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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 bet?

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

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 research?

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 fields?

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 draw.

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 worked)

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 out.

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

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 care?

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

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

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 bag?

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

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 and they decided to offer me a PRN position. Now, I...

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 - year?

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 getting more depressed about it. Finally I asked him, wo...

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 aye:uhoh3:

It looks like neither one of these starts until the summer, and St Lukes looks like they stopped taking applications on the 23rd...oye:sniff:

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

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 statement..

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 concern?

Anybody with input??

You passed! What field do you want to work in nursejess?

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

How did pass rates compare?