canchaser

canchaser BSN, RN

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  1. Post-Master's FNP versus Med School

    canchaser replied to HealthyRN's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Well, I just youtubed him and he seems like he knows his ****. Pun inteneded. OP go for it if you want to and you think it will complete your life. the university @ kansas has a DO program that is...

  2. Finding clinical sites/ Gwynedd Mercy College

    canchaser replied to glibwolf's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    NrsKaren, I just googled those sites. AWESOME!!! I sent these onto my classmates to help them out. Thanks do

  3. St Joseph College of Maine Reviews

    canchaser replied to shannonFNP's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Not my name is correct! I am going into NP 604, I am hoping a co hort will be ready in June. And I'mVERY concerned about trying to get clinicals lined up ready to go and then find out no cohort is...

  4. Burned out from floor nursing, need advice, please..

    canchaser replied to frazzled2012's topic in General Nursing

    Palliative care would be a ministering position. You speak of faith, pain control, anxiety control. Help families come to term with the inevitable it's like the step before

  5. 1 year= NP? And programs with this?

    canchaser replied to Lorelai22RN's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    University of Michigan 15 months full time and a scholarship to

  6. Help! Contract negotiation

    canchaser replied to zlo49's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    WOW Juan I was thinking like a hourly employee. Like if the OP seen 4 pts an hour, which probably could happen in an unsafe environement, they would make 48/hr. Seems the going rate here in the...

  7. St Joseph's College of Maine FNP program students

    canchaser replied to LJames13's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Im sorry.. I was asking earlier this year if any one was going to be starting. Ivebeen poking around waiting for a friend to be ready to start with me in may. So if u r waiting to start, will these...

  8. St Joseph's College of Maine FNP program students

    canchaser replied to LJames13's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Not my name.... Are u ready to start?? I wish they would just send a mass email so we can be getting factual

  9. Would you feel ok as a patient at your own hospital?

    canchaser replied to SNB1014's topic in General Nursing

    Yes I would... I have shattered my left leg and broke my fibula. Then had appendicitis all in 2.5 years. I pick my crna, my surgeon and when I shattered my left leg skating, I called the ER charge...

  10. St Joseph's College of Maine FNP program students

    canchaser replied to LJames13's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Me too. Inquiring minds want to know.. I hope they publish something about it in the little catalog thingy I got in the mail this past

  11. St Joseph's College of Maine FNP program students

    canchaser replied to LJames13's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    My co worker emailed the director about the cohort thing in early January and they told her they were changing the rules effective in February. I emailed the clinical director about what type of...

  12. St Joseph's College of Maine FNP program students

    canchaser replied to LJames13's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    My co worker emailed the director about the cohort thing in early January and they told her they were changing the rules effective in February. I emailed the clinical director about what type of...

  13. One month as a PHN....

    canchaser replied to exnavygirl-RN's topic in Public, Community Health

    I would love to work with the young pregnant girls. I was pregnant and married at age 15 now married for 24 years. I had a" social service" visiting lady who came each week. I dont know what I would...

  14. St Joseph's College of Maine FNP program students

    canchaser replied to LJames13's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Shannon, they changed the rules in January. They aren't requiring a cohort

  15. 1 year out, no job. Throw in the towel?

    canchaser replied to simply_viki's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    agree with dirtyhippegirl, Look for rehab centers and LTAC's while these are not hospital situations per say. You have to learn to be on your toes, crap hits the fan in those places and its you and a...

  16. New Grad Nurse wanting to move to Saint Louis

    canchaser replied to sm06902's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I wonder if it matters the time of year, she graduated the december before you. Maybe in may they " up" their hiring budgets. I know in April/ may our Icu seems to have a lot of turn over as...

  17. New Grad Nurse wanting to move to Saint Louis

    canchaser replied to sm06902's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Hospital jobs or other jobs? I have a friend who had no experience could not get in a hospital, finally settled on LTAC job a year ago. I also had a friend with Ed experience who I was able to pull...

  18. New Grad Nurse wanting to move to Saint Louis

    canchaser replied to sm06902's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Sent u a

  19. New Grad Nurse wanting to move to Saint Louis

    canchaser replied to sm06902's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    STL is saturated. Are you going to be living in I'LL or Mo? I can give u some leads for areas to go to. A hospital in a small town 45 minutes from Stl is looking for a full time OB nurse. They are not...

  20. CRNA questions.. please help!

    canchaser replied to JP07's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    1. No you can quit, of you get into a nursing CRNA program and not a science based crna program the classes you took might transfer. Taking these classes show that you can handle masters level...

  21. Need help ASAP: question re: Swan

    canchaser replied to Silverlight2010's topic in MICU, SICU

    Closed. What if the syringe got under the pt or pushed in some how, ballon inflates, you don't look at monitoring when u leave the room. Ballon is wedged. If the balloon is left up a pulmonary...

  22. Wow They Are Really Serious - smokers not hired

    canchaser replied to LemonIndiscretion's topic in General Nursing

    As a nonsmoker married to a smoker and had a father who smoked my whole life.... If I were tested, I'd be fired and I haven't had a cigarette to my mouth but I do inhale or I would die.. :) so now...

  23. Fired from first RN job...does it get better?

    canchaser replied to namiller1213's topic in Nursing Career

    Well it probably won't happen again, the air thing... When I'm in a hurry I sometimes forget and put air in there. Get in the habit of putting your finger over the end so the meds and cork don't go...

  24. Anyone having MAJOR second thoughts?!

    canchaser replied to angel549's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I'm with you OP.... I've only got to complete clinicals( 6 classes) and I'm done... Not sure I want to finish to make less money than I do now.. Sigh, have a husband who watched me not complete CRNA...

  25. Has anyone transfered as a NP student?

    canchaser replied to Eoghnan's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I switched from CRNA to NP.. When transferring programs I could only find programs to take 9 credits at most.. Depending on how far u have gotten it might be better to stay and