PacoUSA BSN, RN

ICU / PCU / Telemetry / Oncology

Member

  • Content

    3,450

  • Visitors

    48,149

  • Followers

    0

  • Likes

    107

All Content by PacoUSA

  1. PacoUSA

    Nursing student survival tips

    PacoUSA replied to Joe V's topic in General Students

    After my first RN paycheck this summer, I will never eat ramen noodles or cheese sandwiches ever
  2. PacoUSA

    Finally I passed Nclex!! here is my journey

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

    You're too cute :) ... congratulations, well-deserved success!!
  3. PacoUSA

    5th Nursing Caption Contest - Win $100

    PacoUSA replied to Brian's topic in News, Announcements

    Sorry .... meant to say: "I guess it's true that everyone is trying to get into nursing these days ..." Sent from my Samsung Stratosphere using
  4. PacoUSA

    5th Nursing Caption Contest - Win $100

    PacoUSA replied to Brian's topic in News, Announcements

    I guess it's true that everyone is trying to into nursing these days
  5. PacoUSA

    What's the difference between a graduate nurse and an experienced nurse?

    PacoUSA replied to Joe V's topic in Nursing Humor

    GOSH, where is the sense of humor, people??????? Love when people get all defensive on a Jokes thread, lmao! That in itself is humor :) I'll bite: A Graduate Nurse neatly presses their scrubs every...
  6. PacoUSA

    Moving to Oahu

    PacoUSA replied to Bkanar's topic in Men in Nursing

    Take me with
  7. PacoUSA

    Difficult Career Decision

    PacoUSA replied to CoeKohawk11's topic in Men in Nursing

    Dude ... your heart's clearly in the ER, I can read it from your post. This was a no-brainer ...
  8. PacoUSA

    Is it worth travelling 4 hrs to work?

    PacoUSA replied to RNHURT's topic in General Nursing

    I did not even finish reading the OP's post before saying to myself: NO
  9. PacoUSA

    New grad LVN Dr. wants to pay me $10???

    PacoUSA replied to vn-rn's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    WOW, I hope you ran and never looked back. Trust me, someone with the gall to interview under those circumstances does not have enough pull anywhere in their body to refer you to anything better....
  10. PacoUSA

    Stony Brook University-Recommendations??

    PacoUSA replied to akaur_2010's topic in New York Nursing

    I just graduated with my BSN from Stony Brook, so I can understand why you really want to come here, because not only is it a great nursing program but I have personally heard how highly our alumni...
  11. PacoUSA

    Georgetown Online FNP

    PacoUSA replied to vwde's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

  12. PacoUSA

    Tons of student loans, pursue DNP still?

    PacoUSA replied to MystyqueOne's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    .... thanks for the laugh of the day
  13. PacoUSA

    Tons of student loans, pursue DNP still?

    PacoUSA replied to MystyqueOne's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    i did not read the rest of the posts before i am posting this one, so perhaps someone else addressed it ... but my first instinct from what you said here is that it seems as if you're looking to the...
  14. PacoUSA

    Waitlisted? Rejected? NEVER Give Up!

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

    Noticed that it has been a while since I posted on this thread, and I truly thank each and every one of you for your heartfelt posts. It gives me great pleasure to know that I have in some small way...
  15. PacoUSA

    When will they change the name???

    PacoUSA replied to hand2cut's topic in Men in Nursing

    Agreed - if you're a male and you have issues being called a nurse, you really should not be
  16. PacoUSA

    My girlfriend is afraid that I might meet another girl in the nursing program...

    PacoUSA replied to ThePhilster's topic in Male Nursing Students

    This deserves re-quoting ... excellent response and sums it up nicely. Don't be afraid to speak up and let her know that this is a REAL issue. You REALLY do NOT want to deal with this headache while...
  17. PacoUSA

    New energy drink for students!

    PacoUSA replied to Brian's topic in General Students

    Made it through an accelerated program on decaf coffee alone. Don't like caffeine, don't need it. Good night's sleep does it for me. Sent from my Samsung Stratosphere using
  18. PacoUSA

    Stony Brook Accelerated BSN class of 2013

    PacoUSA replied to Joie_de_vivre's topic in New York Nursing

    Your GPA is fine, and you seem to be going about everything else well. Unfortunately that's as far as I can gauge your ability to be a competitive candidate. Like I said before, I have no idea what...
  19. PacoUSA

    Stony Brook Accelerated BSN class of 2013

    PacoUSA replied to Joie_de_vivre's topic in New York Nursing

    That and getting some stellar recommendations helps too! I think those are your two strongest parts of the application. No, I was a psych major. I started out in bio and ended up switching majors...
  20. PacoUSA

    It's 2012, and I Was Hired 1 Hour after Graduation!

    PacoUSA posted a topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I graduated yesterday with my BSN, and about an hour after the ceremonies had concluded, in the car on my way to a celebratory lunch I got a phone call from the nurse recruiter at the hospital where I...
  21. PacoUSA

    Stony Brook Accelerated BSN class of 2013

    PacoUSA replied to Joie_de_vivre's topic in New York Nursing

    I heard someone say that orientation for the ABSN this year runs from June 26 to 29. It's still possible that you will be called from the waitlist anytime between now and the first day. One of my...
  22. PacoUSA

    Hardest or craziest interview questions you've ever been asked

    PacoUSA replied to ixchel's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    The "where do you expect to be 5 years from now" question often comes up. I must have answered nicely because I was hired lol. I said that I was not sure in what exact capacity I would be working 5...
  23. PacoUSA

    Difference between a graduate nurse & a experienced nurse

    PacoUSA replied to GitanoRN's topic in Nursing Humor

    Is it possible to be a hybrid new grad experienced nurse right out of the gate? I seem to be a little of both
  24. PacoUSA

    Graduated on Saturday... 5 interviews already!

    PacoUSA replied to PepeSilvia's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    That's AWESOME! :) Congratulations! Thanks for posting your experience about a positive job hunt in 2012. I just graduated yesterday with my BSN and was hired for a new job all in the same day. I...
  25. PacoUSA

    Describe the Ugliest Scrubs You Have Seen!

    PacoUSA posted a topic in Nursing Humor

    Geez, I volunteer @ a hospital where I have seem more than my share of ugly scrubs! Interested to know what's the ugliest you have seen out there. I have 2 that come to mind: (1) NASCAR race cars .....