Shortcake_BSn

Shortcake_BSn has 1 years experience and specializes in Emergency Room, Critical care.

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1. Humana Telephonic Nurse 2 advice?

   Shortcake_BSn replied to RocknRollYogaRn's topic in Case Management

   Thank you for the update. I live in Virginia and I applied for a couple of telephonic positions with Humana. I don't have my certification in Case Management, but my goal is to pursue my certification by the next texting quarter.

2. Advice for Career Job Hopper

   Shortcake_BSn posted a topic in General Nursing

   I know in this line of work that it is not particularly favorable to be a "job hopper" but since graduating a year and a half ago, on paper it looks like my career is job hopping. My first job was on a med surg unit. I worked there for six miserable ...

3. Do Employers Desire Nurses With FEMA ICS Certifications

   Shortcake_BSn replied to jeremypcaldwell's topic in COVID

   So, I work in the ED and it was one of the requirements. I did not have it prior to employment, so I had to take the class within 90 days of employment.

4. Registered Nurse's role in physician's office

   Shortcake_BSn replied to Shortcake_BSn's topic in General Nursing

   Thats true too. Im sure that they are too busy having to learn their own roles without having to worry about someone else's. So who regulates who does what?

5. Registered Nurse's role in physician's office

   Shortcake_BSn replied to Shortcake_BSn's topic in General Nursing

   Yes. Everyone is referred to as a nurse. By the providers, patients, and other staff. That's what I meant by the use us and view us interchangeably. I know that it's wrong, I am afraid to speak up on it though because they look at you crazy if you sa...

6. Registered Nurse's role in physician's office

   Shortcake_BSn replied to Shortcake_BSn's topic in General Nursing

   Ive only been there for six months. And I just graduated a year ago. I really do want to work within my scope but I'm not sure if the higher ups don't know what a rn is capable of doing or they don't care. I'm mostly bringing back patients, getting v...

7. Registered Nurse's role in physician's office

   Shortcake_BSn replied to Shortcake_BSn's topic in General Nursing

   The phone nurse at my job is a medical assistant. She handles triaged and PAs. This office is extremely busy as well.

8. Registered Nurse's role in physician's office

   Shortcake_BSn posted a topic in General Nursing

   What exactly should a registered nurse's role be in a physicians office? Sometimes I feel like an overpaid medical assistant. The RNs, LPNs, and MAs are used and viewed interchangeably at the physician's office that I work at. I honestly feel like th...

9. How Should I Handle This Situation

   Shortcake_BSn posted a topic in Professionalism

   I am a Registered Nurse at a doctor's office. The office is comprised up of seven doctor's, two PA's, four registered nurses, two LPNs, and six medical assistants. Most of the doctors have at least two "nurses" working with them. I use nurses in pare...

10. Bullying in nursing field does exist

    Shortcake_BSn replied to Dianna11's topic in Relations

    Yes. She has the right to complain. Stating that "you dislike someone" isn't complaining about their actions. It's a direct attack against that person, which I believe fell under another person's definition of what bullying is...

11. Whatever happened to going to school to be a nurse?

    Shortcake_BSn replied to indish's topic in General Nursing

    Yes. I knew there was one more cute acronym that I was forgetting... HCAHPS í ½í¸¡ But I agree with Diane524 100 percent.

12. Bullying in nursing field does exist

    Shortcake_BSn replied to Dianna11's topic in Relations

    Speaking as an AA woman, I clearly understood what the acronym meant and I know that it was not used in a "racist way". I don't understand why people are so ruffled by the fact that she felt bullied. Clearly, the young woman did target her as non-Eng...

13. Whatever happened to going to school to be a nurse?

    Shortcake_BSn replied to indish's topic in General Nursing

    I went to school to be "just a nurse." All I wanted to do was to help people and to save lives. I have been a cna for over ten years, so I'm definitely not afraid of hard work. After graduation, I only lasted six months in a hospital. It is a busines...

14. Torn Between Two Careers

    Shortcake_BSn replied to Shortcake_BSn's topic in General Nursing

    My husband just says that it's my decision and that he supports whatever choice I make. He was however, the one to point out the drastic difference in pay, but he's a realist that way.

15. Torn Between Two Careers

    Shortcake_BSn replied to Shortcake_BSn's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you so much Been there, done that! I really value your input. Thats my predicament. I was so broke as a nursing student. I have put my husband and children through a lot due to my inability to work while in school (evictions and repossessions ...