TreehuggerRN

TreehuggerRN

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  1. ANP to ACNP?

    TreehuggerRN replied to TreehuggerRN's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    The person I'm speaking of has been accepted into the U of South Alabama as an Adult/Gero (primary care) NP student for 2010. She applied for ACNP but they offered here the ANP and said she did not...

  2. ANP to ACNP?

    TreehuggerRN posted a topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    If a person is an adult NP how difficult would it be for them to become accepted into a post-master's program to become an ACNP? The person I am thinking of has a good undergraduate GPA and a solid...

  3. LTC Nursing...Who likes it, who doesn't?

    TreehuggerRN replied to Julz034's topic in General Nursing

    The only time a facility has to have 24 hour RN coverage is when they do

  4. LTC Nursing...Who likes it, who doesn't?

    TreehuggerRN replied to Julz034's topic in General Nursing

    LTC experience is not very valuable when it comes to finding a job in any other setting. The longer you work in LTC the more "stuck" you are in that line of work. Luckily, if you simply need a "job"...

  5. ANP to ACNP?

    TreehuggerRN replied to TreehuggerRN's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    It's sounding like even primary care offices want their NPs to have prior acute care experience. I guess long-term care experience is not considered

  6. Does anyone know any good online RN to BSN programs?

    TreehuggerRN replied to LeLeeFNP's topic in General Nursing

    You might check your local university. A lot of them offer online RN to BSN programs now. That is how I got mine. I finished in two

  7. How to stay organized?

    TreehuggerRN replied to L8RRN's topic in General Nursing

    The above sounds really good. I like to use my highlighters, though. I'm a little obsessed with color coding things and keeping them neat and

  8. I stink so bad Mcallen, TX doesn't even want me.

    TreehuggerRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    I want to work in the NICU, even though I've been an RN several years and my only experience is with adults (I never had the opportunity to work with babies.) Now, I'm to the point I'm willing to...

  9. I stink so bad Mcallen, TX doesn't even want me.

    TreehuggerRN replied to TreehuggerRN's topic in General Nursing

    I'm worried about the safety. I'm starting to think it may not be worth it. I'm just so angry and frustrated because I recently learned one of my contemporaries (who got his nursing license after I...

  10. Stop eating my food!

    TreehuggerRN replied to FloridaRN09's topic in General Nursing

    They are like bears raiding the picnic basket. Some people are weird when it comes to food and have little self control. It's frustrating but at the same time I can't get angry over it. Money, yes,...

  11. I stink so bad Mcallen, TX doesn't even want me.

    TreehuggerRN replied to TreehuggerRN's topic in General Nursing

    If I get hired for the CCU, I want to just be down there long enough to get the experience I need to be more marketable farther up north then I'd be out of there. How far is Mcallen from the ocean?...

  12. I stink so bad Mcallen, TX doesn't even want me.

    TreehuggerRN replied to TreehuggerRN's topic in General Nursing

    I guess I didn't turn them off like I thought. They sent me the info to take a nurse battery test and after that to set up a web cam interview. Mcallen doesn't sound like a very hip place to be, the...

  13. Help with severe stomach pain

    TreehuggerRN replied to cynthy's topic in General Nursing

    Oh man, what is it with all these medical questions? Go to your

  14. What would make a nurse desireable in a NICU?

    TreehuggerRN posted a topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I have always wanted to work in the NICU but due to the area where I live and other issues this was not a possibility. I've worked with the adult/geriatric population my entire career but I've always...

  15. Didnt make it into Baptist RN program so trying for LVN

    TreehuggerRN replied to ladybugme!'s topic in General Nursing

    This wasn't my experience at all. I was an LPN, then an ASN, now a BSN. I also did this with a family of several small children. If a person has the drive they will do

  16. Can someone explain to me...

    TreehuggerRN replied to SpiceChick01's topic in General Nursing

    Private duty is one-on-one care done in shifts at one home, home health is broken up into visits, lasting 30 minutes to an hour with the nurse visiting several homes in a

  17. I stink so bad Mcallen, TX doesn't even want me.

    TreehuggerRN replied to TreehuggerRN's topic in General Nursing

    It's not that I think she didn't "like" me, I just think she was expecting to hear about more impressive work experience. As for how I know she was not interested, she would say, "oh..." and there...

  18. Any NICUs hiring..anywhere??

    TreehuggerRN replied to NurseDevonL's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Good for you! I am willing to move (just about) anywhere, too. I looked at Hermann Memorial in Houston but couldn't find any NICU openings. I applied at a hospital in Aurora, WI (though I really don't...

  19. what is 'Best Shift' and/or 'Area of Nursing' to be in for Single Moms?

    TreehuggerRN replied to nickynoodles's topic in General Nursing

    Long term care generally pays better and once you establish yourself there, it probably won't be hard to work up to a managerial position with more flexible

  20. News too good to keep to myself...

    TreehuggerRN replied to Bortaz's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Too bad "God" doesn't look over the rest of us,

  21. Desperate for a career in NICU!! Where is there a need?

    TreehuggerRN replied to fitRNpic's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    You mean "bad" as in cool and outta

  22. I need information on how to pay for a PCA program at my school?

    TreehuggerRN replied to TrinaCNA's topic in General Nursing

    OMG, that is a lot of money for a PCA! How can they justify the cost of

  23. Image Conscious

    TreehuggerRN replied to noellepage2000's topic in General Nursing

    I work in a place where there is a lot of favoritism and good ole boy mentality. The people who are not a part of the clique see it and resent it, but are powerless to do anything. This goes on in...

  24. Doctor's Fiancee yelled at me

    TreehuggerRN replied to QTpie86's topic in General Nursing

    This sounds more like someone who has watched too much Grey's Anatomy trying to re-enact the drama to apply to themselves. EIther that or just trying to rattle someone's

  25. WDWN - do you use this abbreviation?

    TreehuggerRN replied to pinkiepie_RN's topic in General Nursing

    I believe most places are wanting to get away from using abbreviations