hope3456 ASN, RN

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    Need advice from Denver

    hope3456 replied to divegirl's topic in Colorado Nursing

    From my experience, most nursing programs lose several students the first year, so if there is a LPN applying into the second year (RN part) it isn't hard for them to get in (if prereqs are done)...
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    Need advice on hospitals in Denver!!

    hope3456 replied to Danzin's topic in Colorado Nursing

    You first will want to find out which hospitals are even hiring new
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    Career After LTC

    hope3456 replied to PeacefulHeart's topic in General Nursing

    I have been working on a medsurg unit for 6 months now, although i did work LTC and then on a psych unit after finishing nursing school 3 years ago. This hospital did not count my prior experience...
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    University of Northern Colorado??

    hope3456 replied to Cmunst45636's topic in Colorado Nursing

    Have you checked with UNC yet to see what their requirements are? I don't know firsthand, but I heard it was HIGHLY competitive to get admitted into the traditional program and you pretty much need a...
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    Shift change report in your facility???

    hope3456 posted a topic in General Nursing

    How does your facility handle 'shift to shift' reports? I just started working in a rural hospital medsurg unit and we 'tape' report. This seems entirely inefficient to me, and i thought 'tape...
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    Shift change report in your facility???

    hope3456 replied to hope3456's topic in General Nursing

    You hit the nail on the head. That is exactly what i am up against. There is hardly any contact with the next shift. every day driving home i remember something that i forgot to 'tape.' The...
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    What things do you feel set apart the great nurses from the good ones?

    hope3456 replied to blondy2061h's topic in General Nursing

    I am not claiming to be a great nurse......but i work with one. She is an awesome patient advocate. We have been having problems with our IV pumps and nobody can seem to figure out what is wrong...
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    Shift change report in your facility???

    hope3456 replied to hope3456's topic in General Nursing

    'taped' report seems so inefficient to me - and a waste of time - b/c ALL the nurses are listening to report on ALL the patients....it seems logical to me that you only need to get report on YOUR...
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    Testing the waters

    hope3456 replied to Duckyaryj's topic in General Nursing

    Sara - good luck with your sheridan contract and keep us posted on what you think of sheridan and the
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    Nursing Shortage Real or Not....

    hope3456 replied to RNnightingale12's topic in General Nursing

    -new grad RN's will be facing more competition now than a couple years ago b/c there are so many. the truth is that nursing schools HAVE increased their admission #'s in recent years. The CC i went...
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    Front Range Community College

    hope3456 replied to JettaDP's topic in Colorado Nursing

    Just to clarify.......FRCC has nursing programs in Fort Collins, Longmont, Boulder and
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    Fort Collins/Loveland Emergency Department?

    hope3456 replied to ItsTime's topic in Colorado Nursing

    I lived in fort collins and worked for PVH as a RN.....I know I have posted on this board several other times (in regards to northern CO) that there really isn't a 'nsg shortage' in this area. There...
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    ** "There's A Reason There's A Nurse Shortage!!" **

    hope3456 replied to ArtisticAthlete's topic in General Nursing

    some facilities treat their staff better than others. Hospitals that pay decent, have good rn/pt ratios, ect generally are not as 'short staffed' as those that do
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    Testing the waters

    hope3456 replied to Duckyaryj's topic in General Nursing

    Sheridan is a beautiful town, i don't know anything about the hospital. The problem with Sheridan however is that they are experiencing a severe 'housing crunch,' as are many other towns in wyo. It...
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    Is it hard to find an entry level nurse job?

    hope3456 replied to PopeJane3rd's topic in General Nursing

    Another factor is the number of nsg schools in the area and how many students they graduate each year. Sometimes hospitals will not consider new grads for certain postions - even though they have...
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    Northern Colorado

    hope3456 replied to Satori77's topic in Colorado Nursing

    I used to live in FC....it is a great place to live in many regards, as well as is the rest of northern CO. I agree that the job market is pretty tight for alot of professions including
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    Do you think the nursing shortage is disappearing?

    hope3456 replied to MissAnthrope's topic in General Nursing

    The OP hits the nail on the head......nursing schools have dramatically increased the numbers of new grads in probably about the past 5 years. To prove it do a yahoo news seach of 'nsg school.' The...
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    Where in CO can I get into a program fast that is also cheep and with a low GPA?

    hope3456 replied to JenniferJen72's topic in Colorado Nursing

    Maybe the school in Lamar is an exception, but most CC nsg programs in CO use the waitlist system. You take the required prereqs (if you haven't already) and then you get a waitlist number. FRCC in...
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    R.N. pay scale for Colorado

    hope3456 replied to dalvnjjh's topic in Colorado Nursing

    IMHO, a big part of the reason the wages are low for 'new grads' is d/t supply and demand. While there may be a shortage of 'experienced' nurses, there is no shortage of new grads. Especially in...
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    R.N. pay scale for Colorado

    hope3456 replied to dalvnjjh's topic in Colorado Nursing

    It could be she is working PRN....meaning she gets higher pay in lieu of benefits. 3 years ago I worked full time as a LTC LPN and made $19 hr on the night shift. and as a RN made $23 (new grad) but...
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    Why (I'm told) I can't get job in OB

    hope3456 replied to pbajil's topic in Ob/Gyn

    where I used to work, the OB dept would get 40-50 applicants for every job opening. It is probably the most sought after dept to work in. so maybe you are just up against alot of
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    New Grad Pay Denver "atleast" $28?

    hope3456 replied to Coloradogrl's topic in Colorado Nursing

    It depends on what shift you want to work......night shift differential is around $5-$6/hr from my experience. Some places pay extra for weekend shifts. And if you work PRN (no benefits) the hourly...
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    nursing shortage...

    hope3456 replied to annful24's topic in General Nursing

    My state (wyo) is currently doing an extensive study on the 'nursing shortage.' What they are finding is that there isn't necessarily a problem graduating enough students, the problem lies in...
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    is there a state with no nursing shortage

    hope3456 replied to jxbme's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I agree that there are areas of the u.s. that do not have a nursing shortage.....I just moved out of one of them and I know it is frustrating. I don't know about ohio. Maybe it is your resume - make...
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    perceived nurse shortage studies?? ##?

    hope3456 replied to rokidog's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    The 'nursing shortage' interests me too......my theory is it has alot to do with geography and is more in certain 'types' of nursing than others. would you be kind enough to post your findings?...