PacoUSA BSN, RN

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    Traveler momentos

    PacoUSA replied to perfexion's topic in Travel

    Don't the hospitals make you give those back for security reasons? Sent from my iPad using
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    does a max out credit card work with new pvt

    PacoUSA replied to pnpmycallin2017's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Wow, you people are desperate with PVT these days ... Sent from my iPad using
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    SO much anxiety I don't want to go back

    PacoUSA replied to Mary C's topic in Travel

    Ah ok ... so I should not have deleted my post, you answered it anyway :) ... So are you traveling as a med-surg nurse? This is why I was asking because I figured someone with so much stress about...
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    SO much anxiety I don't want to go back

    PacoUSA replied to Mary C's topic in Travel

    Deleted, answered my own question
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    Hating Med-Surg

    PacoUSA replied to rae313's topic in General Students

    Good for you. I absolutely hate psych nursing. I mean, I know psych trickles into every nursing specialty but I could never work on an exclusively psych unit. Makes me like med surg all that much...
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    White pants concerns

    PacoUSA replied to YourLocalAsian's topic in Men in Nursing

    White boxer briefs with white scrub pants, never a problem. Sent from my iPad using
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    NYU-What are the odds?

    PacoUSA replied to loveflowers's topic in New York Nursing

    Loveflowers, GoVeg already told you she got into Stony Brook with a 2.5 GPA. I'm also a Stony Brook alum and I can tell you that they do look at the whole application and not just GPA. It's a mixed...
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    Quad city travelers

    PacoUSA replied to raindrop's topic in Travel

    Cant you input the address into Google Maps to verify on Street View that it is the house she says it is? Also, if she owns the house her ownership is public record, you can Google that too. Sent from...
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    Any Fastaff nurses?

    PacoUSA replied to perfexion's topic in Travel

    I'm not a Fastaff nurse, but I know one that is and she does get paid nicely. Note however that Fastaff is a rapid response agency, which means they are filling a more urgent staffing need and thus...
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    stony brook new grad residency program

    PacoUSA replied to bingubsn's topic in New York Nursing

    I just PM'ed you this info, as I was not sure if I could post it publicly without violating the website TOS. Sent from my iPad using
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    stony brook new grad residency program

    PacoUSA replied to bingubsn's topic in New York Nursing

    Yes it is lol no prob :) Sent from my iPad using
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    stony brook new grad residency program

    PacoUSA replied to bingubsn's topic in New York Nursing

    Stony Brook hires many new grads. However, you will be most lucky in getting a job by accepting a position working nights on a med-surg unit. Those openings are far more common than in specialty...
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    Sharing a Preceptor???

    PacoUSA replied to paging_nurserae's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I agree, it should be one to one. Unless the preceptor is working with each orientee on different days ... But it sounds like they want the preceptor to orient two at once. Not efficient I say. I did...
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    Got an interview but...I'm not so excited anymore

    PacoUSA replied to Catch22Personified's topic in General Nursing

    You need to think of yourself first in this situation. What is better for you and your career? Like someone said previously, your present hospital probably will not think twice about letting staff go....
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    best i quit or fired story

    PacoUSA replied to OnlinePersona's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Love it!!! Sent from my iPad using
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    Retiring In Your 70s

    PacoUSA replied to PacoUSA's topic in Retired Nurses

    I'm glad to see I am not the only one with this retirement plan
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    Attorney to Nurse Career

    PacoUSA replied to Brett73's topic in Legal

    I think I am enjoying the stability of a nursing job, something I could never find in law. I also feel working as a nurse has more fulfilling moments that you can take home with you than representing...
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    4.0 in nursing school?

    PacoUSA replied to RubySlippers:)'s topic in General Students

    Being devastated when you don't get 100 all the time is a tad severe I still think -- especially when getting 95 every so often gives you wiggle room for less stress and still gets you the same letter...
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    offered med oncology, no experience

    PacoUSA replied to blue26's topic in Travel

    What kind of travel nurse agency would place someone in a NICU without experience? Sounds ideal though if it was meant to be that
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    Tired, Burned Out, and Broke...

    PacoUSA replied to Joe V's topic in General Students

    Maybe you should try law school ...? For the record, nursing ROCKS!
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    Is Job Hopping the Norm for Nurses?

    PacoUSA replied to westieluv's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    You do make some exceptions for travel nurses I assume? Or do you make sure they have stayed with the same agency for at least a
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    The DEU Model of Nursing Education

    PacoUSA replied to kalycat's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    My nursing school has a DEU program and I was a part of it. It allowed me to do my last clinical and final preceptorship with a nurse and it was a good opportunity to get hired on as an RN after...
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    AUG 9,14-NYHQ RN open house

    PacoUSA replied to teletipid's topic in New York Nursing

    I hope you guys are still going forward looking at other opportunities and not just keeping your eggs in just this one basket. Sounds discouraging if you ask me. Sent from my iPad using
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    High paying warm weather areas

    PacoUSA replied to Underthemoonicp6's topic in Travel

    "... as a whole are rude and demanding ..."? Dude, you haven't spent enough time in NYC to stereotype an entire metropolitan area like that. I was born and raised in NYC and can tell you first hand...
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    4.0 in nursing school?

    PacoUSA replied to RubySlippers:)'s topic in General Students

    I hate to break this to you, but your patients couldn't care less what your GPA was in nursing school. At the end of the day, the 4.0 student and the 3.0 student are both the same exact thing after...