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Please direct message me for further details, but I gotta tell you...I just took the COHN-S and I studied for about 6 months for it. I studied the COHN review course materials from Annette Haag’s course. I also purchased every practice test ABOHN offered including all COHN tests and COHN-S tests. The materials covered probably 10-15 of the 160 questions on the test. Unbelievable!!!

"Well, there's no door knob, looks like we dodged this one! Next."

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So the title pretty much sums it up. I have been an RN for about 8 years now and I am currently finishing my BSN only because it's the easiest bachelor's degree I can get without being stuck taking 50 general ed classes. I can't find any jobs in nursing that interest me. I have done a little bit of OR & ER and I do NOT want to do hospital nursing. Most of my nursing experience has been in the prisons, state regulation of nursing homes for the Dept. of Health, and occupational health for manufacturing facilities and refineries. I like occupational health the most, but its hard to find occ health nursing jobs that aren't contracted or temporary. My end goal is to move to southwest FL and unless I want to work home health, hospice, nursing home, or hospital...there aren't many other options there. Anyways, I'm thinking about either getting Master's in Informatics degree or an MBA. I do not want to do any direct patient care. For the past 8 years I have been the sole medical staff while at work and I don't have to report to anyone on-site including doctors or family. So I would want something very autonomous, day shift, and must be >$100,000/year. I'm thinking MBA is probably the way to go? Would that pair well with my BSN degree, even if I wanted to get into non-healthcare related fields? Anybody have any advice? ...burnt out

Would still be contracted by the hospital=liable

Its really not that scary. Settle down. I have worked as a nurse in for the prisons for years and I have treated hundreds of staff who have had used syringes puncture through their gloves into their hand while searching cells. I have walked into cells that were covered floor to ceiling in blood with 10 inmates walking around in it. I've dealt with hundreds of blood exposures (and that's in the PRISON ENVIRONMENT)...0 cases of blood borne disease arose out of any of these cases after years of follow-up. Wear your PPE and settle down. The statistical chances of contracting anything are extremely low as stated above.

Try looking outside the box. By the time I was done with the NCLEX, I quickly realized I was not a bedside nurse. Since then I haven't worked in a single hospital, nursing home, etc. There are many different areas to look into such as occupational health. Many corporations are learning that occupational health nurses are essential. The prisons and county jails are a great environment for nurses with excellent pay and benefits. Local and state health departments are always looking for nurses. If you are for some reason bent on getting into a hospital the only job I would recommend would be the VA due to a federal pension and great benefits. Also, many medical companies seek nurses for different things. Stay clear of the hospitals and ordinary nursing jobs=low pay, playing politics, weak benefits.

I look at it like this...if you lived in a big city the average commute is like 45 minutes to an hour due to bumper-to-bumper traffic. I've driven over an hour to and from work for the last 7 years. Then on my days off I drive 2.5 hours to the lake for the weekend. I don't mind driving at all and I get to listen to Howard Stern all the time...win-win!!!

Hello, I am planning a move to Florida in a couple years and I have two questions for any southwest Florida nurses out there. 1. I am planning to move somewhere in between Fort Myers and the Keys along the Gulf Coast. That is the only area I wish to move to. I am hoping to obtain some info from people who live in that area. I am not interested in working hospice, home-care, long term care, or for any hospital. (I know, I'm moving to the wrong area right!) I would consider dialysis or insurance...but I have no experience in these areas. I prefer Occupational Health for a plant/manufacturer or I am also interested in nurse informatics. I pretty much enjoy all the extremely abstract nursing jobs. I would much prefer to work for a company who makes prosthetic limbs then I would a hospital or surgery center. So without living in the area I'm not sure what sort of odd nursing jobs are available since many of those type of occupational related jobs only post locally and they usually only hire a few nurses in total. Does anybody have any ideas of businesses in the area that hire RN's in that type of capacity? 2. Where does a single income nurse live around this area? I'm only interested in living in an HOA. Any recommendations? Thanks!

If you know for a fact the doctor took it, next time you see them just ask him if he still has it. If you don't see him often, go to your supervisor or HR and ask them to help you contact him to retrieve it. Or you can always request the hospital pay for a replacement considering the doctor is technically their employee so they are responsible for the property coming up missing.

Get tatted. I have both arms sleeved up and I haven't had a job yet that made me cover them. However, I do cover them at my current job just because for some reason it seems appropriate to. However, I really don't have to. If you do get a sleeve check out a company called Under Scrub. They make great long sleeve shirts for under your scrubs that aren't hot at all! Good luck

I cuss all the time at work. I can't say I've cussed out a CNA, but I work at the prison...so it's all good. Just apologize to the person and move on. If you get in trouble, so what. If they fire you for that, I wouldn't want to work for them anyways.