Joe NightingMale MSN, RN

Med surg, cardiac, case management

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    Anyone here do in-house registry/float pool/PRN?

    Joe NightingMale posted a topic in Nursing Career

    I'm thinking about doing that as a second job, but I'm not exactly sure what it's like. I mean, I work with IHR/float pool nurses all the time, but I was curious as to some of the details. In...
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    How's the job market there in Wisconsin?

    Joe NightingMale posted a topic in General Nursing

    I'm in Chicago and going to be graduating soon, and I've found out some of the area hospitals have hiring freezes. I've also heard that these freezes may be ended by the summer, but in case they...
  3. Joe NightingMale

    Thinking about OR nursing

    Joe NightingMale posted a topic in Operating Room

    I presently work in a tele/cardiac stepdown unit, having previously worked med-surg. I'm considering a different specialty, haven't really cared for med-surg or stepdown. I think I need something...
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    How do I find out about a place's reputation?

    Joe NightingMale posted a topic in General Nursing

    Going to have a second interview with an HH agency, all signs look good, I think they may make me an offer soon. The problem is that I don't really know anything about this place's reputation....
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    What job titles do research nurses have?

    Joe NightingMale posted a topic in Research

    I posted this earlier, but with the updates it disappeared. I've been looking a research nurse jobs, been using LinkedIn to identify possible positions. But I'm not sure what job titles in research...
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    Need ideas for new jobs, and fast

    Joe NightingMale posted a topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    My cardiac step-down floor is about to drive me insane. Can't stand it here anymore! And this is a magnet hospital! Need to find a place with less acuity, less uptight, less concerned with customer...
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    Has nursing changed you as a person?

    Joe NightingMale posted a topic in Men in Nursing

    This is a question that I've been thinking about recently. I wanted to post it here because as a future male RN I suspect other male RNs would have experiences more relevant. So, have you changed...
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    Should I do NP or DNP in the near future?

    Joe NightingMale posted a topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    I know that the DNP degree is replacing the NP in the near future. I'm thinking of starting an NP program after I've had a year or so of hospital experience after completing my MSN, which will mean...
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    Need some career advice

    Joe NightingMale posted a topic in Nursing Career

    I know I probably made this request before, but I'm going to be working on my resume this week which means I'll be looking for a new job soon. The ideal job, and the ultimate goal. would be...
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    How does cardiac tele compare with med-surg?

    Joe NightingMale replied to Joe NightingMale's topic in Cardiac

    We have 4-5 during the day, 5-6 at night (the cardiac floor would have 4-5 at all times). Maybe 5-6 admissions and discharges per day. We get a lot of nursing home patients, so we see a lot of...
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    Where do they still practice old-style nursing?

    Joe NightingMale posted a topic in General Nursing

    I was talking with a more experienced co-worker, and she was talking about what it was like to practice nursing nearly a generation ago, when the patients were much less acute, the pace was much...
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    Where do they still practice old-style nursing?

    Joe NightingMale replied to Joe NightingMale's topic in General Nursing

    Not really looking for it in the sense of wanting that as a career...I'm looking more to do ICU/ER followed by a move into research and education. I was just curious, if someone was looking to move in...
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    How do you manage staffing in the ER?

    Joe NightingMale posted a topic in Emergency

    I'm in med-surg right now, thinking about ER. Don't like the mind-numbing routine, paperwork, and "customer service" nonsense of med-surg. But I do like it when we have a rapid response or a code,...
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    How micro-managed are you?

    Joe NightingMale posted a topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Our hospital has introduced a script that nurses are supposed to repeat when we greet a patient at the beginning of the shift. Apparently they don't trust us to say the right thing. Though I was...
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    Work more with nurses than patients as a CNS?

    Joe NightingMale posted a topic in Clinical Nurse Specialists, CNS

    The last few months I've been working as charge on our med-surg floor, usually for a week or two at a time. What I've found is that I like helping out the other nurses, particularly the agency nurses...
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    Work more with nurses than patients as a CNS?

    Joe NightingMale replied to Joe NightingMale's topic in Clinical Nurse Specialists, CNS

    I'm not sure. I know that there are CNS programs in this area...I believe both UIC and Rush offer them. But I'm not sure how many CNS positions there are. Which makes me wonder if I could do some of...
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    Work more with nurses than patients as a CNS?

    Joe NightingMale replied to Joe NightingMale's topic in Clinical Nurse Specialists, CNS

    That's good. :) I just wanted to make sure the role was what I thought. And, of course, that there are jobs for them (though here in IL the CNS/NP overlaps). Then I just have to figure out how to...
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    Looking for part time/PRN work

    Joe NightingMale posted a topic in Nursing Career

    I was planning to keep working for my employer part time/PRN when I leave, just to make some extra money. I had figured that it would be like I do now: Pick up an extra shift once or twice a month....
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    Like being charge, what does this mean for my career?

    Joe NightingMale posted a topic in Nursing Career

    I've been on the med-surg floor about a year and a half, while that's OK I really like being charge better: I like not having to answer call lights all the time (usually only have 1 low-acuity patient...
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    Like being charge, what does this mean for my career?

    Joe NightingMale replied to Joe NightingMale's topic in Nursing Career

    Staff development is another possibility, kind of related to education (which I've also considered). That would be a pretty good role, the one you describe. I like serving as a resource and solving...
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    Like being charge, what does this mean for my career?

    Joe NightingMale replied to Joe NightingMale's topic in Nursing Career

    Education (and I'm assuming clinical instruction) is another possibility I'm open to, along with research. I have strong reservations about the UM role for primarily two reasons: 1. Having to...
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    Interested in cardiology, any point in getting an FNP?

    Joe NightingMale replied to Joe NightingMale's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Yep...looked back on all the various posts it seems obvious I'm still not committed to a decision. I have to admit I've never had that strong an attraction to the practitioner role. Mostly I've...
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    Interested in cardiology, any point in getting an FNP?

    Joe NightingMale posted a topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Hopefully my last post for a while, if I can get an answer to this question: If one is interested in a specialty area (like cardiology) and serious conditions (like CHF) and has little interest in...
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    Anyone know what happened to the CNL?

    Joe NightingMale posted a topic in Post Graduate Students

    Haven't heard much about it lately. It was of interest to me...I'm a new MSN, but I don't really have any great desire to go the NP/CRNA route. I've been looking for more specialized stuff that still...
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    Which NPs don't deal with dozens of patient per day?

    Joe NightingMale posted a topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I've been advised to go on for my NP. I tend to agree that's a good decision, but I have a few hesitations. One is that I know that many NPs deal with loads of patients, sometimes 30 or more per day....