cosmicmama ASN, BSN, MSN, RN

cosmicmama has 30 years experience as a ASN, BSN, MSN, RN and specializes in Several, mostly L&D.

Latest Activity

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   MBA or MSN

   cosmicmama replied to emipn's topic in Nurse Management

   Hi, I have an MBA and a BSN, I work for a Fortune 50 health insurance company as a manager in case management. I have more education than all of my leadership team members, some of whom only...
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   I got the job!!!!

   cosmicmama replied to Onelove1075's topic in Case Management

   What kind of case management will you be doing?
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   Remote Telephonic Nursing

   cosmicmama replied to alaskaman's topic in General Nursing

   I can't believe no one has answered you. Try the big insurance companies, like United Healthcare, Anthem, Cigna, Aetna, and Humana. With your critical care experience, you should be an attractive...
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   Back to night shift...am I crazy?

   cosmicmama replied to cosmicmama's topic in General Nursing

   I agree about the abnormal thing, hence the quotations. :) Thanks for your
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   Back to night shift...am I crazy?

   cosmicmama posted a topic in General Nursing

   I've been a nurse for nearly 30 years. I've done my share of night shift, around 15 years total. About five years ago I left the bedside to do case management for an insurance company, and while...
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   Inpatient CM salaries?

   cosmicmama posted a topic in Case Management

   Hi all, I'm a telephonic CM for a large insurance company, and I'd like to branch out and get some more diverse CM experience so I can do travel nursing in a few years (I travelled in the past as an...
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   Nurses Who Smoke Marijuana

   cosmicmama replied to NenaRK's topic in Nurses Recovery

   And meanwhile, the number of nurses I have encountered in my career who are functional alcoholics is astounding. It is definitely BS that a nurse can be burned at the stake for smoking a joint while...
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   Break up during school

   cosmicmama replied to Nicoleashley's topic in General Students

   Screw him, honey. You have a wonderful career ahead of you. Throw yourself into your future. One day you're going to be a successful nurse and he's going to realize how he screwed up, and then you...
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   telephonic home CM jobs?

   cosmicmama replied to membi's topic in Case Management

   Try Anthem.com, United Healthcare, Aetna. I work for one of the big three listed above, and have worked in government business (Medicaid and Medicare) and in the commercial division. "For those who...
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    Wellpoint/Anthem BCBS phone interview

    cosmicmama replied to cosmicmama's topic in Case Management

    Lakegirl, it is in the Work at Home agreement, only cable and DSL hard-wired internet allowed. It's a security and a reliability thing. Well, this is a really old thread. I've been in my case...
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    DON position...great opportunity, or career suicide?

    cosmicmama replied to cosmicmama's topic in LTC: Directors, Assistant

    Thanks all, I declined the offer. It seemed like a great facility with happy staff, but my gut was telling me not to do it. Appreciate the
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    DON position...great opportunity, or career suicide?

    cosmicmama posted a topic in LTC: Directors, Assistant

    Hi all.....after 22 years of diverse nursing experience, I am thinking of taking a DON position at a gorgeous 146-bed SNF near my home. I recently graduated with my MBA in Healthcare Management,...
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    Totally online nursing school?

    cosmicmama posted a topic in Online Distance Learning

    Hi all...I've been a nurse for decades, I'm asking this for my daughter in law. We (the entire family) want to move to a beach town that is an hour from the nearest college with a nursing program....
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    RN-BSN-- WGU?

    cosmicmama replied to amber_dftba's topic in Online Distance Learning

    After being a nurse for over 20 years, I completed my BSN at WGU in 2013. I'm now doing my MBA in Healthcare Management there as well. WGU is legit! Very affordable, non-profit, and you will get a...
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    Wellpoint/Anthem BCBS phone interview

    cosmicmama replied to cosmicmama's topic in Case Management

    Vabeacnurse, Yes, you should get a phone. Some of the people in orientation with me hadn't gotten their phones, then they had to scramble to get it and set it up when they got home from on-site...