SummerGarden

SummerGarden BSN, MSN, RN

ED, ICU, MS/MT, PCU, CM, House Sup, Frontline mgr

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  1. BSN to Doctor Programs

    SummerGarden replied to SummerGarden's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    Thank you for the lengthiness of your response. You answered my question completely. ? I was thinking the cohorts were bigger, but it makes sense that they are small. Also, do you know what issues...

  2. ACN or clinical managers 12 hr shifts

    SummerGarden replied to NurseMal09's topic in Nurse Management

    Correction: Thus, 12s could have worked to cover 5 days a week with 2 department managers (1-36 and 1-24

  3. ACN or clinical managers 12 hr shifts

    SummerGarden replied to NurseMal09's topic in Nurse Management

    OP: I agree with the above. However, my guess is that the nurse manager role will be shared. I have experienced this in one facility, where there were two department managers for the departments...

  4. Assistant Nurse Manager Duties

    SummerGarden replied to redskngolf's topic in Nurse Management

    Yes. Some of the departments and facilities within my organization has ANMs who are scheduled for 12s. However, the only Staff RNs working 12s are ICU and NICU. So, those that work outside of those...

  5. RN can’t find work

    SummerGarden replied to queen74's topic in General Nursing

    OP: Employed nurses have better opportunities to find a job compared to those who are unemployed. I understand that you emotionally felt that there was a need to quit a job before having another...

  6. Weird Interview!?

    SummerGarden replied to Daisy4RN's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with you. I think this is unprofessional. People with personal issues can state they have a reason for doing something prior to the start of an interview and move forward professionally....

  7. Assistant Nurse Manager Duties

    SummerGarden replied to redskngolf's topic in Nurse Management

    OK, I think we are thinking along the same lines. However, not to say you are implying this, but I have worked in two types of environments where only the duties and responsibilities assigned to ANMs...

  8. Assistant Nurse Manager Duties

    SummerGarden replied to redskngolf's topic in Nurse Management

    Klone, I think scheduling will depend if the organization or department is centralized or decentralized. My organization has a department that handles schedules. On the other hand, ANMs deal with...

  9. Assistant Nurse Manager Duties

    SummerGarden replied to redskngolf's topic in Nurse Management

    Yes.... Actually my organization uses ANMs as front-line managers within the hospital setting. So ANMs are on the floors and run the shifts (If needed, ANMs also can cover breaks). Our...

  10. What is considered "job hopping"

    SummerGarden replied to Nurse3242's topic in General Nursing

    OP: I agree with the above that state that it will depend if an employer sees a pattern. Patterns of employment is telling of behavior. Your other employment reads 3 years and that is good. Less...

  11. Transitioning from bedside to see management... HELP!

    SummerGarden replied to agrichard's topic in Case Management

    I went into case management after working NOC shift for several years. I was hired to be a Day shift case manager and I returned to NOC shift as a case manager after 1 year. If you do not work in a...

  12. ICU

    SummerGarden replied to Junebug14's topic in Medical-Surgical

    When I worked on a cardiac step-down unit, I have floated to an ICU to cover patients that are being transferred out of an ICU to a cardiac step-down unit, but there were no beds in the step-down unit...

  13. Panel interview & meeting with staff-advice

    SummerGarden replied to KimberlyRN89's topic in Nurse Management

    Be yourself and know why you want the job. Also, do a little research (talk to some ANMs) about what the expectations are of the role so you can provide examples on how you are a good fit. In...

  14. Associates in Health Care Management

    SummerGarden replied to Guest915876's topic in Nurse Management

    I returned to school too and have a BSN and an MBA. I know the problem of thinking about a way to pay for tuition as well continue to live without school debt. With that said, no, the associates...

  15. Lower Tier Management Jobs

    SummerGarden replied to jlambirt's topic in Nurse Management

    Thank you, Klone for thefeedback. In my posts I was trying to be nice and respectful in agreeing withthe OP's choices while discussing my own. In no way was I trying to be condescendingso I will...

  16. Lower Tier Management Jobs

    SummerGarden replied to jlambirt's topic in Nurse Management

    I was not talking about working for free. Preparing and growing yourself on your own time is doing the necessary homework to better prepare you to do more on the job. It is like doing your homework...

  17. Lower Tier Management Jobs

    SummerGarden replied to jlambirt's topic in Nurse Management

    You make a lot of good points about your salary vs. the amount of unpaid time managers put in to perform duties and responsibilities. And although house supervisors are important and independently...

  18. Working part time in nursing school

    SummerGarden replied to Udmert's topic in General Nursing

    OP: You will not be just putting your life on hold, you will be lacking a lot of sleep too... However, as the others stated, it is doable and it will benefit you in the long

  19. Need advice please?

    SummerGarden replied to Dragonfly949697's topic in Nursing Career

    I agree with the above, your 12 years of work experience as a nurse and a good employment record is your get-out-of-jail-free card! However, I think you should think hard about how you accidently...

  20. RN-Pop. Health Federal Government VS. Work from home Case management/insurance co.

    SummerGarden replied to cynthy's topic in Case Management

    Do you have to choose? Can you keep your current job Per Diem and take the other job to see if you and the job are a good fit? I know a few people who have federal positions and work Per Diem for...

  21. Tired of managing children

    SummerGarden replied to xoemmylouox's topic in Nurse Management

    Very good points...!!! In fact, I forgot to mention in my post regarding rounding on direct reports that this is the main reason to round on direct reports. Rounding allows a manger to build trust...

  22. joining Med-Surg after 5 years

    SummerGarden replied to Jmira.BSN.RN's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I was away from Medical-Surgical Nursing for 6 years and returned to it several years ago without a huge problem. In fact, nurses who told me that they left a particular specialty for a long time,...

  23. PhD applications for fall, 2019?

    SummerGarden replied to FawkesFyre's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    I am not in your situation yet... However, throughout my adult working career, I have dealt with long waits by just remaining busy... If you are a per diem worker, then you have the opportunity to...

  24. Tired of managing children

    SummerGarden replied to xoemmylouox's topic in Nurse Management

    I do not reply to comments like that in front of everyone, but I will discuss what is apart of their performance evaluation when I round on them. With that said, my repsonse would be to assess that...

  25. Advice on PhD in Nursing

    SummerGarden replied to DoItAll1's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    OP: First I would like to say, thank you for your question. It is helpful to the rest of us to know of the diversity of research opportunities in nursing through the responses of others. Also, I...