KerenRN

KerenRN

cardiology, oncology, telephone triage

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About KerenRN

KerenRN has 9 years experience and specializes in cardiology, oncology, telephone triage.


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  1. Please Advise! new grad and telephone disease mgmt job

    I have to disagree, at least to a certain extent, with this post. Even with a "step by step questionaire" a triage nurse absolutely must have both critical thinking skills and some sense of the nursing process. I have to believe that most nurses do n...
  2. Burnt out or time for change?

    oh yeah, I also worked in the jail when I was working for the public health dept... :) my longest period at one job is 15 months. I've had other nurses comment that they don't even know why anyone would hire me with the amount of job changing I hav...
  3. I have been working as a nurse for the past six years. This entire time I've been searching for my "niche". I've tried ortho, public health, oncology/hematology & telemetry. I've tried days, nights and evenings. I've tried the hospital and the he...
  4. I have many co-workers that are on their phones many times throughout the day. They absolutely leave their cell phones in their pockets. Many of them are travel nurses. I don't know if that somehow gives them some type of an exemption. Although, I ha...
  5. ACLS tips

    i need to take ACLS next month would really appreciate some study tips. i took the first day the last time they offered the class and i was just incredibly overwhelmed and didn't go back. i hadn't studied any beforehand so i'm hoping that will help m...
  6. Are there any Illinois hospitals I should avoid?

    I worked at Carle for 15 months.... it was my first postion after graduating and really liked it. However that has been 4-5 years and i know they have made many changes since then. I am still in touch with a former co-worker and she still likes it. I...
  7. NP or Clinical Psychologist?!?! HELP!!

    you definitely don't want to ignore the fact that nurses can find a job just about anywhere they want. my boyfriend is finishing up his PhD in counseling psychology and has to move to where the jobs are.... I, on the other hand, can find a job anywhe...
  8. Getting the Info Out

    I work at a hospital that is currently implementing many changes. We are continuously bombarded with new protocols, procedures, and policies.... My question to readers is... How can important information be disseminated in an interesting and attentio...
  9. Top Nursing Schools? and HI EVERYONE!!

    In Chicago, Loyola has a very good nursing school... Saint Louis, MO has Wash U. and SLU... Purdue in Indiana would be worth looking into. Most if not all, have pharmacy schools as well.
  10. Have you ever made a med error?

    I find it hard to believe that anyone could say that they have never had a med error. there are so many people playing a part in a hospital that it is more than likely to happen... Technically, if a doctor writes an order at 0810 and i'm giving my 09...
  11. Catholic hospitals-yes or no?

    I work for a Catholic hospital and I believe the atmosphere can definitely be intrusive at times, especially for a person with beliefs such as I have- I am neither Catholic nor Christian. There are only two major hospitals in my area and they are bo...
  12. MSN vs BSN in PHN

    "here in illinois you cannot get a job as a phn without at least a bsn" that's not entirely true. i worked at a health department in IL and although the other nurse in my dept and I both had BSN degrees, many nurses in the other sections did not. i'm...
  13. The most logical "transition" for me would be going into hospice/home health. I see that as a bit of combination of both oncology and public health nursing. Of course, if you're doing it just for the experience to get into community health it may not...
  14. Why a C-Section?

    your MD can schedule you into his life instead of waiting on your body... not to mention getting paid more $$$... of course he (yes, i'm stereotyping) wants you to have a c-section...
  15. Why a C-Section?

    I think this post pretty much hits the nail on the head. Americans are impatient and lazy. It is unfortunate that we carry this over from our mundane lives into an area so unique and special as childbirth. We want to schedule everything! Let's look a...