kimpatrtan

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1. University of South Alabama BSN-DNP Fall 2014

   kimpatrtan replied to sicunurse23's topic in Post Graduate Students

   Hi all. I'm Houston Texas and was accepted into the BSN-DNP ER track. Anyone in the area? I'd love to meet with some in the

2. Houston: Help Choosing a Hospital to Work At

   kimpatrtan replied to kimpatrtan's topic in Texas Nursing

   I wish I could work with kids but I can't. I can't deal with sick kids. It emotionally drains me within a couple of days and I'd burn out in a heart

3. Houston: Help Choosing a Hospital to Work At

   kimpatrtan replied to kimpatrtan's topic in Texas Nursing

   It looks like St. Luke's and "The" Methodist are the front runners. I already have an interview at St. Luke's. Methodist hasn't responded yet to my application. In terms of physician-centric, my...

4. Houston: Help Choosing a Hospital to Work At

   kimpatrtan posted a topic in Texas Nursing

   Hi everyone. I'm planning a move to Houston in the Fall/Winter 2013 and needed help from nurses that work there especially in ICUs. I hear great things about the Medical Center hospitals and I'm...

5. Mount St. Mary's Pre-Nursing Question

   kimpatrtan replied to savvyme's topic in California Nursing

   Call the admissions office at the Chalon campus to get these details. I graduated from there and worked in admissions for work study so I have a few tidbits for you but you need to call them to...

6. Potential move to CA from TX

   kimpatrtan replied to goingCOASTAL's topic in California Nursing

   Sorry I forgot the most important thing.... housing. Los Angeles at least has sky high rent. Brace yourself. But opening yourself up to commutes opens up possibilities. Looking 30-60 minutes away from...

7. Potential move to CA from TX

   kimpatrtan replied to goingCOASTAL's topic in California Nursing

   Hey! I'm actually doing the same but the opposite direction and hope you can exchange the same info. In terms of Houston culture,I would think central California might be closer. A mix of risk and...

8. A few questions for those experience in the Neuro ICU

   kimpatrtan replied to StudentICUhopeful's topic in Neuro Intensive Care, ICU

   I'm a new grad on SICU but we're a stroke center so we're more like a neuro ICU honestly so I know from the last two months that it's insane and hellish but I'm enjoying it. haha. It's a ridiculous...

9. SICU New Grad Preceptor Problems

   kimpatrtan posted a topic in MICU, SICU

   Hi all. I just got a post on SICU as a new grad. I have a preceptor for the next two months. I've only been with her two days but I'm already afraid I'll have problems with her. I graduated with a...

10. UCLA New Grad Program 2010

    kimpatrtan replied to MVJ0221's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Sherman Oaks is definitely better priced than WeHo and if you can't afford Sherman Oaks, going a little farther north along the 405 freeway, it gets cheaper. Less cute but cheaper. I'm a local so I...

11. Interview questions - What did you ask the interviewer?

    kimpatrtan replied to LaurainLA's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I think I just didn't make my point quite well when I replied but I meant just about that. I think asking those kinds of questions are fine because like I said before you can ask about magnet status...

12. New Grad RN need not apply

    kimpatrtan replied to ohyeah's topic in First Year After Licensure

    My friends and I just graduated from our BSN program in May. I have a job lined up in an ICU unit. I have two friends going into telemetry in Providence Holy Cross. I have several more friends with...

13. Hollywood's Portrayal of Male Nurses?

    kimpatrtan replied to GiveMeFeedBack's topic in Male Nursing Students

    I realize most nurses hate Grey's Anatomy because how we're so underrepresented in "Seattle Grace Hospital" but there is the minor character, Nurse Tyler, played by Moe Irvin. He seems to be just...

14. Interview questions - What did you ask the interviewer?

    kimpatrtan replied to LaurainLA's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I think it's perfectly fine to ask questions such as those. Some hospitals like the one I hope to work at employ CNAs but only on med-surg and tele floors. Critical care floors are total cares. I've...

15. Moving out... on nothing?

    kimpatrtan replied to Sophiamez's topic in General Nursing

    I think it really depends where you're at. i'm in Los Angeles and doing what you'rw proposing would require at least 1500 to get a room in the first place, about 5000 for nursing school eventually and...