dt335263

dt335263 has 25 years experience and specializes in OR, CCU, L&D, Home Care.

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1. How to 'go down' on your appointment?

   dt335263 replied to hollyberry678's topic in General Nursing

   I also find the terminology puzzling...I suppose you mean "decrease your FTE?" This would mean that instead of a Full Time Equivalent (full time position) you would become .8FTE or 80% of Full Time. If this is your question, I would say "it depends"....

2. Nursing Career Change - Is it worth it?

   dt335263 replied to love38's topic in General Nursing

   The flexibility you seek definitely exists in the profession of nursing - but not in the beginning. Those hiring a nurse will make a clear distinction between new graduates and experienced nurses, so you will need to plan on 2 years in the hospital...

3. Anyone else discouraged?

   dt335263 replied to kywoman1234's topic in Student Assist

   I went to nursing school many years ago but some things have remained that same...it is hard to get in and the stressors imposed to help you develop the type of mental muscle you will need in the profession are a real trial by fire. But, take heart, ...

4. Pharmaceutical Sales?

   dt335263 replied to Jesskanurse's topic in General Nursing

   Pharm sales is a good profession for someone who doesn't already have a profession. It is not a good step for a nurse to make because it is a step way down... As a pharm rep your job is to market the product and educate the providers about how the pr...

5. Need advice - bail on my accelerated BSN for an ADN?(long)

   dt335263 replied to fleur-de-lis's topic in General Nursing

   I labored over a decision about what type of program to do...back in 1978 when the BSN was just starting to be known as important and significantly different. If I had it to do over, I would have done it differently. I decided to do a long diploma p...

6. Most easy job in Nursing?

   dt335263 replied to moliuchick's topic in General Nursing

   No, you don't need a BSN. Research is a wide-open and growing field. I have worked as a Clinical Research Coordinator for 19 years. The trend when I started was to hire nurses with solid skills and experience. Now the cost of hiring an RN is almost p...