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I hear what you're saying. I posted a similar thread in the general nursing forum titled "Away from bedside nurses- Please share." Take a look at some of the responses I got. Good luck to you.

Hello, I'm a new RN, BSN with less than a year experience and it's in long term care. I was wondering what professions are out there that nurses can do that are away from the bedside. I saw a posting from a nurse who left the bedside after 8mo and is now doing Case Management for an insurance company. How is it working for an insurance company? What are other places you can work besides insurance companies? Before I started my nursing program, I met an RN, BSN who said she never worked bedside nursing. She was an inspector. All of the nurses I've known personally have worked in the hospital by the bedside working Med-surg or ICU, have been a nurse practitioner, a school nurse, or a professor. For those of you nurses who have decided to work a profession away from the bedside could you share the details of your profession, why you chose it, pro's and con's, what your schedule is like, environment you work in, ball park salary range, state you work in, experience needed, etc? Thanks in advanced for those of you who respond.

I don't have a careplan book handy but maybe you do a dx of "pain related to injury as evidence by patient states pain is 10/10." Interventions could be something like assess pt's pain level Q??hrs, admin pain meds, monitor vitals." You could maybe do a psychosocial with something like "anxiety related to MVA or hospital stay as evidence by pt states she's anxious/worried about being in hospital?? Interventions could be something like, stay with patient, assess pt's level of anxiety, teach relaxation techniques. Hope that helps a little.

I'm a new grad and would like to know why you picked Periop nursing. In person I haven't really encountered unhappy periop nurses--i'm sure there's some out there though. I had two experiences in the OR during my clinical rotations and loved it. I know I just got a little taste of what it's really like but, I would like to hear more about it from people who are actually in the field. What do you like and/or dislike about? Any pros/cons?

It's been said that there are many options for a nurse with a BSN. Outside the clinical arena, I've seen nurses work as teachers, legal consultants, and clinical instructors. I heard nurses can work for insurance companies and pharmaceutical companies. What does Healthcare administration entail and what kind of work is there for a nurse at a pharmaceutical company?

I'm a new grad considering corrections also. Not my first choice and would love to take the advice of the experienced nurses of going into the hospital and doing med surg or ER but, I find the jobs are not there for new grads right now. I'm in the PA/DE/NJ region and keep getting turned down left to right because of lack of experience. I don't know how to gain experience if I can't even get my foot in the door.

The HESI book is pretty thin but it holds a lot of information. You have to remember it does not put review questions in the book like other books--only on the CD. Take the time and look at the HESI hints and do the questions on the CD. They may look "familiar" later on. I found it most useful for it's psych and pediatric section. It outlines growth and development pretty nicely. It also has some really good charts with meds. You'll find that some review books go more or less in depth of certain topics, which makes it good to have more than one so you can reference between them. I put the amazon link at the bottom with a picture of the book so you can see if you have the same one. http://www.amazon.com/Testing-Remediation-Comprehensive-NCLEX-RN®-Examination/dp/1416047751/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1229576207&sr=8-1

Well, not that you need to be thinking about the boards to be a NP right now--it just goes to show that anything is possible and to not give up. You may be feeling anxiety so I would suggest taking a break of studying for a few days. Also, you may need a new set of questions. Many times when I studied I was getting questions right because I've seen them before and just knew the answer. Have you tried "Reviews and Rationales Comprehensive Review for the RN"? It's a big red book that comes with a CD full of questions along with questions in the book. If you haven't used this CD before, I would suggest doing the "study" mode. It gives you 25 questions at a time and gives you the correct answer right and the rationale after you answer each question.

Did you actually go to the Kaplan classess, because I found them helpful. I'm sure you know the content--maybe you just need some help with test taking strategy. Keep trying. I know someone who failed 3 times and has gone on to be a nurse practitioner.

Anyone know of any career fairs that will be going on in southern NJ?

Do you feel safe working in a prison? What kind of security measures are taken and do you have to go through special training? I'm a new grad having a hard time finding a job and considered working in a prison, but was worried about safety.

Yes, that's it. I think there is a newer version though-not that it really matters: http://www.amazon.com/Prentice-Hall-Nursing-Reviews-Rationales/dp/0131789708/ref=pd_sim_b_19 Here's the Comprehensive one. They'll recommend this one too in 4th quarter. It's has all the topics in one book. http://www.amazon.com/Prentice-Halls-Reviews-Rationales-Comprehensive/dp/0131195999/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1229357325&sr=1-1 Drexel recommends a lot of books which can be too overwhelming. I would leave it up to personal preference whether you buy the textbooks. As for review materials those are the ones I stuck with.

Bumaweng79, I realize this is an old post, but are you still at Christiana Care? Do you like it? I'm a new grad having difficulty finding work and considered applying to Christiana. What specialty did you start off into?

I would review A&P. The "Reviews and Rationales for Med Surg" should help.

Yes there are. I would definitely invest in getting "Reviews and Rationales." They have a book for each area of study except for community health. They also have one big book with all of the subjects in one. Whether you buy them separately or the comprehensive they come with a CD with tons of sample questions. I personally liked them for studying class material along with the power point slides the professors provide. At times I didn't even use the text book unless I wanted more in depth information. For Maternity, I liked "Straight A's." "Straight A's" has there own line of review books like Reviews and Rationales but I didn't care for them as much. For one, the CD that comes with it is not Mac compatiable Last but not least, get the "HESI Comprehensive Review for the NCLEX-RN Examination" It's blue and green. The CD again is not Mac compatible:banghead: however, it's broken down into content areas of study and provides "Hesi hints". Hope this helps!