Uncle Rico

Uncle Rico

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  1. TAXI DISCHARGES

    Uncle Rico replied to canoehead's topic in Emergency

    We do not issue taxi vouchers and i'm thrilled about it. I see young adults in the ED wearing more expensive clothing than I can afford asking for taxi vouchers and meals . The patients are allowed to...

  2. Joining th Navy with BSN: Reserve or Active Duty?

    Uncle Rico replied to cheezyguy's topic in Government, Military

    Have you talked to a recruiter? Joining the U.S. Navy Nursing Corp isn't as easy as your decision to join. The Navy has very few billets available for nurses and majority of those billets are...

  3. Transfering RN in license from compact state to compact state

    Uncle Rico replied to ScorpioRN18's topic in Nursing Career

    Please tell me you aren't a nurse educator or in a leadership

  4. Providence Hospital

    Uncle Rico replied to katymom's topic in General Nursing

    There's no residency program but new grads have a 12wk orientation. Most of the experienced nurses seem to be helpful and the environment is somewhat

  5. 11am-11pm ER nurse help!

    Uncle Rico replied to george907's topic in Emergency

    I work 11a-11p and its not for everyone. I love the hours (avoid traffic) but hate the shift. The zone i'm assigned to normally doesn't open until i arrive and I'm normally bombarded with patients...

  6. Providence Hospital

    Uncle Rico replied to katymom's topic in General Nursing

    Providence is a "Catholic" community hospital located in the northeast section of D.C., it's one of the oldest hospitals in the region. Providence doesn't pay as well as other facilities (i.e. WHC,...

  7. Repeat trops and ekgs?

    Uncle Rico replied to applesxoranges's topic in Emergency

    Stat and mandatory 4hr repeat after the initial order at my facility, even if the Physician doesn't

  8. Future BSN RN marrying into the military

    Uncle Rico replied to shanicep93's topic in Nursing Career

    Honestly i have no idea, some new grads find employment within days of graduating while others are unemployed years after acquiring their License. I'm not overly familiar with the nursing job market...

  9. Future BSN RN marrying into the military

    Uncle Rico replied to shanicep93's topic in Nursing Career

    As a former Navy Nurse and a current military spouse your best option is to seek employment off base and gain some meaningful experience. Unless you're at large Military Treatment Facility (MTF) like...

  10. Nurse as a commissioned officer in what armed forces??

    Uncle Rico replied to lexxuss's topic in Nursing Career

    Joining the military isn't as easy as your decision to join. As a military veteran i would suggest that you contact a recruiter to see which branch has open slots for nurses near your graduation date....

  11. Does the military accept chamberlain

    Uncle Rico replied to va_guy's topic in Nursing Career

    Short answer is no. Unlike the Enlisted ranks the Officer slots have become very competitive which has forced the military to be more selective about the Nursing corp and graduates of for-profit...

  12. DC License by Endorsement

    Uncle Rico replied to Britesmyle's topic in General Nursing

    I had a similar issue but the D.C. BON issued me a temp license so i could start working while my application was being

  13. Radians college

    Uncle Rico replied to Hotyoungmom's topic in General Nursing

    Several of my colleagues attended Radians/Medtech, I don't know much about the school other than it's a For-profit school that accepts

  14. Ft. Meade and nursing school

    Uncle Rico replied to blessedNhopeful's topic in Maryland Nursing

    Other schools to possibly consider would be Towson State (MD), catholic U, Trinity, JMU, or Howard U. Also several of the local community colleges have good nursing programs (i.e. PG, Howard, and Anne...

  15. Naval Hospital Camp Lejeune

    Uncle Rico replied to Bnp2660's topic in Nursing Career

    Getting hired at a military treatment facility (MTF) can be easy yet difficult. I would say about say about 95% of the civilian jobs are contracted through agencies so you can stop by HR and they will...

  16. Your RN Hospital Orientation

    Uncle Rico replied to mitral's topic in First Year After Licensure

    My orientation basically contest of 36hrs a week of patient care in the ED for 12wks. We also had classroom lectures for the 2 weeks

  17. No work exp. Really need help!

    Uncle Rico replied to brandnews's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I was in your situation until a fellow graduate showed me her resume. It basically had nothing on it other than contact info and university attended, maybe 5 lines total. Her advice to me was to keep...

  18. New grad RN salary in Florida 2014

    Uncle Rico replied to Crystal360's topic in Nursing Career

    its about 18/hr for new grads in the Florida pan

  19. ER Practicum - What do I need to know?

    Uncle Rico replied to FutureFLRN2014's topic in Emergency

    with

  20. Orientation Length and Type

    Uncle Rico replied to applesxoranges's topic in Emergency

    -What length of orientation did you have? 12 weeks -Were there specific ER classroom time or general nursing classes? How many hours would you estimate? Only 2 days of cardiac dysrhythmia class and 1...

  21. New Grad orientation...

    Uncle Rico replied to Sparrow91's topic in First Year After Licensure

    12 weeks at my hospital for all

  22. Embarrassing moments

    Uncle Rico replied to ixchel's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Referring to a Intraosseous (IO) as a Groshong infront of the

  23. New Grad needs a Job - discouraged

    Uncle Rico replied to Pinupnurse76's topic in General Nursing

    I too understand your frustration but the hiring process is quite different in DC/NOVA/MD. Most of the hospitals in the area only fire new grads for residencies or fellowships.I (a new grad) live in...

  24. NCLEX ATT QUESTION?

    Uncle Rico replied to ashesandroses's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    As the previous poster stated you are only required to have an approved photo ID when taking the test, don't worry about a physical copy of the ATT (my was also i an email format). Your ATT has a...

  25. Do New Graduate Nurses Need a Formal Residency Program?

    Uncle Rico replied to JPCummings's topic in Nursing Career

    I wish we had a residency program, at my current hospital new grads and experienced nurses have a 12 week orientation. 12 weeks isn't too challenging for the experienced nurses but the New grads i've...