marilynmom

marilynmom LPN, NP

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  1. University of South Alabama FNP

    marilynmom replied to odugrad's topic in Post Graduate Students

    bump For those accepted into FNP what are your stats?

  2. OU (University of Oklahoma) MSN Nurse Educator Program

    marilynmom replied to happyheatherp's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Congrats! I worked with an RN at OUMC who did the accelerated MSN Educator. She said the program was disorganized, but in the end she graduated and is now teaching clinicals at UCO and enjoys it. I...

  3. FPMHNP

    marilynmom replied to kkmmy64's topic in Advanced Practice

    bump Im looking to network with other FPMHNP as

  4. how old were you when you realized you weren't going to make real money as a nurse

    marilynmom replied to pilotstudentnurse's topic in General Nursing

    I should have added to the OP I am truly sorry you got laid off from a very well paying job. That could not have been easy. I know that even though I don't make great money, I do make good money (in...

  5. how old were you when you realized you weren't going to make real money as a nurse

    marilynmom replied to pilotstudentnurse's topic in General Nursing

    I'm 36yo mother of 2 who went from making $9/he to (with my shift diff, etc) $24-$28/hr. My wages basically tripled, my whole family has health insurance, I get pto and work a full 40 hours a week...

  6. If you are a parent, what type of schedule do you like having?

    marilynmom replied to mks1014's topic in General Nursing

    Ive done 12's and 8's. As a parent I prefer 8's. I work 11p-7a and I love it. Ive worked nights for 3 years now by choice. 12's your WHOLE DAY/NIGHT is sucked up into work, I did not see my kids at...

  7. Master's in nursing with low GPA of 2.4

    marilynmom replied to savotina's topic in General Nursing

    I guess my first impression is why is your gpa so low? Graduate school work is no joke and they expect you to immediately jump to that level. Another thing to look at is your last 60 credit...

  8. Less blood and guts in psych nursing?

    marilynmom replied to PAERRN20's topic in General Nursing

    It depends on the type of psych unit....acute vs residential or whatever. I work on a non-acute residential unit and we don't have much blood and guts. I work with teen sex offenders and most are on...

  9. Psychiatric & Mental Health Nursing Certification

    marilynmom replied to Zen APRN's topic in Psychiatric

    I'm in Oklahoma. Yes, I work with teen boys who are sexual offenders. They mainly have behavioral issues....ODD, sociopath, ADHD, anger, etc so they can be a real pain sometimes lol. Where are you at...

  10. University of South Alabama Family Psych NP program?

    marilynmom replied to marilynmom's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Is anyone here psych mental health nursing certified? If so how was the test and did your employer help pay for it? Its so expensive. Do you belong to any psych professional organizations? How do you...

  11. accepted to grad school! Frontier, here I come!

    marilynmom replied to HappyNurse2005's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Congrats!! You must be excited :

  12. Psychiatric & Mental Health Nursing Certification

    marilynmom replied to Zen APRN's topic in Psychiatric

    Good question, I've been thinking about taking it as

  13. L&D/PP interview tomorrow---help :)

    marilynmom posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    I have an interview tomorrow for an RN position in Labor&Delivery/Post Partum at my current hospital (7p-7a which is what I like). I am nervous!! I have 1 year PICU experience (some NICU as well)...

  14. MSN looking to relocate to Oklahoma City

    marilynmom replied to mzoverload's topic in Oklahoma Nursing

    There is OUMedical Center, Saint Anthony, Mercy, Integris (Baptist medical center and Southwest medical center), Edmond Memorial, Norman Regional, Midwest City Regional, Deaconess, am I missing...

  15. L&D/PP interview tomorrow---help :)

    marilynmom replied to marilynmom's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I had a great interview. But I dont think L&D is for me, Ill be staying in psych. I did seem like a great unit though. 1:1 active labor, no more than 3/4 mom baby couplets I think--she mentioned...

  16. L&D/PP interview tomorrow---help :)

    marilynmom replied to marilynmom's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Good luck to you as well! And yes, I know you from mothering as well :) Ill post tomorrow about my interview. Ill probably want some

  17. L&D/PP interview tomorrow---help :)

    marilynmom replied to marilynmom's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Oh wow thanks geekgolightly--great set of questions! Some I hadn't even thought much about. Now that Ive been an RN for a couple of years and know how the hospital runs more of less and what Im...

  18. How much of a yearly increase in pay do you see?

    marilynmom replied to missie988's topic in General Nursing

    What retirement? Im asking in all seriousness. I pretty much thought it was BROR anymore (bring your own

  19. How much of a yearly increase in pay do you see?

    marilynmom replied to missie988's topic in General Nursing

    For the past two years we have gotten between 3-4%....and I thought that was bad (my husband has gotten more raises at Walmart than I have as an RN)! I am so sorry to hear others are getting NO raises...

  20. 7 yo with Schizophrenia on Oprah

    marilynmom replied to Jules A's topic in Psychiatric

    In am always in awe of those families with young children with a severe mental illness and how they effectivly cope and handle not just their childs "life" and treatment (let alone her/his childhood)...

  21. Psych nurse practitioner

    marilynmom replied to bumblebeegaga's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Not to highjack this thread but how do we know if our area of the country (I live in Oklahoma for instance) is an area of high demand for PsychNP---I just never see any jobs advertised for them? Did...

  22. Management Personality Thoughts

    marilynmom replied to Tait's topic in General Nursing

    People can be so jealous over others success. You do what makes YOU happy!! My husband is also a born leader.....Im finding that I am too, but, Ive had to overcome a lot of fears and insecurities to...

  23. OK salary and cost of living

    marilynmom replied to mlok's topic in Oklahoma Nursing

    I saw that OUMedical Center had some "new grad" jobs online. Not sure how competitive it is right now, but OU is a good place to learn.....I wouldn't want to stay there though. I worked for them for 2...

  24. Am I too old?

    marilynmom replied to frann's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Wow. I think your experience and maturity is going to be valued a lot more than your giving yourself credit for!! Go for it! I'm 36 right now, but Im already thinking about my future. I dont want to...

  25. 7 yo with Schizophrenia on Oprah

    marilynmom replied to Jules A's topic in Psychiatric

    Was it the episode with the young girl? I'm not sure if I saw that episode or not, but would have liked too! I work in child psych so watching stuff like that on tv is always very interesting. I like...