Peanut7

Peanut7 has 6 years experience and specializes in Psych, med surg, ortho, ER.

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1. Night shift duty is it better than days???

   Peanut7 replied to stylishgurl's topic in General Nursing

   I wouldn't do anything but nights in a hospital. Less chaos. Of course the older I get, the more it takes a toll. You could consider that with an extra $5 an hour, that's an extra $9360 a year. I'm not sure how much child care will cost you but if yo...

2. Which job?

   Peanut7 replied to Peanut7's topic in General Nursing

   All my interviews have gone well, but wanted to say you guys were sooooo right about the OHN. Everything they told me in the second interview translated to "you don't want this job," "you don't want this job," and "you don't want this job." And I rea...

3. Which job?

   Peanut7 replied to Peanut7's topic in General Nursing

   Wow. I'm actually suprised no one has said Occupational Health Nurse. I was leaning towards that b/c it's a little closer to home 20min vs 30min and I wouldn't have doctors hovering over me. I have actually talked to the lady that would hire me and t...

4. Which job?

   Peanut7 posted a topic in General Nursing

   I'm currently applying for 3 different positions: Occupational Health Nurse (I would still have a supervisior that handles most Workers Comp issues), nurse in a Neurology office where I'd be working with 2 doctors, and also MDS coordinator. I need a ...

5. anyone having experience with coding?

   Peanut7 replied to neatnurse30's topic in General Nursing

   Foxfour, that is what I'm wanting to do (after getting my bachelor's in nursing get the RHIT). Was your position working as a nurse and RHIT combined, like a "nurse coder" or was it just straight out RHIT? Is it too forward to ask what the diff in p...

6. Any RHIT's or RHIA's out there to give some advice?

   Peanut7 replied to Peanut7's topic in Career Support

   If it came between one or the other I would actually like to try HIT or HIM, but I have been looking at non-traditional nursing roles. I haven't really grasped exactly what nursing informatics really is. But I have seen a few positions that required ...

7. Any RHIT's or RHIA's out there to give some advice?

   Peanut7 posted a topic in Career Support

   Hello, I am an RN with just my associates and I am interested in health information technology. I was wondering if with just my associates would I be marketable along with an HIT degree (associates) in this field? Should I go on and get a bachelor's ...