piper_for_hire

piper_for_hire

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  1. Experienced Nurses Only

    piper_for_hire replied to RunningWithScissors's topic in General Nursing

    I was on this board before and after nursing school and I think it's just fine the way that it is.

  2. ICU, when to advance?

    piper_for_hire replied to intothemoon's topic in Nursing Career

    Why wait at all? Getting a job in a busy inner-city ICU is easy (at least around here) because people are always leaving. I went into one as my first job and it was a great learning experience. As far...

  3. what is the best area to start with

    piper_for_hire replied to kathy_bear's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I would go either MICU or SICU as my first job - that's what I did and it worked out really well. Try to find a Level I trauma center so you can get some really really sick patients. You will learn a...

  4. Anyone gone union?

    piper_for_hire replied to liljsmom02's topic in General Nursing

    My experience is that if nurses are thinking about unionizing, it's because they need to. If the hospital didn't want a union, they wouldn't give nurses are reason to get one. If you're going to work...

  5. DO and DONT's for INTERVIEW,HELP!!!!

    piper_for_hire replied to yanka12's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Really? I'm talking about the program in Camden. That program hasn't started yet. Is there another program somewhere?

  6. DO and DONT's for INTERVIEW,HELP!!!!

    piper_for_hire replied to yanka12's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    They already did the first round of interviews and narrowed the list to 20 people for 8 spots from about 80 apps. They're waiting until the accreditation is over before moving on to the second round....

  7. DO and DONT's for INTERVIEW,HELP!!!!

    piper_for_hire replied to yanka12's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    UMDNJ is not officially off the ground yet. The accredidation folks are reviewing them this month and if they pass, they'll be moving forward. They haven't finished picking their January class yet and...

  8. Badly Paid Nurse a Good Nurse

    piper_for_hire replied to foxyhill21's topic in General Nursing

    I always find it upsetting when these conversations turn towards how nurses "deserve" more pay. This is music to the ears of the people who don't pay us what we deserve. The fact of the matter is that...

  9. resume

    piper_for_hire replied to garfieldrn's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Why so concerned about the resume? They didn't seem to care one way or another about my resume during the interviews. I wouldn't worry about

  10. Male Nurse Action Figure

    piper_for_hire replied to ayden's topic in Men in Nursing

    Ugh. You can have one of mine. I have a pile in my office because everyone thinks that it's clever to give me one.

  11. Cooper Hospital?

    piper_for_hire replied to rn2be2006's topic in New Jersey Nursing

    It all depends which unit you work for at Cooper. Some are great - like the NICU - others are a nightmare and most people quit after one year. As far as working nights for a year - that is not true....

  12. New Grad-RN just hired into PACU

    piper_for_hire replied to RN*06's topic in PACU

    I work ICU and PACU - and I love the PACU. You get a little of everything and they do Trauma/ICU/CCU/PICU holds too. Plus kids. You get everything, but some days you have nothing but appys and hernias...

  13. Corporate America vs. Nursing- culture shock! Any others out there?

    piper_for_hire replied to socishan's topic in General Nursing

    I've been a nurse for just over a year now and I worked behind a desk for about 12 years before that. There certainly are vast differences between corporate america and nursing/hospitals. Here's a...

  14. Letters of recommendation

    piper_for_hire replied to bat21's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Agreed. I would get out of there anyway. Why would you want to work somewhere that is more of an obstacle to your career goals than an asset?

  15. 2007 school ranking

    piper_for_hire replied to JoYang's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    The ranking is absolute crap! Um ... unless my school comes in #1 then it's totally accurate an beyond reproach. :^)

  16. Am I too old?

    piper_for_hire replied to ILoveHK's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Not really. Who cares what other people think?

  17. Realistic Avg GPA for admission

    piper_for_hire replied to DrugReptoNurse's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Agreed. The schools around here all advertise "above 3.0" but when you talk to them they all want 3.5 or better. They do frequently make exceptions for nurses with killer experience but crappy GPAs...

  18. My first few days, as a new RN

    piper_for_hire replied to starryx2's topic in General Nursing

    Get thee to an ICU! I've never had more than 2 patients. Sure there are swans and pressors and vents and all that, but it's totally manageable. I could never do your job and keep my sanity.

  19. What do you call a PA?

    piper_for_hire replied to iHeartNICU's topic in General Nursing

    okay, this is all too confusing. From now on I'm going to refer to them all as "hey you!"

  20. 1 year ICU schools

    piper_for_hire replied to mammothsnw's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    The school directors around here told me that above a 3.5 was what they were looking for. However, you are right - it's the whole picture so if one thing is low other things need to be high. A good...

  21. 1 year ICU schools

    piper_for_hire replied to mammothsnw's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Even if you're able to keep it to yourself - which will be very hard especially when your coworkers start announcing that they got in since you'll be bursting with questions - you will have to let the...

  22. CRNA Programs w/ Clinicals in one local area?

    piper_for_hire replied to AdonaiLoveable's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    All of the schools I talked to in the Philadelphia/South New Jersey area have all of the clinical sites within 30 minutes of each other. My school has about a dozen sites spread all over so they work...

  23. Nursing Pay

    piper_for_hire replied to haninks's topic in General Nursing

    It all depends on cost of living, of course, but I think $40 would be a good starting place. Oh - did I just solve the nursing shortage?

  24. what to do while waiting?

    piper_for_hire posted a topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Hey everybody! I start anesthesia school in August 2007 and I'm wondering what I should do with myself while I wait. I've only worked ICU and I think it would be fun to try something else out before...

  25. Nursing Pay

    piper_for_hire replied to haninks's topic in General Nursing

    Oh - and check out this thread: https://allnurses.com/forums/f195/high-salary-176802.html