prosperouschick

prosperouschick has 4 years experience.

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1. Methodist Dallas

   prosperouschick replied to CCRN86's topic in MICU, SICU

   Any update on the position with Methodist Dallas?? Did you end up taking the position, and if so, was it a good

2. Travel assignment in Houston -- does this sound competitive?

   prosperouschick replied to prosperouschick's topic in Travel

   NedRN, I was hoping to check indirectly with what other agencies are doing by talking to people on this forum. I'm sure that we are all not signed up with the same agencies, at least that would be...

3. Travel assignment in Houston -- does this sound competitive?

   prosperouschick replied to prosperouschick's topic in Travel

   I am not looking to travel just for the money. However, I thought that travel nurses generally made an equivalent hourly rate to what a regular staff nurse would make in a given locale. I did not...

4. Travel assignment in Houston -- does this sound competitive?

   prosperouschick posted a topic in Travel

   I was offered a travel assignment on a tele unit for $25/hr as the effective pay rate plus $1200 a month for housing. Does this sound competitive? There are also not any guaranteed hours. I thought...

5. Best housing near Keck USC Hospital

   prosperouschick replied to luelue60's topic in Travel

   Housing in LA can be a real challenge. Close to USC is actually not the nicer parts of LA. You may want to look for rooms for rent in Los Feliz, Silverlake or Glendale for starters. There are so many...

6. Nclex Pass rate for your school

   prosperouschick replied to CNM2B201?'s topic in General Students

   I would take the NCLEX pass rate into consideration, but definitely not use it as a deciding factor. If the state board does not have them on probation (which happens in some states if the NCLEX...

7. So what would you do in this situation?

   prosperouschick replied to NurseCard's topic in General Nursing

   I agree with a few of the other posters that say to do the right thing. Essentially, there is a double standard where an employer can let you go at any time, and they expect you to give them a notice...

8. New RN on a cardiac floor

   prosperouschick replied to 82Angie's topic in General Nursing

   So.... let me get this straight. You are recommending that instead of her talking to anyone for fear of seeming "impatient" or "backstabbing" that she should let her manager know that her schedule is...

9. New RN on a cardiac floor

   prosperouschick replied to 82Angie's topic in General Nursing

   As a first step, you should talk to your preceptor, and then go and talk to your manager after that conversation. I would not be surprised if your preceptor did not respond, honestly, she sounds a...

10. They asked if I had kids, what should I have said?

    prosperouschick replied to JenniferSews's topic in Nursing Career

    I agree with island40. I would have politely ignored the question, and emphasized your ability to work PRN. It may very well be that the person interviewing you has had bad experiences with staff with...

11. New grads over 30, are you having trouble getting interviews?

    prosperouschick replied to freeflowchi's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I agree with the above comment. I am over 30, used to work in HR before going into nursing, and I have a masters degree. I took the masters degree off my resume, although it will go on the...

12. Lost

    prosperouschick replied to destiny1's topic in LPN to RN

    I absolutely recommend Saunders as a good study companion. I discovered this book during my second to last semester of nursing school and I wish I discovered it my first semester. I would recommend it...

13. Is low census a problem at your hospital???

    prosperouschick posted a topic in Texas Nursing

    I was just wondering if many hospitals are dealing with the issue of there being a low census. For the past month or two, someone (and sometimes even two of us) routinely has to go home from our unit...

14. Moving to N.Carolina as a new grad from CA

    prosperouschick replied to sandrajinhong's topic in North Carolina Nursing

    Definitely start your new grad job search as early as possible in NC. The recession has definitely made an impact on the availability of new grad nursing jobs. There are many new grads in the...

15. Did you feel comfortable sharing your career goals of becoming a CRNA before nurse an

    prosperouschick posted a topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    I would like to find out if current CRNAs felt comfortable expressing their career goals of becoming a CRNA when interviewing for ICU positions and/or while working in ICU with managers or co-workers....