I'm kind of in the same boat as you. I was educated in MO, got a job in a small rural hospital on the river in NE MO, and now want to practice in IL where I actually live. I am in the process of submitting the IL RN endorsement app as well. 1. Can a...
Here in rural Missourah, I work in a 24 bed telemetry step-down unit with usually a 4:1 ratio on nights, and no aide, tech, etc. So we do EVERYTHING for our patients. I do understand it is worse other places 5:1 or 6:1, I'm not sure if that's with a ...
Dude, what the hell? Nobody cares how you look, this isn't high school. I'm a fat old bald guy as well (40 in Dec). I've been an RN for almost a year and a half. Just don't stink and brush your teeth. Don't screw around and take care of your patients...
So I had my annual review yesterday. My first year as an RN is over! And I got a pay raise! Must be doing something right :-) Anyway, my nurse manager wants me to persue certification as a progressive care (step down) nurse (PCCN exam) Has anyone eve...
I'm a new RN as of May at a small rural hospital in Missouri. I live 25 miles from the hospital, and I have to drive in frequently on my days off to go to training and policy meetings. This annoys me. I thought today that some sort of web based meeti...
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I'm a guy and my badge spins, so the boobs don't matter. (Although, if I don't lay off the cheeseburgers, I may get "moobs" pretty quick). This spinning badge thing frustrates the heck out of me too. I've tried the deliberately flipping backwards tri...
crbetts replied to betakurt's topic in Informatics
You NEED that clinical experience. I wish IT people would realize that they need to design systems that work well for the nurses that are in the trenches. These people just sit in some office somewhere and program all day and don't have a clue about ...
So I am doing a presentation for my Nursing Management class on what the New Health Care reform law means to us nurses, and it's SO HARD to cut through all the political crap. Even the ANA site is biased in favor of the law. Of course, there are plen...