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THR does pay better than Baylor. I worked at Presbyterian Hospital Of Dallas around 5 years or so (about 10 yrs ago) as a full time float RN (I don't know if they still do, but when I left that hospital they still had that full time dept with benef...

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My friends who work in the metroplex area don't have any problems getting hours at work. In the mid-cities area, hospitals are still hiring (they even have the seasonal plans in place). Real estate hasn't been hit hard here compared to other areas. W...

Home is where the heart is, and my heart belongs to America. I love this country and this is why I decided to become an american citizen. I believe in her ideals and am very grateful for the opportunities she has given me (which I probably wouldn't h...

I forgot to mention that I currently live in the Dallas-Fort Worth area (if that helps any).

Agree with rbezemek's post. Never heard of anyone having any problems finding an RN job here in Texas, even for new grads (unless one is picky or has certain restrictions). I work in a small surgicenter and we even got a sizeable bonus this year.

I think I read in nursing articles somewhere that work hostility was one of the concerns that JCAHO was about to investigate or address.

Have seen said symptoms stated in our preop area - usually after starting IVs on young male pts.

And oh, I've also had a few pts with mediports who request lido ID over the mediport site before I access their sites (they have it done at the Dr's offices). Any comments on this as well?

I think its a case -to- case basis; if it's an emergency, or if a pt is in a lot of pain or distress, I don't gather they'd care one way or another. In our pre-op area, I usually give the pt a choice, and warn them beforehand that if they were a dif...

Hopefully, you work with a lot of supportive people that would make your med-surg experience better. Six months may pass by quickly, but if you are absolutely miserable, maybe you could talk it over your nurse manager or someone in charge to see if t...

I used to work part time at Vernon State Hospital, a maximum security psych hosp for those who needed to be evaluated for competency and incompetency to stand trial. The time you put in with the state can transfer to other state hosp or veterans hosp...

I'm a foreign nurse grad and have worked here in the US for 17 yrs now. I have proven myself (as evidenced by my passing all required tests after just one take, my being a fast learner, my patients' and my employers' satisfaction with my work - despi...

I started out as a med-surg nurse in a small community hospital (you did everything and as an RN were responsible for the LVNs too). It was a lot to take on but I had to honor my 2 yr contract (I'm a foreign nurse grad from the phil). Afterwards, I m...

You would not be making any more as an LVN without any prior nurse experience than what you are making now. Consider too that a lot of bigger hospitals would prefer to hire RNs vs LVNs. Ask around Dallas area hospitals and you'd find this to be true.

Joel, First, Nursing is a very rewarding and stable career. I have been a nurse for 18 years and my husband has been a nurse for 17 years. My husband teaches at Tarrant County College. First we would not recommend that you go LVN then RN. You real...

Don't know if this will help you any - took the nurse boards in 1989 with a score of 80%; passed the CGFNS I think in 1990 and passed after the first take; took the NCLEX-RN in late 1991 and passed the first time (this was when it was still paper an...

suzzane4 You ask a great question. I am a philippines trained RN who has now been practicing in the United States for 18 years. My husband is also a nurse and teaches at our local community college. Your last post sounds as if you feel I do not ha...

Re question how can the nurses in the Phil be educated to current 21st century standards? The Phil is more westernized than most people think; the medium of instruction is usually in english from the get-go and nursing schools are (supposedly) NLN ac...

Understand the frustration. I graduated from nursing school in 1989 (from the Phil); it took me 2 yrs 6 mos from that time to pass the PI boards, pass the CGFNS and get a US working visa and leave for the US. This was around the time when the first P...