[Hi Krissy- I'm taking an online course now with Canyon College. You can google it on the web. Basically, they tell you which books to buy and you take the tests then give you a certificate of completion. There is no guided education other than th...
Kateswedlund replied to LasVegasRN's topic in Case Management
Hi! I have nearly 8 years of experience in ED with a year or so in home health and hospice case management. I'm getting my BSN now and also taking an online case managment course. I also have a background with health insurance. My husband and I w...
I'm new to this site, but decided to drop a note. I lived and worked as an ER nurse at Mountain View Hospital. Er's all over Vegas are usually at capacity with beds in hallways etc. However, they have a great CEO, Mark Howard, with an open door po...
Kateswedlund replied to camandbrookesmom's topic in Career Support
First, look at your assets. You've got plenty. Then take a look at the ages of your children. They grow up fast and you might not want to spend a lot of time on a second degree right now. Believe it or not, you've got plenty of time to get a nurs...
Kateswedlund replied to ajaxgirl's topic in Management
With an MBA! I'm a nurse with no management experience getting my bachelors in Health Care Management, and want to go on to get an MBA/Hospital Administration. What I can't figure out is what do I do then? Since I have no experience is that going ...
Kateswedlund replied to HuffmanLPN's topic in Career Support
I am a graduate of the Excelsior program. I graduated in with my associates degree. Chancelors and Excelsior aren't the only programs out there. You must understand that other being vaguely told what you will be tested for, there is no 'education'...
Kateswedlund replied to shape0fmyheart's topic in Career Support
You are certainly not alone. There are lots of nurses who have the same condition or conditions like it and have had great success with medication. Do a little research on medications like Paxil. Or better yet, go back to your physician and togeth...
Kateswedlund replied to cindylousmith's topic in General Nursing
The nursing shortage is bad enough. I don't see how adding two extra years of college education and learning really important things like, music appreciation, is going to help this global problem. If a BSN in nursing meant 4 years of actual nurs...