BSNinOK

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1. maintaining employment as research nurse

   BSNinOK replied to BSNinOK's topic in Research

   Dear Wren, Thanks for the additional advice. I have been wondering about whether certification would be a good idea and have had conflicting advice on that. The programs I have looked at seem quite interesting but expensive. I thought it might be hel...

2. maintaining employment as research nurse

   BSNinOK replied to BSNinOK's topic in Research

   I, too, would be hired by the University and imagine it is a similar setup to UF. I currently work in an office and my doctor will be retiring long before I will be ready and so no position (other than hospital) is a long-term guarantee, I suppose. R...

3. At home medical transcription

   BSNinOK replied to seanymph's topic in General Nursing

   I did this for about a year when my daughter was younger. I took several classes at a local community college to get a certificate and then was hired by an internet company, MedQuist. I know there are other programs for training, many advertised on l...

4. maintaining employment as research nurse

   BSNinOK posted a topic in Research

   I am pursuing a clinical research nurse position and wondered what experience others have had it keeping employed as a research nurse once a particular study is completed and the grant is finished. I will be at a university and figure there are usual...

5. I want to change jobs, be a Walmart Greeter

   BSNinOK replied to kdot2003's topic in Ob/Gyn

   I worked labor and delivery for 10 years and unfortunately, tragic things happen, thankfully not often. I remember having that same thought about being a Wal-mart greeter :) We are nurses because we care so much and put our hearts into caring for our...

6. Advanced education/training necessary to become research nurse

   BSNinOK replied to BSNinOK's topic in Research

   Thank you for you input. I figured that was probably the case but I did notice that some of the nurses running the research programs at the University I am considering are masters prepared (the general research nurses are not necessarily, though). By...

7. Advanced education/training necessary to become research nurse

   BSNinOK posted a topic in Research

   I have been and OB/GYN nurse (RN/BSN) for 20+ years, 10 in labor and delivery and 10 in office nursing. I worked as a research coordinator 10 years ago for a 3-year study and am now thinking about returning to research. It doesn't seem any advanced t...