CP2013

CP2013

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  1. Looking to change gears in my nursing career

    Sounds like OP had back issues before her pregnancy and before starting in psych. Doesn't sound like an on the job
  2. New grad med evac?

    Ground transport maybe? Or maybe they are thinking new grad RN with EMT/Medic experience?? What state is
  3. Licensure by endorsement questions

    Why not move back
  4. Licensure by endorsement questions

    Isn't cost of living supposed to be less there
  5. Thanks TraumaSurfer. I was a CNA/PCT previously and have tons of volunteer hours and community service and an unrestricted license. I get interviews but nothing comes of it. I've been a part of man...
  6. Other Rewarding Careers Beside Nursing

    That's why repo should be a back up career. Heard a guy was a stock broker at one point in his life, then became a bounty hunter and now does repo and says he makes more than being a stock broker....
  7. The grad programs for my class opened in May, I was denied. I applied for the next class for October, also denied and yet another class which is in December and was also denied. I have bills to pay...
  8. I passed NCLEX in June and finished my bachelors in August. I have BLS, ACLS, PALS, NIH, NIMS, and have taken a critical care course as part of my course work. I can't even find a med surg position....
  9. Other Rewarding Careers Beside Nursing

    Well you could use therapeutic communication to convince people to give up their car/boat/plane, etc. There are tons of repo shows on tv now and I can only imagine how much money people owe and how...
  10. Medication tidbits an ER nurse should always know

  11. Medication tidbits an ER nurse should always know

    Exactly! We aren't supposed to push fast and minor risking my license for their high!!! Push as directed and no
  12. Medication tidbits an ER nurse should always know

  13. New grad, no job, need help.

    Try Highlands county Florida. (Sebring and lake placid,etc) they are always in need of psych NPs and usually offer sign on bonuses
  14. Other Rewarding Careers Beside Nursing

    Repossession companies do great in a bad
  15. Medication tidbits an ER nurse should always know

    I just didn't want her to get the high. She kept showing up with vague complaints and hopping from ED to ED and managed to convince a doctor admit her AND prescribe dilaudid for toe pain. No fast push...
  16. Medication tidbits an ER nurse should always know

    I gave dilaudid to a patient, and split it in TWO 10cc saline syringes. She kept asking me to push it fast and I told her no because I didn't want her to experience a sudden drop in blood pressure or...
  17. Licensure by endorsement questions

    I am a new grad. Just can't arm to catch a break! Hopefully something will pan out for me soon. I'm in the interviewing process for a job in Florida now so hopefully I hear back
  18. Licensure by endorsement questions

    I was approved for my permanent NC license. I was denied for the JOB applications in North Carolina that I had submitted with my NC license # on it. I had hoped that having the number would cast some...
  19. Licensure by endorsement questions

    Got my first denial with my NC license. Ugh. Guess its back to Florida
  20. Because OP also gave this patient a flu
  21. Licensure by endorsement questions

    Temporary license issued October 10th. Now I have a number to throw on my application!!! :) Apparently they do not require anything except Nursys and criminal background check for endorsement from...
  22. Interview at Duke

  23. Interview at Duke

    I was interviewed and told to wear scrubs. I walked straight from my shadow experience into the interview room and then out to my car, while another candidate went from interview to shadow experience....
  24. I voted for outpatient surgery. I think if you want M-F hours and IV skills, that would be a great place to head into. Best of luck!
  25. Licensure by endorsement questions