koi310

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1. Nina Pham being transferred to MD

   koi310 replied to Ginger's Mom's topic in Disaster Preparation

   Per Huffington Post: video of Nina Pham just before her transfer to Maryland. She looks ok. Hospital Releases Video Of Ebola Patient Nina

2. Want to be a nurse in Doctor's Office...which degree? ASN or BSN RN?

   koi310 replied to mrspolly's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

   If you're still interested in the healthcare field, I'd look at Speech therapy, audiology, PT, OT, PTA,

3. ER VS ICU NURSING

   koi310 replied to Johnny1414's topic in Emergency

   There's an indie documentary making rounds called the "Waiting Room." It chronicles the daily occurrences in the ED in a public hospital in Oakland, CA. Worth a watch. You can go to their website and...

4. LCSW seeking to become a psychiatric nurse

   koi310 replied to nateprentice's topic in Psychiatric

   Hi Nate: 1. IMO, psychiatric nursing with a BSN is mostly about millieu, passing meds, therapeutic communication, the occasional takedown, suicide/razor precautions, etc. You are also responsible...

5. Discouraged from pursuing Nursing...

   koi310 replied to mimi26's topic in Canada

   I'd get a job in a facility that involves direct patient care. That way, you can see what the work is like before you make a

6. Obamacare and Nursing.. what do you think?

   koi310 replied to OKNurse2be's topic in Activism, Healthcare

   Well, the experts predict this impending "job shortage" by 2020, so you'll have to wait almost a decade. Regardless of Obamacare, the healthcare industry is contracting and trying to save money any...

7. Social Work/Counseling or RN?

   koi310 replied to TurtleCat's topic in Nursing Career

   What interests you the most: taking care of a person's physiological or their emotional/psychological/social needs? Nurses focus on the former; SWs/counselors on the latter. Your general...

8. Prospective Nursing Student

   koi310 replied to CandiceP's topic in General Nursing

   There is a backlog of new grad BSNs from UHM and HPU dating from 2009 at least. Most of the ward clerks, aides, and techs are new grad BSNs. Most hires for new grads are internal. Hope that

9. Nursing Leadership Styles (Part III): Laissez-Faire Leaders

   koi310 replied to TheCommuter's topic in Nurse Management

   This management style doesn't

10. Telemedicine: How will Telecommunications affect Nurses?

    koi310 replied to jnemartin's topic in General Nursing

    Telemedicine will probably require nurses with experience and those nurses will probably have a high caseload. These jobs will probably be outsourced outright or nearsourced to states with...

11. Are there really enough jobs???

    koi310 replied to raspysunny's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I forgot to add: you might want to look at rehabilitation-oriented jobs like PT/OT/speech or audiology. If you're looking at a 2-year vocational program, then PTA/OTA

12. Are there really enough jobs???

    koi310 replied to raspysunny's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Broadly put, there are no significant number of jobs available. What few jobs are actually available are fought over by both new graduates as well as experienced nurses. Hiring freezes are not...

13. ICU nurse looking for local input

    koi310 replied to betherjd's topic in General Nursing

    Actually there is no guarantee that you'll get a job even with ICU experience in Honolulu. Since HMC closed (2 hospitals), there are former HMC ICU nurses still looking for a permanent placement and...

14. challenges facing nursing profession

    koi310 replied to ManalAli's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Lack of

15. Lawyer considering nursing

    koi310 replied to legaleagle30's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Stick with being an attorney. You can spend the 5+ years it will take to get your foot in the door as a CRNA to grow your legal practice, and be that much ahead.If you want to go into medicine,...