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1. MDS Coordinator salaries

   delmar replied to Nascar nurse's topic in MDS

   I work in a hospital-based SNF as a Nurse Case Manager. Our MDS Coordinators (as are the RN Case Managers) are all on the Nursing Salary Scale =$52.00 hour. Now, before you all gasp in dis-belief, I live & work in of the world's most expensive pl...

2. Change of job status -- need advise

   delmar replied to NurseEcho's topic in General Nursing

   Hi RN Echo The situation you describe is one that is routinely played out on a daily basis, in hospitals around the nation, turnover, burnout, etc... The reaons for the Nursing Shortage are multi-factorial, but w/the avarage age of an RN in the US b...

3. Do you need a BSN to apply for an MSN program?

   delmar replied to Pinoy2.0's topic in General Students

   The irony is that most "top-ranked" programs do NOT require an RN with a non-nursing Bachelor's(ie BA) to have a BSN for admission to the MSN. To name a few, UCSF, Univ of Wahington(Seattle), Yale, Case Western , Univ Of Illinois(Chicago) Columbia(...

4. San Fran

   delmar replied to serinamour's topic in California

   I've worked @ UCSF twice- great learning environment & if you are under 25 w/lots of stamina - the 12 hour shifts are great+ plan on working lots of nite shifts- everyone rotates to nites, no matter how much seniority- unless you work in a clinic...

5. Is there a gray area to a DNR order?

   delmar replied to Joybelle517's topic in General Nursing

   Having previously worked Risk Management, I can tell you, this case is a tough one. First of all, you facility should contest the findings of the state surveyor AND the fine. Hard to guess, but would this frail, elderly lady w/ mult med probs have s...

6. I'm considering Grad School to become an NP-any words of wisdom?

   delmar posted a topic in NP

   Any words of wisdom from experienced NP's and/or student NP's? I've been an RN for 16 years, and as age 50 fast approaches, I'm trying to figure out what I want to do when I grow up! The NP role has always interested me & I would also love to te...

7. Bipolar Nurses

   delmar replied to Always a Catch 22's topic in General Nursing

   I suggest reading: "An Uniquiet Mind" by Dr Kay Jamison, Phd(Psychology) She suffers from Bipolar disorder, & has achieved a prestigious career as a Professor @ Johns Hopkins Univ - a great read. I Had a colleague/friend w/Bipolar - he's doing q...

8. Can you actually earn your FNP online???

   delmar replied to Jo Dirt's topic in NP

   Also, Check out Ball State Univeristy School of Nursing(in Indiana) State University NY (SUNY) @ Stony Brook & INdiana State University College of Nursing in Terre Haute. There are others such as Felician College in NJ & College of St Schola...

9. Probably going to be terminated, kinda bummed...

   delmar replied to MultipurposeRN's topic in General Nursing

   Dear Multi-Purpose The situation you describe is the sort that gets my B/P up in the 240/160 range! This is illustrative of one the MANY reasons we have a shortage of nurses: a hierachical, punitive, rigid, convent/military style system(designed...

10. Nursing Shortage

    delmar replied to olichi's topic in Safety

11. RN's with Non-Nursing Bachelor's degrees who wish to pursue an MSN

    delmar posted a topic in Educators

    Good Day, I'm curious as to how many of our RN colleagues with non-nursing bachelor's degrees have found "barriers" to continuing their education at the Masters level ? For example, I have found that the vast majority of schools do not consider RN...

12. Nurses struggling with mental illness

    delmar replied to Severina's topic in Disabilities

    Hello Thank you very much for bringing up an issue vital to our profession - that many of us have or struggle w/a mental illness. I have previously been tx'd for depression. Most of my friends are RNs, & every one of them has had a hx of depre...

13. Critical Care vs. ER Nursing

    delmar replied to Hoping LVN2BSN's topic in General Nursing

    Your comments truly reflect the fact that you are "not even a nurse yet" Have you done your Public/Community Health rotation school yet (in the inner city of Detroit, CHicago, Harlem NY, Oakland or LA ?) I seriously doubt it. I've said it before...

14. Critical Care vs. ER Nursing

    delmar replied to Hoping LVN2BSN's topic in General Nursing

    "Coldly analytical and detail oriented" One also hopes that the "excellent nurse" does not forget that there is a real patient hooked-up to the monitor and drips, whilst you are filling in your Flow sheets. Also, when dealing with end-of-life care i...

15. Critical Care vs. ER Nursing

    delmar replied to Hoping LVN2BSN's topic in General Nursing

    "Both units require excellent nurses" Interesting concept. One would hope that all clinical settings require "excellent nurses". In fact, one would hope that ANY setting which requires the skill-set of an RN, ie Case Management, Psych/Mental Healt...