Golden_RN

Golden_RN MSN

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  1. Gift for Nursing Student

    Golden_RN posted a topic in General Students

    My coworker just got accepted to nursing school. Can anyone recommend a gift that we could get for him to celebrate? I was thinking of a stethoscope. I wanted to spend around $50. I figured...

  2. Gift for Nursing Student

    Golden_RN replied to Golden_RN's topic in General Students

    Great idea about gift card. I will post in the Men in Nursing Thread. Thank

  3. Gift for Nursing Student

    Golden_RN replied to Golden_RN's topic in General Students

    Great idea! Thank

  4. MSN degree without specialty

    Golden_RN replied to DandeeLion's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    After I earned my MSN, I was able to work as an instructor at a jr college, write articles for a CEU company and work as a consultant. All of those roles required an MSN + experience. I see many...

  5. LTC nurses: Can I hear from you, please?

    Golden_RN replied to 37changes's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Follow your heart. I have had about 20 years in LTC - I started by working the floor, then doing treatments. I worked as an MDS coordinator for 1 year, then for several years as a charge nurse &...

  6. LTC nurse life!

    Golden_RN replied to MJLPN727's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    My coworker used to say, "Always stay curious." There is so much to learn in nursing! One of my instructors told us that the nurse's best friends are the pharmacist and the unit secretary. That...

  7. 2 full-time jobs?

    Golden_RN replied to anna225's topic in General Nursing

    When you are looking at the cost of the community college ($5000/semester), are you looking at just books & tuition, or are you including living expenses? I have never heard of a jr college...

  8. RN Supervisor/receptionist

    Golden_RN replied to staffing24's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Does your SNF contract with an IV therapist that comes in when you're unsuccessful with your stick? If so, try and go into the room with her, and have her either help you, or, watch her to learn from...

  9. Need ideas/suggestions for future nursing career

    Golden_RN replied to randa77's topic in Nursing Career

    I get what you're saying. You want to work in the nursing field, but more 9-5 job. These jobs definitely exist. I have one now in informatics! But first I had to further my education and I worked...

  10. Please Give ME any Good Reason to Stay in the Nursing Field

    Golden_RN replied to ToNurseOrNot's topic in General Nursing

    This is often true. However, some people live in lower cost of living cities and commute into higher paying cities per diem to make fairly big bucks on the side. There are several posts saying that...

  11. Please Give ME any Good Reason to Stay in the Nursing Field

    Golden_RN replied to ToNurseOrNot's topic in General Nursing

    California

  12. Please Give ME any Good Reason to Stay in the Nursing Field

    Golden_RN replied to ToNurseOrNot's topic in General Nursing

    Come to California and you can definitely make 6 figures as an RN. But if you aren't happy, then what is the point. I work with people that have MBAs and still have to start in entry level jobs...

  13. Should I take General Chemistry and A&P 1 together?

    Golden_RN replied to Moonkitten's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    It depends on your other commitments - work, family etc. The science classes can be very

  14. Big DILEMMA - Take NCLEX after 25 yrs OR Take a $2500 course to reactivate?

    Golden_RN replied to zibtherealnurse's topic in Retired Nurses

    You've only been out of the workforce for 10 years? I think returning to nursing, at a desk job, is doable. If you take the NCLEX, you must invest in a study course, such as Kaplan. Remember that...

  15. LTC nurses...

    Golden_RN replied to Cora_Ann's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I do not doubt that you have encountered lazy staff. However, please know that while the nursing process is consistent everywhere, the work flow for the RN in LTC is really different than the work...

  16. Most satisfying nurse job

    Golden_RN replied to mrnightinggale's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I'm currently working in informatics. I work in an off-site office and consult with the clinicians when they are having issues with their EHR or need training. I also work with the IT staff on...

  17. Taking pay cut for a promotion

    Golden_RN replied to ORMurse27's topic in Nurse Management

    I took a HUGE pay cut 2 years ago because the new job was a better schedule and better for my mental health and for my family. I have never looked back. As long as bills are paid, I think happiness...

  18. Non bedside nursing Option ... and a side question bout Nails?

    Golden_RN replied to lovelyc's topic in Nursing Career

    There are so may things you can do. In the hospital/clinic/LTC facility, there are infection control nurses, nurse educators, quality control nurses. I worked as an MDS nurse in long term care, and...

  19. Catheter Came out. Should I reinsert it?

    Golden_RN replied to fergsu22's topic in General Nursing

    I have worked in skilled nursing in the US, and you generally can't call an on-call MD for Foley problems. What you didn't include in your original question is other assessment data: What was his...