drmorton2b

drmorton2b

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  1. Offered a PRN position...To accept or not to accept.

    drmorton2b replied to Brycemom, RN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Anything Hospital job offered since your an RN you should take PRN or not. You will get your foot in the door. Be very grateful you have such an opportunity. In other parts of the country job wise it...

  2. Tonight's Boston Med: nurses featured!

    drmorton2b replied to HappyNurse2005's topic in General Nursing

    30 or so years ago drunk patients would be at the police station in "the Drunk tank". As with the media things are edited out. For all we know he could have been grabbing at her, etc. I don't...

  3. Team Nursing

    drmorton2b replied to BethC's topic in General Nursing

    Some Psychiatric Hospitals still use team nursing. One Nurse is the Charge/Admissions Nurse for the unit and does care plans The other Nurse (either RN or LPN) is the Med Nurse and also does...

  4. LPN to ASN Programs- Description and Differences

    drmorton2b replied to Pediatrics426's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Excelsiors College is what I go with I hear the most about them and my tentative research points towards me using them if I decided to go beyond LPN. A couple of NPs I know went to Excelsiors College...

  5. What The Bleep Happened To The Shortage?

    drmorton2b replied to Pedinurse888's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    I am not looking forward to job hunting. I am not picky and well aware. However, with lower reimbursements in MA and the economy going the way it is in general. A lot of places are leaning towards...

  6. Where are the jobs for new grads lpn?

    drmorton2b replied to fishtanknurse's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    A couple of months late. But what annoys me is crappy HR at any job. One person says a job is full-time, another person says its only part-time. The director says its

  7. how to work in Massachussetts

    drmorton2b replied to EviS123's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    Everyone says I won't have trouble finding a job as an LPN. However, I beg to differ. Everyone is being slaughtered reimbursement rate wise. Take what you can get. My biggest fear is being stuck...

  8. Massachusetts Nursing Homes

    drmorton2b replied to Schmoo1022's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    I would stay where you are. Its not getting any better out there. With reimbursement rates getting lower and the cost of health care insurance under Romney care RISING in MA. I would look into...

  9. Transfering my RN license from MA to RI, now or later???

    drmorton2b replied to GuatericanNurse's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    To be honest with you. The RI nursing job requires a RI Nursing license. If the computer reader or human is reading this application you could be the best candidate for the job. One thing your not...

  10. Harvard Vanguard Union Advice

    drmorton2b replied to elizabethyork31's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    I think Harvard Vanguard also owns Saint Vincents. The LPNs (which sadly have been relegated to the PCA role and are dwindling) and other support staff, Pharmacy, Respiratory, other techs. Tried to...

  11. My first gig as a new grad: Boston Marathon-Med Tent!

    drmorton2b replied to GuatericanNurse's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    EMT style rapid assessments will be the name of the game. Either way a good experience for you enjoy

  12. How to gain experience!!??

    drmorton2b replied to NursingStudent12109's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    I would get your CNA if time allows. However, please understand that becoming a CNA in a hospital takes a very long time. In reality it won't make much a difference being a CNA. I would focus on...

  13. IV Certification question

    drmorton2b replied to VM85's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    The closest stuff I can find is EKG/Phlebotomy. Which in reality can quickly be learned on the job. Its a rarity for nurses as a matter of routine to draw blood unless it in an emergency room type...

  14. New health care bill..

    drmorton2b replied to Keptonkurtis's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I simple see do more with less and increased burn out rate with nurses. Think burn out is bad now wait. Hospitals pretty much have to treat people and street them to make money. Nursing and other...

  15. New health care bill..

    drmorton2b replied to Keptonkurtis's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Anyone under the age of 25 usually have no idea what is going on. Only 1 person in my class had any idea what it was about. To be honest, the health care industry will adapt. Hardest hit will be...

  16. New health care bill..

    drmorton2b replied to Keptonkurtis's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    People have to remember unless your doing private cash duty nursing or some other special non insurance based nursing. The insurance companies are paying your salary. Hospitals and nursing jobs will...

  17. Concentration Issues!!

    drmorton2b replied to jillebean's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    This may sound silly. But break down the material you have to study. The textbooks are not novels. Have a study calender and break things a part (e.g. read Chapter 1 tonight, half of chapter 2 after...

  18. Cost of Accelerated BSN: UMass Boston, Curry, MGH, Simmons

    drmorton2b replied to azalea700's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    UMass State school= Possibly better financial aid. Keep in mind accelerated bachelor programs are extremely intense. I would go with UMass. Plus you probably could utilize the community college...

  19. Dream Job Offer - Horrible Pay Offer

    drmorton2b replied to DaniLPN2RN's topic in Florida Nursing

    As a Student LPN. Hospitals are tough tough environments for an LPN career wise. My interest is in psych and geriatric. It is what interests me. Those are ideal environments for LPNs. The hospital is...

  20. HELP!! vocational school or???

    drmorton2b replied to jwylde's topic in General Students

    I would go to the community college. Since you have a lot of Faculty to back you up if something goes wrong. Also you would have a degree and that can build to other future things in nursing....

  21. CNA...to be or not to be...?

    drmorton2b replied to fireball78's topic in General Nursing

    1. Your allready actively in the clinical setting. From my experience I wasn't a CNA. I had trouble dealing with patient contact (this wore off after the 2nd day at clinical). CNAs are very important...

  22. What would you do if you were me?

    drmorton2b replied to Britt7's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    It would be very hard leaving the child behind. However, people in the military do it all the time because they are deployed. If you want to be a nurse as bad as you wanted to be a police officer or...

  23. Last name on namebadge

    drmorton2b replied to mightymitern's topic in General Nursing

    On my psych hospital name badge it says: First Name then last name initial. So it would look like as an example Bill W. On my acute care hospital name badge it says my full

  24. Navy, Air Force & Army

    drmorton2b replied to Jennifer22's topic in Government, Military

    50% of all of the Army Nurses are civilian. Nothing wrong with that. I assume the civilian nurses work at large army hospitals like Walter Reed or other base

  25. New Grad from NJ thinking of moving to Boston, Baltimore or Virgina...

    drmorton2b replied to LookForward's topic in General Nursing

    Boston= No as explained by another poster. Boston has some of the best hospitals in New England if not the world. Also Boston Hospitals have some of the highest paid nurses in MA. If anything move out...