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  1. higher pay for BSN grads?

    NHavenRN replied to evans_c1's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    nope - at our hospital, it's the same entry pay rate for all RNs. There is probably a difference when it comes to advancement opportunities, but I wouldn't know (still a new

  2. frustrated with myself & IV's

    NHavenRN replied to spejsa's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I'm 8 months in as a new grad, and I feel the same way most days! It doesnt help that my only experience has been on our floor, where most pts have terrible veins. Everyone I work with is really...

  3. Part-time/ PRN work for new RN???

    NHavenRN replied to lylla7's topic in First Year After Licensure

    okay, trying this for the third time (new computer has a few bugs!) so I might be a little more brief than i was at first... my advice is to keep looking. Most of my classmates were able to get per...

  4. Working Part Time as a Nurse

    NHavenRN replied to angelina02_21's topic in General Nursing

    Its not easy, but I'm currently working 24hrs/wk (2 12s) and going to school full time, with two days of classes and two days of clinicals. I can't begin to imagine working any more than that and...

  5. A hospital here pays G.N.s $18.xx/hour before licensure!

    NHavenRN replied to testikleez's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Here in CT, I was started as a GN at the same rate as a new RN (post-NCLEX), and at just over $26/hr. We moved here from California, and don't find cost of living here to be nearly as out of control...

  6. Hospitals operating as methadone clinics???

    NHavenRN replied to rn undisclosed name's topic in General Nursing

    Hi, I work on a med/surg unit with an infectious disease emphasis in a large urban hospital (which somehow makes our unit the defacto stop for addicted and detoxing pts in this hospital), and I'm...

  7. All you L&D and Mom/Baby nurses! or Anyone: What does UDAP stand for?

    NHavenRN replied to azzurra29's topic in General Nursing

    My guess would be Urine Drugs of Abuse Panel, since our hospital uses a similar acronym. hope that helps, and good luck with your

  8. needlestick

    NHavenRN replied to emsgirl24's topic in General Nursing

    I can't believe they didn't start you on ARVs, or at least give you the option! (did they give you the option?) I was stuck about a year ago, pt was HepC&B+, HIV+, with a butterfly needle:...

  9. Confused on AP education options?

    NHavenRN replied to Lurksalot's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I take that back - I just looked at another thread that describes the UW program as offering an MN in just one year (after the accelerated RN year). Wow! That's fast! So - apologies for my...

  10. Confused on AP education options?

    NHavenRN replied to Lurksalot's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    You can't graduate, or work, as an NP without already being an RN. So - the programs you're talking about, the DE MSN programs, are for people - like me - with a BS/BA in another area to become first...

  11. What's In Your Pocket?

    NHavenRN replied to AmyD_RN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Once I'm in the room, I usually wish I had more, but generally just: Right shirt pocket: alcohol wipes pen Left shirt pocket: saline flushes Right pants pocket: cash for coffee, and food when just...

  12. NP specialty/women's health, natural medicine nutrition?

    NHavenRN replied to golden-hair's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I don't know much about this, but I believe you can receive an MSN in holistic nursing from certain schools, and I'm pretty sure one of the nurses I work with, who has her MSN in holistic nursing, had...

  13. Would you hire a MEPN (master's entry program in nursing) candidate?

    NHavenRN replied to lisal11's topic in General Nursing

    I've now completed the RN portion of my RN-MSN prgram, and I can definitely say you should NOT have a problem getting a job as an RN - I have two right now! And I don't know a single person from my...

  14. SHOES: Are Dansko comfortable?

    NHavenRN replied to ternerzero's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I wear Danskos, and though I have problems with them, they're still the only shoes I've found yet where my legs and feet don't feel like lead at the end of the day. That said - I turn my ankle about...

  15. How to prepare for GRE?????

    NHavenRN replied to tinderbox's topic in Post Graduate Students

    I used the Princeton Review book, and the free CD-ROM that came from the company that administered the GRE (I thinK). Because of a few other circumstances, I only had two weeks to prep, and so I...

  16. Yale New Haven

    NHavenRN replied to EnergizerNurse's topic in Connecticut Nursing

    I started as a new grad at YNHH in January, I've found them to be very supportive, esp. of new grads in med/surg. I was given about 14 wks of orientation with a preceptor on the floor and 6 sessions...

  17. Nursing Shortage: Fantasy or Reality

    NHavenRN replied to burn out's topic in General Nursing

    I'm a new nurse, so not much historical experience, but that is definitely the case on my floor right now. Low census, but still short staffing due to people being asked to stay home (as I was today,...

  18. Direct Entry MSN prerequisites?

    NHavenRN replied to EffinP_Meg's topic in Post Graduate Students

    When I was applying to these programs, it drove me CRAZY how different each school's list of prereqs was. I ended up taking only Stats and Intro Psych (already had A&P with a physiology &...

  19. trouble finding a job in ICU in CT

    NHavenRN replied to Dawn7's topic in Connecticut Nursing

    As further encouragement - I know new grads from my program at ICUs at both St Raph's and YNHH...though many more of them were hired by St. Raph's. Definitely look there if you're willing to make the...

  20. Hospitals/5 star amenities--what do you think?

    NHavenRN replied to EDGRADNURSE's topic in General Nursing

    In general, I don't think offering these sorts of amenities is, in and of itself, a bad thing - there's a nearby hospital where its entire structure is focused on this sort of patient/guest care -...

  21. Recommended Req'd reading before NS?

    NHavenRN replied to moonischasingme1's topic in General Nursing

    Has anyone else read the autobiography "Intensive Care: The Story of a Nurse" by Echo Heron? After seeing her at a bookstore reading I read her book, even before I'd decided definitely to go to...

  22. Doctoral degree to become an NP???

    NHavenRN replied to VickyRN's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    In case anyone was wondering what the AMA thinks about all this (officially):...

  23. FNP's in women's health?

    NHavenRN replied to joyrochelle's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I went through the same dilemma you did....I'm getting ready to start the second year of a WHNP program, but tried out a few FNP classes last fall. The reason I decided to stick with the WHNP was...

  24. still choosing APN even with possible doctorate future?

    NHavenRN replied to sourpunch's topic in Post Graduate Students

    I think it will probably be awhile before this DNP thing actually catches on....but if/when it does, I think I would like to go back to school to complete either a DNP or a PhD, just because I might...

  25. nursing students for choice

    NHavenRN replied to vegetarian_goddess's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Hi vegetarian_goddess, Great idea! As a member of a new-and-evolving NS4C group on our campus, I definitely think it's both relevant and do-able to start such a group while in nursing school,...