Well, I wrote back a few months ago about transferring into ED with a history of acute care, critical care and leadership. I finally made the decision to do it!! My last day will be 4/3 in leadership and I’ll be starting in ED right at the peak of a...
scifispam replied to scifispam's topic in Emergency
JKL33, Thank you for your perspective. There will definitely be a learning curve. I fully accept that I will feel like a fish out of water even with 10 years of nursing experience.
I’ve been a nurse for 10 years now. I’ve done a lot: Med surg, Tele, cvicu, NVICU, neuro...I’m sure more. I’ve been in management a few years now and boy that’s not as much fun as I always pictured. I digress, I’ve been considering a transfer i...
So, I had the same exact thing happen to me. I submitted a regular application and they hired me to be the ADON. I was estactic. Until I realized that I was salary...working 60-80 hours a week or more because I had to fill in every time there was a...
How long did it take you? Did you have management/financial background? Any words of wisdom for getting through the classes faster? What kind of changes were made from "old" to "new"?
scifispam replied to scifispam's topic in Management
As charge nurse on the unit, depending on staffing, I am in charge of 1-2 patient care techs, 1 secretary, and 11-18 nurses on days I am charge :) Thanks so much!!
Okay, small background...been a nurse 5.5 years. 3 years experience med/surg 2.5 experience ICU. Charge nurse experience in both. Have my BSN, finishing my MSN within the next couple of months. Okay...so I applied for a Nursing Supervisor position...
scifispam replied to scifispam's topic in Management
Yes I am quite sure as I started my MSN program in August and I am already almost finished in way less than a year :) All postings I've seen are either BSN preferred or BSN required. Which I have one. I naturally wouldn't apply for a position I didn...