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  1. Diagnostic Set

    mom2cka posted a topic in Post Graduate Students

    I need to get myself a diagnostic set for upcoming courses - any recommendations? I can't imagine spending $6-700 on the one my school 'recommends' (Welch Allyn Classic Smart Set) but would like to...

  2. What does a rehab nurse do?? New hired rehab RN here.

    mom2cka replied to NurseCinderella's topic in Rehabilitation

    rehabnurse.org has a great description of what a staff nurse

  3. Age issues-School or in hiring?

    mom2cka replied to Barinbass's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Many of the students in my class at St Scholastica (http://www.css.edu) are older, if the pictures aren't lying :) An NP I shadowed was close to 60, and had graduated a few years prior. Good

  4. Anyone here pay out of pocket for np school?

    mom2cka replied to haitianrn's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I'm paying out of pocket, but using stafford loans (can't have defaulted on previous ones, but no credit check, I have poor-fair credit) through a PT program at a traditional school. I don't want to...

  5. Adult NP to Family NP

    mom2cka replied to NPRoseMona's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    The college I'm at has a certificate program if you want to check it out - http://www.css.edu

  6. I'm curious - are you open to internet info from patients?

    mom2cka posted a topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I'm doing a lit review for grad school and am finding very little information (research) about physicians and mid-levels utilizing the internet for health information; I'm finding even less about...

  7. I'm curious - are you open to internet info from patients?

    mom2cka replied to mom2cka's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Thank you so much for your

  8. I'm curious - are you open to internet info from patients?

    mom2cka replied to mom2cka's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Do you find that your colleagues are aware of the information that is out there - good and bad? Do you encourage patients to check online? For example, I was told I was depressed for years - didn't...

  9. to be hired as an RN do I tell them I am in grad school?

    mom2cka replied to Grnrn's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    When interviewing, I was asked 'where do you see yourself in 5 years' and mentioned then that I'd be in grad school. I have discussed it with my director (well before I asked for a reference for...

  10. Salary for New Grad

    mom2cka replied to Rylee2008's topic in Rehabilitation

    Can you check salary.com or your local workforce office? I know that smaller towns in northern MN was much lower than Duluth; St. Cloud and Minneapolis are very similar for new grads. While I think...

  11. Recent MN BSN grads, how long did it take you to get a job?

    mom2cka replied to magn1jes's topic in General Nursing

    A 0.9 FTE is the full-time equiv. of 72 hours per pay period (out of 80) or, if 8-hour shifts, 9 out of 10 possible shifts. Lots of places require a 0.8 or above for full-time benefits (medical,...

  12. Recent MN BSN grads, how long did it take you to get a job?

    mom2cka replied to magn1jes's topic in General Nursing

    I graduated in May 2007; had phone and face-t-face interviews before then for areas in MN, SD and ND, and a job offer in April of 07. I did relocate; I was expecting to, though, as I wanted to work at...

  13. New grad accepted in Inpatient Rehab Unit

    mom2cka replied to ttreeds's topic in Rehabilitation

    In my setting (acute rehab within a hospital), I am responsible for passing meds, changing dressings, IV meds, patient care tasks (toileting, turns, transfers, etc, including delegating these to PCAs,...

  14. Where should I find RN related volunteer opportunity?

    mom2cka replied to maomao's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I volunteer at my county public health office - have done 2 flu shot clinics, am set to do 2 more in the next few weeks. Is that an option? Because of the national status of H1N1 they're insurance...

  15. IV PB meds-- silly question, but need to know!

    mom2cka replied to RNcDreams's topic in General Nursing

    A question in relation to IV antibiotics - if the order is to infuse 250ml of the med, do you empty the bag, or give 250, then flush the line? At times, the bag will empty and at other times there...

  16. MSN degree at Metro State?

    mom2cka replied to midlifemom's topic in General Nursing

    I hear rumors that St Cloud State is going to start an LPN to BSN and RN-BSN program (they also have an accelerated)... not sure when the new ones will start though, but might be worth a shot to give...

  17. Debt! Advice please

    mom2cka replied to mollysdirtysprocket's topic in General Nursing

    Not all hospitals are paying for continuing ed right now. At mine, there's no shortage of LPNs or RNs, so they are not paying for continuing ed for either. I was told that I probably won't get...

  18. Does anyone use Marsh for liability coverage?

    mom2cka posted a topic in Post Graduate Students

    Does anyone use Marsh for their liability coverage? I'm trying to get a quote from them for NP student coverage and it was $92 for 3 years - but that seems outrageous, considering the $150-300 annual...

  19. Too Smart for Rehab Nursing

    mom2cka replied to Lola77's topic in Rehabilitation

    When I took the review course for certification (haven't tested yet, but hope to next summer), we didn't discuss cardiac rehab at all. I guess I always thought it was a completely different specialty...

  20. Advice please - new to nursing

    mom2cka replied to mikejjmay's topic in General Nursing

    I'm in St. Cloud - haven't actually looked at a job description, just talked to HUCs who I've worked

  21. Advice please - new to nursing

    mom2cka replied to mikejjmay's topic in General Nursing

    Where I work, the HUCs require a med term course, but the rest is on-the-job training; we have a few in the hospital that work part time as both PCAs and HUCs. Of course, I know those with 4 year...

  22. Advice please - new to nursing

    mom2cka replied to mikejjmay's topic in General Nursing

    try a huc-type position if you can in a hospital - or even split your time doing both; if they are hiring your experience would be useful. good

  23. FNP - Thinking ahead - your experiences?

    mom2cka posted a topic in Post Graduate Students

    I'm starting an FNP program (part-time) this fall, and plan to finish over 3-5 years. I will have the opportunity to get clinical hours at a small-town clinic, a larger area hospital (also my...

  24. On-call hours and pay

    mom2cka replied to PattyE's topic in General Nursing

    I'm at a larger hospital, but can share what we do (from a nurses' perspective, at least, I'm sure it's different with some of the other units). Our staffing office keeps track of the on-call hours -...

  25. Common Rehab Meds (New RN)

    mom2cka replied to ChapterTwo's topic in Rehabilitation

    Good luck! I tend to give a lot of the blood pressure meds (all of them), insulin (we use pens, but if you're drawing it up, make sure you're comfortable with that) and diabetic meds, lasix, coumadin,...