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  1. FNP program accredited by the WASC but not the CCNE, currently going for certification...

    garn12 posted a topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Hi, I'm looking for expanding my education to the graduate level for FNP. i'm looking at applying to the University of Southern California which is extremely expensive ($84k minus financial aid)....

  2. My preceptor is everything they taught us NOT to be...

    garn12 replied to Live..&..Learn's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Maybe there is no experienced staff to precept its very common unfortunately. Experienced nurses are tired of dealing with management and their unrealistic expectations and are leaving bedside nursing...

  3. Right time to go into the icu

    garn12 posted a topic in Critical Care

    Ive been a nurse for 2 and a half years almost three. I'm currently a travel nurse in the float pool. I float to tele, step down and med surg. I still would like to become an icu nurse someday. For...

  4. Right time to go into the icu

    garn12 replied to garn12's topic in Critical Care

    Well I want to go to ICU because it was something I been wanting to do. I want the challenge and the opportunity to increase my skill set and knowledge. I think it'll help me become an even better...

  5. What EXACTLY causes GI symptoms r/t myocardial ischemia

    garn12 replied to sugarmagnolia3's topic in Critical Care

    I know from personal experience if my sympathetic or fight or flight mode kicks into high gear i can get nauseous and throw up...especially when im nervous (Getting my blood drawn) lol im a nurse that...

  6. Providence Hospital in Everett, Washington

    garn12 posted a topic in Travel

    I have an interview with this hospital. Are there any nurses that have traveled to this area or know anything about Providence Hospitals in the Washington state area? I'd like the good bad and the...

  7. New Atlanta Contract

    garn12 replied to Bluebolt's topic in Travel

    I know their offering a $20k sign on bonus for their CVICU...take it as good of

  8. Orlando Health Paying RNs More than Fl. Hospital Orlando

    garn12 replied to Preeps's topic in Florida Nursing

    Anyone have any particular thoughts on

  9. How to get back the love for bedside

    garn12 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I don't know if it's just me but it seems as time progresses I get more and more annoyed with bedside nursing. Everything irritates me and I just don't find it exciting anymore. I dont feel like I...

  10. Affordable Care Act penalty as a TN?

    garn12 replied to raindrop's topic in Travel

    If you are a fairly healthy person and just covering yourself i think the higher deductible lower premium plans are the better option. Think of it like this...you MUST pay your premium every month but...

  11. Miserable in my contract

    garn12 replied to MsConstrued's topic in Travel

    Op pm where are you from? Im from Georgia was thinking about traveling to Everett for an assignment but I had changed my mind. Im not fun of where im currently at either i worked 5 days this week and...

  12. $1302 every two weeks? =/

    garn12 replied to RNAvatar's topic in Travel

    In my opinion if a recruiter even comes at my with that mess...I would look for another company or switch recruiters immediately. All other calls from that recruiter will be ignored, nobody has time...

  13. Providence Hospital in Everett, Washington

    garn12 replied to garn12's topic in Travel

    Yes the position pays pretty well but i read that that hospital purposely short staffs it's nurse and administration is heavy on the staff...doesnt sound like an ideal pleave along with restraints and...

  14. This is just too much

    garn12 replied to seconddegreebsn's topic in Medical-Surgical

    one word.

  15. Travel Nurses Who Started with less than 2 years experience

    garn12 replied to Soliloquy's topic in Travel

    Nobody is setting anyone up for failure what i'm saying is ther are many factors to determine if someone is ready to travel. There are some people that traveled that are shy of a year of experience...

  16. Is tele enough for travel

    garn12 replied to nowim clean's topic in Travel

    I think tele is enough because you also qualify for med/surg assignments as well...however with that being said. I do find tele and ed/surg to be typically the lower paying assignments and also the...

  17. Travel Nurses Who Started with less than 2 years experience

    garn12 replied to Soliloquy's topic in Travel

    The problem is there is not real bar to gauge if you're ready for travel or not...everything everyone says is subjective. You may travel and not truly be ready for travel but land your first...

  18. Travel Nurses Who Started with less than 2 years experience

    garn12 replied to Soliloquy's topic in Travel

    I started with 21 months of tele/pcu/and med surg experience. Nursing is the same no matter where you go just a different geography and cultural

  19. Any Las Vegas Travel MS Tele Advice ?

    garn12 replied to JudyFawce's topic in Travel

    I would stay far far away from Las Vegas as I have heard nothing but bad things from Las Vegas towards

  20. Getting rid of my nursing library at home

    garn12 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I graduated nursing school 2 years ago and the other day I was looking in my closet and started thinking...Man I sure have a lot of Heavy book. Although I still pick them up and read from time to...

  21. ER nurses bringing pts to the floor soiled

    garn12 posted a topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    at my hospital this is becoming a norm. im wondering is this a common unethical practice seen alot by nurses elsewhere? i find it really disrespectful and inconsiderate to floor

  22. I've Been A Nurse For 5 Years & Still.....

    garn12 replied to All4NursingRN's topic in General Nursing

    i made 65k my first year as a new nurse and i wooooorrrkkked my buns off. she may want to change careers completely with that

  23. JP Drains and blood exposure

    garn12 replied to Katniss88's topic in General Nursing

    ive emptied plenty of these. i never look in the bulb to see the measurement i usually empty it into a specimen container to get a more accurate measurement. when i open it i make sure i use gloves...

  24. ER nurses bringing pts to the floor soiled

    garn12 replied to garn12's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    i can see your point but the situation begins to seem unfair when it happens alot to nurses on different units. it appears sketchy when the pt arrives to the unit with bundles of blankets as a way to...

  25. How do you feel about new grads going for their np with little experience?

    garn12 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I've been an RN for a year and a month. I started on a medsurg/orthospine surgical unit. after a year I recently transferred to a neuro step down unit and now I feel like a new graduate again. My...