NurseStephen ASN, BSN, MSN, RN

MICU, CCU, CVICU, Medical/Surgical, Nursing Admin

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About NurseStephen

NurseStephen has 15 years experience as a ASN, BSN, MSN, RN and specializes in MICU, CCU, CVICU, Medical/Surgical, Nursing Admin.


2009-2010 - Med/Surg RN
2010-2012 - CVICU RN
2012-2014 - MICU/CCU RN
2014-2015 - Assistant Nurse Manager
2015-2016 - Nurse Manager
2016-2022 - Critical Care Director
2022-Present - Deputy Chief Nursing Officer

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  1. NurseStephen

    MBA after MSN

    I obtained a MBA after my MSN. I wanted a broader knowledge on financial management and organization-wide perspectives. The program was beneficial and I believe will open more doors to executive-level opportunities.
  2. NurseStephen

    VA Nurse Pay Scales

    @BJPMH & @Mergirlc - Yes, a MSN from a Bridge Program with No RN experience would be a Nurse 1 Level 3. If there was at least 1 year experience, then probable entry to a Nurse 2.
  3. NurseStephen

    VA Nurse Professional Standards Boards

    The best thing I can tell you is that your examples need to be focused on how your actions affected the service (Nursing Department) or the organization as a whole. For Research, if you did a literature review and changed your practice with your pati...
  4. NurseStephen

    VA Nurse II Proficiency Assistance

    Helpful hints: You have 9 dimensions of nursing practice you must discuss. Make sure that you put in an example of how you affected the unit on each 9 dimensions. If you talk about what you did for your patient only, that only meets a Nurse 1. This g...
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    Competitive or Excepted position with VA?

    Most VA nursing positions are in the Excepted Service. If you compare the benefit, leave, and promotion capabilities, you want to stick with the Excepted service.
  6. NurseStephen

    VA San Diego

    Yes, fingerprinting, as well as multiple proof of US citizenship, is required for employment at the VA.
  7. NurseStephen

    Calendar sharing

    I am not quite sure of your new position, but it is very common at my facility to share full detail calendars with supervisors and co-workers. For me, it is an easy glance to see when my supervisor is available to meet and the same vice versa. Let's ...
  8. NurseStephen

    Pay rate in Hot Springs

    Just remember: PRN nurses do make more money, but they are not offered benefits (hence why they are paid more).
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    Pay rate in Hot Springs

    While there are a couple of hospitals in Hot Springs you could attempt to work at, I would recommend looking at hospitals in Little Rock. Hot Springs Village is about an hour from Little Rock and the average pay, that I have heard from friends, is hi...
  10. NurseStephen

    Can LPNs give meds/IVs in Arkansas?

    Yes. In most hospitals in Arkansas, LPNs can administer *limited* types of IV medications. Check with your hospital's policy.
  11. NurseStephen

    BSN to DNP Online Programs

    I have also applied for the Fall 2012 semester and would like to know how you are enjoying it.
  12. NurseStephen

    Nurse/Patient Ratios

    I work on a 40 bed Med/Surg floor. If I am doing primary care it is 1:5 usually 1:6. If I have an LPN it is 2:10 but normally 2:13. My extremes. 1:7 by myself. 2:14 with an LPN. My floor is notorious for being a "nursing home" unit to where it is not...
  13. NurseStephen

    How Many Patients Each Shift?

    thanks for the response Johnny!
  14. NurseStephen

    How Many Patients Each Shift?

    Five questions to answer: 1) What type of setting do you perform nursing? 2) What type of nursing care do you perform - team nursing, primary nursing, or other? 2) How many patients do you care for usually per shift? 3) What is the maximum amount of ...
  15. NurseStephen

    NCLEX!!!!!!

    YAY! CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:yeah::yeah::yeah: