Pester1 replied to RiverNurse's topic in New Nurse
OMG, sounds like my preceptor at my very first nursing job. She was 23, and was dissapointed at having an "older lady" for a preceptee. On my first day on the floor she told me "my last preceptee was an older lady too, and she didnt work out. You ...
I am an RN in an outpatient clinic, in neurology. I get to do an occasional IV and push meds. But 99% of the time it is phones, faxing, orders. I agree that most of the time I do an MAs job. But, I love the drs I work with. Before I went to nursi...
OMG, my mother and her friends are always asking me questions. When I reply that I dont know or that they need to call their primary I always hear...."But your a nurse, why dont you know that?"
I work in a neurology dept. Although I do get to do IVs occasionally, thats the only "hands on" nursing that I really do. At my clinic it is alot of phone work, refills, insurance companies, patient questions, etc. Some days I just cant take the s...
Madison Wisconsin, starting pay at all of the hospitals is >29.00/hr, With 2 years experience base is 31.00 with 1.75 for pms and 3.00 for nights/weekends. The smaller community hospitals in the outlying areas are quite a bit less.
Pester1 replied to Blurr156's topic in NP Students
I am a new NP (graduated from my acute care NP program in June). I am working in Hospital medicine. I like it so far, although since I just started everything is so new and a bit scary still. lol I enjoy working in the hospital setting, and before I ...
Pester1 replied to Blurr156's topic in NP Students
Im not enrolled yet but I will be going to Viterbo's BSN/MSN program and doing the NP probably in family practice. I work in neurology and I do mostly phone work, refills, deal with insurance. I do alot of IV therapies, but this is the one of the o...
Pester1 replied to Blurr156's topic in NP Students
:nurse:I am an RN with almost 2 years of experience. LTC and Clinic. I am going to go on for my BSN/MSN for NP. From what Im reading it would really benefit me to work in a hospital while Im going to school. Do you all feel the same? Can you be ...