Nurse SMS MSN, RN

Critical Care; Cardiac; Professional Development

You did what you knew how to do; when you knew better, you did better. - Maya Angelou

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  1. Nurse SMS

    Why wouldn't this cost of living hack work for California?

    Nurse SMS replied to myoglobin's topic in General Nursing

    Sounds like you have all the answers and everything figured
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    What do sign with?

    Nurse SMS replied to Gemini616's topic in General Nursing

    No, I don't. Nobody needs to know that much about me. I remember being brand new and tremendously proud of my credentials. I am still tremendously proud of them, but settling in and maturing into my...
  3. Nurse SMS

    Angry and need to vent

    Nurse SMS replied to Hoosier_RN's topic in General Nursing

    This is so very sad. I have a stepdaughter with a narcotic abuse problem - mostly prescription drugs but her money source is drying up. I suspect she will turn to street drugs harder than pot...
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    Will there be too many nurses in the near future?

    Nurse SMS replied to DCubed's topic in General Nursing

    My personal opinion is that floor nurses will always be in demand, but career growth is going to slow dramatically. Most people don't want to work in floor nursing conditions for very long. Therefore...
  5. Nurse SMS

    Why wouldn't this cost of living hack work for California?

    Nurse SMS replied to myoglobin's topic in General Nursing

    You won't leave. But you WILL encourage her to leave a job in order to make more money to fulfill YOUR dream. You will move across the country, live apart, essentially LEAVE HER in order to have your...
  6. Nurse SMS

    Why wouldn't this cost of living hack work for California?

    Nurse SMS replied to myoglobin's topic in General Nursing

    It being your “obsession” since age 25 only holds water if you value it above
  7. Nurse SMS

    What is the best nursing job to fulfill requirements for NP specialties

    Nurse SMS replied to studentnurseASN's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Med-surg or
  8. Nurse SMS

    Why wouldn't this cost of living hack work for California?

    Nurse SMS replied to myoglobin's topic in General Nursing

    My baseline reaction to this entire manifesto type of focus is to be pretty incensed on your wife's behalf. If my husband was making these kinds of crazy plans based on HIS desires and his ability to...
  9. Nurse SMS

    Nurse Donates Uterus to a Stranger

    Nurse SMS replied to Melissa Mills's topic in Nursing News

    I would absolutely without hesitate donate my very healthy uterus to a mother yearning for a child and wanting to experience
  10. Nurse SMS

    Clarifying Compact License

    Nurse SMS replied to sprintermike's topic in Texas Nursing

    You need a compact
  11. Nurse SMS

    Why wouldn't this cost of living hack work for California?

    Nurse SMS replied to myoglobin's topic in General Nursing

    I have to be honest. I agree tremendously with LovingLife123. Your plans are the absolute opposite of what is needed at this point with that kind of debt. Stability, fiscal responsibility, sacrifice...
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    Husband Wants to Become a Nurse Too

    Nurse SMS replied to GoodWifeLife's topic in General Nursing

    I have known quite a few nurse/nurse couples. I am always a bit envious, as there is a layer of intimacy there that my husband and I (who are very close) just will never have, as he will always...
  13. Nurse SMS

    Nurses secretive about getting another job

    Nurse SMS replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    I have not read all the replies, so forgive me if I am repetitive. I don't think there is any big mystery here. She doesn't want to talk about it with you or others, so she chooses to keep it to...
  14. Nurse SMS

    New nurse guilt

    Nurse SMS replied to Guest1119933's topic in General Nursing

    This is from a physician perspective, but the concept of secondary victims is still the same for all of us. Your error was one event in a series in which it sounds like you did everything right. You...
  15. Nurse SMS

    Feeling like a new grad all over again. Stick it out?

    Nurse SMS replied to Jaellys's topic in General Nursing

    Every new job needs a three to six month period of getting your feet under you. Its normal. If you go from a small to a huge facility, yes, you are going to have culture shock and the acclimating...
  16. Nurse SMS

    Why wouldn't this cost of living hack work for California?

    Nurse SMS replied to myoglobin's topic in General Nursing

    The state income taxes is
  17. Nurse SMS

    Why wouldn't this cost of living hack work for California?

    Nurse SMS replied to myoglobin's topic in General Nursing

    I have a girlfriend that lives in Nevada who had to commute to Sacramento for grad school. She ran into problems when it was the snowy season. Just something to be aware of. Sometimes the mountain...
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    Which is worse? Having non clinical RN experience or no experience at all

    Nurse SMS replied to tambat's topic in General Nursing

    Yup. The ability to accurately triage is an advanced skill and usually new grads aren't placed in those positions. You have a LOT of liability for a position like this one. I would vote to keep...
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    I need need of MSN-ED preceptor in Orlando area.

    Nurse SMS replied to Marian96's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    WGU will allow you to use any advanced degree nurse as your preceptor or a BSN prepared nurse who has a certain level and type of experience. If you are mother/baby, look around for the nurse...
  20. Nurse SMS

    PhD or DNP to become Faculty?

    Nurse SMS replied to adventure_rn's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    I have seen both and have heard the exact opposite of what you have - that academia values the Ph.D. more than the DNP. It bears noting that you can get a DNP that is NOT a nurse practitioner. There...
  21. Nurse SMS

    Need advice on an offer.

    Nurse SMS replied to WinterWolf90's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    You are doing good to build your resume and take the offer. Where I work right now, we have 90 people with their FNP on tuition reimbursement and only four acute openings in the past year. Texas is...
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    Writing HR to improve chances of getting job

    Nurse SMS replied to benharold1's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, you are being too aggressive. You cannot muscle your way into a position there and if you try you will only convince them that you aren't someone they want to work with. All you can do is bait...
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    I was accused of being impaired at work

    Nurse SMS replied to Lorie Brown RN, MN, JD's topic in Nursing Career

    What?? It isn't all about me? Laughing at myself. Thank you for
  24. Nurse SMS

    I was accused of being impaired at work

    Nurse SMS replied to Lorie Brown RN, MN, JD's topic in Nursing Career

    I am unsure what “help each other” would look like in this scenario. If the person appears impaired and tests hot.... I am unaware of anything else that would equate to a decision in which both...
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    Ft. Worth Job Search

    Nurse SMS replied to danarooo's topic in Texas Nursing

    If you have done HH you may find the step into LTC or SNF easier than into acute care. Hang in