Joe NightingMale MSN, RN

Med surg, cardiac, case management

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    Any other new grads considering a PhD?

    Joe NightingMale posted a topic in Post Graduate Students

    I know some of my classmates are, and now I'm giving this particular area a second look. I have a direct-entry MSN and have been doing med-surg for 4 months now at an understaffed inner-city hospital....
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    ACLS and EKG classes needed for ICU?

    Joe NightingMale posted a topic in MICU, SICU

    I'm on a med-surg unit right now, thinking of going into ICU. I know I need to take ACLS (only have BLS right now), but should I take an EKG class as well? You see, I could save some money by taking...
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    Would like to go into CCU

    Joe NightingMale posted a topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    When I was in nursing school I really liked my experience in the CCU. So my original plan was to go to Tele first then on to CCU. I even did my externship in Tele. However, I ended up on a busy...
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    Why did you become a ccu nurse?

    Joe NightingMale replied to ccuNEWBIE012087's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    That "scrambling around for 12 hours" sounds like the med-surg floor I presently work on. I'm looking to go into CCU precisely because I can have more control in that situation...which I can't do with...
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    Would like to go into CCU

    Joe NightingMale replied to Joe NightingMale's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Anyone?
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    Want to go into the ICU

    Joe NightingMale replied to Joe NightingMale's topic in MICU, SICU

    Many of you seem to favor SICU over MICU because of the higher turnover. I can see how that might be good. But on my present floor we have high turnover, and it really isn't that good. While it's...
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    Want to go into the ICU

    Joe NightingMale posted a topic in MICU, SICU

    I've been working in a busy med-surg for 6 months post-graduation, plan to work there another 6-12 months. After that I'm changing hospitals (this one is an inner-city charity hospital) and changing...
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    Want to go into the ICU

    Joe NightingMale replied to Joe NightingMale's topic in MICU, SICU

    Then I guess I'd have to ask what the differences are between MICU and SICU. I know that SICU is high-acuity post-surgical patients. And that a lot of SICU nurses are looking to become CRNAs. I know...
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    Alternatives to Med-Surg

    Joe NightingMale posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hello all- I'm a new grad on a big, busy med-surg unit at an inner-city charity hospital. I've been here 6 months and plan to work at least another 6 month, but then I'm planning to leave before I...
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    Curious about public health nursing

    Joe NightingMale posted a topic in Public, Community Health

    I've heard a little bit about it and am intrigued, but I don't yet have enough details to make a decision. To give you a little background, I'm presently 6 months into my first job in med-surg. Don't...
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    Unusual career choices for RNs

    Joe NightingMale posted a topic in Nursing Career

    I've been looking at options for the future....education, research, NP, etc...but I wonder what I'm missing. I know nurses can do a wide variety of jobs. I was wondering if there were some unusual...
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    Unusual career choices for RNs

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

    Perhaps
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    Any other new grads considering a PhD?

    Joe NightingMale replied to Joe NightingMale's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Having read through your posts I didn't assume that you simply wanted me to "pay my dues", just consider what I was planning. And I have, and I'm going to look at other options as well, besides the...
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    Any other new grads considering a PhD?

    Joe NightingMale replied to Joe NightingMale's topic in Post Graduate Students

    That's an important point, and one that I think some of my fellow students haven't taken into account when deciding on a PhD: What will your focus of research be? You're right, you have to choose...
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    Any other new grads considering a PhD?

    Joe NightingMale replied to Joe NightingMale's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Nursing isn't a completely separate field from everything else, it's knowledge overlaps with that of other fields. So even research that's grounded in fields other than nursing can provide valuable...
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    to MSN or not MSN

    Joe NightingMale replied to fakemusician's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Going straight for the PhD is definitely an option, if you're sure you want to be a nursing professor. But are you focused more on the teaching aspect or the research? PhDs focus heavily on...
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    Any other new grads considering a PhD?

    Joe NightingMale replied to Joe NightingMale's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Don't worry, I'm not going to go running out of the hospital just yet. I'm going to complete a year here at my present hospital, and another year or so at some other place that's better than my...
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    Any other new grads considering a PhD?

    Joe NightingMale replied to Joe NightingMale's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Interesting...a former professor of mine mentioned that one should consider public health as well as nursing when looking into PhD
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    Any other new grads considering a PhD?

    Joe NightingMale replied to Joe NightingMale's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Guess
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    How much patient interaction do you have?

    Joe NightingMale posted a topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I've been considering NP for a while now. I'm presently doing med-surg in an inner-city hospital. It's tough, but I'm managing so far. I only plan to work a year or two on this floor, then transfer...
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    Where to get more patient interaction?

    Joe NightingMale posted a topic in General Nursing

    I'm presently doing med-surg in an inner-city hospital. It's tough, but I'm managing so far. I only plan to work a year or two on this floor, then transfer to another unit (perhaps MICU) or maybe to...
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    How much patient interaction do you have?

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

    Thanks! I know NPs can sometimes end up rushing from patient to patient, and that's something I'd like to try to avoid. As that is often how it is now on the floor... Might also try academia, as my...
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    Where to get more patient interaction?

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

    Thanks! Hospice is one area I've thought about since I first decided to become a nurse, it was one of the motivations. Given some thought to home health too. ICU has been in the plan for a while, more...
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    Which fields have the most patient interaction?

    Joe NightingMale posted a topic in Nursing Career

    I presently work in med-surg; while it's not as bad as I've heard it's not really what I want to do. I like interacting with and caring for the patients, but I spend too much time doing charting and...
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    Hospice Nurses...please read my thread

    Joe NightingMale replied to Werblessed's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    What a great thread. Seeing hospice in action inspired me to become an RN. I'm now working in an inner-city med-surg unit. While I'm managing OK, it's not really what I want long-term. I find I far...