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I have been doing this job a little over a year and I do prefer it over bedside nursing. However, it is not exactly what I was expecting. I think my situation might be different compared to other facilities with an established CDI depart...
Hello all, I was looking for some input about being clinical document specialist. Nursing is my second career. I spent 15 years doing accounts receivable and a bit of human resources (Workers Compensation & Disability) for a medium sized company....
Bunnybop replied to tpatel6112's topic in Informatics
I am also interested in informatics. My hospital only has ONE person who has a degree in informatics. There are several "analyst" at the hospital but I am not sure if that would qualify as expierence. When I asked what they do, they said they basical...
Hi Everyone! I was hoping some of you seasoned Occupational Health Nurses could give me some pointers! Before I became a nurse, I used to work for a small installation company that maintained a warehouse for 16 years. Some of my duties included handl...
Hi Guys, hoping someone can clarify this for me. I made some very poor borrowing choices while getting my degree and now I have a humongous amount of student loan debt. I am working at a local hospital and have applied for PSLF. I have 8 more years t...
GCU already reviewed my transcripts and I do not need any pre-reqs (unless they try to surprise me). I only need statistics which is built into their program already. Local colleges want me to retake Algebra and statistics (even though I have A's in ...
Hi Guys, I'm looking into [COLOR=#003366]Grand Canyon University online RN to BSN program. For the people who are already involved can you give me some feedback? What was your total cost of the program? Did the college offer any kind of scholarschips...
Hello all like many the SNF/LTC facility I am working in did not offer much of an orientation like I hoped. I find it very difficult some days because nothing is written down. There are no manuals or protocols etc. We're extremely short staffed, half...
Hi everyone! I was wondering if I could get some advice about Share/Shadow days. I have been on two so far. The first one I had a small list of questions, and the nurse explained everything she did for about two hours. Between seeing patients and tel...
Bunnybop replied to simplyblessed's topic in Maryland
Hi TerpsGal02, any tips on interviewing at FMH? I scored an interview for Monday and from what little I can find on internet, they sound pretty tough! I bombed my only other interview and want to make sure I do a great job! Any advice is appreciated.
My last tip, if you know you got into nursing school and feel up to the challenge when you have down time (Winter Break/Summer) try to do some pre-reading. The most difficult classes/topics at least for me were Fluids and Electrolytes and Peeds. I wo...