hso5004

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1. NP residency/fellowship

   hso5004 replied to ryguyRN's topic in NP Students

   Hi, I know this thread is a bit out of date--but wondering how things worked out for you in looking into fellowships/residency programs. Did you end up at one? Are you now working? I am graduating this May from and FNP program and am looking into a...

2. Anyone who goes to/went to UMass Boston for MSN?

   hso5004 replied to megval's topic in Post Graduate

   Hi, I am currently enrolled in the part-time FNP program at UMass. This is my 3rd semester so I guess I'm about half way there. I like the program so far, about half of my classes have been on campus and half online...I can't speak for clinicals as I...

3. Would you work on your day off?

   hso5004 replied to Brian's topic in Rock

   At my old job I almost without a doubt would come in when I knew we were really short, then my flexibility started to get taken advantage of and the "holes" in the schedule would almost never be resolved in the assumption me and the few other co work...

4. Mental Health Nursing Myth?

   hso5004 replied to cha0tic's topic in General Nursing

   I actually ran into this problem myself but with maternity experience instead of psych. I worked for 4 years right after graduation on a postpartum unit, was getting bored and did some cross training to med/surg, nicu, peds. Ended up moving to anothe...

5. Racial Biases Against Patients: Another Issue To Ponder

   hso5004 replied to TheCommuter's topic in Relations

   I encountered an issue this morning. I am the minority in my place of work, being one of only a few white nurses in the whole hospital. This morning I was walking down the hall and my co-worker was by the nurses desk with one of her patients, flushin...

6. how do you deal with pure laziness?

   hso5004 posted a topic in Relations

   I just got home from an 11-7 shift and have not been more frustrated with my co-workers. I am fairly new to this position (not a new nurse though) and am the complete opposite of everyone I work with. I am a nurse because I love nursing (most of the ...

7. Experienced RN With No Luck Finding Position

   hso5004 replied to olivia28's topic in Job Hunt

   I'm in Boston, 4 years experience, took me about 3 months to get a job and that was only a 16 hr/wk nursing home position. But since then I have been offered another per diem in a hosptial setting and finally a full time hospital setting...unfortunat...

8. Anyone who goes to/went to UMass Boston for MSN?

   hso5004 replied to megval's topic in Post Graduate

   Hi, Also looking for similar info...I have been accepted for the spring term at both UMass Boston and BC, as well as Simmons and MGHIHP...BC seems to have the better reputation nationally but not sure I want to spend all that money. My job offers tu...

9. Reviews of Family Nurse Practitioner Programs

   hso5004 replied to jen33336's topic in Post Graduate

   I have run into the same issue of not really finding much info after spending many many hours searching for programs. I ended up just picking one area and applying to schools narrowing it down that way. Now, I have moved to Boston and have been acce...