stephva1008

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1. first quiz in nursing leadership and management

   stephva1008 replied to wedwed11's topic in Management

   This is probably too broad a question for a forum ae don't know your textbook, syllabus, etc. I would recommend studying your material. I'm sure you will do fine if you study! Good luck! Study and go in with confidence.

2. any leadership and management books?

   stephva1008 replied to wedwed11's topic in Management

   Crucial conversations.

3. Will I have a strong enough personality?

   stephva1008 replied to Nurse_cox's topic in Management

   The BSN classes include more theory and research as well as leadership and ethics classes. I don't think any class with "toughen you up" although I would highly recommend "Crucial Conversations" training. I dp think practice makes perfect. You nee...

4. Interested in climbing the administrative ladder

   stephva1008 replied to runningbull's topic in Management

   All good questions. If you just graduated with your BSN, sitting down and setting up some milestones for the next ten years is important. I assume you are not an RN to BSN and that you have no nursing experience? If so, you need at least 2 years n...

5. Opportunities for MSN/MBA?

   stephva1008 replied to smuface's topic in Management

6. NEED to Interview a Nurse Manager for RN-BSN assignment. Please help! :)

   stephva1008 replied to Chicahearts's topic in Management

   Feel free to email me the questions if you still have a need. Stephanie at [email protected]

7. Calling all nurse managers!

   stephva1008 replied to NTytman91's topic in Management

   Feel free to email me the questions if you still have a need. Stephanie at [email protected]

8. Managers? How many hats do you wear?

   stephva1008 replied to Hrtnurse14's topic in Management

   I think you do more hands on direct nursing care than most managers. I don't necessarily think that is a bad thing. When talking about your resume, emphasize metrics/outcomes. Maintained operating margin of 8-10%, managed 20 FTE's, Lean Six Sig...

9. Manager or CRNA?

   stephva1008 replied to CPhT2RNstudent's topic in Management

   I work probably 50 hours/week when you count in time taking work home. I'm glad I did it, and I have no regrets. But that's me. I will say that, financially, you will have to work your way up to a salary that would compare to CRNA. A few years as...

10. VA Hiring Process

    stephva1008 replied to jrobmeds's topic in Management

    Until you have an offer letter in hand, I wouldn't give notice for your current job. I would wait the 7-10 days, then call back. Get them to email you the offer letter as an attachment, then put in notice. Most jobs you only need 28 days notice an...

11. How have to "decreased" your FTE without actually getting rid of staff?

    stephva1008 replied to enzati's topic in Management

    It's tough to go through for sure. It's better to lay off some people than continue the further downward spiral for sure. What I would look at is your census. Is it bimodal? Can you staff by the census trends? For example, our unit census drops ...

12. First time being Interviewed for DON position

    stephva1008 replied to creamcheesepuff's topic in Management

    They may ask you about managing FTE's...do you send folks home when you're overstaffed? Talk about a time where you had to discipline a subordinate. Licensing issues...what did you learn going through the last JCAHO inspection or CMS or whatever......

13. How do you get information out to your staff?

    stephva1008 replied to Splash3's topic in Management

    I have a weekly email huddle that has about 10 points of interest. I send it out every Friday afternoon and it contains all the info I get throughout the week but condensed into one email and more relevant for the staff. We also have a display moni...

14. Fastest Way Up the Ladder

    stephva1008 replied to commonsense's topic in Management

    I wouldn't say any track is detrimental to moving up the ladder. Even OB isn't just OB. It's L&D, postpartum, newborn nursery and, in some hospitals, women and children are under the same director. To move up the ladder you need to have outco...

15. Is management for me?

    stephva1008 replied to ANurseDivided's topic in Management

    No, management was not something I ever considered, though I was an officer in the Navy Nurse corps, lol. When my current position became available and was offered to me, I turned it down initially! But my boss was persistent and I yielded eventual...