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  1. Leaving new position

    escapebigd posted a topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I just started a new position one month ago as a new grad, it went great for the first few weeks despite my schedule being changed, but in the last week the attitude from the other NP's I work with...

  2. NP Programs, Preceptors and You - Get Your Voice Heard!

    escapebigd replied to stickit34's topic in Advanced Practice

    I just finished the survey as well, but I don't have a lot of faith in

  3. Double Shifts

    escapebigd posted a topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    The job I was offered recently they just decided my shift will be weekend double shifts from 7 am to 11 pm. then one 3 pm to 11 pm a night during the week. Has anyone ever worked this, and how hard...

  4. Surgical NP Clinical

    escapebigd posted a topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I am lining up my clinical experiences right now in my FNP program and I am trying to decide how best to use my maximum of 40 hours in a specialty. I am in the DFW area and have a few options on how...

  5. Why is our salary so low?

    escapebigd replied to AAC.271's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I have discovered the B&M vs Online is a big deal obviously. Many complaints about lack of quality... so on and so forth. There are online programs out there that require every test to be...

  6. UTA FNP 2016

    escapebigd replied to TCUFrogRN's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Some things have changed in this program that are very different from what is listed in this thread. The classes are no longer "open book" as all exams require a webcam and no papers/books/etc on the...

  7. Working During Chemo/Radiation

    escapebigd posted a topic in Health, Stress Management

    Any floor nurses out there that went right back to work after a cancer diagnosis? This is long and kind of raw for me, but here goes. I am 27 and was recently diagnosed with cervical cancer and need...

  8. Hesi A2

    escapebigd posted a topic in HESI Entrance, Exit Exam

    I will be taking my Hesi A2 entrance exam in less than a month and I'm a little nervous about the AP section. I will have two chances to take this test (one in February and one in September) before I...

  9. Looking for students who are applying to Brookhaven in Fall 2012 to start Spring 2013

    escapebigd replied to galofthetao's topic in Texas Nursing

    Thanks Briterz, I'm looking forward to it. Laffitte, straight A students were making 50's and 60's on the first two tests, and were happy to make a C in the class. There will be a different teacher...

  10. Looking for students who are applying to Brookhaven in Fall 2012 to start Spring 2013

    escapebigd replied to galofthetao's topic in Texas Nursing

    So we started Nursing Skills 2 a couple days after spring semester ended. We also started Med/Surg class then. We had that until the beginning of July. We had some overlapping of skills and clinicals,...

  11. Looking for students who are applying to Brookhaven in Fall 2012 to start Spring 2013

    escapebigd replied to galofthetao's topic in Texas Nursing

    We got about 3 weeks off from the end of July to the end of August, my group started last

  12. Looking for students who are applying to Brookhaven in Fall 2012 to start Spring 2013

    escapebigd replied to galofthetao's topic in Texas Nursing

    Good luck to everyone coming in for the spring!! Be prepared for last minute schedule changes, and extra money requested at random. They will tell you to get a PCT job, then tell you that you...

  13. Any info?

    escapebigd replied to StL_Momma27's topic in Texas Nursing

    Texas is a really large state, what area are you wanting to know

  14. Brookhaven Fall 2012

    escapebigd replied to Preemie 2 RN's topic in Texas Nursing

    I think working is definitely possible during school. Try to work somewhere that you can change your schedule at a whim. Clinical days can get changed at last minute, extra classes added, and we have...

  15. Thinking of nursing school in Dallas

    escapebigd replied to BzeMom's topic in Texas Nursing

    If you want to get into a nursing program in Dallas, it will take at least a year. The ADN programs like Brookhaven, Mountain View, and El Centro require the prerequisites and most of the support...

  16. Graduated last May.... NO JOB

    escapebigd replied to CaliforniaRNnow's topic in Texas Nursing

    Do you guys think Sulphur Springs, and Commerce areas are far enough outside of Dallas for a fighting

  17. Graduated last May.... NO JOB

    escapebigd replied to CaliforniaRNnow's topic in Texas Nursing

    This thread makes me nervous. My husband has the mindset that if I make good grades, and apply and accept any position that comes at me after graduation I won't have to worry. From the tone of this...

  18. Brookhaven Fall 2012

    escapebigd replied to Preemie 2 RN's topic in Texas Nursing

    Go to sweatmonkey.com to sign up for that and look at where you can do your volunteer hours. I did mine at a hospice listed on sweatmonkey. I was told that the hours needed to be done within the...

  19. Brookhaven Fall 2012

    escapebigd replied to Preemie 2 RN's topic in Texas Nursing

    In case any of you were interested here is just a few tips for those of you starting this fall... We are only allowed to wear our brookhaven scrubs to our nursing classes/labs/etc, I'm not sure how...

  20. Brookhaven Fall 2012

    escapebigd replied to Preemie 2 RN's topic in Texas Nursing

    No we didn't need the access code for that class or the cd. We could even use an older edition (8th) if we wanted

  21. Brookhaven Fall 2012

    escapebigd replied to Preemie 2 RN's topic in Texas Nursing

    You will be emailed your schedule by AC and when you get that you have to enroll in the courses she tells you

  22. Brookhaven Fall 2012

    escapebigd replied to Preemie 2 RN's topic in Texas Nursing

    Congratulations to everyone who got in!!! Just a few tips to save you guys money, time, and sanity... Don't go buy special scrubs, they just told us a couple weeks ago that our uniform scrubs will be...

  23. Brookhaven Fall 2012

    escapebigd replied to Preemie 2 RN's topic in Texas Nursing

    I know I wasn't the original poster about the scheduling nightmares, but to name a few... Class days changing with little notice, having to do clinicals on a holiday that we were supposed to get off,...

  24. Brookhaven Fall 2012

    escapebigd replied to Preemie 2 RN's topic in Texas Nursing

    Briterz, if it's the same as last semester you won't know until your sitting at the table what question you will receive. But some of the questions repeat, so someone asked something earlier, might be...

  25. Brookhaven Fall 2012

    escapebigd replied to Preemie 2 RN's topic in Texas Nursing

    A few that I remember were "what do you think nursing is, and why do you want to become a nurse" or "How do you prioritize when you already have too much to do" and the hardest I think... "define...