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Try "Rapid Interpretion of EKGs" by Dale Dubin, MD. It makes it easy to understand the whole EKG from cardiac functioning to applying the electrodes to interpreting the strips. My husband's cardiologist told me today that he used it in to learn EKGs...

I have worked at the VAMC in Denver for the past year. I applied after graduation and the entire process took about 4 weeks from sending in my application to being accepted for the job. The boarding process took another week. We are a teaching hospit...

The starting salary is somewhere around 24/hr with a BSN, 5 weeks vacation per year (8 hrs per pay period), 4 hrs sick leave per pay period, govt holidays (paid if off and differential if working). Health benefits are the same as for govt employees. ...

You should call the VA hospital you're interested in and ask to speak with the nurse recruiter. They can tell you all the positions open at their hospital and help make sure you get all the appropriate forms turned in. Good luck.

I graduated May 2007 from UCDHSC with a BSN. I don't know about your prereq question but I can tell you that the competition is fierce to get in. When I was accepted I had a 4.0 and I don't know anyone who had less than a 3.5. In 2005, when I was acc...

I applied to my VA hospital in mid June as a new grad , interviewed in early July, notified that I was hired in mid July and started work in August. You should definitly make contact directly with the nurse recruiter at the hospital you are consideri...

:lol2:I was a travel agent and travel agency manager for 8 years, a stay at home mom for 6 years, owned my own retail tack store for 6 years, worked in the front office of a family practice doctor's office and finally have been an RN since July of th...

In Denver was offered 21/hr. Took a job at 24.75/hr.

I started orientation at the VA in Denver on Monday. After it's all said and done I will be working in the MICU!! Megan

I just started my first job on Monday. For 2 yrs I have dreamed what I would do with that check. Now the time is here and my student loans ran out before I get paid so....I have last month's bills to catch up on and maybe will get a dinner out with...

I just graduated from UCHSC. They seem to want to see something about your experiences and thoughts about diversity and what you will bring to the field of nursing. I wasn't accepted the first time I applied; I was the second after I tailored my essa...

My friend and I took the NCLEX on 7/7. I felt the like I did poorly after I was cut off after 75 questions. My friend did also. She swore she failed and also looked up answers when she got home. I chose to ignore the results until I could find out fo...

I also have a tremor in both my hands. Sometimes it is worse than other times. I find that if I can steady my upper arm against my body or something else that it reduces the shaking. If it makes you feel better; my PCP has tremors as does a medical s...

You should definitely brush up on your math skills. They jump right in with dosage calc and don't wait for those who are slow with the math. You can go to the UCHSC bookstore and pick up the dosage calc book that is optional for Nursing Fundamentals....

University Hospital starts interviewing in Jan or Feb for new grad positions that start in July. They will arrange a tour of the hospital in advance of application if you contact their HR department. I'm not sure what their starting salary is, but th...

As a senior nursing student, I have used my writing skills for several papers, nursing care plans, communication with professors and for composing my resume for the all important job search after graduation.

Our school colors are black and gold. Our student scrubs are black tops and bottoms. And to top it off, the logo says "BS Student". So far no one except my own mother has commente on the outfit or the logo.

Just wondering- is anyone else is attending UCHSC this summer? If so I'd like to be able to say Hi at orientation next week. Its always nice to be familiar with other people at the start of something new. Megan

I started the traditional 2 yr program last June. I have had clinicals with several people in the accelerated program. The traditional program has been great. The professors and clinical instructors have all been professional, respected in their fiel...

Twenty years ago I actually failed a college class and eventually dropped out all together. Three years ago I started taking the pre reqs for nursing school. I finished them all with a 4.0 gpa. I was afraid that the "F" would keep me out but I was ac...

I currently work as a receptionist for a large family practice. The doctors that own the practice dictate how long an appointment to allow for different complaints. They frequently have problems with how long they are allowed for certain types of vis...

Thanks for the suggestions. I rarely go downtown and usually am completley lost when I do go. I'm sure after a few weeks it will be a piece of cake but right now I'm more nervous about parking than about classes.

I went down to ucdhsc yesterday to turn in some forms and check out the area. Parked in a 2 hr zone. That is not going to work once classes start in June; I'll need an all day spot. I am hoping that someone out there has some suggestions on which str...

I live 50 miles away in the mountains so public transportation is not really an option for me. I'm going to drive down next week and see what other options are available and how costly they are. The permits for on campus parking are around 30 dollar...

I'm going to uchsc this summer also. This thread has been very interesting. Lots of info. I feel kind of left in the dark as far as what is going to happen once classes start. I called to get on the waitlist for a parking permit yesterday and was tol...