ohmg

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1. WHY does a B.S. + RN not equal BSN

   ohmg replied to jlpsu's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

   A BSN isn't a management degree, nor is it for that purpose. It's the base for nursing now. Nursing exists in hundreds of fields beyond the floor, and yes the floor sucks, and it sucked before...

2. NP's answering to Nursing Management?

   ohmg replied to ohiosam2's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

   In most states, NPs can practice independently. Having non NPs manage you likely introduces risk. Good for you having physicians that have their heads on straight. I'd be damned as an NP to have a...

3. I'm So Over Nursing. I would rather work at Costco!!

   ohmg replied to rnfrombama's topic in General Nursing

   Um... you're in one of the most diverse fields on earth. You can be a school RN, insurance consultant, case manager, floor manager, senior manager, other consultant, analyst, ehr analyst, rn educator,...

4. New Grad and Newlywed

   ohmg replied to RDBSN16's topic in General Nursing

   ...sorry, but who cares? She could write MD. Allnurses certainly doesn't verify, and there are likely troves of CNAs, EMTs, laypeople pretending on these

5. New Grad and Newlywed

   ohmg replied to RDBSN16's topic in General Nursing

   My wife, an RN started having kids whilst working full time her first year. This continued through our 2nd, her working full time. She added graduate school on top. After this, for our next two...

6. New grad with RN license

   ohmg replied to mag426's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

   Worked at a magnet hospital for 8 years. Graduated as an RN, no jobs. 400+ applications in year 1. Worked in IT, volunteered as an RN. Year 2, 400 plus apps (graduated at the 'top of my class',...

7. Pay grade: experienced nurse vs new grad

   ohmg replied to rehric00's topic in General Nursing

   Pay, year 1 out of rn school: 13.00/hr as a transporter. Pay, year 2 out of rn school: 19/hr in IT, volunteer rn. Pay, year 3 out of rn school: 19/hr in IT, volunteer RN, 30/hr prn nursing home. Pay,...

8. Nursing is the Biggest Mistake of My Life

   ohmg replied to almost_nurse's topic in General Nursing

   Took me 3 years of volunteering before I started getting hospital job offers. 5 scholarships, 3.99 gpa. 70+ nursing schools in a 100 mile radius will do that, and I wasn't willing to move. That...

9. Working on MS in Health Informatics but not an RN. How screwed am I?

   ohmg replied to jjohnnym65's topic in Nursing Informatics

   Informatics is diverse as nursing itself. You can be: >an EHR analyst. >a database manager. >an educator. >a report expert. >an IT analyst. >an HL7 interface specialist. >policy...

10. Clinical Experience

    ohmg replied to ohmg's topic in Nursing Informatics

    Hello, I am doing quite well, and all departments have states this and are quite satisfied. I think my 2 years of full-time acute care experience as an ADN student (which for some reason 'doesn't...

11. Clinical Experience

    ohmg posted a topic in Nursing Informatics

    Hello, I'm currently working in informatics. My clinical acute care experience is lacking. Due to the saturation in the market where I lived (40+ nursing colleges in a 100 mile radius), getting an...

12. Making the jump back

    ohmg replied to theantichick's topic in Nursing Informatics

    There are plenty of ni jobs. Your background is great. I'll send you a pm. Anyone who says they're are no ni jobs must not know where to

13. Looking for a Nurse Informacist or Analyst

    ohmg replied to kusini's topic in Nursing Informatics

    Actually, I PM'd you my

14. Epic Stork Question

    ohmg posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    Hello, Having trouble finding info online, so thought I pose the question with OB experts. I came from a system that used EPIC. However, we used Philips OBTV for fetal monitoring. I know Epic has...

15. Looking for a Nurse Informacist or Analyst

    ohmg replied to kusini's topic in Nursing Informatics

    PM