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Patients can easily ID you? Try being 6'3", only male on the floor with a balding forehead and the longest ponytail in the unit. Plus my name is on every board in every room on the unit. I'm there for 12 to 13 hours. Think I got you beat on being identifiable.

All Covid all the time unit. Some ways not as bad. Many aren't as sick, but the ones that are sick appear to be younger, Many very sad situations.

Not all Covid patients on death beds are in ICU. We're the Covid Cohort in my hospital Step-down and telemetry unit. Our IMU is full of patients who in NORMAL times would be in ICU. Many, most actually, of my Tele patients are on HFNC or Bipap and would be step-down/IMU. In this Houston hospital about 25% vaccinated to unvaccinated.

Um. Biden was always the winner in Maricopa County. The question was always whether any fraudulent activity went on in the county to the tune of more than 11,000 votes.

I came from Mississippi to Texas in May to look for a job. I have 3 years Med-Surg experience. I went to two hospitals in Northwest Houston suburbia, received two interviews, one on the spot, and have been offered two jobs. Took the first job offered, moved the next week, and started the week after the move. I'd say 2 for 2 is pretty good and the pay is 8-9 bucks more than experienced RNs receive in Jackson MS.

what unit? been there 3 years now in med-surg.

Jarnaes, "Screw the calling" all you want, but it is exactly why I became a nurse. I gladly took a $30,000 per year pay cut for the "calling." We all come to our professions and passions in very different ways. I believe (warning: opinion, which of course is worth what I paid for it) that most who go into nursing only for money and job security might easily become disappointed with that decision. But by no means, does that translate into all who decide on nursing for those reasons. The "calling" is another way of legitimately entering this honored profession. To the OP, RN/EMT-P are used in my local ambulance services. Might be a better fit. Practitioner or PA programs may also be worth a look. If you're younger than I, medical school (MD or DO) might still be possible. Paramedics have a lot of autonomy in the feld. Many times you are the only person who could save a life. Ain't no MDs and very few RNs where you guys go. I'm a former REMT-B. Hospitals may be RN staffed, but they are MD-centric. We are considered a necessary evil that "costs" the hospitals money, while the MDs generate funds. Administrators do not usually get that without nursing to actually treat the patients, MDs could not bill all those hours requiring procedures, rooms and such which pays everybody's salaries.

Nursing is my third (or is it fourth?) career. Unless I go back to medical school at 55 (not likely) it will be my last. Just bury me with my stethimascope, my red pen, and a couple of vials of MSO4.

Where do you work? I don't want to go somewhere that does not provide some sort of corrective procedure before disciniplary action.

Just one of the girls again. the other didn't make sense.

Ladies? Oh, well. Just of the girls again.

Unfortunately, taking a scheduled medicine (pain med?) for which you have no script is a very serious situation and may very well be sent to the MBON. If it is, make sure you have legal representation to safeguard your rights in any hearing or investigation process. The only other advice I could give is if you don't have the script, then don't take the med. You are playing with fire otherwise. The incident could be very innocent, I assume that it is, but from the BON perspective they will not know or assume what I assume. Not trying to scare you, but an incident such as this "could" lead to licensure problems, including restrictions or even worse. You put "sweat, blood, and tears" to obtain that license. You have to protect it. Good luck and I hope it does not turn out as serious as I have opined.

I've worked with Hinds grads, grads from Holmes, MC, UMC, USM, Alcorn, Delta State, etc. It really does not matter what school you attend. What matters is the nurse you become. When people tell you that you learn more about being a nurse in your first month on the job, than you ever learned in two years of nursing school, listen to them. Simple truth. Simple reality. In school you soak up info to pass tests and hopefully graduate, pass NCLEX, and get that license. On the job, you learn how not to be dangerous, how not to harm your patients, and how to question orders that may harm your patient. You learn how to KEEP that license. Show me a nurse who thinks they are not dangerous, and I'll show you a dangerous nurse. Show me a nursing student and/or new graduate who thinks they have all the knowledge they need to be competent, and I'll show you a nurse who needs a lot more training it what it is like to BE a nurse. Remember that NCLEX tests for MINIMAL competence and safety. The above statements are true regardless of alma mater. When in school listen to and follow the instructions of your instructors. When really working the floor with 6 or more patients, listen to that old, grizzled nurse who has forgotten more about nursing than nursing schools could ever try to teach. They may not always go "by the book," but you may find that their patients don't get into trouble as often. Nope where you graduate does not really matter. When through with school, the real education begins. My opinion. YMMV.

I picked neutral for my own reason, not those listed above. I think that if someone can be talked out of nursing by telling them the truth of what they will do, then they should be. If someone believes that becoming a nurse is a good way to make decent money, then I would point them elsewhere. If someone believes nursing is like being a doctor "sort of maybe", then I'd point them toward medical school. If someones understands that they will deal with body fluids from both ends of the spectrum; if that someone understands a nurse makes a decent living but this is hard work, emotionally and physically; if someone understands you are not dealing with disease, you are dealing with people; if someone understands that the patient in pain at the end of the hall will call for pain medicine as often as they can and IT IS YOUR JOB to assess and then help that person's pain; then I would tell that someone that this is the best job in the world for them. This is the best profession in the world and I want to work with nurses who care more about their patients than their paychecks. (Though a bigger paycheck would always help.) Just my opinion.

May 2008 grad from Ridgeland campus. I was 47 years old when I started, and at 50, I have just completed my first year as a registered nurse. I was NOT the oldest accepted into the class, just the oldest to graduate.

Hmmm, a CCNE accredited diploma mill. Interesting.

MDs read previous orders and the Progress Notes in the chart. Leaving a message physically in the Progress Notes and a sticky in the orders are the best you can do sometimes. RNs have more to do, and more important things to do, than to be a messenger service between MDs. It is also not my responsibility as to whether Dr. B. forgot to call Dr. A after seeing the message left to him/her. I can write a note, call Dr. B's answering service, or if I'm very lucky, I can tell Dr. B personally. After any of those three, communication between MDs is out of my hands. MDs have cell phones, answering services, receptionists, and email. Communication between MDs should not be a problem. It also should not be a function of nursing. YMMV

Zenman, you do know that Hamils moved to a brand new building. They're not in the rickety, old house anymore. The food is still good though. (I live less than a mile from Hamil's.)

Tell me what you think. (Opening shot of a man from the neck up.) MAN: If the game's on the line, every team has someone they want to have the ball and the game on their shoulders. In the NBA finals, you want the ball in Michael Jordan's hands for that last shot. (Cut to file footage of Jordan in Bulls uniform hitting the game winner.) MAN: Bottom of the ninth with a one run lead, two on and two out, you want the ball in Mariano Rivera's hands. (Cut to Rivera throwing a fastball past a hitter, preferably a Red Sox batter) MAN: Two minutes to go in the game and you're team is down by four, so you need a touchdown for the win. You want the ball in Brett Farve's hands. (Cut to shot of Farve - in Packer gear, of course - throwing a TD pass.) MAN: But when the game is personal and your life is on the line, (Camera pans back revealing man dressed in scrubs with a stethoscope wrapped around his neck) you want the ball in my hands. I'm a nurse. (Cut to pictures or film of nurses in action.) Voice Over: Nurses. There for you when it counts.

I've lived in the Jackson area all but two years of my life. It's just my wife and I, so I'm not worried about the night life. The Hub City is 1 hour from the gulf, 1 1/2 hours from The Big Easy, and three hours from Florida beaches. I'm also a big USM fan, so I'd find plenty to do. ;-)

Starting pay for hospitals in the Jackson area is 18.50 for new grads. I do not know about Madison County Medical Center, but they are owned by the same people that own River Oaks, Central Mississippi, and Rankin which is now known as Crossgates River Oaks. Those three start new grad RNs at 18.50.

my question is one I have for myself: "With pay $2.00 higher away from Jackson, why am I still here?"

Purchase requirements = about $1000 in books plus uniforms, stethiscope, BP meter (can't pronounce, so how can I spell it), and lots of gasoline for the commute. As far as the schedule of classes, forget what you see on the bulletin. I was in Ridgeland, so I do not know the Grenada schedule, but we met 3-4 days per week from 8A-3P, and that was before clinicals started. Clinicals can run from 6A-6P.

I made in the low 800s on the HESI exit exam, which was NOT required for graduation. 75 questions and four agonizing days after NCLEX, I passed. How did HESI do evaluating my potential for passing NCLEX?

Too old at 50. Hmmmm. Started ADN school two years ago at 47. Graduated in May at 49. Passed NCLEX a few days ago and I am working in ICU. No I'd say you're not too old. Oh, yeah. I'm also a former IT guy, Novell and Cisco certified. I took a pay cut to become a nurse because it was where I wanted to be at this point in my life.