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  1. Experience time? Agencies vs facilities

    heydelilah posted a topic in Travel

    How much time does your agency require in your specialty before you can take assignments? 1 year or more? Does it seem to be more of a facility by facility issue for those of you who have had the...

  2. Experience time? Agencies vs facilities

    heydelilah replied to heydelilah's topic in Travel

    Thanks! I figured two years in specialty was the minimum. I was trying to avoid committing to a full time facility while I figure out if an SO and I would work out in another

  3. Best resources/advice/education for a new MICU nurse w/ m/s expirence?

    heydelilah posted a topic in MICU, SICU

    Hey all! I got the call that I'll be the newest member of my current facility's MICU. I've been on a busy (turnover and a lot of holding for higher acuity beds) med/neuro/surg floor for about 18...

  4. Appling for internal pos, clean up my resume?

    heydelilah replied to heydelilah's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Thanks for the feedback! The second job is contract maybe only two shifts a month doing health clinic type of things. Nothing too time consuming. I'm attempting to transfer from my current position in...

  5. Appling for internal pos, clean up my resume?

    heydelilah posted a topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Hey all, I'm applying for an internal position with the facility where I currently work (trying to transfer to another unit with more room for advancement). A friend currently in the unit im...

  6. Pt for enlisted = met, what difference for officer?

    heydelilah posted a topic in Government, Military

    Hi all, I've worked really hard the last year or two to meet the PT entry requirements for army. I can finally make the pt entry requirements for enlisted personnel. (yay! go me!) How does boot for...

  7. Med surg travel. Is it worth it?

    heydelilah posted a topic in Travel

    I'm coming up on two years on my first RN position on a Med surg floor. I love the place I'm at but I'm seeking opportunities with better pay out west (i live in the bible belt aka what union?) via...

  8. Unique PRN positions?

    heydelilah posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hey all, I'm a recent grad and I'm coming up on my six months on my MS unit. I pick up OT every little while, but I'm looking for something "different". What were/are your favorite positions outside...

  9. RN-BSN, Does it really matter which school one obtains a degree?

    heydelilah posted a topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Hi all, As long as a program has CCNE or NLN accrediation, do employers really care about where the degree is from as long as I'm actively engaged in practice and licensed? On a second note, what...

  10. RN-BSN, Does it really matter which school one obtains a degree?

    heydelilah replied to heydelilah's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Thanks for the feedback. UVA grad, I was planning on attending a local BSN program (cost and convenience) that has hybrid classes for exactly the reasons you describe. Not sure if I'll ever pursue a...

  11. Need advice on buying scrubs at thrift stores

    heydelilah replied to ProudNeWRN's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Check thrifts near facilities (and I mean LTC, psych everything). I've had no luck near where I live but I'll find some at the thrifts near facilities. (people dropping things off after work,...

  12. New Grad Nurse -- Med/Surg or Specialize right away

    heydelilah replied to smbisson's topic in Florida Nursing

    I graduated in May. Licensed in June. Took the first acute care position offered to me on a low acuity ortho/neuro floor. I could have been picky, but then I'd be like a lot of my fellow graduates and...

  13. I did it and its so clear now

    heydelilah replied to IdianaCNA1993's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Whenever someone is looking into for profit schools I like to reference them to the GAO summary on their investigation into the recruiting and sales practices of for profits. Not to say that they all...

  14. You're Hired!: The New World Of Hiring Nurses??

    heydelilah replied to All4NursingRN's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I learned to "game" the HR personality tests so I could at least get an interview. It worked in retail and it worked in nursing. Like any test, you can learn to take it if you've had enough of them...

  15. New graduate.... I need advice :)

    heydelilah replied to lhadaway's topic in Florida Nursing

    Seconded. Unless you have to move (family) or you already have a job the Florida market is horrible for even experienced nurses. Unless you were a tech, I don't know of any hospital that will hire...

  16. Support the Student Loan Forgiveness Act of 2012

    heydelilah replied to cali_nature_girl's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I paid for my first BA by working 50 hours a week because I didn't qualify for assistance (too middle class), didn't want to be burdened with loan repayments, and didn't want to burden my parents who...

  17. Nursing Schools

    heydelilah replied to futurenurse3's topic in Florida Nursing

    Before you consider Concord do some research about it's history and the GAO investigation regarding their admissions practices. If you still feel it is right for you, be sure to ask if you can talk to...

  18. Really Really Confused? How does this all happen?

    heydelilah replied to JayCimone's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    If you can I second dual enrollment! It was the best choice I ever

  19. How does a hospital determine who to hire when it comes to new graduates?

    heydelilah replied to sperkyperk's topic in Florida Nursing

    Regarding schools, if you know which hospital you want to work at in the future, call the HR department and ask which schools they prefer to hire from and if there are any they refuse to hire from....

  20. What's the word on Sacred Heart in Pensacola?

    heydelilah replied to woahmelly's topic in Florida Nursing

    As a new grad, you'll likely not be negotiating anything. Most hospitals in Florida have a set payscale especially for new

  21. Working day shift for the perpetual vampire

    heydelilah posted a topic in General Nursing

    Well, I got my first position after graduating this May on the day shift at a large hospital (yea me!). Knowing how it can be out there I took it, however, I am so far from a morning person it's...

  22. Bug-Out-Bag for natural disasters

    heydelilah replied to cyntrim's topic in General Nursing

    I live in a hurricane zone and a evac zone for cat-3s (have all my life). I keep a 24 pack of water, three days of food and three changes of clothes plus a good small but useful hunting knife and...

  23. Royal Purple?

    heydelilah posted a topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Any suggestions for this color? I think that this in azalea is close. More violet than plum. I just need a color that I can compare between different lines of scrubs. Thanks for any

  24. Royal Purple?

    heydelilah replied to heydelilah's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Thanks, I think the last two are the closest. Why oh why can't they all just use the same color

  25. Forced to stay and work under mandatory evacuation?

    heydelilah replied to squatmunkie_RN's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I always ask for before team, but seeing as I live in a 1st evac zone I'd be tossed out by the PD during a storm anyway. Might as well get paid to do it. See if there is someway to get someone to...