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  1. Am I too old for bedside nursing?

    Hi, I know this post is a bit old but I'm curious about your response of picking up a hospital job in the Spring/Summer. Do you mean contract position? PRN? I was told nurses need previous acute care...
  2. Back to the bedside

    I'm going to start applying for acute care position in May (2022) and see what happens. I really don't count the four months I spent in PCU (2020). Technically, I've been off the floor since 2017. I...
  3. Back to the bedside

    I swore I would never work in LTACH or LTC again, because I don't like working with the elderly, it was because of the nurse to patient ratio. It was awful. I hated leaving the residents everyday...
  4. Back to the bedside

    I thought about working in corrections but I do not know what to expect and it sounds a bit scary. I have already had experience with nurse violence and don't want to put myself in a situation where I...
  5. Quality of Online NP Programs and Providers

    Times are changing especially with technology, and online education is expanding more than ever. It is here to stay. I don't have anything against online programs at all. I'm doing one now. I did my...
  6. NP Specialty

    Hi, I'm getting close to the point in my MSN-NP Program where I have to chose my specialty track. I would like to chose AGAC-NP but I don't have 2 years of recent acute care experience. Yes, I know, I...
  7. I would like to do Urgent care as FNP, but do I need experience in ER
  8. Want to work in ICU

    Hi, I have been off the Medical Surgical floor for a year, but I have been pursuing my BSN. I will be done wiht my BSN by the end of December, and I really want to work in ICU. I have looked at...
  9. I have experience working as a Medical Surgical nurse. I worked from 2015-2017 as a MS nurse, left for two years, and went back to same hospital and worked a few months in PCU in 2020. This hospital...
  10. Chamberlain NP student

    LOL... I meant done
  11. Chamberlain NP student

    Hi Neica, thank you for your encouraging comment! I'm starting my third class end of Feb and I'm excited to get through this program. Do I need to be working as a nurse in order to get an FNP...
  12. stress interview question

    Hi, I'm having trouble answering "Tell me a time when you had a stressful shift and how you got through it". Well, almost all my shifts were stressful and I got through it but left with anxiety,...
  13. PCU questions

    Thank you! I’m Apply for PCU & hopefully they will hire me & train. I know…..wishful thinking LOL. I would go to MS Tele with the goal of doing PCU. Thank
  14. PCU questions

    I was wondering why some nurses choose to work in PCU. What made you choose this area of nursing? PCU and Tele the same? I'm researching different areas of nursing that I want to work in and my gut...
  15. Chamberlain NP student

    Cool, I’m doing FNP track too. I really wanted AGACNP but I feel like it limits me to hospital. I figured I can always get Acute care certificate
  16. Chamberlain NP student

    I start informatics Feb 28. How is it? I'm not crazy about taking informatics again. I took when I was getting BSN. Is it the
  17. Chamberlain NP student

    Great! How far along are you in the program? What speciality track are you
  18. Great information! I'm in the Chamberlain program. I'm taking online classes and would like to start a support group. Any suggestions on how I can do this on Allnurses? FB? Is there a way to find...
  19. Back to the bedside

    thank you for the advice! I'm going to apply to several jobs, and see what
  20. War on Nurses

    Why are they recruiting from high schools when there is a shortage of faculty staff already? You are right, teachers need to be paid more and the student to teacher ratio needs to be ideal. Schools...
  21. War on Nurses

    I started out in Med/Surg as a new grad and there were not enough staff to train me. I followed a nurse around for 2-3 weeks and learned very little hands on skills. She had 7-9 patients and had zero...
  22. War on Nurses

    I’m a BSN nurse with a two year gap and it has been hard for me to return to the bedside because hospital’s are asking for recent experience. Hospital’s do have programs for new graduates with...
  23. What can I do about bullying?

    Hi, Thank you for your feedback. I sincerely appreciate it and you are right, I need to learn how to take these issues and problems up the chain. It is difficult when the bully has everyone else...
  24. Getting into PCU

    Hi, I’m looking for advice on how I can get into & prepare for a job in PCU. I worked in MS for two years then took two years off for family reasons. Went back to same hospital for 4 months...
  25. Experience required or preferred

    Hi, thank you for pointing that out and your concern. I did take some general classes, but I put that on hold because I knew that I need to get past my fears & get more experience. I’m fully...