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    New Graduate Job Offers: OBS, ER, or ICU

    Hoosier_RN replied to Sam the New Grad's topic in General Nursing

    Why not wait and see what you're offered, then decide. I have seen new grads, both with healthcare experience and without, focusing on job offers that haven't occurred. Your employer may already have...
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    My husband wants to retire

    Hoosier_RN replied to Dizneeeee's topic in Retired Nurses

    Good Lord, I was thinking the same
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    Chances of Getting Into NICU With an ADN

    Hoosier_RN replied to Hinda's topic in General Nursing

    Depends on the hospital and the glorified racket that they may ascribe to-Magnet, etc, which will somewhat dictate ASN/ADN vs BSN ratios. Many will hire ADNs with the caveat that you must get a BSN...
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    Are more letters after your name better or ridiculous?

    Hoosier_RN replied to deza's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Many also list certifications, which I guess is okay, to each their own, but nowadays so many have so much alphabet soup behind their names that the letters seem
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    Feeling Reprimanded Unfairly

    Hoosier_RN replied to tinybbynurse's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Going back and reading, I realize it wasn't a board of nursing holding her back-they most likely did their due diligence in investigating, as they should. The employer did. It may have been something...
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    Pearson Vue Trick 2015 Wrong

    Hoosier_RN replied to dormanse's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    You need to wait at least 24 hrs to do Pearson Vue trick, and there's plenty of accounts of it being wrong in both directions (false pass/false fail) tell your daughter to be patient, she probably...
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    California BON, woes of travel nursing, and all about Klone's life

    Hoosier_RN replied to klone's topic in General Nursing

    I just passed my 20 year, although I've been on here under different member names over the span of that. When I asked about COB a few years ago, I was told over 50 y/o and a few other things (which we...
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    What was she thinking?!

    Hoosier_RN replied to pharmanurse11's topic in General Nursing

    Those authorizations generally happen way before the weekend, there are plenty of d/c to SNFs that happen on the weekends. It's a very regular thing. Everything else that you said is 100% spot on...
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    Game of Groans

    Hoosier_RN replied to GrumpyRN's topic in Coffee Lounge's Lounge

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    The Collapsing Healthcare System in the US

    Hoosier_RN replied to KalipsoRed21's topic in General Nursing

    My hubby is a truck driver. I agree that there should be a limit for direct patient care providers just as there is truck drivers, pilots, etc, unless there's a declared emergency of course. That,...
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    Had a seizure during clinicals and kicked out of school

    Hoosier_RN replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    This exactly! I work in a dialysis clinic. We currently have a tech that is in nursing school. She was having "cardiac events" for the last year, but continuously found reasons not to use a Holter...
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    Director of Nursing

    Hoosier_RN replied to Deanna Guess's topic in General Nursing

    Job titles, expectations, and job descriptions vary by facility. I'd tread carefully if you just started there, as you don't want a bullseye on your back from the get go. Try to find some job...
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    Pre-nursing NO VAX program? ABSN Masters or ASN

    Hoosier_RN replied to Nursemaybe's topic in General Students

    I had a coworker go through this just recently. Her's is religious reasons. She had to jump through 10,000 hoops, and she almost didn't get to start. The school told her that she was lucky, as that...
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    The "Elite" NP

    Hoosier_RN replied to FullGlass's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Thanks, it was myoglobin! Oh, the
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    The "Elite" NP

    Hoosier_RN replied to FullGlass's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    There used to be a guy on here that became a PMHNP on the west coast remotely. He was from Florida. I almost wonder if this is him, as this is the type of thing he would push on here and brag about...
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    Trying to Find a Reason to Stay in Nursing

    Hoosier_RN replied to BeatsPerMinute's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know about seasoned nurses not helping, but the 1-5 year seem to be the ones that I see parked on phones often watching tik tok, playing one FB, etc. The response when asked to assist is often...
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    Has anyone ever renegotiated pay?

    Hoosier_RN replied to NursingHopeful95's topic in General Nursing

    Generally, no. You can let them know the situation, and they may give a raise. They may not. As klone said,are you prepared to go if they
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    What was she thinking?!

    Hoosier_RN replied to pharmanurse11's topic in General Nursing

    Since you think it's that simple, please tell all of these nurses how it's done, since apparently they don't know how and you do. I can tell by your tone that you've never worked LTC. If you had, you...
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    The Collapsing Healthcare System in the US

    Hoosier_RN replied to KalipsoRed21's topic in General Nursing

    Interested, but the post above that was a playful dig at me, so I got a chuckle, and took that post to be that way as well, even though it directly quoted you. Not everything has to be an
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    What was she thinking?!

    Hoosier_RN replied to pharmanurse11's topic in General Nursing

    Not every facility has a cordless. Some less desirable facilities act like staff should wear roller skates and roll non stop between patients and phone and visitors,
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    The Collapsing Healthcare System in the US

    Hoosier_RN replied to KalipsoRed21's topic in General Nursing

    I knew it was for me. I just kept reading
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    Staffing Ratios and a big reason that they'll not likely happen soon

    Hoosier_RN posted a topic in General Nursing

    We all agonize over staffing ratios and how it affects nurses staying at the bedside. I caught this article, and it makes me lose some respect for Mayo Clinic...
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    Which job to take?

    Hoosier_RN replied to Going2bRN's topic in General Nursing

    You may want the money, but your health, both mental and physical, may suffer. That navigator job may be gone by the time you figure that out. Go with the navigator, I see longevity for you
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    Which job to take?

    Hoosier_RN replied to Going2bRN's topic in General Nursing

    To me, it depends on your age and ability to pick up things knowlege wise. Myself, at my age at 30 years experience and my now multiple health issues, would choose the navigator position. The younger...
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    8hr Shifts

    Hoosier_RN replied to Jade Moore's topic in General Nursing

    Most hospitals in any state are mainly 12 hour shifts. Keep looking, you may find something. But honestly, those positions are hard to find, and usually require some bedside RN experience. I'm not...