mkrn32

mkrn32 has 1 years experience.

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1. Advice for New Grad Peds Nurse (first job!)

   mkrn32 replied to joshriveraaa's topic in Pediatric

   I could use some help with this too! Starting a pediatric job in August!

2. Kudos to this doctor

   mkrn32 replied to MsPebbles's topic in General Nursing

   Gotta love docs that stick up for their nurses!! And not cower any time a family member gets loud. We need more like him!!

3. Becoming a Nurse Educator

   mkrn32 replied to xhalox's topic in General Nursing

   My goal for the future is to become a nurse educator, as well, but I was told by ALL of my professors in nursing school that you must work at a hospital MINIMUM two years though of course every situation is different. How can you expect to teach stud...

4. New grad RN needs advice: Med surg offer waiting on perianesthesia outpatient position

   mkrn32 replied to stephaniekendrick's topic in General Nursing

   Great question! I am a new grad nurse myself and accepted a position in an outpatient surgery center (not affiliated with any hospital) 6 months before I even graduated nursing school! (I do conscious sedation in the Procedure rooms and rotate into p...

5. Johns Hopkins New Grad Nurse Residency

   mkrn32 replied to hpark1278's topic in Maryland

   She worked every other weekend (Sat and Sun) for the first year. Now that she has graduated to NCIM she works every third weekend which seems to have made her much more happy (with more of a social life). I'm not sure what her schedule was like durin...

6. Are you jealous of other nurses jobs/abilities?

   mkrn32 replied to purplegal's topic in General Nursing

   I can somewhat relate to your feelings of envy. Though I love my my job, my patient population and the tasks that I am assigned to do on a daily basis I am already beginning to feel content and am starting to look for a job in a more critical care se...

7. Johns Hopkins New Grad Nurse Residency

   mkrn32 replied to hpark1278's topic in Maryland

   Congrats! Getting a job at Hopkins with an ADN is impressive! What floor are you on? I am an ADN new grad nurse as well and just interviewed there about two weeks ago but I haven't heard anything back yet. I'm worried that's a bad sign.. My friend we...

8. Office vs hospital?

   mkrn32 replied to mkrn32's topic in Career Support

   @jerez01 Thanks for the advice! I definitely plan on going into the interview with an open mind and I think you're right.. working at a hospital will definitely help with my future goals and make my MSN degree of more value. If offered the hospital p...

9. Office vs hospital?

   mkrn32 replied to mkrn32's topic in Career Support

   Thanks everyone for your responses! I can't believe its been over a year since I posted this. Here's an update and another request for advice.. After passing my NCLEX in January I decided to stay at the physicians office where I have been working. I...

10. Office vs hospital?

    mkrn32 posted a topic in Career Support

    Hi all. I am a current 2nd career nursing student. I am enrolled in an ADN program and I am close to being done. I currently work in a physicians office as a CNA and I have been doing that for about 6 months. Before that I worked at the front desk of...