llg

llg PhD, RN

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  1. Time Paradox of 12 hour shifts

    llg replied to KalipsoRed21's topic in General Nursing

    That's why a lot of people who have had experience working 5 8-hour shifts per week actually prefer them. You have the time and energy to do something social every day of the week. You get to...

  2. Keys to Success for Nursing Students With Disabilities

    llg replied to Donna Maheady's topic in General Students

    Great information. Perhaps in a future post, you can add some thoughts on 1 other issue that students with disabilities should consider: being realistic about career paths and job opportunities...

  3. Time Paradox of 12 hour shifts

    llg replied to KalipsoRed21's topic in General Nursing

    I moved around a lot when I was younger. I made friends with the people I worked with -- who all understood that ALL of us had to work sometimes. For example, we might take a work break with...

  4. Losing clinical marketability

    llg replied to Libby1987's topic in Nurse Management

    I don't think there is any magic number of years or anything ... but one definitely loses clinical skills and relevancy as time passes without using them. It's just a fact of life. In order to move...

  5. Are too many certifications a bad thing?

    llg replied to Ruger8mm's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    My first instinct was to "like" this post because part of me agrees with it. I am attracted to brilliance. However, don't understimate the value of dependability, constancy, loyalty, and staying...

  6. Job advice

    llg replied to vivrantthing's topic in General Nursing

    I agree that you should explore the opportunities at your dream hospital. There is very little potential danger in this situation. Be pleasant. Don't say anything bad about your current job or the...

  7. Big sign-on bonus, no incentive...

    llg replied to abend's topic in Colorado Nursing

    I'll qualify what I said earlier about sign-on bonuses being a sure sign that a place is not a good place to work. There are a few situations in which a good hospital may offer a bonus for a good...

  8. So, finally getting to sit on on some interviews..

    llg replied to dirtyhippiegirl's topic in General Nursing

    Yep. It's amazing how stupid some people are when it comes to interviewing -- and it is not limited to any one generation or other sub-group of people. And of course, they will all say that they...

  9. Are too many certifications a bad thing?

    llg replied to Ruger8mm's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I think the is such a thing as "too much." Too many looks as though you don't have a focus area of interest -- and that is suspicious. However, as long as they are appropriate for someone of your...

  10. Okay to ask about job security?

    llg replied to SwampCat's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Also, if a layoff or unit closure/down-sizing is coming ... the Recruiter is unlikely to know about it. Even the manager of the particular unit might not know until the very last minute. Those...

  11. Big sign-on bonus, no incentive...

    llg replied to abend's topic in Colorado Nursing

    My hospital has no sign-on bonus ... and the standard raise for each year of experience is $.40. There are additional "cost of living" raises, but they don't match inflation. But I agree -- sign-on...

  12. Should I get my masters? 48 years old with 24 years experience

    llg replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    I enjoy education, too. I've spent 11 years as a full time nursing student. My favorite job was the Research Assistant job I had in grad school, making $13,000 per year in the 1990's. When I went...

  13. Recent hiree - Do I need manager's permission to apply for Dream Job?

    llg replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    At my hospital, that would be the completely wrong way to do it. The correct procedure would be to talk with the Nurse Recruiter privately and tell her of your wishes. She could then discreetly...

  14. Should I just go with this expensive college?

    llg replied to KAThftf's topic in General Students

    The OP's school sounds like a good option to me. It's not the cheapest school, but it is not outrageously expensive either -- and sounds as if it is providing a high-quality education that is...

  15. What is the least stressful high paying nursing specialty?

    llg replied to celtickimba's topic in General Nursing

    It depends on what type of nursing you enjoy. As others have said, any specialty can pay at least reasonably well if you rise to the top of it ... and the stress will be tolerable if you really...

  16. Universities with good nursing programs?

    llg replied to macn206's topic in General Students

    Actually, to clarify a bit about accreditations: You want the university as a whole to have a regional accreditation, not a national one. Major universities are accredited by a group of boards that...

  17. Thinking

    llg replied to Jessicalynn7's topic in General Nursing

    I hear Sam Walton's family did pretty well ... not as nurses,

  18. Should I get my masters? 48 years old with 24 years experience

    llg replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    I agree with the previous poster. I am all for higher education -- and generally encourage people interested in it to pursue it. But graduate education is for developing expertise in a specialty...

  19. Difference between nursing informatics and health informatics?

    llg replied to nur18's topic in Nursing Informatics

    \I don't disagree. The possible limits I was talking about in my post above are relevant for those people who may want a non-informatics job someday or who may want to teach in a school of nursing....

  20. Capstone Project

    llg replied to jjones0812's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Can you focus on the non-pharm measures (that fall within the nursing scope of practice) and ask a question on just that aspect? E.g. -- Which are most effective for a specific type of

  21. Question About BSN Degree!

    llg replied to WadeLackey's topic in School, College Programs

    If the school only offers an Associate's Degree ... then that is the only degree they can award you. They would not have the specific courses your would need to earn a BSN and would have no...

  22. Should I go straight through?

    llg replied to dotdotcurve33's topic in General Students

    I strongly recommend against it ... unless you are going to get a job and work as a nurse after graduation and just start looking at schools and taking 1 class at a time. Nursing does NOT need...

  23. Be candid how do I handle my illnesses with regards to the BON if I get an interview.

    llg replied to honeyforasalteyfish's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    The "standard advice" is to not bring up negatives in an interview unless asked. But if asked, you need to tell the truth -- so reheorifice your responses and be prepared to put a positive spin on...

  24. Difference between nursing informatics and health informatics?

    llg replied to nur18's topic in Nursing Informatics

    The question becomes ... Do you want to study "nursing" at an advanced level as part of your graduate education? Or do you want to have a curriculum that focus on healthcare in general and does not...

  25. Am I wasting my skills?

    llg replied to CallingNurseNena's topic in Nursing Career

    If you are happy ... be happy ... enjoy it ... consider yourself lucky. You are definitely more fortunate than most people, so just enjoy it for a while. If you feel the need for some other type of...