AC439

AC439

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About AC439

An Ex-IT guy with 17 yrs of exp. In process of my 3rd career change into nursing. Have BS in Comp Sci and E.E. Certified in Microsoft, Novell and Cisco solely by self study. Hate computers.

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  1. Any Vitas nurses here ?

    Thanks. I just resigned and I turly believe I made the right decision.
  2. Any Vitas nurses here ?

    Thanks for reply but I really want to hear from Vitas people. Currently there is no EHR, everything is paper. Have I talked to my educator and manager ? You bet - many times! They keep telling me I have been doing a wonderful job. I know the syst...
  3. Any Vitas nurses here ?

    Hi there ! I'm new to hospice and have been with Vitas for only 6-7 weeks. I am sure there are many of you also working for Vitas. It doesn't take long for me to realize the system within Vitas is broken (I used to work in hospitals). Biggest frust...
  4. New hospice nurse: Burned out!!!

    I have just switched from hospital nursing to hospice nursing for about a month, thinking I would give it a try. Although the OP typed in all caps, I interpret it as a big crying out for help (cause I feel the same now !). When I read the OP's post...
  5. Agency pay dropped ?

    I apologize if this has discussed before but I don't see a thread recently regarding this subject. I wonder if the agency pay rate has dropped in response to the bad economy. I have friends that did agency before and referred me to their favorate ag...
  6. Do agencies hire new nurses?

    Really all your worries are valid. With a year of experience, you should be able to handle that although it can be difficult at the beginning. But if you stick it out, you will feel better and better with the facility as you are more familiar with ...
  7. career change

    I rarely check allnurses.com anymore but just happen to read this thread by accident. I went through similar career change 3.5 years ago from I.T./Electrical engineering. I went through some layoffs in my previous career. My wife is an RN and, of c...
  8. Nursing theory-Do you use it at work?

    I usually do not response to debate threads but since this thread seems already got nasty, so what I'm gonna to say shouldn't make the matter worse. First, I totally agree with Timothy. When I first heard about "nursing dx" in school, I was laughing...
  9. bullies succeed?

    I also see this issue everyday and I don't think there is a solution to this. I'm in the same boat and from a different career where hardwork pays off and any non-production or non-professional behaviors (such as the bullies and horizontal violence)...
  10. Need advice - new to ER, major anxiety

    I also just came into ER from med/surg. Just finished my 5 weeks orientation. I'm getting comfortable in most areas except fast track, especially one nurse for 6 fast track beds without tech/CNA. Actually, I like ER in a way that the documentation...
  11. Need thoughts on which ER to work in

    I just left a CHS owned hospital. My new job pays less but money is not everything. CHS tends to pay a little more but they run their staffs level very thin so it can be a bad environment. CHS lies on newspaper that their staff satisfaction level ...
  12. CEN studying material...Lippincott?

    Congrats !!! Thanks for sharing the experience !!!:balloons:
  13. CEN studying material...Lippincott?

    Thanks and good luck !!!!! Looking forward to your goodnews !
  14. Hi...I'm planning to take CEN exam and have started using the Lippincott's Q&A in Emergency Nursing book. I'm wondering if anyone has used this book recently and taken the exam. I'd like to know if the questions in the LWW book resembles the le...
  15. How many of you passed or failed at 265?

    Don't be disppointed ! The NCLEX is basically the last torture in the entire nursing education before you're allowed to practice. It is not designed to tell if you are a good nurse nor designed to see how competent you are at work. It is designed ...