MagsMom

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1. CNA Bonus Plan

   MagsMom replied to Mariesmith's topic in Geriatric

   We recently put an incentive plan in place to decrease turnover and increase investment in the work. We give incentives every quarter - monthly is too soon to make it meaningful for long term commitment and yearly is too long for someone to wait to m...

2. Hospital enforcing "Incidental Overtime"?

   MagsMom replied to MyUserName,RN's topic in General Nursing

   Seems like this is a convenient way to not given raises/bonus....

3. Higher Paid Nursing Jobs

   MagsMom replied to mbrn1985's topic in Career Support

   It depends on what you are interested in. I have done research for many years and that always paid more than bedside- now with my research background I have moved into a quality role. I absolutely love what I do and am getting a lot of experience in ...

4. Triage protocols

   MagsMom replied to CrunchRN's topic in Triage

   I do triage in my job - my population are older adults and adults with multiple chronic/complex conditions. I use the telephone triage book by Briggs. It is very complete and easy to use. For protocols that are not found in Briggs - and are common c...

5. What is the typical pay range for PCMH Care Manager/Patient Navigator RNs

   MagsMom replied to denrenae's topic in Case Management

   I work in a system that uses the PCMH model. I am a patient navigator and work closely with clinic care managers. The clinic care managers pay range is between 45k-65k. My role range is 55k-75k. PCMH seems like a new concept to some areas but it is ...

6. Allowing Corpsman to Become Nurses

   MagsMom replied to Asystole RN's topic in Government

   I think that they should be allowed to take NCLEX-RN exam based on a certain number of years. In addition the military could formalize training to equate to nursing school requirements (in curriculum). Some of the for profit schools offering nursing ...

7. How did you start out?

   MagsMom replied to MJB2010's topic in Research

   Klone, where are you going to do the Masters program? That sounds interesting! I started out by working in a lab doing when I was in college - when the benchwork went clinical I was the only one proficient enough in english to consent patients!

8. Any point to a certificate in Clinical Research Management?

   MagsMom replied to cindyloowho's topic in Research

   No I don't think it would be useful. I agree that it would be more beneficial to work in research and then take SOCRA or ACRP. SOCRA, I think, has a history in oncology so it might be more applicable - (and cheaper) but either certification works.

9. Thinking about going back to the hospital

   MagsMom replied to insnurse's topic in General Nursing

   There are some options with less stress - you can try case management or utilization review in the hospital. It will be similar work but your day will be over when you go home. If you live near an academic university you can always try research - tha...

10. Need Advice - job offer

    MagsMom posted a topic in General Nursing

    I verbally accepted a job offer that won't start until beginning of June. In the meantime (as in Thursday), I was offered a job that pay 17k more per year and is more flexible. It was a job I applied for over a month ago and actually did not think I ...

11. Job options you never knew about, but wish you did as new RN?

    MagsMom replied to blinky's topic in New Nurse

    In the hospital I work in - informatics specialist are really the nurses who show an aptitude. Very few of them actually have a degree in informatics.

12. need advice

    MagsMom replied to shelly123's topic in General Nursing

    I would just say that it is not working out the way you planned. Short and simple. You need to do what is best for you and your family. It is unfortunate that you are in this siutation but I doubt an employer would feel a sense of guilt if they deci...

13. PhD Public Health

    MagsMom replied to MBARN's topic in Advanced

    A PhD in public health will help get a job in an academic setting - in my opinion, I think your years of experience as an RN count more for job promotion (outside of teaching) compared to a PhD. Nursing is like most fields - your experience, who you ...

14. Starting Salaries for NP's in Major Cities Across the US

    MagsMom replied to FNP-2-BE's topic in NP

    The NHSC is not cutting back on nurse practitioners - it was a big part of additional funding in the new healthcare affordability act. I heard it from Mary Wakefield who is head of HRSA. This is great news....Here is a quote from her speech: Our Nati...

15. Dove Apparel Uniforms

    MagsMom replied to Content11's topic in Uniform/Gear

    We had to have Dove uniform - there actually was NO other place to buy except the website for us. I will have to say that I loved my uniform (we actually just had the tops). They were stain resistant (white) and always looked nice - they are a little...