mgh000

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1. Colorado assignments

   mgh000 replied to mitch8lem's topic in Travel

   Hey is any of you in CO now? can any of you give me a base of what the traveler pay is in CO springs? I have 2yrs ICU exp. @ Hopkins, CCRN, ACLS, BLS, PALS.. it will be my first travel assignment and I wanted to go out there in Feb. THANKS!

2. UMD's CRNA School w. minimum critical care req.?

   mgh000 replied to FutureNurseSaga's topic in SRNA

   First of all it does not take 5 years to gain enough experience for CRNA school. I would recommend any and all new grads trying to get into an ICU to absolutely not settle for Med-Surg unless of course you have to for financial means. I work and run ...

3. Why bolus with a high BP?

   mgh000 replied to beachmom's topic in Emergency

   everything mentioned above is exactly what we do in the ICU, so dito

4. Student Loans

   mgh000 replied to velocity2325's topic in General Nursing

   I'm about 78k right now everything included, for 3yrs on Nrsg school. I plan on being around 150k 180k after I'm done with CRNA school. I have a lot of friends that have a lot more debt than that. No debt is ever a good thing, but school debt is bett...

5. RN Relocating to Atlanta, Best Hospital/Employment (ICU-CCU Training)

   mgh000 replied to Entrepenurse's topic in Georgia

   i was born and raised in atlanta, got my bsn there, did clinical in a majority of the metro-atlanta hospitals. moved north mainly because of the pay in ga is among the lowest. #1. i would tell you st. jo's. one of my friends works in the cvicu there...

6. CCRN & Laura Gasparis videos

   mgh000 replied to patientadv's topic in General Nursing

   My unit still had her videos, I watched one or two and she's actually really good, yes they're out-dated but most of what she says is still good/same. I took the CCRN this past March and all I used was the PASS CCRN CD (I didn't open the book - just...

7. advice

   mgh000 replied to Maco's topic in General Nursing

   I work in an ICU and sadly see a lot of this type of family dynamic issues. Your stepmom if legally married does hold the rights to the medical care for your dad, but you obviously have to be in aggreement with what she wants done as well or can go t...

8. Atlanta Medical Center New grad RN ICU

   mgh000 replied to coolnursegirl's topic in Georgia

   Hey - Welcome to the south if your new.. I was born and raised in ATL, and went to Mercer Univer. for nursing school. I don't live in atlanta anymore I work at J. Hopkins, but I rotated at AMC for a bit in they're ED and a bunch of my friends work in...

9. Torn about nursing school

   mgh000 replied to ChrissyM82's topic in General Students

   so, i've been a nurse for a couple years, graduated from a bsn program in atlanta. my total loans after interest for 2.5yrs is around $75k. i now pay about $600/mo. in loans, it's a chunk of change yes, but i can afford it. if you're that concerned a...

10. What is the funniest thing a patient has ever said to you?

    mgh000 replied to carolmaccas66's topic in General Nursing

    "teasingly plump" "I'm s*****g out rocks, they're like the damn rocks you find in the dirt"

11. okay, guys, taking the NCLEX tomorrow...

    mgh000 replied to deflowerkidRN's topic in NCLEX

    I took the test a year ago, but I did the entire Kaplan book and Q-Bank, they are the most similar to the questions on the actual test. I did the review material and all 1000 Q, got 75. You'll all pass don't sweat it!

12. Are nursing grads still having a hard time finding jobs?

    mgh000 replied to mariposabella's topic in New Nurse

    So, I graduated in Dec '08 and my class was worried as well about the economy, but honestly it depends a lot on where you are looking/area to work in. There are lot's of jobs out there, tons once you get your foot in the door.. but a lot of hospitals...