HarryTheCat

HarryTheCat MSN, RN

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  1. Why are Nurses paid so low in the south ??

    HarryTheCat replied to Michigann's topic in General Nursing

    Yup. You're right. Alabama is a pit. Texas is a pit. In fact, every place south of the Mason-Dixon line is a pit. There is no running water or indoor plumbing anywhere. Wages are so low that we have...

  2. Formatting programs for papers?

    HarryTheCat replied to BirkieGirl's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    PERRLA really is the "gold standard" when it comes to APA software. My wife used PERRLA for her capstone paper and bribed me to review it multiple times. Then, just to be sure, she sent it off to a...

  3. Opportunities

    HarryTheCat replied to phoenix arius's topic in Immigration Advice

    I seriously doubt that any increase in the number of H-1Bs will create many opportunities for nurses. To get approval for an H-1B employers have to submit a Labor Condition Application (LCA) to the...

  4. The College Network peddling their fraud on Craigslist

    HarryTheCat replied to klone's topic in Online Distance Learning

    You might want to Google "Continental Training Services" and "Gary Eyler" in addition to searching for information on The College Network. It's very

  5. Lack of new graduate jobs

    HarryTheCat replied to LondonFog's topic in General Students

    The nursing job market is like any other market in that it follows one of the most basic principles of economics. It's simply a matter of supply and demand. In some areas of the country the supply of...

  6. Relocation to a family friendly livable city with warm climate

    HarryTheCat replied to wasup's topic in General Nursing

    Yup...the average 50-year-old 3 BR, 2 BA house in some parts of California (such as the Bay Area) can easily be $900,000 and up. If you put 20% ($180,000) down your monthly mortgage payment,...

  7. 101 Ways To Fall Asleep (add your own)

    HarryTheCat replied to Brian's topic in General Students

    Any textbook on Nursing Theory is a guaranteed snore fest. Better than anything over the counter. But when you wake up with your face in that chapter on Martha Rogers' Science of Unitary Human Beings...

  8. Third Shift VA Opportunity, but HUGE homelife change

    HarryTheCat replied to FreshRN41's topic in General Nursing

    It sounds like you already have a full plate of stressors to deal with, and you may not want to add any more right now. I'm surprised that the VA is talking about a 5 day/week night shift. Most of...

  9. TV ad has no one from my hospital

    HarryTheCat replied to Emergent's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    LOL...I remember those days too. Now half the commercials on TV seem to be for one drug or another, showing happy, smiling people walking along a beach, all thanks to a prescription for that magic...

  10. Pmhnp online programs

    HarryTheCat replied to RN1485's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    From everything I've heard and read about Frontier it's a unique program and an excellent school, but they don't have a PMHNP program -- just Nurse-Midwife and FNP. Their early history was a focus on...

  11. is that hard to find nusing jobs in TN?

    HarryTheCat replied to happyNicole's topic in Tennessee Nursing

    What part of Tennessee are you considering, and are you a BSN or an ADN? There is a fairly tight RN job market in some of the larger cities in Tennessee, and the hospital market that does exist is...

  12. Cultural Diversity and Tattoos

    HarryTheCat replied to OwlieO.O's topic in General Students

    There are many places out there where hiring authorities believe that tattoos belong on sailors, bartenders and members of biker gangs, not on professionals. You are free to express your "cultural...

  13. Please help....

    HarryTheCat replied to Kat091177's topic in Nursing Career

    I don't think I would be leaning toward that NC position; I would be sprinting! How much time did the Army give you to make up your mind? Is that offer still good, or have they filled the opening with...

  14. Cancel Vacation for Job?

    HarryTheCat replied to motor_mouth's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Fridgelight gave you some advice. HR departments are flooded with resumes, sometimes hundreds for one opening. There are literally thousands of new grads out there right now who are having a tough...

  15. Please help....

    HarryTheCat replied to Kat091177's topic in Nursing Career

    Purely from a job security standpoint, I'd take the Peds position with the Army (I assume that you're talking about Ft. Bragg). I don't know what "private company" the corrections job is with, but...

  16. Employment background check

    HarryTheCat replied to HopefulRN4's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I don't want to venture into the legal aspects, but I can tell you that those old jobs, especially if they are fairly recent, can come back to haunt you if you don't disclose them on the application....

  17. itt tech scam?

    HarryTheCat replied to agills's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I would really like to see schools required to publish their graduation rates in addition to the BON disclosures of their NCLEX pas rates. There is a world of difference between an 85% NCLEX pass rate...

  18. itt tech scam?

    HarryTheCat replied to agills's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    When choosing a nursing school, you're really "hiring" them to do three things for you: 1) Teach you the basic skills you need to begin practice as a nurse; 2) Teach you the things you need to know to...

  19. Nina Pham condition downgraded to fair

    HarryTheCat replied to Red Kryptonite's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I don't know anything about the individual from NIH who made that statement regarding Ms Pham's condition, and don't know if I can take him at his word or not. I too am skeptical when it comes to...

  20. Nina Pham condition downgraded to fair

    HarryTheCat replied to Red Kryptonite's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Someone from NIH (I don't remember who it was) explained in a press conference that the "downgrade" in Ms Pham's condition was simply due to her just being admitted there, and not due to any observed...

  21. New Ebola Czar

    HarryTheCat replied to Thimbalina's topic in Disaster Preparation

    The new "Ebola Czar" is a fellow named Ron Klain, a lawyer and political insider with the Democrat party. From what I understand, he has worked for Joe Biden and Al Gore as Chief of Staff, and during...

  22. Suicide by antibotics ?

    HarryTheCat replied to ohmeowzer RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    LOL...I've taken them too, as well as bute. They're often the same exact meds that you get at CVS or Walgreens, but they're a whole lot cheaper when you get 'em from the vet. I once had a horse that...

  23. How to explain reasons for leaving?

    HarryTheCat replied to afterseason's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I would not recommend that you leave a job off of your resume. When you have to fill out an "official" application you will be required to list all jobs you've had within a specified time period. The...

  24. Shouldn I Become a Nurse

    HarryTheCat replied to anicole23's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    The previous posters have given you some excellent advice. There really isn't much you can to with a BA/BS in Psych unless you go on to earn a PhD. Even then, the career opportunities are pretty...

  25. Travel Recruiting

    HarryTheCat replied to USTravelNurses's topic in Travel

    Hmmm...sounds like you're recruiting with a shotgun when you should be using a rifle. That 100 calls per day quota system operates on the theory that if you throw enough "stuff" against the wall,...