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  1. Swedish Nurse Residency Sept 2014

    toucheturtle posted a topic in Washington Nursing

    This forum is for the new grad RN Residency Program starting in Sept 2014, at Swedish Medical Center, in Seattle,

  2. Golf Team Names? Need Ideas!

    toucheturtle replied to joegolfer's topic in General Nursing

    The

  3. Nursing salary and buying a home?

    toucheturtle replied to applesbananas's topic in General Nursing

    My husband and I found that we really like having a 15 year mortgage. It increases your payment a bit, but greatly reduces the amount of interest you pay over the life of the mortgage. Your house gets...

  4. Fall 2014 students...what are you buying in preparation for school?

    toucheturtle replied to 7237dallas's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    Wow FutureBSNurse, you won't need most of what you listed. I just finished my ADN and BSN, and I just want to caution you not to get too much before you actually start school. Here's what I used...

  5. Why the NP degree will be the next MBA with 7 simple, quick reasons

    toucheturtle replied to chillnurse's topic in Advanced Practice

    Just a little correction on this. An MD completes a 4 year undergrad degree and then 4 years of medical school. They then do a 3 year residency, and perhaps even a multi-year internship should they...

  6. RN to BSN...can't decide

    toucheturtle replied to Just_Kidney's topic in Washington Nursing

    I graduated from NSCC last June and just finished the RN to BSN program at UW Bothell a week ago. I went straight into the UW two weeks after I finished at NSCC, and took my NCLEX during my first...

  7. Swedish Nurse Residency Sept 2014

    toucheturtle replied to toucheturtle's topic in Washington Nursing

    I graduated with my RN in June 2013 and just finished my BSN at the UW today. I passed my NCLEX back in July

  8. Swedish Nurse Residency Sept 2014

    toucheturtle replied to toucheturtle's topic in Washington Nursing

    AnnieMathilda I recieved my offer letter today in email. Yay! I'm from Seattle - I live over near Children's Hospital. I actually graduated from nursing school (NSCC) last summer and have been working...

  9. Swedish Nurse Residency Sept 2014

    toucheturtle replied to toucheturtle's topic in Washington Nursing

    AnnieMathilda - I haven't heard anything since I heard from the recruiter that I was being offered the job. No email, no snail mail. She said that I should be receiving a background check packet...

  10. Swedish Nurse Residency Sept 2014

    toucheturtle replied to toucheturtle's topic in Washington Nursing

    It was pretty much what I expected. The typical behavioral questions - working on a team, a conflict, a disagreement, why do you want to work in postpartum, etc. It was a panel interview with 4...

  11. Swedish Nurse Residency Sept 2014

    toucheturtle replied to toucheturtle's topic in Washington Nursing

    I was offered a postpartum residency position last week. I interviewed with the department on 5/8 and was offered the position on 5/12. The HR person who extended the offer said they would be...

  12. Swedish RN Residency Sept 2014

    toucheturtle replied to linds11's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Hi! I also accepted a residency position in postpartum starting in September 2014 at Swedish First Hill. I think that others will be trickling in as they complete more hiring. The HR person I spoke to...

  13. 80 or above is passing!

    toucheturtle replied to mfigueroa22's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    Mine was 77%. It wasn't often that students didn't make the bar on exams in my cohort. I don't think anyone failed out due to grades on exams. If they were asked to leave, it was because of...

  14. Swedish Nurse Residency Sept 2014

    toucheturtle replied to toucheturtle's topic in Washington Nursing

    I interviewed for the Sept 2014 Swedish Hospital residency program on May 7th. I'm waiting to hear back whether I will receive an offer. Anyone else out there playing the waiting

  15. Passion for Nursing but have disfigured fingers

    toucheturtle replied to rednotebook's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    I'd love it if you could share any info that you find regarding custom gloves. I have very short fingers and even XS gloves are too long by about 0.5 - 1cm per finger. The thumbs fit fine. I don't...

  16. Transfer to a 4-year BSN program? or graduate and apply for ABSN?

    toucheturtle replied to _passionatenurse's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Maybe another alternative would be completing your biology degree from UCLA, and then applying to a nursing master's program? You would skip the BSN and go directly to an

  17. Not sure what to do with an issue I have with my supervisor.

    toucheturtle replied to afarmer's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I worked for a university medical department that had the same sort of cap thing. It's wasn't that the individual raises were capped at 2%, but that the university was capping the average of the...

  18. Just got hired for my dream job but... I'm pregnant!

    toucheturtle replied to xxlilkacixx's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Take the job. Who better to understand your symptoms and challenges than people who work with pregnant women all day! :-) If you're still in the first trimester of pregnancy, I would guess your...

  19. Should I learn SQL programming before applying for Analyst job?

    toucheturtle replied to akohn16's topic in Nursing Informatics

    My cousin is the CTO (chief technology officer) at a major hospital here in Seattle. Her and I were just discussing the qualifications for analysts the other day, as she was encouraging me to move...

  20. Stuck on a question!

    toucheturtle replied to NurseSand's topic in LPN to RN

    They're both vesicants, so might it be a pretty harsh brew for the vessels if administered together? I'm just a student, so likely totally off base. Just a

  21. Why do some RNs hate this?

    toucheturtle replied to nursingstudent2458's topic in General Students

    Decembergrad, you can calculate your full-time yearly salary equivalent by multiplying your hourly rate by 2080. At least that's how they do it in HR/payroll.

  22. Interview. What should I wear?

    toucheturtle replied to Eric Cartman's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I think what you're planning on wearing sounds great. In my opinion, a hospital hiring manager stating that you're overdressed is pretty unprofessional. It's not as though you were interviewing at...

  23. School Bag

    toucheturtle replied to Mrs.Priss's topic in General Students

    I use a Timbuk2 laptop messenger bag - which I love and is a great size. I'm not sure why you would need such a huge bag. Do you need to bring a large number of books to class every day? Most folks...

  24. ACCEPTED and WORRIED!

    toucheturtle replied to tammy_zeidan09's topic in General Students

    I'm currently in nursing school - I've completed my first two quarters. I'm averaging around 3.7-4.0 in my classes. I don't think you need to be a brainiac to succeed in nursing school, you just need...

  25. 658 Days until nursing school :-(

    toucheturtle replied to Kendel.G's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Can you take the classes at a different school? Maybe a community college? The one I'm attending offered most of the key pre-reqs every quarter. Good luck and hang in