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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Let Go From Job During Orientation

Nurse SMS replied to Coffee&freedom76's topic in General Nursing

Well, we need more info. Why do you say you "stupidly" took the job? What did you get let go
What I Wish I Had Known Before

Nurse SMS replied to BlinkyPinky's topic in General Nursing

As far as the condition of schools/education, the cost of medical insurance and medical services and the cost of student loan debt, all I can say is get out there and VOTE. All of these are influenced...
Recent hire... feeling trapped in current position

Nurse SMS replied to 0ldsoulss's topic in Nursing Career

Personally, in all honesty, I would cut my losses. It isn't where you want to be and sounds incredibly toxic. If your portrait of the situation is at all accurate, you really don't have anything to...
Pregnancy Loss and Unhappy New Grad

Nurse SMS replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

There is so much pain and anguish in your post that my heart just goes out to you. I am sure you are just emotionally devastated and I can understand why. Not getting into OB probably felt like a loss...
Should a new grad go into med/surg or into the specialty that they would love to be in?

Nurse SMS replied to StudentRNmt's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

You should apply all over the place. It is rare for a new grad to get into their specialty of choice these days. You most likely will not have the luxury of being
Outrageous Complaints

Nurse SMS replied to DisneyNurseGal's topic in General Nursing

Forgot about this one... "I only really like young, female nurses who aren't overweight." Honest to Gosh I had a patient say this as a reason why he was being so rude to his
MO Hospital offering $5,000 sign-on bonus to new grads

Nurse SMS replied to klone's topic in First Year After Licensure

Makes sense, if you think about it. Those positions are far less likely to fill a hospital need and more likely to be employed outside the
Question for Hiring Managers/Directors

Nurse SMS replied to Southpawdown's topic in General Nursing

This is common in all industries, not just nursing, unfortunately. I do find it amusing that some employers are now getting the same treatment from applicants they wanted to hire. Meaning, the...
OTC medications for parents?

Nurse SMS replied to nursegirl2017's topic in General Nursing

They dose themselves = zero liability for you. You dose them = now you are liable for treating them. Think allergies, overdoses (how much Tylenol did they give themselves before asking you for some?),...
Waste of time/money to earn extra certifications?

Nurse SMS replied to Summers3's topic in General Nursing

I got my MSN almost two years ago now and it opened a lot of doors for me. Since then, my wage growth has stagnated. I got my specialty certification about 6 weeks ago. Since then I have had a job...
No Call, No Show

Nurse SMS replied to eilonwe's topic in Nursing Career

The BON isn't going to waste time on this. There was no risk to the public and no patient harm or even risk of patient harm, since the nurse in question wasn't even there to harm them. Terminate the...
Clinical Educator with an MPH?

Nurse SMS replied to marienm, RN, CCRN's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

Well, here's the thing. Very little of what nurses do in Professional Development (also sometimes called nurse educators) has to do with that kind of teaching. It gets mentioned in orientation, sure...
What type of nurses work regular hours?

Nurse SMS replied to Emendoza01's topic in General Students

Most PACU positions want 2-5 years of ER or ICU experience and frequently require on-call hours in addition to regular
A little off topic...

Nurse SMS replied to OhioBPH's topic in School

Nursing school is hard enough without worrying about what your peers are doing with their footwear. Just focus on school.
Torn between jobs

Nurse SMS replied to Vmurill1's topic in General Nursing

You aren't qualified for a CNS position, so I too am wondering what the urgent care center really thinks that means. I think that is more important than the package, to be honest. I would consider...
MSN looking for insurance job

Nurse SMS replied to guest833402's topic in General Specialties

You won't be anywhere near 100K with the insurance jobs and hours you are looking for. Average is, I believe, around 65K. It sounds like your experience is good for this and it does have schedule...
Injured doing compressions?

Nurse SMS replied to dbabz's topic in General Nursing

I am short too and compressions are MUCH harder work than most people ever realize. I always have to climb up on the bed itself to get compressions correct. Even with a stool I am not tall enough, but...
RN Health Coach/Patient Teaching Jobs

Nurse SMS replied to BE1111's topic in General Specialties

I did patient education in bariatrics a couple of years back. I was paid 60K/year. Hours varied but were pretty cushy. No nights, weekends or holidays but plenty of very early mornings. Usually home...
Changing to a different department

Nurse SMS replied to Juls83's topic in General Nursing

Go introduce yourself to the ER manager and express an interest in the specialty and ask if you can shadow for a couple of shifts (unpaid, on your own time). Use the time shadowing to mesh with the...
New grad in outpatient surgery center

Nurse SMS replied to hkimle's topic in First Year After Licensure

I am a professional development specialist for a local community hospital with roughly 63 beds total. We have two nurse educators, myself and another. The two of us cover all areas of the hospital,...
Interview went well but no call afterwards...

Nurse SMS replied to Maruko212's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

Chin up and keep trying
Boston Childrens Phone Interview?

Nurse SMS replied to TexMassRN's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

Phone interviews are generally pretty low key. You can expect to review your experience, answer a few basic "Tell me about a time..." type of questions and for it to be pretty conversational. Remember...
Interview went well but no call afterwards...

Nurse SMS replied to Maruko212's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

24 hours isn't enough time to know whether or not you got the job. A place I am interviewing with right now is known to take two to three months on average. That being said, as mentioned above,...
Help! What MSN track do I do

Nurse SMS replied to KJRNBSN921's topic in General Nursing

You could also consider APRN for acute care. That will set you up for positions as an NP, but in a hospital setting. Trauma. ICU. Burn. Cardiac.
Best/Worst EHR

Nurse SMS replied to ICUMatthew's topic in General Nursing

Love: Epic. Hate:

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