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  1. Anyone can get into Nursing.

    carachel2 replied to indiawhitaker's topic in General Nursing

    He knows, trust me he knows. He is doing it in a joking way to cover it up. That is called passive/aggressive and he will never

  2. Anyone can get into Nursing.

    carachel2 replied to indiawhitaker's topic in General Nursing

    My first reaction would be hurt, anger and defensiveness. This is either a boyfriend who needs to be tossed or educated deeply. He doesn't sound like he is going to support your journey at all. OTOH,...

  3. Graduate School CRNA with a kid

    carachel2 replied to mireillegrale's topic in Post Graduate Students

    I have a friend who did a CRNA program and had two small children at home. She did not work. I asked her how it was going when she was about halfway through. A tear rolled down her cheek and she said...

  4. What's the pay scale for Houston and Dallas/FT Worth?

    carachel2 replied to JoeB1047's topic in Texas Nursing

    Probably around 25-30.00/hour with more of course if you do PRN or float. PRN rate in Ft.Worth is 32-38.00 an

  5. what made you decide to be a NP?

    carachel2 replied to celclt's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Not an NP yet (graduate next year!) but my reasons were that I kept seeing cardiac patients who were not controlled at all as far as hypertension, diabetes, etc. and I honestly felt and still feel I...

  6. Nursing Career Change - Is it worth it?

    carachel2 replied to love38's topic in General Nursing

    I've always found nursing to be a wonderfully flexible career. At any point in my career and life I have pretty much announced when and how much I am going to work and POOF the job fairy makes it...

  7. Moving to East Texas from Northern Nevada

    carachel2 replied to RN_Pursuit2b's topic in Texas Nursing

    I hope I didn't sound too pessimistic! But it looks like we agree with each other so I'm glad to know I'm not the only one who views it that way. I am not kidding at all when I say someone in my own...

  8. Moving to East Texas from Northern Nevada

    carachel2 replied to RN_Pursuit2b's topic in Texas Nursing

    I wanted to paint a picture from someone who grew up there. There *are* some redeeming qualities to the town...a big one for you is the fact that your grandkids live there! I truly think you will find...

  9. Moving to East Texas from Northern Nevada

    carachel2 replied to RN_Pursuit2b's topic in Texas Nursing

    I grew up near Tyler. The previous poster is correct, Mother Frances and ETMC are the two big cahunas. I've never understood why they compete so much against each other because it deprives the...

  10. Advice for new NP grad student...

    carachel2 replied to baby_gurl0604's topic in Post Graduate Students

    I think this is pretty standard for all NP schools. I mean, I wouldn't want an NP taking care of me who only had like 200

  11. Verbal orders in texas from Medical assistant

    carachel2 replied to leslienurse's topic in Texas Nursing

    I deal constantly with this issue in a different way. I will call a physician's office with a non-critical (but still important) report on a cardiac patient and specifically ask for the nurse. 8 times...

  12. NP life and family question

    carachel2 replied to VTBabyNurse's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Not an NP yet, but I've met LOTS of NP's so far in clinical who work part-time. I have no desire EVER to work full-time. It might take longer to find the right fit, but I know it is possible. I am...

  13. Benefits at Baylor All Saints?

    carachel2 replied to oshkosh76022's topic in Texas Nursing

    They were not really all that bad. We still have my husbands program. I pay *nothing* for preventive care. All acute office visits and prescriptions come out of the 2800.00 "slush fund" (our term, not...

  14. Things you'd like to say to your co-workers, but never would ....

    carachel2 replied to SoundofMusic's topic in General Nursing

    The Dr. that you are sleeping with? The one that makes you think you are all that because he's a big and mighty MD? The one that you dress to impress with your tight Henley button down shirt tucked...

  15. Is there ANY department in nursing that I can avoid cleaning up poo?

    carachel2 replied to Future-nurse's topic in General Nursing

    Cardiac rehab, baby! No poo, no weekends, no holidays, no yelling Dr's....slightly lower pay (no shift diff.) but totally worth

  16. Benefits at Baylor All Saints?

    carachel2 replied to oshkosh76022's topic in Texas Nursing

    I think they are similar to what you will find anywhere. My husband is a midlevel manager at a major manufacturing facility and his are virtually the same. For a few years they switched to the...

  17. Arlington Question

    carachel2 replied to Conqueror+'s topic in Texas Nursing

    You aren't square, but when the baby gets old enough school, he or she will spend almost 90% of the time away from you........so it behooves you to pick well

  18. Arlington Question

    carachel2 replied to Conqueror+'s topic in Texas Nursing

    I don't know specifically about that neighborhood. I know there are some that are east of 360 and south of 20 that are supposedly ok. There *are* pocket areas that are really nice throughout the town....

  19. Arlington Question

    carachel2 replied to Conqueror+'s topic in Texas Nursing

    Well, there are some pretty intense debates about the boundary lines for the new high schools for sure. I just know a lot of people who moved to Mansfield because of the supposedly good quality...

  20. Arlington Question

    carachel2 replied to Conqueror+'s topic in Texas Nursing

    I am speaking specifically of the areas around Cooper and Matlock. I20 around those areas has become a mega shopping jungle nightmare. SuperTarget, SuperWalMart, huge Home Depot, Lowes, Parks Mall and...

  21. Arlington Question

    carachel2 replied to Conqueror+'s topic in Texas Nursing

    We know so many people who are doing the "suburban flight" thing to Mansfield and I just do not see the draw. The schools are supposedly good schools, but they are so packed. I think a lot of people...

  22. Arlington Question

    carachel2 replied to Conqueror+'s topic in Texas Nursing

    Stay away from Cooper and Collins just south of I30. I disagree with the Mansfield school being better than Arlington schools. Mansfield schools are PACKED to the gills so I guess if you like huge...

  23. Thinking of an incentive program for longevity....help

    carachel2 replied to NeosynephRN's topic in General Nursing

    I've always maintained that the lack of promotion opportunities for bedside nurses is just dismal. A career ladder with REAL pay or bonus opportunities would have really motivated me. Instead, we get...

  24. Swedish nurses on strike!

    carachel2 replied to vss04's topic in General Nursing

    Engineers make more money here in the US here too. I think one of the huge issues in Sweden is your what....40% income tax rate? People rave about the government healthcare there, but you pay up front...

  25. CRNA lifestyle

    carachel2 replied to andreaJ's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    I'm not even a CRNA and this caught my eye. My husband makes about 100K (which I'm pretty sure is a starting CRNA salary) and trust me...after 401K and living conservatively to pay off a 15 year...