katiehydrangea

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1. Professional Nurse Resume Writers

   katiehydrangea replied to juschillin's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

   Hi there! It's years later... but did you find someone good? Now I am looking. Thanks

2. Psych Travel Assign. Question

   katiehydrangea replied to katiehydrangea's topic in Psychiatric

   Thank you for your input, it's super helpful. I appreciate

3. Psych Travel Assign. Question

   katiehydrangea replied to katiehydrangea's topic in Psychiatric

   Thanks for the information. The nurse who interviewed me over the phone said there will be 2 nurses and one tech to every 20 patients. The one review mentioned that they cant keep anyone/staff and...

4. Psych Travel Assign. Question

   katiehydrangea posted a topic in Psychiatric

   I have been offered a travel assignment at a behvioral hospital with peds, adolescents, adults and acutely psychotic wings/areas. I am wondering if it would be completely out of line/inappropriate for...

5. How do I find primary care RN position?

   katiehydrangea replied to Mich888's topic in General Nursing

   Thanks Libranurse27, I'm a Libra too! :-). Would you mind throwing out the names of a couple of those big healthcare networks that you are referring to? I get overwhelmed sometimes when I go to look....

6. How do I find primary care RN position?

   katiehydrangea replied to Mich888's topic in General Nursing

   I have the same interest area. But I have an added dilemma, I havent worked as anurse for about 3 years now. Should I take a refresher course or classes make me a more appealing applicant? With all...

7. Am I the only one?

   katiehydrangea replied to cchezem15's topic in Correctional

   I did my clinicals at a unit in a correctional institution and went home a couple of nights in tears and it was mostly due to the way the nurses, doctors and gaurds were treating the patients/IMs. It...

8. Tutition Reimbursement

   katiehydrangea posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

   I am about to graduate with my BSN at an out of state school had to take out big loans. And would love help paying back this and or potentially gong on to NP program. I have heard that some...

9. Wound care nurse salary range

   katiehydrangea replied to nukefx007's topic in Wound, Ostomy, Continence

   I am about to graduate with a BSN and this will be my second career, though, my first degree was in Health Science and worked in private offices for some time. I did get some experience at a...

10. Preceptor becomes villain

    katiehydrangea replied to chilly2008's topic in California Nursing

    I just read this old post as i was searching for advice on bad preceptors as I am currently in school and having one. I am exhauseted right now from so much studying but wondering if you are still...

11. Having a bad preceptorship experience. Need encouragement.

    katiehydrangea replied to regrebs's topic in General Students

    I too am having a bad experience and wonder if my preceptor can fail me. He doesnt seem to like me or like having me around. He has said that Im slow and put me in front of the computer to chart and...

12. For those a BSN or MSN acquired online, did you face discrimination when job hunting

    katiehydrangea replied to Bruce_Wayne's topic in General Nursing

    Below is a link to a Frontline episode called College Inc. A hand full of for-profit unaccredited programs are really ripping people off and getting away with it. I am a huge fan of Frontline, I will...

13. Amount of debt upon graduation?

    katiehydrangea replied to citylights89's topic in General Students

    Oh i forgot to say in my last post that my BSN will cost me about 45K not to mention the ADDITIONAl finance charges that will be almost half if not

14. Amount of debt upon graduation?

    katiehydrangea replied to citylights89's topic in General Students

    Does anyone know a good school lender? Im going for an accelerated second degree BSN this spring. I ran across a post hear that recommended a private lender/bank with three letters...NCR, NRC or...

15. Confused about nursing research

    katiehydrangea replied to katiehydrangea's topic in General Students

    Thanks! Did you attend a ABSN program or know people who did? I spoke with a gal that went through the same school but did the traditional program and said she only had less than a handfull of papers...