cindyabernathy

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1. Chart Review anyone?

   cindyabernathy replied to erinp88's topic in Career Support

   I responded below....sorry, I'm not used to this forum thing so wanted to make sure you got my reply below....

2. Chart Review anyone?

   cindyabernathy replied to erinp88's topic in Career Support

   Well, first let me say that these companies typically only offer work for 3 months of the year. All of the nurses I've done chart reviews with, including myself, have "hoped" they would have more work, but they don't. I have found one company that...

3. How DO YOU KNOW IF NURSING IS RIGHT CAREER CHOICE!!!

   cindyabernathy replied to carlasbizz's topic in General Nursing

   Well, there are different levels in ultrasound... there's an Ultrasound Technologist, and a Chief Ultrasound Technologist (who is a manager of the department), and there is something called an Interventional Radialogical Technologist. (I just got th...

4. How DO YOU KNOW IF NURSING IS RIGHT CAREER CHOICE!!!

   cindyabernathy replied to carlasbizz's topic in General Nursing

   I don't know either.....about the pickings of the ultrasound posistions. But do remember this: nursing cycles every 10 years. It's just a fact of life. For 10 years, there's a shortage, whereas they beg for nurses AND auxiliary people, which resu...

5. How DO YOU KNOW IF NURSING IS RIGHT CAREER CHOICE!!!

   cindyabernathy replied to carlasbizz's topic in General Nursing

   The best info on Ultrasound school would be to look up all the colleges in your area and see what is required for their programs. Be sure to check all, as some may require radiology+ultrasound, while one might offer a quicker degree in Ultrasound. W...

6. How DO YOU KNOW IF NURSING IS RIGHT CAREER CHOICE!!!

   cindyabernathy replied to carlasbizz's topic in General Nursing

   HI, I didn't read your entire post, cause i need to run, but i would like to say something to you as an idea. Since you mentioned you have a family... First of all, when I was in nursing school in the 90's, all 60 of us in our classes were making FA...

7. Pay for Home Health and Hospice RN

   cindyabernathy replied to mittta's topic in General Nursing

   Hi... I'm only just now interviewing for a position as a hospice case manager RN, so haven't done the work...but...I can tell you the pay as I've seen advertised. I am in Salt Lake City. Most hospices offering $35-$40 per visit. One hospital job w...

8. LPN ROUTE or RN ROUTE??

   cindyabernathy replied to Mz phattie's topic in LPN-RN

   Skip the LPN route altogether. Take a two year RN associates degree. After your first year, most states allow you to take your LPN exam (thats what I did). Meanwhile, you're getting LPN pay while finishing your last year in RN school. Once you gra...