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  1. To Work or Not to Work? That is this Nursing Student's question.

    mtnNurse. replied to Shiv-on's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    It depends on the intensity of your nursing program and how well you do in school. If it's an accelerated program, I highly recommend not working during school. If it's a traditional program, you can...

  2. Travel Nursing Question (compact vs non compact)

    mtnNurse. replied to Aliens05's topic in Travel

    No, for non-compact states you have to get a license in those states. With your compact state license you can only work in other compact states. You'd have to get a CA nursing license which would not...

  3. Indecisive about job situation?

    mtnNurse. replied to mzsuccess's topic in Nursing Career

    Funny how nursing jobs have a way of doing this to so many people who thought they wanted to be a nurse. I think it's partly because what we learn before and during nursing school about what it means...

  4. Indecisive about job situation?

    mtnNurse. replied to mzsuccess's topic in Nursing Career

    It sounds like you answered your own question -- you say you can't make it another two months. If that's the case, move on and know that you will find another job if you try hard enough. Whether you...

  5. Hospitals That Hurt Good Staff's Morale

    mtnNurse. replied to rnsteph87's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    No, I would start looking for a better job. If you have the time to search thoroughly for a better job and can move if need be, you'll find a better one. When exploring your options, ask potential...

  6. Safe Patient-Nurse Ratio

    mtnNurse. replied to ShadowNurse's topic in Long Term Acute Care

    You were so smart to leave that job with a horrible work environment and unsafe situation for patients. It's a crime that conscientious, hard-working nurses are made to feel they are terrible at their...

  7. You must watch me!

    mtnNurse. replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    More important than urgent issues, when a new nurse is likely feeling high stress and overwhelmed in dealing with their own patients? --If you seemed to the new nurse to be a narcotic thief, maybe...

  8. I want to be a Writer! Any tips?

    mtnNurse. replied to TNViking's topic in Nursing Career

    I highly recommend following your passion to write, so long as you don't need the money. If you do need a significant monthly income, I recommend working as few days / week needed for that so you can...

  9. HELP New grad job dilemma

    mtnNurse. replied to TampaNursing's topic in General Nursing

    I would go with the first offer just because it's days instead of nights and I would not be able to handle nights. Some people feel the opposite of me though. If both offers were day shifts, I would...

  10. RN-Pop. Health Federal Government VS. Work from home Case management/insurance co.

    mtnNurse. replied to cynthy's topic in Case Management

    I'm a risk-taker, so I'd go for the job I think I'd like way better even though I might then have to look for another job before retiring down the road. But there are a lot of stories in these forums...

  11. Transitioning from bedside to see management... HELP!

    mtnNurse. replied to agrichard's topic in Case Management

    I bet if you plan your exercise routines and relaxation techniques to fit your new schedule, you'll eventually return to sleeping through the night. Try to be patient and not build up anxiety around...

  12. Education for RN CM?

    mtnNurse. replied to araew2129's topic in Case Management

    I think option 2 is much better! It's easier to get a job as a new grad with a BSN than ADN. And I don't think you need a MSN to get a job as CM. From some things I've read in these forums, it's...

  13. Expect hardest assignment, no CNAs, no lunch break?

    mtnNurse. posted a topic in Travel

    With three years of medsurg and exploring what's next, I have considered traveling. I have the feeling I'd need to adopt a gung-ho, go-with-the-flow attitude and be ready to take on the highest acuity...

  14. Too soon to travel?

    mtnNurse. replied to AdventuressRN's topic in Travel

    HouTx in another thread wrote this helpful

  15. Too soon to travel?

    mtnNurse. replied to AdventuressRN's topic in Travel

    If you feel competent in your abilities and are ready for the stress of jumping into new places with unknown work environments and to hit the ground running, then go for it! Some agencies won't hire...

  16. Finally off orientation!

    mtnNurse. replied to Persephone Paige's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Thanks for your post! You are doing great and I like your positive attitude! I think that, in general, nurses are people who are extremely hard-working and want to help people; we feel bad when we...

  17. do you guys ever think about another career

    mtnNurse. replied to direw0lf's topic in Nursing Career

    NO NEED to feel guilty! Why should you? It's your life and you should follow your interests! Life is an adventure. It's also short. You owe it to yourself to follow your heart, and you don't owe it to...

  18. Advice for specialty change/moving hospitals

    mtnNurse. replied to mandymae92's topic in Nursing Career

    I recommend doing regular job searches with the very broad search term of "nurse" for each city you think you'd enjoy living in. Then just see what's available, what you qualify for, and consider if...

  19. Will you recommend day jobs with < 12 hr shifts?

    mtnNurse. posted a topic in Nursing Career

    I have three years experience in the hospital, in a Medical-Surgical staffing pool where I worked in over ten different departments. I liked everything related to my job except for the staffing ratio,...

  20. NCLEX TEST

    mtnNurse. replied to Caityo19's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Do practice questions / study as much as you can up until two days before or no closer than the afternoon before your test is scheduled. Then stop practicing and start self-care / trying to relax. Get...

  21. New job is disenchanting. Help

    mtnNurse. replied to cannady's topic in Nursing Career

    I would just stick it out until you've worked there the minimal number of months before you feel it's ok to leave without "burning the bridge". On the other hand, I don't think you'd burn a bridge by...

  22. Is It Possible to Never Make an Error? The Perfect Nurse Fallacy

    mtnNurse. replied to SafetyNurse1968's topic in General Nursing

    Susie, I think you are missing the point of why some places give nurses a way to report mistakes with no threat of penalty. As you said yourself, if there's a possible penalty, mistakes will often go...