mamain

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1. Jumping specialities- into Peds!! Need info!!

   mamain posted a topic in PICU

   So I’m am super excited! I’ve been a nurse for 8 years. In the healthcare field for almost 20!! I’ve been kinda trying to find my calling all this time. Always wanted to try peds but was always nervous about the idea. I’ve spent the last several year...

2. Breaking a 2 year contract

   mamain replied to sweet sunshine's topic in General Nursing

   Can you ask HR about what kind of repayment options you may have?

3. Frustrated

   mamain replied to Hoosier_RN's topic in Urology

   You are in a rural position and the clinic sounds maybe like a new clinic if you all are only MWF. In addition, its very common to start an RN in a pod for at least 6 months to get the basics prior to letting them charge. What you are describing is v...

4. Jumping Out of a Specialty

   mamain posted a topic in General Nursing

   I've been an RN since 2011. Prior to that a medical lab tech for 5+ years. I've been in the same specialty almost since the beginning other than a fairly short stent in Med-Surg. I am a dialysis RN and have moved from acute dialysis nurse, to chronic...

5. Graduate Nurse program with contract

   mamain posted a topic in Career Support

   I took a job last August at a local hospital that offered a residency program and the fee for leaving after the program is 10000. However, If I stay for 2 years they would wave this fee. I have decided to leave after the program and am being faced wi...

6. A Paradigm Shift in Nursing Practice

   mamain replied to mamain's topic in Activism

   Don't know what happened to spacing when I posted this. I tried to clean it up. Hopefully, that doesn't distract from what is actually being said, as I feel that it is a worth while conversation.

7. A Paradigm Shift in Nursing Practice

   mamain posted a topic in Activism

   CONGRATULATIONS, YOU'RE JUST A NURSE JUST a nurse. I am JUST a nurse. No big deal, had I been more adventurous maybe I would have gone to medical school. These thoughts are the thoughts of many, including myself, which I have over heard for years...

8. Texas Compact license but want to move to the west coast.

   mamain posted a topic in General Nursing

   When you apply for another license are you giving up your original compact license for say a california or washington license or do you get to keep both? Also is there any additional testing or education required to tranfer to these states?

9. Spinach/Vitamin K.

   mamain replied to megananne7's topic in General Nursing

   I just had this question!!! So glad to find it was already asked. I just started adding raw fruit and veggie juice about three times a day to my diet. One of my main ingredients is spinach and other big Vit K contributors. I was running on the tre...

10. Does anyone know where a new grad can find work ?

    mamain replied to ewrn's topic in New Nurse

    Feeling you pain here in Texas

11. Autism and the Nurse Practitioner

    mamain replied to BJ_RichardsBSN's topic in NP

    I realize this post is over a year old. I just wanted to add that I too am looking at PNP possibly to work with Autism. I also wanted to second the opinion on the vaccination issue, that many people are very uneducated as to the discussion of alterna...