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  1. how many recomendations?

    Go ahead and ask them, but make it as painless for them as possible. Place all the forms with their own self-addressed stamped envelopes all together in one large brown envelope, and send thank-you...
  2. Baylor

    Fungirl, Baylor is finished with their interviews. They interviewed on Friday and Monday, that's
  3. Rapid Response Teams

    To be a part of a rapid response team you must first have ICU experience. You must be able to quickly assess the patient figure out what is going on and begin to implement the proper interventions...
  4. CVP readings

    Check out this link, it might help you.
  5. Moving to Houston & wages

    Yes, we really have flying roaches. They are tree roaches and they are big. That aside, where you live in Houston depends on where you get a job. Hospitals in the medical center are always hiring....
  6. Pearland is great b/c it is so close to the med
  7. Rapid Response Team

    My team follows up on patients that have been transferred out of the ICU in the past 24 hours, and we make rounds on each floor to make ourselves available to answer questions nurses might have but...
  8. Rapid Response Teams

    https://allnurses.com/forums/f15/rapid-response-team-105513.html?highlight=Rapid+Response+Team Check out this thread from the CCU forum. Might be helpful. I am on the RRT, and we are a dedicated...
  9. PACU for experience and lower GPA

    Might I suggest PACU first instead of OR. OR nursing is very different than bedside care, and you take the chance of losing some of your skills, whereas in PACU you get a taste of both worlds. Merely...
  10. Houston is great for cost of living, and jobs are
  11. TCU/Wesleyan Interviews

    Most definitely, where else did you
  12. Want to go back to hospital work ...

    Check with the larger hospitals in the area. They might have a special preceptorship for those wanting to come back to the bedside. There are some that do that here in Houston, so it is not so far...
  13. best nursing program in TX?

    Tee hee, I haven't heard the word Blinndergarten in quite some time. Hmmm, pasture parties.:biere: :beercuphe :barf01: Good
  14. thinking of taking adn to become rn

    You have to take prereqs first. Then you apply to the nursing program. I would highly suggest not messing with an ADN and go straight for the
  15. Houston Community College ADN

    Keep in mind that many hospitals in the med center will not hire a HCC grad because they consistently have pass rates below
  16. texas crna's

    Actually, what I said is that a lot of nurses from CVRR go to CRNA school, not specifically
  17. Opinion Please!!

    if you really need the financial assistance to complete your bsn then by all means get your rn first, but i do have to agree with most of the other posters, get your bsn right off. there is so much...
  18. :balloons: CONGRATULATIONS!:balloons: :smiley_aa :yelclap:
  19. Houston Bsn Programs

    In order to reseive a baccalaureate degree in TX you must have the TX history. As far as the prereqs go, most will let you apply as long as you have them finished before you begin the nursing...
  20. ? for CVICU Nurses!

    We use Morphine as well, higher doses while intubated, and lower doses after extubation, then T3s or Darvocet. We have a 52-bed unit, hectic
  21. Contemplating CRNA..advice?

    For the CRNA program
  22. Contemplating CRNA..advice?

  23. special gift for new PhD

    I have a special friend, whom has been my mentor for quite a few years. I want to get her something special for her graduation. She has defended her disscertation already:balloons: , but graduation...
  24. Reality: What are my chances?

    First things first, get into a high acuity
  25. Reality: What are my chances?

    have you even taken your board