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  1. Who's going to AACN NTI 2010 in Washington DC May 15-20th?

    RN34TX replied to Brian's topic in Critical Care

    So true. I'm still going through and giving out pens from NTI Chicago 2008! Trying to get rid of them for this year in D.C.'s new pen collection. Did not know that they offered this last time so...

  2. Who's going to AACN NTI 2010 in Washington DC May 15-20th?

    RN34TX replied to Brian's topic in Critical Care

    It won't be listed until around January. But the last two years the prices have been the same: Early bird main conference registration - $420 member/$540 non-member Regular registration - $496...

  3. Should the H1N1 Vaccine be mandatory for Healthcare Professionals?

    RN34TX replied to Brian's topic in Disaster Preparation

    The public should have to get the vaccine if anyone is being mandated at all. Your "Typhoid Mary" is Joe Public, not the nurses, who has been walking around for days with the flu in denial, spreading...

  4. Should the H1N1 Vaccine be mandatory for Healthcare Professionals?

    RN34TX replied to Brian's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Absolutely not. If anything, the paranoid public who come to the hospital sneezing and coughing all over us need mandatory vaccinations. (Actually I don't believe in mandatory vaccinations for anyone...

  5. Family Visitation in the PACU

    RN34TX replied to smidgen21's topic in PACU

    Blatant violations of patient privacy are not mere excuses for not wanting to change. If I were having surgery and coming through PACU, and the visitor in the slot next to mine listened in on report...

  6. Should I relocate to Texas from California?

    RN34TX replied to socal_nurse's topic in Texas Nursing

    From their very own websites: St. Lukes: https://sleh.recruitmax.com/main/careerportal/Job_Profile.cfm?szOrderID=7295&szReturnToSearch=1&szWordsToHighlight= Hermann:...

  7. Should I relocate to Texas from California?

    RN34TX replied to socal_nurse's topic in Texas Nursing

    For you new grad folks- Right now St. Lukes and Memorial Hermann are interviewing new grads for internships. Memorial Hermann has mixed reviews but I've always heard that St. Luke's is a great place...

  8. LVN first?

    RN34TX replied to peeseful1's topic in General Nursing

    The true "shortcut" is going for the RN the first time around. I did the LPN, then ADN, then BSN route. You will spend more money and time in school doing it my way than doing the BSN the first time...

  9. Cna challenge lpn boards

    RN34TX replied to marineswife0809's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    I have to laugh at the irony here because of all states.....California? The state that started the whole uproar over Excelsior? So to keep consistent with CA's stringent requirements to become a...

  10. Gay male nurse stereotype?

    RN34TX replied to greygooseuria's topic in Male Nursing Students

    Now this I run into very frequently. Either I'm studying to be a doctor or I failed medical school and became a nurse instead because I couldn't cut it as a doctor. As if...............Every nurse...

  11. Gay male nurse stereotype?

    RN34TX replied to greygooseuria's topic in Male Nursing Students

    Thank you for saying that because it concerns me seeing the number of comments here like "Well there are 5 guys in my class but we're all married" or something along those lines. Being married or...

  12. New Grad-Recovery Room Position

    RN34TX replied to Bec717's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, and people also keep on saying how the anesthesiologist is "right there" if your patient goes sour. If that is truely indeed the case where you work 100% of the time, then I'd love to get a job...

  13. New Grad-Recovery Room Position

    RN34TX replied to Bec717's topic in General Nursing

    Many good points here but I'd also like to add the fact that PACU often has shifts where there are only two of you (off-shifts, slow schedule days) or if you work on call your second nurse might be...

  14. Should I relocate to Texas from California?

    RN34TX replied to socal_nurse's topic in Texas Nursing

    Group One only exists in the DFW area as far as I know. I have yet to hear of anyone in the Houston area having to deal with Group One. As far as the weather goes, you can't make a blanket statement...

  15. Should I relocate to Texas from California?

    RN34TX replied to socal_nurse's topic in Texas Nursing

    Yes but that seems to be happening almost everywhere, not just Houston. Not a good reason to get a job in the Rio Grande Valley area. They are taking advantage of the economy to lure in new grads...

  16. Questions about nursing in SE Texas

    RN34TX replied to tcmarshall's topic in Texas Nursing

    Never lived or worked in Beaumont so can't comment on that but there are a lot of people from the Beaumont area working in the Houston/Galveston area hospitals and report getting better wages and...

  17. Should I relocate to Texas from California?

    RN34TX replied to socal_nurse's topic in Texas Nursing

    Another Texan chiming in here. Stay far away from any of the Rio Grande Valley hospitals. They lure in many out of state and Canadian nurses there who don't know any better about the area hospitals....

  18. anybody choose excelsior after 50% of nursing program completion

    RN34TX replied to spudbunny's topic in Online Distance Learning

    My advice as well. It would help to know exactly why you are dissatisfied with your current program but I will tell you that in my experience, I know very very few RN's were not dissatisfied with...

  19. GA BON no longer accepting Excelsior education; Speak up Cont. Updates!!

    RN34TX replied to zimsaint's topic in Excelsior College

    The issue here is with that state boards of nursing, not individual colleges/universities. They are two different entities. If you have the degree they want and an RN license in at least one state,...

  20. LPN's Role in the ICU?

    RN34TX replied to Nurse-o-Matic's topic in MICU, SICU

    Forgive the comment I'm about to make (see my post above) because I don't want to be one of those RN's who say "Well you're so smart and experienced, why aren't you an RN?" but.....why aren't you? We...

  21. LPN's Role in the ICU?

    RN34TX replied to Nurse-o-Matic's topic in MICU, SICU

    As a former LPN, whenever I heard that type of remark I always considered that to be a back-handed compliment if you know what I mean by that. Well-meaning yes, but to me it always inferred that the...

  22. Will BSN get jobs over ASN in this recession?

    RN34TX replied to HeartsOpenWide's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    But what is getting missed here is that this issue is regarding new grads, not experienced nurses. Bottom line is that new grads are expensive to train and risky compared to a nurse experienced in the...

  23. CPNE...feeling jumbled up!

    RN34TX replied to 2CareerRN's topic in Online Distance Learning

    I also recommend taking a workshop. I was also like you with a lab station set up at home, etc. and my partner was my "patient" and went through all of the areas of care so many times that even he...

  24. Texas Excelsior Alumni: Help with Legislation to Protect EC

    RN34TX replied to EricJRN's topic in Online Distance Learning

    i just got this e-mail today: fight false information rally your employers' support for you and excelsior we appreciate your recent efforts in writing to your state legislators in support of our...

  25. Group One background checks in Texas

    RN34TX replied to edgreen's topic in Texas Nursing

    I used to live in Dallas and saw many co-workers blacklisted by Group One. They all still got jobs in the DFW area in non-hospital settings like dialysis centers, outpatient surgery centers, and yes...