Nursing Q/A for Nurses and Students

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Nursing Q/A
Recovery

Are you guys going to AA/NA meetings or not, how to track?

by Universe93B

How many AA/NA meetings is everyone required to go to in your programs? I dont find them helpful anymore, maybe in the beginning since the stress of everything...

NP

Can a PNP do botox?

by Nurse LaurenG

Im about to graduate with my DNP in pediatrics, but am considering making the switch to medical aesthetics. Does anyone know if this is possible? What extra...

Nurse Beth

How can I find an online PMHNP program that will accept me?

by Nurse Beth, MSN

Ive tried to research this and find the right path to take but I simply get overwhelmed and give up. I have my Associates degree in nursing and have 18 years...

Nurse Beth

Help, I desperately need a remote job

by Nurse Beth, MSN

Hello, Im a Registered Nurse with my ASN. I am looking to work remotely. Last year, I lost my sister to cancer. My husband and I help her husband care for her...

Nurse Beth

How do I figure out what I want?

by Nurse Beth, MSN

Dear Nurse Beth, What is your advice for someone who wants a change in their career or speciality but doesnt know what they want? I feel at loss with all the...

Nurse Beth

LPN asks: Is this DON's admonishment inappropriate?

by Nurse Beth, MSN

Dear Nurse Beth, I work for a registry and have been an LPN since 2011. This is a recent incident that I would like to share. Its regarding a progress note...

Nurse Beth

How do I ask for increase in salary?

by Nurse Beth, MSN

Dear Nurse Beth, I was hired by Hospital #2 into an ICU/IMU residency program for experienced registered nurses. I had to resign shortly afterward due to...

Nurse Beth

What do utilization review nurses do?

by Nurse Beth, MSN

Dear Nurse Beth, I am working as bedside nursing for more than 10 years . ( international and within usa) Now, I feel like I need to spend some time with...

Nurse Beth

Did I make a mistake by changing jobs?

by Nurse Beth, MSN

Hi, Any advice would be greatly appreciated. I was a bedside nurse for 13 years and decided to pursue my masters. Following my bedside position, I moved into a...

Nurse Beth

Do nurses hate State Nurse Investigators?

by Nurse Beth, MSN

Dear Nurse Beth, I have an interview coming up for a Nurse Investigator position with my State Board of Nursing. I thought it sounded kind of interesting and I...

Nurse Beth

When Nurses Feel Disgust: What grosses you out? Should this nurse …

by Nurse Beth, MSN

Dear Nurse Beth, Ive been out of clinical work for many years and in June of this year started doing pediatric home health care-an altogether new area for me....

Nurse Beth

New Nurse Asks - Should I quit After 6 months?

by Nurse Beth, MSN

Dear Nurse Beth, Im a middle-aged new nurse 6 months into my first job-night shift med-surg. Most of my young coworkers are unbearably unsupportive and...

Nurse Beth

Clinical Documentation Specialist Role

by Nurse Beth, MSN

Dear Nurse Beth, Is AAPC the only online coding course? And does anybody have any advice for an RN trying to get into this career?

Nurse Beth

Do you think it is a good idea to work per diem while working full…

by Nurse Beth, MSN

Dear Nurse Beth, Hi! I am a nurse with over a year experience in acute care on a medical floor. I moved away from family in NYC for this acute care experience...

Nurse Beth

Asked to be supervisor on poorly run floor

by Nurse Beth, MSN

Dear Nurse Beth, I have been asked to become a shift supervisor job on a very chaotic poorly run floor at my current hospital. From other staff members, it is...

Nurse Beth

Scared to Get New Job

by Nurse Beth, MSN

Hi Nurse Beth! I recently just graduated with my RN back in January but before that I was an LPN for 2 years. I am currently working in a long term facility...

Nurse Beth

Wants to be an ICU travel RN

by Nurse Beth, MSN

Hi Nurse Beth, Im 6 months into my first ICU position in a Neuro ICU and so far I love it. However, My long term goal is to become a travel RN, but before I...

Nurse Beth

Surrendered license, can I get it back?

by Nurse Beth, MSN

Dear Nurse Beth, *Eight years ago I was going through a manic phase in what turned out to be bipolar that was not yet diagnosed properly. After 12 years of...

General Students

How seriously are RN-BSN graduates taken?

by Jay277373

Im finishing up prerequisites for my ADN. My plan was to finish my ADN, bridge online to my BSN at one of the universities in my state, and hopefully relocate....

Nurse Beth

Should I get pregnant during nursing school?

by Nurse Beth, MSN

Hi Nurse Beth, Im 33 years old, my husband and I just had our first baby about 7months ago and we definitely want more children. We have 3 kids total counting...

Nurse Beth

Do I have to include jobs I quit without notice?

by Nurse Beth, MSN

Dear Nurse Beth, I hate my nursing job. Do I have to include jobs in resume/job search that I quit without notice?

Nurse Beth

Should I put my job on my resume if I quit after 3 months?

by Nurse Beth, MSN

I started a new job in December, and I hate it. After 2 months, Im ready to leave. I believe I will be in my third month before I get hired for a new job. I...

Nurse Beth

Offered 8-Hour Shifts, Want 10-Hour Shifts

by Nurse Beth, MSN

Hello Nurse Beth, I just got my first NP job offer (yay!) And am interested. However, it is at an outpatient heme/onc clinic and would be 9-5 M-F. Moving from...

Nurse Beth

Received Verbal Job Offer But No Job Offer Letter - After 6 Weeks

by Nurse Beth, MSN

Hello Nurse Beth, Ive been in the interview process for a certain NP clinic job for approximately 6.5 weeks now. The MD of the clinic proposed the position to...

Nurse Beth

Need No-Weekends Hospital Job

by Nurse Beth, MSN

Dear Nurse Beth, I need some advice. Im at a crossroads and Im unsure where to go from here in terms of my nursing career. I started my nursing career on an...