LadyK,RN

While it is true that there are many people drug seeking, I urge you to remain compassionate and LISTEN to your patients before you judge them. I have a very dear friend who has been unable to keep a job and therefore insurance because she has a rar...

In effort to manage high risk patients care coordination is becoming very common in the inpatient and outpatient setting. You will have the opportunity to have a great impact on the ability of people with chronic conditions to manage their health ca...

I just accepted a position in a large group model HMO (we provide the care and the insurance) as a Clinical Workflow Consultant/Nursing Informaticist. I won't start for a couple of weeks but I am definitely interested in this discussion board. I ha...

AMEN!

I graduated from GPC Nursing School. It's a tough but good program. They have two admission times, the standard Fall admission and an acclerated Spring admission, both graduate at the same time (the Fall class breaks for Summer, the Spring class go...

I worked for Kaiser for 11 years in the DC metro area. Kaiser was a great company to work for (although I wasn't a nurse then) and I only left because I relocated to Atl and was a stay at home mom for awhile and then went to nursing school. Anyway, ...

There are 2 primary Emory hospitals in Atlanta, Emory University Hospital and Emory Midtown (formerly Crawford Long). Both are very difficult to get into as a new grad. This past Spring, when I graduated, Emory did not post ANY new grad positions. ...

I understand your concerns. Perhaps you can do some volunteer work at a free clinic or something that allows you to practice your clinical skills. Also if you are working for a research hospital you may want to ask around and find out if you can hav...

To be fair to the OP, most healthy people encounter nurses at their doctors office for routine care and are not exposed to the puss, blood, poop, puke, etc. Hospital bedside nursing is a whole different experience and I think many are not prepared f...

You might also consider getting a MHA, Master in Healthcare Administration or MPH, Masters in Public Health. Obviously if you are geared toward administration, the MHA may be the better route.

I would tell your NM basically what you told us. Honesty with yourself and the NM is always best. You can soft sell it, and just ask her if the dayshift is an available option to you. Then proceed based on her response. If she asks you if there i...

Something in your post made me think that you are a career-switcher like me??? If so, look at your background for strong selling points and then knock on some doors. I searched one particular hospital and "found" the Nurse Manager of the Telemetry ...

I agree with you...it's not fair, but life is not fair and favor is not fair. The bottom line is that opportunities are quite often based on who you know. However, in most cases that is your foot in the door. You still must prove yourself. Case in po...

Congratulations to all who have passed the NCLEX thus far!!!!!!!!!!!! :yeah::yeah:

To God be the Glory...I passed the NCLEX with 75 questions!!!!!!!!!

To God be the Glory...........I PASSED!! YAY!

I can't say for sure. My school was very slow (3 weeks) in getting the transcripts printed and sent to the Dept of Nursing, because they processed the paperwork of incoming students first *Ugh*. After that it took approximately a week for some to b...

Most of my questions seemed to be in the areas that I am weakest in...pharmacology and peds. I figure when I pass, God wants to make sure He gets all the credit. LOL! To God be the Glory!!!

Thank you for starting this thread. I wish I had seen it before. I took the NCLEX this morning after much prayer with friends and family. I truly believe that it is Christ Jesus who got me through nursing school and through the NCLEX with 75 quest...

Took NCLEX this morning...it stopped at 75 questions. I am believing God that I passed. I studied using Saunders NCLEX review CD.

Karen here! I just graduated from GPC's nursing program last week and am job seeking and studying for the NCLEX.

"call it intuition, a hunch....whatever. it was the leading of the holy spirit ! praiser :heartbeat" amen!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

While I am still a nsg student, I used to be a pt advocate for an HMO (outpt clinic setting). I've had more people yell at me than I can count, when I was there soley to listen and problem solve. Anyway, the main thing that I have found that helps ...

Take comfort in the fact that it is just a semester. Yes it is hard. No it is not fair. But it probably is not the first or the last time that you will have to "grin and bear it" for a season. Just remember that they have what you need, not the o...

Hi Guys, I'll graduate in May, 2 weeks shy of my 39th birthday!:yelclap: