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Looking for tips on husband/wife travel nursing with small kids. I know some people do it....I would like to hear first hand experiences from people who do. How do you ensure you get to work opposite shifts in order to make sure someone is always off...

I second the idea to check out the market for ASN grads. I read stuff on here saying that some areas hire no ASNs or that ASNs are hired only in departments that nobody else wants to work. I chose to do my ASN first bc it was way faster, I could make...

I would look at the hospitals that you would be applying to and see what they are hiring for these types of positions that you seek. I did not have any kind of advising when I was in your situation and I had no idea what my options were. I took a CNA...

I had a girl in my class that was pregnant with twins until a couple weeks before we finished. She didnt have any problems at all... I work with like 4-5 pregnant chicks right now. It's against the law for your school or work to discriminate. As long...

If you are looking for critical patients, critical care would be the place to be. Emergency nursing would probably be closer to what you were doing (assess, triage, maybe stabilize, hand off to the doc), but they have to deal with a lot more less cri...

My advise is to enjoy yourself while u still can!

No difference in pay anywhere that I have worked (north and south louisiana). New grad ASN/ADNs are still getting hired everywhere I have worked (large hospitals- ICU setting). I recently finished my RN-BSN. Makes no difference anywhere that I work. ...

If nursing is your first choice and computer science is the back up plan, I would be working on the prereqs for nursing school first. Apply to nursing school as soon as you are able. If you dont get in and you decide on another degree, then look and ...

Worked for me 3 years ago immediately after the test... After reading all of the negativity in this thread, it seems like a completely different perspective... Pvt was the real deal! worked for all of my classmates as well. There were several threads...

As an ICU nurse with 2 pts I typically take 10-15,000 steps. I am occasionally the float/ resource nurse on our 34 bed unit. I go on a lot of MRI and CT trips when resourcing and I took almost 30,000 steps the last time I was in this role.

I am just finishing up the University of Louisiana Lafayette RN-BSN program. Its all online, you can finish in 1 year or drag it out for as long as 5 years... Cost is $9500... I could have easily done it while traveling. There is no clinical componen...

I will have to agree with Craig. I have filled out several applications on line; most career pages use their own format, and you just fill out as you go. Sometimes there is a place at the end to copy and paste your resume, but i find that this almost...

I would like to point out that the year to 18 months that it takes you to complete your RN-BSN is a long time that you will have to forget everything you learned in your ADN. I am doing online RN to BSN currently (working 4 12s a week) and I must say...

I am very interested in joining the AFR or Air Guard as a Flight Nurse or CCAT, however I have been unable to locate any info regarding color vision requirements for Flight Nursing. I am Red/Green colorblind or so I am told (I really just have a hard...

Before I read that you gave Hydralazine, I was gonna ask if you gave some. Hydralazine is known to raise HR. Nothing a little labetalol cant fix though.

I've done a lot of searching and creighton seems like the best option. I'd definitely like to hear if anyone comes up with something comparable.

I have 2 jobs. One place that I work, the charge takes the same load as everyone else. The other place that I work, the charge nurse does not take patients unless we are short staffed or get a ton of admits.

I was a critical care nurse for a year and a half. I watched the Laura Gasparis DVDs at work one week; then I watched them again over the course of 3 days that I was off work (the last three days before my scheduled exam). I spent the whole three day...

In my unit, we close it when turning or bathing the pt, when we go on trips (CT, MRI, etc), and when we have an order to close it usually followed by a CT the following morning to see if the EVD can be pulled. We also clamp it hourly to measure ICP. ...

Our ICU RNs do CRRT. It is 1:1. It's not a big deal... probably much easier than you think... the machine basically runs itself

In our Neurosurgical ICU the most common drugs are as follows: Nimotop Decadron Keppra 3% and 7.5% Sodium Potassium Tylenol for fever Mannitol Levophed for low BP Cardene for high BP Labetalol Hydralazine Primacor for cerebral vasospasms (dilates the...

I think you are on the right track. It sounds like you have your goal and the steps it takes to get there. The only thing left is doing it. Good luck to you! and maybe you can give us an update or two along the way!?

I can relate as I first considered nursing as a profession when I was a patient. I had 2 heart ablations in order to correct WPW when I was a teenager. I started out as a CNA on a med surg floor. I was a CNA for a year before I eventually found an of...

A coworker let me borrow the DVDs. I think he bought them on Ebay. She also has a website for all of her review material products.

Have you contacted any sort of advisor for the program that you are interested in? All programs are different and they rank their applicants according to different factors. Were you ever told why you were not accepted to previous programs you applied...