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  1. Case Manager/Field Rn Salary for New Grad

    As a newer grad, and belive me you are, until you get a few more years under your belt, why would you consider this "opportunity" to be over that many LVN"S and be responsible for that many patients? Not to mention the paperwork. I'd make a count...
  2. Good, cheap nursing shoes

    As an older nurse who has walked a lot of halls, I do recommend good shoes. I have had back and hip surgeries and can assure you that my years of nursing was a big part of the need for surgery. Your back and other body parts will thank you in the l...
  3. As an older RN, BSN is required for hire has been threatened since 1964, when I graduated. I see it has now arrived. The BSN is required for any of the military services and by many larger (magnet) hospitals, as well as many non-clinical positions o...
  4. military nursing?

    Hi, I felt the need to respond: The Air Force certainly does have specialty areas for nurses and I was a Flight Nurse during Nam. I was in the Air National Guard and we were fortunate to be able to have active duty with Regular Air Force nurses. W...
  5. BSN vs. ADN

    from Iodine: I graduated in 1964 and the threat of all BSN had been around for years!!! The ANA , etc, has come no further with that than several other topics in ALL this time. ------------------ iodine
  6. "Eating Our Young" and Ethics

    Looks like Mijourney has a good point: since I graduated in the 60's nursing education for me was a lot of hands on: the day after graduation I was 3-11 charge in the delivery room and my roomie was ll-7 charge on a med surg unit. I don't remember a...
  7. Scared nursing student

    I still remember the first time I signed a chart with my name followed by S.N. I remember vividly the first time I wrote R.N. , you will too. That first visit in a patient room was the hardest and the above suggestion to find work as a nurse tech or...
  8. Nurse's Week. Whadya get?

    Glad someone mentioned the MD's Day: here they get prime rib, lobster, roses, etc.(they complain about the food: they're tired of the same menu since they get it so often at medical staff meeting) You've heard the one about: if God is a ten the the s...
  9. Try medical case management: Paid well by ins. carriers, work for a private firm, out of your home office, I did for over 10 years. But you gotta have lots of experience. and you have to know the law(work comp and accidents) Check it out. Oh, a...
  10. Okay, let's try something else.....

    Hi, TRN, I wasn't going to respond to your previous thread so as not to sound negative. I've been a nurse for a LONG time and I have watched ANA , etc, since day one. They have not very often come thru except for the ivory tower types who last saw a...
  11. What they did not teach in nursing school.

    Always hold a bed pan toward the toilet, not flat---it tends to come back on you.when you are cleaning it out. Don't keep looking for that left leg amputee's other house slipper.(I was a freshman) Keep up with patient's belongings: get someone to co-...
  12. What makes a flight nurse different?

    To Cleveland: well said. As a former USAF flight nurse during Nam, I agree with you. Emergency room experience , along with ICU experience are about the best preperations I know of for flt. nsg.
  13. BSN vs. ADN

    Most of the job requirements listed today will include BSN with xx years experience, or BSN preferred. You cannot join the military, teach nursing or in some cases hold management positions with out the advanced degree. Having said this, as a dipl...
  14. Professinal organizations

    Hi, Neal, congrats: I would recommend you join your state nursing org. and after you have determined your specialy, seek out an organization which matches your interests and needs. Fees can run up for all the org. out there, so wait and be selectiv...
  15. Help Women Across America

    Hi, as a catastrophic case manager, the most important bit of info to anyone being seen by a medical professional is to write down a list of questions prior to your appointment,. Studies demonstrate that the professional seeing you listens best in t...