SummerGarden

SummerGarden BSN, MSN, RN

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

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  1. Who will do CNS role?

    SummerGarden replied to anewsns's topic in Advanced Practice

    CNL prepared RNs is not a role that actually exists anywhere in healthcare from what I see and what I know of the future. MSN leading to CNL is a degree created by academia where some employers see...

  2. Who will do CNS role?

    SummerGarden replied to anewsns's topic in Advanced Practice

    I want to concur with what you have written... My organization is literally supporting local programs and encouraging nurses to earn an MSN to lead to CNL certification, but will not hire a nurse with...

  3. Negotiating Pay?

    SummerGarden replied to TheNurseocrat's topic in Nurse Management

    I run medical units. New grads might have knowledge that can help them in the future, but right now I have to spend a lot of money and spend a lot of time to get them up to speed. There are no new...

  4. College selection for doctoral program

    SummerGarden replied to Saravah's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    Ah, I see. :) Yes, there are very exceptional programs that are provided online through state universities with good reputations in varying fields of study. So, you may have made the same choice...

  5. College selection for doctoral program

    SummerGarden replied to Saravah's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    TiffyRN, I do not think anyone questions that a large online PhD program at a for-profit school is not filled with content that is time consuming and difficult to learn. I think what some others and...

  6. How does your site handle certifications?

    SummerGarden replied to algil's topic in Research

    I am not in research nursing per se, but my hospital is seeking Magnet. Therefore, it is currently incentivizing and encouraging nurses to become certified within their specialty in nursing. They...

  7. Lauren Underwood 32 yr old RN MSN MPH & Congresswoman

    SummerGarden replied to Psychnursehopeful's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    OP: I think it is great! If I am thinking of the right person, she ran and won in her hometown district. She also is a part of the real women's revolution of Congress and is a part of a congressional...

  8. New to Lesdership: rant

    SummerGarden replied to PediatricRNTX's topic in Nurse Management

    OP: I run into the same situations as a front-line manager. Think about initiatives when you are not tired. Plus, do not get emotional over complaints. Also, do not take on the responsibility of...

  9. Who will do CNS role?

    SummerGarden replied to anewsns's topic in Advanced Practice

    OP: Talk to the CNSs in your current place of work to see if the market is going well or not. At one point where I work and live CNSs were phase out and so schools stopped offering a degree nurse...

  10. Hospital Programs for Employee Volunteers

    SummerGarden replied to RNJess2010's topic in General Nursing

    OP: Hospitals and other healthcare organizations have a primary obligation to support their own operations/to keep their own doors open. So, even if you make a volunteer program, you will likely run...

  11. Which specialty forum is "telemetry?"

    SummerGarden replied to Lemon Bars's topic in General Specialties

    OP: The specialty is Medical-Surgical Nursing, where telemetry is the use of telemetry monitoring on relatively stable, but acutely ill

  12. Full time to part time

    SummerGarden replied to stephyy61512's topic in General Nursing

    OP: I agree with the above poster, despite reading through your entire post, I do not know your exact question either. However, my advice to you is to gain clarity from your school. Posting on this...

  13. CMSRN or RN-BC

    SummerGarden replied to Surg-OncRN's topic in Medical-Surgical

    The Medical Surgical Nursing Certification Board website and the Academy of Medical Surgical Nurses have great resources and

  14. Rearranging the office furniture

    SummerGarden replied to K+MgSO4's topic in Nurse Management

    Congrats on having a job, where you have your own office, even if you will not spend much time in it.. :) I am still working my way up to my own office. In the mean time, as a front-line manger I...

  15. MSN in Nursing and Healthcare Leadership jobs

    SummerGarden replied to Linzie0406's topic in Nurse Management

    I know two CNEs who are also COOs (covering as interim for now, but may choose to be permanent or be chosen to be permanent) and both are MSNs with a combo of MPH or MHA. One of the two is earning a...

  16. MSN in Nursing and Healthcare Leadership jobs

    SummerGarden replied to Linzie0406's topic in Nurse Management

    I noticed that some of my peers in my graduate program are doing the combo program. And I have read a few posts on here where MSN prepared RNs are wanting an MBA too. Thus, I am happy that I already...

  17. Do hospital CMs work during holidays?

    SummerGarden replied to rearviewmirror's topic in Case Management

    Within the hospital setting I worked for two major healthcare providers as a case manager and for one as a UR/UM nurse, all of my employers required holiday work commitment even as a UR/UM nurse....

  18. DrPH Vs MSN

    SummerGarden replied to Success2011's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    OP: To add to the above poster, you do not need a doctorate to receive an entry-level or middle management position of nursing case management. Most leadership positions in case management require a...

  19. RN with Bachelors in Biology

    SummerGarden replied to Vladaguirre's topic in Nursing Career

    I received an ADN first because I did not want to go into debt after already having a BA and an MBA. By the time I graduated, many hospitals in the country were only hiring BSN prepared RNs....

  20. MSN in Nursing and Healthcare Leadership jobs

    SummerGarden replied to Linzie0406's topic in Nurse Management

    My understanding is that an MSN in anything is still an MSN and jobs open to one kind of MSN will likely be open to another. In fact, many BSN prepared nurses are able to receive the same positions an...

  21. Looking for a statistics workshop/short course for nurses

    SummerGarden replied to NP1234567's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    OP: If you choose to take a statistics course at the university level, it may be best to take a class geared toward nursing so you can receive credit. For example, when I was seeking to apply to...

  22. Out of Practice NP - Which terminal degree?

    SummerGarden replied to NP1234567's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    You do not have to work as a NP or have a NP to receive a

  23. Best and affordable DNP programe

    SummerGarden replied to Cad-RN2016's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    Affordable schools are usually state funded and state run public universities. Keep in mind, BSN-DNP is literally two degrees-in-one, so it may not be "cheap" compared to already having an MSN no...

  24. Anyone else applying to PhD programs?

    SummerGarden replied to saheckler's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    Yes, I understand the difference between the two, but thank you. As you noted, one cannot receive too much advice. The reason I go back and forth is because I love research and I love being a...

  25. CNM school and fulltime management job opportunity

    SummerGarden replied to Erf5035's topic in Certified Nurse-Midwives, CNM

    In addition, Charge Nurses are not mangers, they are nurse leaders. Managers have direct reports. So unless you will have direct reports, you will not receive management experience within this new...