Pairofshues

I went through allnurses and there is not much information regarding UCM's Family Nurse Practitioner Program and I have questions for current students and recent graduates :) I am to start the program January 2016. And from what I've gathered thus f...

Hi All! I am in the hiring process at the Dallas VA hospital. I am planning to relocate in June. I have elementary aged school kids. Moving to an area with a great school district is the probably the most important factor of where we will live. I...

I ended up at the VA in Kansas City. How do you like the Dallas VA?

Most pay new grads $21/hr in the Kansas City metro area. I moved from Las Vegas to Kansas City this past summer. I had 2.5 years of experience at that time. Was making $30.28 BASE pay at a LV HCA hospital and the HCA hospitals in Kansas and Missou...

I got accepted and will start in January.

I got accepted to the FNP program and start Spring 2015

Well, I'm now at the VA and I have to say I HATE their electronic charting and medication systems. First off, they're separate (meaning you have to leave one system and then go into the other). VISTA CPRS is a window operating system - NOTHING lik...

Thank you !!!

I'm at a HCA hospital in Nevada and am relocating and starting at the KC VA hospital next month. I have a few questions: How long do you have to stay in your current position before you can transfer to another department at the same VA hospital? Is...

I am in the hiring process at the Dallas VA hospital. I am planning to relocate in June. I have elementary aged school kids. Moving to an area with a great school district is the probably the most important factor of where we will live. I have heard ...

Thanks jeckrn!! I noticed you said 2nd and 3rd shift, so do the nurses in the hospital setting work 8 hour shifts or is it 12 hour shifts? ....I will be on a med/surg/tele floor at the dallas VA hospital.

Is there a set shift diff $ or % for VA Nurses or does the differential differ among VA facilities / locations? I had heard it was 10% night diff and 25% weekend diff...is this correct? Also does all the VA hospitals use the same computer and EMAR ...

After my phone interview with the VA, they called my RN (friend) reference, my current manager and my previous manager - this all occurred on the same day after my interview.

I have a question about the Nurse Locality Pay Schedule (Title 38 Pay Schedules - Office of Human Resources Management (OHRM)) what does the number under Level 2 or Level 3 mean? Example if you go to the link, click on Nurse Locality Pay Schedule, cl...

I agree with the previous replies - I would say we had a chance to relocate here with my husband's work and we jumped on the deal because I've always wanted to live in San Diego! I'm sure they won't ask what he does for a living - the interview is ...

What computerized charting system does the VA currently use? I am in the hiring process for the Dallas VA hospital.

How do you like the Dallas VA? I applied and had a phone interview with them yesterday, as I live in Nevada. I saw some old posts saying the Dallas VA is the worst. I have a few questions for you, if you would PM me I'd appreciate it!

New grad on a med surg floor in a Vegas Hospital will make about $28 and some change per hour. 2 years experience will get ya $30 and some change. There is night and weekend differential. You will have 6-8 patients. Majority, have CNAs round the c...

100% agree with Hiking Ninja's response.

The ratios are still the same. FYI there isn't a UNLV university hospital. The is UMC which is a county hospital. If you can work (survive and thrive) on a vegas med/surg floor, you can work anywhere!

They don't do hair testing anymore. Just urine and blood.

Best advice possible is to be patient. The Las Vegas RN job market is funny, it goes in spurts of hiring a lot of new grads to not hiring any. When I graduated December of 2012 I couldn't buy a job in a LV hospital. Another suggestion is to look o...

Charting Systems: Valley Hospital System (Summerlin, Centennial, Valley, Spring Valley, Desert Springs) uses a great version of Cerner. Dignity / St. Rose (St. Rose de Lima, Sienna, and San Martin) use a version of Cerner. HCA (Sunrise, Southern Hill...

At the largest hospital in Nevada we swab anyone for MRSA and VRE who was discharged from an acute care or assisted living facility (or jail), anyone receiving dialysis, and upon admission to ICU. I believe all our ICU patients receive muprocin rega...

I just applied for the FNP program at Saint Josephs of Maine. I too have lots of questions from past or current students. I'm glad a new forum board has opened regarding this program - since all the other are from 4 years ago. I'd appreciate any c...