Golden_RN MSN

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1. Lacks joy in 20 years of nursing jobs

   Golden_RN replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Nurse Beth

   Look into government jobs - city, county, state. I know public health nurses that work for the county & make good $/benefits. Depending on your location, there might be jobs at the state boards, Medicaid programs, state public health etc. etc. ...

2. In Search of Nurse Informatics Preceptor

   Golden_RN replied to Teisha's topic in Informatics

   Hi LaTeisha, I worked in informatics & have an MSN, but I'm in CA. If your program would allow you to work w/ a preceptor in another state, please message me.

3. LTC physician visit

   Golden_RN replied to Roni Davis's topic in General Nursing

   At one SNF I worked at, we kept a log of very minor pt issues that any nurse could add to (things too minor to page a Dr for). Things like minor questions from a pt or family member, forms that need to be signed, weight changes etc. Rounds w/ the M...

4. Aesthetic Nursing vs Hospital Nursing

   Golden_RN replied to milk1996's topic in Career Support

   My advice would depend on your age/goals. If you're 25 and have a long career ahead of you, and want to have different types of opportunities, I'd recommend med-surg so you get the foundational knowledge to do whatever you want in the future. Howev...

5. Calling A Code Death (call police?)

   Golden_RN replied to Jcezz's topic in General Nursing

   What does your facility policy say?

6. RN looking into public health with MPH

   Golden_RN replied to xbananachipsx's topic in Career Support

   When I went to grad school I considered MPH and MSN as well as other options. There is also the MPA (Master of Public Administration) that may be useful if you're really going to pursue government jobs. You might want to look at job postings th...

7. Single mom needs career advice....

   Golden_RN replied to Needadvice's topic in Career Support

   Have you considered school nursing?

8. I Don't Understand Team Nursing

   Golden_RN replied to Googlenurse's topic in General Nursing

   As the RN you may be responsible for assessment/contacting MD, etc. following a med error, but the LVN is a licensed nurse that is legally responsible for his/her errors.

9. PDPM

   Golden_RN replied to ComeTogether's topic in Geriatric

   In addition to vitals and general stuff, if it is a Medicare coverage stay, I always charted to the reason that they are admitted I.e. wounds, tube feedings, rehab etc. If they're on antibiotics or recently had a fall or any other COC, I do a focuse...

10. Nurses notes on lab results ?

    Golden_RN replied to downsouthlaff's topic in Geriatric

    It makes no sense and is a total waste of time to copy all results in your notes. If anyone wants to know what the values are, they can look at the lab report. Totally agree with Hoosier and JustBeachy above.

11. Ready to Move On

    Golden_RN replied to 2011RN's topic in Career Support

    Curious if you have a BSN, and also what types of jobs are you applying to?

12. In-person Nursing skills course

    Golden_RN replied to defib1's topic in Career Support

    I absolutely would, but I'd want someone teaching it that actually still works bedside (even per diem). I know from experience that once you step away from bedside, skills can go pretty quickly, and you lose touch with current trends, technology and...

13. BSN-DNP yes or no?

    Golden_RN replied to lizdimi54873's topic in Career Support

    What about an MSN other than NP (education, admin etc.)? If RNs make more than NPs (I think it's sometimes like this in my area too), but you want an advanced degree, consider this. You might be done in a couple years, which allows more flexibility...

14. School vs. The field

    Golden_RN replied to Tyler JJ's topic in General Students

    My 2 cents is that you WILL memorize normal levels of labs/drug levels that you encounter regularly on the unit in which you work. And the lab reports have the normal range listed on the lab report for the ones that you don't have memorized. As for...

15. Should I quit Nursing?

    Golden_RN replied to Aliceozwalker's topic in Career Support

    I guess the grass isn't always greener. On this forum I see a lot of people encourage others to work in OP clinics but this is a reminder to me that if the culture of the clinic sucks, then it might not be better than other opportunities. There are...