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  1. Is there really a big advantage to being full time vs. PRN?

    Deetail posted a topic in General Nursing

    Assuming you can still get full time hours as PRN... At my facility the pay is about $5 more per hour for PRN. I figure health insurance is roughly $200 a month.. Is full time still a better

  2. How much more difficult is psych NP school than getting your BSN?

    Deetail posted a topic in Psychiatric

    Sure, the coursework is different/more pharm, but in terms of intensity, how do they

  3. Moving from ICU to research?

    Deetail posted a topic in Research

    Would this be a big, shocking jump in fields? I can do without the adrenaline side of nursing, this would be a phase I research hospital. Is it generally older RNs that work in

  4. Are RNs allowed to arterial stick at your hospital?

    Deetail posted a topic in General Nursing

    I find that it's a lot easier to draw blood with an arterial stick on some patients with invisible/rolling veins. I know it's pretty common for nurses to do it in ICUs, but what about in other

  5. Are RNs allowed to arterial stick at your hospital?

    Deetail replied to Deetail's topic in General Nursing

    I understand why you'd need to demonstrate competency for placing a line, but I don't understand the risk / why some places don't like nurses to use a butterfly for a quick and easy radial blood

  6. Is it a bad idea to quit a job before you have another one secured?

    Deetail posted a topic in Nursing Career

    I am wondering how it looks to employers or if it even matters on an application whether you are currently employed or not (assuming it hasn't been years since you last

  7. Does your hospital ID badge have your first AND last name on it?

    Deetail posted a topic in General Nursing

    seems some people might find that a little invasive when you think about how many people you interact w/ on a personal and impersonal level day in and day

  8. Moving from ICU to research?

    Deetail replied to Deetail's topic in Research

    Any other tips from the field? Is this a specialty not many people regret getting

  9. Moving from ICU to research?

    Deetail replied to Deetail's topic in Research

    Thanks!! What is the role of the "team lead?" How is that role different than just a research nurse? Is it a field most people stick with for many, many years vs the fast turnover you see in acute...

  10. Moving from ICU to research?

    Deetail replied to Deetail's topic in Research

    How many nurses do you work with? Is it kind of like an office

  11. Is it too early to go the MSN/NP route after just a year?

    Deetail posted a topic in General Nursing

    I see a lot of people going right into NP programs after just a year working bedside. Why do you think this

  12. What is the point of hanging a piggyback with NS?

    Deetail posted a topic in Patient Medications

    I'm a new nurse (clearly) and I'm still figuring out why normal saline is hung alongside a primary line? Is it just to do the initial priming of the tube so you don't waste what's in the primary

  13. Are there any hospitals in the Houston area hiring new grad RNs?

    Deetail posted a topic in Texas Nursing

    Are there any that you know of that won't immediately throw out a resume of a BSN graduate with no

  14. Advice needed on first RN job

    Deetail posted a topic in General Nursing

    I have been applying nearly everywhere in my state in every field the last three months and callbacks have been few and far between. I finally landed an interview at a psych/ substance abuse center...

  15. Advice needed on first RN job

    Deetail replied to Deetail's topic in General Nursing

    So there's nothing wrong with taking it and just resigning after a few weeks? Will future employers look down on not staying at a job for 6 mos -

  16. What's a time you went above and beyond for a patient?

    Deetail posted a topic in General Nursing

    In clinical at a geriatric center, I had one man whose wife was terminally ill in another city 3 hours away. He was clearly distressed and in my three days I spent with him he just seemed to be...

  17. Are there any hospitals in the Houston area hiring new grad RNs?

    Deetail replied to Deetail's topic in Texas Nursing

    Great Thanks I see it now! :) Is this really the best bet for getting a job in Houston? Waiting until June just for a residency program aye aye

  18. Are there any hospitals in the Houston area hiring new grad RNs?

    Deetail replied to Deetail's topic in Texas Nursing

    It looks like neither one of these starts until the summer, and St Lukes looks like they stopped taking applications on the

  19. Are there any hospitals in the Houston area hiring new grad RNs?

    Deetail replied to Deetail's topic in Texas Nursing

    Thank you for those! I will apply! Any others you can think

  20. How important is a cover letter on your application?

    Deetail posted a topic in General Nursing

    Is it essential to attach a cover letter to these online applications? I just feel like I would say more or less the same thing in the cover letter that I do in my summary

  21. How important is a cover letter on your application?

    Deetail replied to Deetail's topic in General Nursing

    I suppose you're right. How would you begin the cover letter if it is for an out of state position and I do not know the name of the hiring manager? To whom it may

  22. How important is a cover letter on your application?

    Deetail replied to Deetail's topic in General Nursing

    Anybody with

  23. Took nclex this morning. :(

    Deetail replied to nursejess12's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    You passed! What field do you want to work in

  24. Are there any hospitals in the Houston area hiring new grad RNs?

    Deetail replied to Deetail's topic in Texas Nursing

    Can I email you my resume and have you hand deliver it to

  25. Night before NCLEX TIPS Final tips for Success

    Deetail replied to 86711lh's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    How did pass rates