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  1. Considering going into GI nursing

    CorazonDeOro posted a topic in Gastroenterology

    Hi there! I know this has problem been posted a million times and I have been reading a lot of the posts, but I just wanted to get some advice from RNs who went from floor med/surg nursing to...

  2. BA NFS W/ Minor, Two Associate Degrees, Still Not an RN

    CorazonDeOro replied to aarin80's topic in Michigan Nursing

    I had this problem. I had a BA from WSU and did not want to pay another 20-30k for a nursing degree. I also found that it would take me longer to get into a BSN program (second degree). I went to...

  3. Tough decision and rough transition into healthcare industry

    CorazonDeOro replied to ARock&AHardplace's topic in Michigan Nursing

    I was hired as a nursing assistant after I was in nursing school, I did not have to get my CNA license. Some hospitals hire nursing students as PCTs (patient care techs) as

  4. The Pay in Endoscopy Nursing - the range? Good start for the NP route?

    CorazonDeOro replied to CP1983's topic in Gastroenterology

    I think it really depends on where you are from. In some states low 20s is the norm. I work in a GI clinic inside a large hospital and I make the same as inpatient RNs (but our department fought to...

  5. Tough decision and rough transition into healthcare industry

    CorazonDeOro replied to ARock&AHardplace's topic in Michigan Nursing

    I think your plan sounds pretty feasible. Don't let anyone tell you its "impossible" to get a nursing job with "only an associates." My ADN class all had RN jobs shortly after graduation and a lot of...

  6. feeling burned out on bedside nursing

    CorazonDeOro replied to srleslie's topic in General Nursing

    I work Mon-Fri but some of the RNs I work with work 3 12s or 4 10's or part

  7. Is your Facility 'forcing' you to get the Flu Vaccine?

    CorazonDeOro replied to madwife2002's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Last year we had the mask option, this year that is not a choice. Its flu shot or fired (unless you have a documented religious or medical reason with some long form to fill out). Its

  8. feeling burned out on bedside nursing

    CorazonDeOro replied to srleslie's topic in General Nursing

    I had the same issues as you about a year after becoming an RN on an acute surgical floor (same floor I worked on while a student). I recently left acute care and went to Endoscopy. I work mon-fri (on...

  9. unsure what to do

    CorazonDeOro replied to cantdoit's topic in Nursing Career

    I was/am feeling the same way. I have been an RN on a surgical unit for just over a year (and an extern on the unit for a year before that). I am completely burnt out. I work 3 12's but my manager...

  10. Patient assignments - Are nurses assigned to empty beds

    CorazonDeOro replied to LearningAboutNursing's topic in General Nursing

    We have a pod set up, you get assigned 5 or 6 consecutive rooms (acuity doesn't matter but they will try to split up contact isolation and trach rooms). Sometimes empty beds are part of your 5 or 6...

  11. Floating?

    CorazonDeOro replied to Morganalefey's topic in General Nursing

    Depends on your hospital's policy. Per my hospital you must be in float rotation after 90 days (post-orientation). If you refuse you get written up. Its not that bad once you get over the first time....

  12. Considering going into GI nursing

    CorazonDeOro replied to CorazonDeOro's topic in Gastroenterology

    I actually got offered the position today. It is admit/recovery and procedure (including inpatient and outpatient). It includes all procedures (ERCP, EUS, liver biopsy, manometry, etc). The way it...

  13. Internal transfer

    CorazonDeOro posted a topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Has anyone transferred internally at their place of employment? I have worked on a surgical floor at a great hospital for 2 years (1 as a tech 1 as an RN). After 12 months in your current position you...

  14. Just had my first interview...

    CorazonDeOro replied to dann023's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I thinking asking for a tour or to shadow an RN would be appropriate but I would NOT ask to be a CNA on the floor. You are being offered an RN position and if you ask to work CNA duties it will look...

  15. Orientation

    CorazonDeOro replied to porkey2's topic in Michigan Nursing

    Depends where you work at Henry Ford but on a med/surg type unit you get about 8 weeks orientation as a new grad. Pay starts at $25.31/hr plus shift differentials which I can never remember. I think...

  16. Soon to be new grad wanting to work @ Harborview.

    CorazonDeOro replied to pullingallnighter's topic in Washington Nursing

    I am not a new grad but I am also looking to possibly relocate to Seattle. I have one year experience in med/surg (post-op unit) and an ADN. I applied at Harborview on Thursday last week (a general...

  17. Moving to Seattle alone?

    CorazonDeOro replied to aprilfresh's topic in Washington Nursing

    I am from Michigan and also contemplating a move out to Seattle. I fell in love with it the second I visited. I have a year of experience on a surgical floor. I was surprised that I received a call...

  18. Not sure what to do here... any advice??

    CorazonDeOro replied to merner1012's topic in Michigan Nursing

    I actually work at Henry Ford Hospital (although not in neuro or ER) and as far as I know we are under a system wide hiring freeze for all external applicants. This was just announced a week or two...

  19. Question for Current Nurses!

    CorazonDeOro replied to mountainbird's topic in Nursing Career

    Everyone (except maybe 1 or 2 people) in my May 2011 ADN class had jobs within 6 months of graduation/NCLEX. I am in metro Detroit. I worked on my floor as a NA and then an Extern and was hired...

  20. Are there any introverted/shy nurses that can give me some advice?

    CorazonDeOro replied to chariot's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I tend to be introverted and shy as well. When I started clinicals in nursing school I was TERRIFIED of pts. I remember having a classmate go with me to do my first assessment I was so scared. What...

  21. Does the BSNs get paid more than ADNs hold true across the board mostly?

    CorazonDeOro replied to mell260's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I work in a large urban teaching hospital and BSN get paid exactly the same as me with my ADN. I think thats true for all hospitals in my area, or most of them at

  22. Call Off Policies?

    CorazonDeOro replied to belle87RN's topic in General Nursing

    My job has a pretty liberal policy (they call it no-fault because for whatever the reason you are not penalized unless you go over the maximums). The rule is 3 in 30 days=write up on the 3rd. 4 in 90...

  23. potassium replacement protocol

    CorazonDeOro replied to LilMissAlwaysCurious's topic in General Nursing

    As part of our protocol we routinely give 40meq of K-lor at one time. I usually mix it with juice because it tastes awful, but I have never had a patient complain of gastric irritation (unless they...

  24. PLEASE HELP!!!

    CorazonDeOro replied to Supernursemj's topic in Michigan Nursing

    Also never heard of

  25. Do you get looked over for having a ADN rather than BSN?

    CorazonDeOro replied to maddiem's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I have an ADN and landed a great Externship a year before graduation, and had a job offer at the same place before I took my boards. I graduated in May and I would say 90% of my classmates are now...