SummerGarden

SummerGarden BSN, MSN, RN

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

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  1. Anti-intellectual & hyper-sensitive. WHY?

    SummerGarden replied to mclennan's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    OP, I work in Case Management too. My boss fired someone a few months ago for poorly written notes. The nurse also used the "English is my second language" excuse and is a nurse who has lived and...

  2. Interviewing with work/comp CM company

    SummerGarden replied to jamaica820's topic in Case Management

    Ah, I see. Well, in my experience, bias sometimes is a good hint of bad or good working environments in Nursing. You will be surprised how often the inside people are correct about both, especially...

  3. ADN or BSN

    SummerGarden replied to fancyeyes's topic in Case Management

    No, you cannot expect to find a job in this market as an inexperienced New Graduate Nurse. However, you can better your chances of landing a job after your graduate by working as a tech while in...

  4. Volunteer nursing and your license

    SummerGarden replied to Cathy4836's topic in General Nursing

    State BONs can do whatever they want. However, this sounds odd to me. Why would a State BON come up with this rule, when most (if not all) have the option for a Nurse to be inactive as oppose to...

  5. Interviewing with work/comp CM company

    SummerGarden replied to jamaica820's topic in Case Management

    Why not ask the nurses that encouraged you to apply for the job? I think they will be able to give you detailed examples of what to expect on the job, what to expect from the company, and what to...

  6. ADN or BSN

    SummerGarden replied to fancyeyes's topic in Case Management

    Hi, OP. These are common questions to this forum from career changers. To answer your questions…. Yes, you will need to have either an ADN and several years of clinical work experience (5 years is...

  7. Online college to get BSN

    SummerGarden replied to WittySarcasm's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Look at local State schools for an online RN-BSN program because they are much cheaper than Private online Nursing Schools and you can pay-as-you-go. I paid cash to attend a local University, where...

  8. Letter of resignation?

    SummerGarden replied to Morganalefey's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    OP, I did what you desire to do. First I went to my managers and informed them that I was resigning from my full-time position, but I wanted to move into a PRN position. By doing this, my managers...

  9. Can you work as a staff nurse as an NP?

    SummerGarden replied to GinaCat's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Good question. I know a dozen NPs that hold RN Staff positions. The NPs of which I speak are also people who were RNs with work experience prior to becoming NPs and who held Staff RN jobs when he/she...

  10. ADN plus a previous 4 year degree

    SummerGarden replied to MN2LA's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    No. You won't believe how many people go into Nursing as a second career with other degrees! A second degree (including a Master’s degree outside of Nursing) means nothing to hiring managers of New...

  11. Trying to decide to take CM Job

    SummerGarden replied to RLDARN's topic in Case Management

    I work as a UR Nurse and I work a Case Manager in a Combo UR/DC planning role within hospital settings. For some idea of how fast paced a hospital Case Management job can be, where one is a UR/DC...

  12. Case Manager to Bedside

    SummerGarden replied to QTNurseBSN's topic in Case Management

    I fill the void by working as a Case Manager in the hospital setting. I do not miss bedside nursing because I am exposed to it every day. I work directly with patients and families and intervene by...

  13. Trying to decide to take CM Job

    SummerGarden replied to RLDARN's topic in Case Management

    I am a Case Manager and I work in two hospitals. Your question does not make any sense. Hospital vs. CM? What are you trying to

  14. Interviewing for case manager Job Today!!!

    SummerGarden replied to RipeTomato's topic in Case Management

    It sounds like you are more of Hospice Nurse then a Case Manager for Hospice. The Case Managers for Hospice that I know only coordinate intakes and discharges. They do not perform bedside nursing...

  15. Offer coming tomorrow!

    SummerGarden replied to RipeTomato's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Hi and congrats. I am a CM in the hospital setting. I just want to point out that I am in no way a CM that has an office/desk job. I work directly with patients and families too. Plus, from what I...

  16. frequently used software in CM

    SummerGarden replied to nursingosaurus's topic in Case Management

    CM software is not cheap or free. Thus, I do not know how you will learn any of it prior to working unless you choose to take courses online through the companies that develop the software, which are...

  17. wanting to return to my previous job?

    SummerGarden replied to ekeeven's topic in MICU, SICU

    DO NOT become a faceless-nameless résumé+application that find its way through HR. Walk into the department of your former employer. TALK to the people you used to work with and let the hiring...

  18. case management certification

    SummerGarden replied to thekid's topic in Case Management

    Do you have prior Nurse Case Management work experience (1-2 years)? If not, you cannot take the CCM exam any time

  19. Re-hire

    SummerGarden replied to Neonursej's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    She sounds like she does not want you back for some reason. It could be that she heard some stupid rumor that is not founded or that she did not like you as a person and/or as a nurse back when she...

  20. No, I'm Not a Beauty Shop!

    SummerGarden replied to mysixlittleones's topic in School

    Good for you, you have boundaries! People need to stop thinking of Nurses as personal servants/waitresses. If you put her earring back in her ear, you would be spending much of your shift/days at...

  21. Case management, no luck.

    SummerGarden replied to Gisette's topic in Case Management

    OP, it sounds like the position was made for that person and was not really open to others. One facility I worked for did the same thing... They hired a PT CM to FT CM position. The position was...

  22. Case management, no luck.

    SummerGarden replied to Gisette's topic in Case Management

    OP, when you say you tried to get into Case Management at these various hospitals, what do you mean? Most hiring mangers want Nurses with CM work experience. However, if you can talk to them and let...

  23. Interested in case management & risk management (advice needed)

    SummerGarden replied to akc_RN's topic in Case Management

    No

  24. Interested in case management & risk management (advice needed)

    SummerGarden replied to akc_RN's topic in Case Management

    Hiring managers of nurses, in general, do not care about Master degrees for non-leadership nursing positions. Non-leadership nursing positions away from bedside are positions that require a BSN at...

  25. Interested in case management & risk management (advice needed)

    SummerGarden replied to akc_RN's topic in Case Management

    If you want an MSN that directly correlates to Case Management, then get an MSN in Case Management (some universities around the country offer this specialty). Otherwise, get an MSN in whatever you...