dolgre

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1. ABQ VA Hospital?

   dolgre posted a topic in General Nursing

   I have 2 years Critical Care/Step Down experience, and am considering applying to the VA. Does anyone have experience at the Albuquerque VA hospital? What's the work environment, staff-patient ratio...

2. icu exp in las cruces new mexico???

   dolgre replied to stacia77's topic in General Nursing

   As a 26 year resident of LC (from back east) here's my input: -Beautiful environment, awesome weather (hot summers!), small-city feel with very, very nice people and a diverse culture (Hispanics are...

3. I have to give Praise to Banner Health (McKee and NCMC)

   dolgre replied to ~Mi Vida Loca~RN's topic in Colorado Nursing

   Since you are recently familiar with this area, could you give me an idea of the pay scales at these facilities? I currently have @ 18 months experience and I work in a medium sized ICU/CCU/Step Down...

4. Do most LTC facilities fire for mistake on orientation?

   dolgre replied to markfish's topic in General Nursing

   Your mistake (absent an allergic reaction) was the equivalent of serving a patient on a low fat diet a pat of butter. And they FIRED you for that? Either they had "buyers remorse"after hiring you and...

5. What pay are nurses making these days?

   dolgre replied to BeOne77's topic in General Nursing

   Forgot to state I was a 2nd degree BSN fast track grad, with a Master's in Counseling from my previous

6. What pay are nurses making these days?

   dolgre replied to BeOne77's topic in General Nursing

   ICU/CCU in Las Cruces, NM. Started in January at 26.47/hr as a full-time, "pay-in-lieu-of benefits" employee, meaning I took the extra $3-$4/hr instead of insurance, annual and sick leave, etc. The...

7. Foreign BSN vs. Calif. ASN + debt

   dolgre replied to NorCalKid's topic in General Nursing

   Why would you choose to move to a foreign country to get your BSN, when you could attend any one of a number of stateside BSN programs for the same costs? And an ADN/ASN is a great way to start, but...

8. Relocating to Las Cruces

   dolgre replied to bookscrapper's topic in General Nursing

   There are NO NICU jobs in Las Cruces, only nearby El Paso or up the road in Albuquerque. As for OB/Perinatal, we have units at both hospitals, but I understand new jobs in those areas are a bit...

9. Patient almost made me cry :(

   dolgre replied to silverorlead86's topic in Health, Stress Management

   I think you had the blessing of a genuine reaction to this man, a reflection of your ability to empathize and have compassion for the suffering of another human being. It is what drew you to nursing...

10. Anyone ever had the "PVT" indicate you passed, but you failed?

    dolgre posted a topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Took the NCLEX today and it stopped after 75 pretty hard questions. I hav no idea if I passed or not in the state I am in--all I can think of is all the ones I KNOW I got wrong. Anyway, I just...