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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Job Hunting

Nurse SMS replied to sincerelylc's topic in Texas Nursing

What you are wanting and what is going to be readily available to you in the current DFW economy are two different things unfortunately. Most of the major hospitals are Magnet facilities and maintain...
Job Hunting

Nurse SMS replied to sincerelylc's topic in Texas Nursing

Where are you applying at? DFW hospitals have, for the most part, moved to hiring only BSN prepared nurses. You may have better luck in the outlying areas, such as Rockwall, Sherman, Witchita Falls,...
Norovirus ????

Nurse SMS replied to sfeather's topic in General Nursing

If your mom is having surgery and there is any chance you have this, you may want to stay far away from her until you are better. Good luck and I hope it passes you
Nurses with bipolar or anxiety/depression

Nurse SMS replied to freckles23's topic in Nurse Disabilities

We cannot speculate on the accuracy of your diagnosis, but I applaud you for seeking help. If you feel this could be erroneous I would encourage you to seek a second opinion. Good luck and I hope you...
Dispute termination

Nurse SMS replied to FloridaLpn2015's topic in Nursing Professionalism

Nope. You really don't have any recourse, at least not in employment-at-will states. If you are part of a union you should get in touch with your union
Can they just switch me from days to nights?

Nurse SMS replied to GamerRN's topic in General Nursing

I agree re: confronting. However, a respectful conversation is not a confrontation. Talk to your manager about
Nurses Are So Bossy...

Nurse SMS replied to gehrig592's topic in General Nursing

Nobody is entitled to be in an area where medical care is being provided, particularly when or if the patient has requested someone not be present or when the care of someone you don't even know can...
Blackballed for leaving after only a year?

Nurse SMS replied to Guest 1056340's topic in Nursing Career

Don't overthink this. The hospital you are at may be peeved, but life goes on and they will continuing rolling along just fine without you. Turn in your notice, tell them why, thank them for the...
Outpatient New Grad Opportunity

Nurse SMS replied to Nursekaty19's topic in General Nursing

Look for L&D, Mother/Baby, Nursery and/or NICU positions and apply for them. If you want to be in acute care, you are going to fare much better getting there if you start out
Resignation, relocation, and getting a new job in the US?

Nurse SMS replied to ThinkerBelleRN's topic in Nursing Career

It definitely can differ from facility to facility, but there are a few general tenets to American employment that you can take under assumption. Two weeks notice is the standard requirement for most...
Moving from LTC to the hospital

Nurse SMS replied to Lovejday1's topic in General Nursing

Every manager I have ever worked for had their mind firmly closed to nurses whose experience history is in LTC - most likely because of the issues the above poster had. They need a longer than average...
Working on weekends!

Nurse SMS replied to PubSub's topic in General Nursing

You have a lot going against you in finding a position. You want critical care experience for future goals and you don't want weekend hours (and probably not holidays either if I had to venture a...
How best to transfer to a pediatrics unit?

Nurse SMS replied to WittySarcasm's topic in General Nursing

Whether you just "jump in there" or do another unit, you will need to just "jump in". Apply to anything and everything that starts giving you experience pertinent to your goal. Since you are in LTC,...
What is considered "job hopping"

Nurse SMS replied to Nurse3242's topic in General Nursing

All my nursing jobs have been less than 2 years. It is the only way to get a decent raise. I have had no trouble finding employment. One employer did tell me I looked like a job hopper. I went to work...
Lost job over HIPAA violation

Nurse SMS replied to MInurse19's topic in HIPAA Challenges

That would be the fact that a sentinel event occurred. The hospital is going to be investigated deeply by CMS, possibly by TJC and likely by the family's lawyers. Therefore the hospital is going to...
Lost job over HIPAA violation

Nurse SMS replied to MInurse19's topic in HIPAA Challenges

Exactly this. Lawyers are going to be crawling all over this patient's chart and likely all over hospital procedures, processes and policies. The hospital has to show it took action on every potential...
Telling an employer you have to go PT from FT

Nurse SMS replied to ORGeek's topic in General Nursing

You tell them what is going on and ask humbly if there are any part time or PRN openings and pray they say yes. It may or may not be worth it to keep you on for a mere three months. I suspect rather...
Sitting down - New nurse looking for advice

Nurse SMS replied to MgoBlue37's topic in General Nursing

I definitely do not mean this unkindly, but you are saying you see what we mean re: managers and educators but not informatics or nurse navigation...and this kind of proves you don't "get it". Here's...
Leaving nursing

Nurse SMS replied to nay2018's topic in General Nursing

Look at it this way - if you moved to the middle of the desert in Nevada and didn't realize there were entirely other terrains across the country, you would think the United States was one miserable...
RN-MSN Programs - Need Advice/Suggestions

Nurse SMS replied to justSara's topic in Post Graduate Students

I did an RN to MSN program through WGU. It has been a very good move for me. WGU, however, does not have an FNP program, so that may not be helpful for you. This is unsolicited advice, but I would...
How long did it take you to get used to a new job?

Nurse SMS replied to Nurse3242's topic in General Nursing

ICU to clinic would be a massive culture shock. They could not be more different. I would think after six months you would know if this was going to work for you long term-ish (a few
Living paycheck to paycheck

Nurse SMS replied to Mariah2019's topic in General Nursing

Be super sure your family would be good with doing childcare long term. At the risk of sounding like a jerk, I have zero intention of ever being the babysitting grandma. I might do a week or...
NTI 2019 - "Education, Excellence and Inspiration"

Nurse SMS replied to traumaRUs's topic in General Nursing

Mine is paying the whole she-bang. Travel costs, hotel, seminar, meals etc. I have NEVER worked somewhere willing to do that before. How will we get in touch to meet up with one
I’ve given up

Nurse SMS replied to EDNURSE20's topic in General Nursing

If you get a new job before you leave this one there is no reason they would talk to your manager. Most people put "no" when asked if their current employer can be contacted, simply because they don't...
Living paycheck to paycheck

Nurse SMS replied to Mariah2019's topic in General Nursing

I agree with the above. I would add in that it also depends on how much debt you carry - student, secured and unsecured and what you spend your money on. I am not saying the OP is one of these people,...

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