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travkitty

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  1. Schools

    travkitty replied to xxdday2009's topic in General Nursing

    I went to UMSL & loved it. You will get just as good of a nursing education at UMSL as you will at Barnes, & at a smaller cost. In my experience talking to those who hire, too, they seemed...

  2. Unemployed & inexperienced New RNs. Vent it out!

    travkitty replied to captain byakuya's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Be prepared to relocate. The St. Louis area hires TONS of new/newer

  3. mo bap and st. lukes

    travkitty replied to STL2008, RN's topic in General Nursing

    The nurses I know at St. Luke's worked there as techs before they became nurses. As for MoBap, I'm not sure. I know several classmates I graduated with got on there right away as new grads. I think...

  4. Info on Goldfarb/Barnes

    travkitty replied to nancypants's topic in General Nursing

    Well, I wasn't an UMSL student when I did nursing school there. I had been taking pre-reqs at a local community college. Take that for what it is. UMSL may be the most respected in the area...at...

  5. Info on Goldfarb/Barnes

    travkitty replied to nancypants's topic in General Nursing

    Ok, this is the 3rd time I've tried to post this reply. Here goes... UMSl accelerated program is harder to get into than the traditional because there is only one start date a year, plus more limited...

  6. If I hear this/see this one more time, I'm gonna scream!

    travkitty replied to dudette10's topic in General Nursing

    Our whole hospital system as that AS POLICY. Granted, there are probably some people who still walk past. Even housekeeping is supposed to not just walk by. If it's beyond what housekeeping could...

  7. What cities hire new RN grads?

    travkitty replied to AllNursesisCool's topic in First Year After Licensure

    St.

  8. Just moved to STL - Need RN job @ good TEACHING hospital

    travkitty replied to Rees's topic in General Nursing

    Well, Barnes-Jewish is probably the purest "teaching hospital" in the area, with Washington University attached to it. I know that Saint Louis University Hospital applies, too, but I think they are...

  9. Clogged G-tube

    travkitty replied to Chrissy2003RN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Wow, may be a difference in policies, but I've never been anywhere where I was allowed to re-insert a G-tube. If it came out, came loose, or whatever, we're not allowed to touch it until a doctor has...

  10. Info on Goldfarb/Barnes

    travkitty replied to nancypants's topic in General Nursing

    You'll get the same (& sometimes better) education for half the price at

  11. New grad can't find a job in Missouri.

    travkitty replied to Michellebelle2011's topic in General Nursing

    Most of the hospitals in St. Louis also hire new

  12. Clogged G-tube

    travkitty replied to Chrissy2003RN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    i believe the op is talking about a g-tube, a la gastrostomy, not ng. therefore, she can't place or remove

  13. Are nurses really high in demand?

    travkitty replied to guevarrar's topic in General Nursing

    It really depends on where you look. Everyone in my class had jobs waiting for them (me included) when we graduated last August. When I ask other newer grad nurses I work with about their...

  14. Are nurses really high in demand?

    travkitty replied to guevarrar's topic in General Nursing

    Move to St. Louis...plenty of new grad jobs here in

  15. New to night shift

    travkitty replied to aikz's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I have to admit that, as a natural night owl, it was easier for me to get used to the hours. I can also sleep during the day with no problem. That said, some of the nurses I work with, who aren't...

  16. What Do You Think You Needed To Learn in School, But Didn't

    travkitty replied to xtxrn's topic in First Year After Licensure

    At my first job out of school, the hospital had a seminar each week for about a month that covered a lot of those things complained about here. PICC lines, IVs, pumps, restraints, doctor-nurse...

  17. New grad job hunt... St. Johns Mercy Medical / Banes Jewish in St. Louisr

    travkitty replied to newexcitednurse's topic in General Nursing

    At least on the Barnes medicine floor I worked on, having 8 patients are not normal...it was very occasional. Most of the time, on nights, I'd have 4-6. Heck, occasionally I'd have 3, but that was...

  18. New grad job hunt... St. Johns Mercy Medical / Banes Jewish in St. Louisr

    travkitty replied to newexcitednurse's topic in General Nursing

    I was a new grad on a medicine floor at Barnes. They offer a one year residency program for new BSN grads which "can" be helpful. My dream was to be in the ED, though, & I found a mid-shift (my...

  19. Job market reality for new nurses

    travkitty replied to DNS on the go's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I strongly suggest a move to St. Louis. It's hospital city USA, & new grads get hired left &

  20. Applying for UMSL's 2010 accelerated BSN program

    travkitty replied to Libra_8's topic in General Nursing

    This is a little late to the game regarding this post. But, if you don't already have a Bachelor's degree, you can apply for the HRSA scholarship. Just google HRSA. It's a full-ride, plus monthly...

  21. Things you'd LOVE to be able to tell patients, and get away with it.

    travkitty replied to AngelfireRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    "Your sister does not have any meaningful brain function left. She exhibits decorticate posturing. She cannot even respond to anything but pain. She has a goopy trach & eats through a stomach...

  22. Best St. Louis hospitals to work at?

    travkitty replied to BSNgrad2010's topic in General Nursing

    Donn!!!! I am one of Donn's classmates. I actually did take the jump to BJC instead of SSM right out of school, & now I'm 2 weeks away from a new job at an SSM hospital. BJC can be awesome, but...

  23. Greetings Missourians/lets get to know each other

    travkitty replied to Nursie30's topic in General Nursing

    Age: 37 Years as RN: 1 Location: St. Louis area ED soon, after 1 year on a med-surg floor. Married: 3

  24. Support group for nurses

    travkitty replied to Jennyfour's topic in General Nursing

    How about right here? Having

  25. New Grad, No Job experience, How to find a job.

    travkitty replied to maxienurse's topic in First Year After Licensure

    There are plenty of new grad job in St. Louis, if you're willing to