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  1. Current RN Payscale in Colorado

    lonestar9918 posted a topic in Colorado Nursing

    My wife and I have dreams of moving to Colorado. We love it up there!We are still a ways off from being able to do it, but we like to plan our family's future out in advance as much as we can. We have...

  2. Why should I become a Psych RN?

    lonestar9918 replied to bellabarbiegirl's topic in Psychiatric

    I graduated last May and went to work on a very busy critical care/telemetry floor. For the most part I loved my job, but when I came home excited about a shift, I found myself most excited about the...

  3. Hendrick Medical Center Abilene, TX--What is the pay like?

    lonestar9918 replied to Niki_RN's topic in Texas Nursing

    $21.50/hr is the base with a couple bucks an hour for differentials in evening and

  4. Need advice, just failed first semester of nursing school

    lonestar9918 replied to mnurs's topic in General Students

    Honestly, I would consider another line of work. Not trying to be rude..but maybe work on something

  5. New Grads in DFW...what are you earning?

    lonestar9918 posted a topic in Texas Nursing

    Any new grad nurses starting positions in DFW area, residencies or regular full-time positions... Can you tell us what your base pay will be/is? What about shift diff? My wife and I are considering...

  6. Healthcare is NOT a basic human right.

    lonestar9918 replied to Asystole RN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    This type of thing is happening all over America. We are better than this. We take care of each other better than this. Don't we? Maybe we used to. Health care is not ONLY a human right..it is a wise...

  7. Healthcare is NOT a basic human right.

    lonestar9918 replied to Asystole RN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Please tell me how extending the right to "achieve" a standard of living, particularly health care..is an acceptable alternative to extending the standard itself? Say to an ill infant? You are going...

  8. First day done. I am excited, and a little overwhelmed

    lonestar9918 posted a topic in General Students

    Today was day one of my BSN program. I have worked for years to get here. I am excited to actually feel like I am "becoming a nurse" finally. But WHOA...the quantity of scheduling info and syllabi and...

  9. Nervous wreck...am I the only one?

    lonestar9918 replied to akilah530's topic in General Students

    I was nervous last week before my first day. I found that almost EVERYONE was feeling the same way. You could just see it in our eyes lol. Hang in there, focus on what it took to get to this point and...

  10. Calling graduating class of 2014!

    lonestar9918 replied to Jamaicandol's topic in General Students

    I started Sept 27th...I am a little overwhelmed and definitley excited and nervous at the same time! Good luck to everyone this semester! I have first skills lab/check-off tomorrow am....anddddd I...

  11. Do you keep your personal life private while in nursing school?

    lonestar9918 replied to Kadambari's topic in General Students

    I'm relatively private, however...I dont mind sharing a little info about my circumstances because it may help a fellow student nurse. Even if they have different scenario from myself, my experiences...

  12. What areas TX are looking better for LPN's?

    lonestar9918 replied to CaVn1212's topic in Texas Nursing

    Probably focus on the Hoston area. Here in west TX (small city of 100k) - a friend of mine is the supply chain coordinator and just hired an EXPERIENCED LVN to be a clerk for $8/hr...they couldnt find...

  13. New Grad Pay in Texas?

    lonestar9918 replied to born2circulateRN's topic in Texas Nursing

    Just chiming in here...my wife is a new grad in a small city in Western TX. She is getting $21/hour plus evening shift diff starting at 3pm and weekend shift diff beginning fridays at 3pm. She...

  14. "You should be a CRNA.....you are a man"

    lonestar9918 posted a topic in Men in Nursing

    I've read a lot of things talking about how male nurses get the whole "why didn't you go to med school?" question regularly. Well within the nursing community I am seeing another question presented....

  15. Possible move to Texas, need input

    lonestar9918 replied to Emilynn09's topic in Texas Nursing

    The market for new grads is tough in the larger cities in TX, but especially for ADNs. Experienced nurses are still being hired all over, w/ preferential hiring toward BSNs. Any of the major hospitals...

  16. UCH Residency July 2012

    lonestar9918 replied to Sitch321's topic in Colorado Nursing

    Thank you for that info. I am definitely looking at being active in SNA, and I currently volunteer at the local Medical Care Mission (in a non-healthcare related capacity, just office help). I will be...

  17. UCH Residency July 2012

    lonestar9918 replied to Sitch321's topic in Colorado Nursing

    I was wondering where some of you went to school, and what advice you would offer me to make myself a good candidate for this residency in 2014. I will graduate with my BSN in May 2014, and my dream...

  18. RN moving to Houston

    lonestar9918 replied to MiketRN's topic in Texas Nursing

    I dont have a ton of reliable info on Houston, but in TX..generally speaking overall..it is relatively new grad friendly, especially for BSNs. Ive seen 2012 May grads getting anything from 21-26 an...

  19. Male nurse song

    lonestar9918 replied to Scrubman's topic in Men in Nursing

    Wow - I needed this. Awesome to read your story and then watch the video...very touching. I like to think my Grandmother who passed a couple years ago would be pretty proud of me for going into...

  20. Would you be scared of 6 foot 3 male nurse.

    lonestar9918 replied to mumbojumbo's topic in Men in Nursing

    I worry about this myself. I am 6ft tall and also a big guy. (Ok I am still 50lbs overweight and working on it..don't be mean or I will have to go eat my feelings lol kidding) Anyway yeah I always...

  21. Changing Careers to Nursing as 35 year old man

    lonestar9918 replied to DB7721's topic in Men in Nursing

    My wife is a new RN, and I am 31 and starting the last 2 years of my BSN at nursing school. I have not encountered anything but positive reactions regarding being a man, and a

  22. New Grads in DFW...what are you earning?

    lonestar9918 replied to lonestar9918's topic in Texas Nursing

    You applied for 150 jobs in DfW??What are your shift differentials

  23. new grad fort worth

    lonestar9918 replied to RobinMRn's topic in Texas Nursing

    Parklands, Medical City, baylor.. Cant remember where else but parklands had the

  24. new grad fort worth

    lonestar9918 replied to RobinMRn's topic in Texas Nursing

    The internships and residencies do account for a couple i have seen, but the ones i looked at were all looking for BSN degree holders. However, I saw 20-30 positions not requiring experience posted at...

  25. new grad fort worth

    lonestar9918 replied to RobinMRn's topic in Texas Nursing

    Thanks for the link. I want to point out though, that even if merely half of the postings were all that were "legitimate" opening, there is still a respectable number of jobs in DFW for new grads. I...