group!

    i did kaplan and it was awesome! i did 150 questions a day after my class was over (my class ended 4 wks prior to testing) and the trainers, i did question trainer 6 the sunday before my exam, then...
  21. Texas ADN pay

    in my nursing school clinicals i worked with several BSNs and they make the same pay at Seton as the
  22. January NCLEX Study Group!

    hi, i took my boards on the 13th and i found out today from my BON that i'm an RN!! *wine it feels so unreal... thanking all those who've supported me on this long journey.. :bowingpur i couldnt...
  23. Considering Austin

    i actually don't know, i've lived in Austin the entire time i've lived in Texas...my guess would be that compared to Houston, Dallas, Fort Worth, San Antonio the city is smaller and the cost of living...
  24. Texas ADN pay

    i live in austin and the salary at Seton for a new grad is 21.88 St Davids is about a dollar
  25. Considering Austin

    ps: my starting salary at Seton is $21.88 (new grad) not counting shift differentials. St Davids is usually about a dollar more. the Seton shift differential is $4.00 for nights & $2.50 for...