stephva1008

This is probably too broad a question for a forum ae don't know your textbook, syllabus, etc. I would recommend studying your material. I'm sure you will do fine if you study! Good luck! Study and go in with confidence.

Crucial conversations.

The BSN classes include more theory and research as well as leadership and ethics classes. I don't think any class with "toughen you up" although I would highly recommend "Crucial Conversations" training. I dp think practice makes perfect. You nee...

All good questions. If you just graduated with your BSN, sitting down and setting up some milestones for the next ten years is important. I assume you are not an RN to BSN and that you have no nursing experience? If so, you need at least 2 years n...

Feel free to email me the questions if you still have a need. Stephanie at [email protected]

Feel free to email me the questions if you still have a need. Stephanie at [email protected]

I think you do more hands on direct nursing care than most managers. I don't necessarily think that is a bad thing. When talking about your resume, emphasize metrics/outcomes. Maintained operating margin of 8-10%, managed 20 FTE's, Lean Six Sig...

I work probably 50 hours/week when you count in time taking work home. I'm glad I did it, and I have no regrets. But that's me. I will say that, financially, you will have to work your way up to a salary that would compare to CRNA. A few years as...

Until you have an offer letter in hand, I wouldn't give notice for your current job. I would wait the 7-10 days, then call back. Get them to email you the offer letter as an attachment, then put in notice. Most jobs you only need 28 days notice an...

It's tough to go through for sure. It's better to lay off some people than continue the further downward spiral for sure. What I would look at is your census. Is it bimodal? Can you staff by the census trends? For example, our unit census drops ...

They may ask you about managing FTE's...do you send folks home when you're overstaffed? Talk about a time where you had to discipline a subordinate. Licensing issues...what did you learn going through the last JCAHO inspection or CMS or whatever......

I have a weekly email huddle that has about 10 points of interest. I send it out every Friday afternoon and it contains all the info I get throughout the week but condensed into one email and more relevant for the staff. We also have a display moni...

I wouldn't say any track is detrimental to moving up the ladder. Even OB isn't just OB. It's L&D, postpartum, newborn nursery and, in some hospitals, women and children are under the same director. To move up the ladder you need to have outco...

No, management was not something I ever considered, though I was an officer in the Navy Nurse corps, lol. When my current position became available and was offered to me, I turned it down initially! But my boss was persistent and I yielded eventual...

Well, I am a unit manager of a child psych unit. What makes it rewarding is knowing that i am making a difference in the lives of my kids. Not me directly but my influence in the programming, the staff we hire, the quality. I am obsessed with s...

It doesn't sound like she was terminated so why would she put this? Under "reason for leaving" I would put "wanted a change" and she can explain it when she gets to the interview. Being terminated is a red flag and it doesn't sound like she was, if...

I think no matter how much you read or prepare, you learn the most by making mistakes. My first year was hell. I had to fire two people, discipline others, and everyone hated me. I was on the verge of quitting multiple times. But I persevered and...

done. let me know if you have questions.

Well, I am a unit manager of a child psych unit. What makes it rewarding is knowing that i am making a difference in the lives of my kids. Not me directly but my influence in the programming, the staff we hire, the quality. I am obsessed with safe...

http://www.hcahpsonline.org/home.aspx There's a fact sheet on this page. Basically, it's a patient satisfaction survey that is now going to be tied to a hospital's reimbursement. There are several key questions that every patient who gets a survey...

I am the nurse manager of a child psych unit and wouldn't do anything else. You will likely either love it or hate it. The nurses that stay say "this is what I went to school for, to help people." The ones that leave say, "This isn't real nurses (...

We just had a wonderful retreat that had a lot of this. PM me your email and I'll email you the schedule and what we did.

The coffee cup thing is a bit much. She may be new and trying to "nip everything in the bud." I did that when i first started too, majored on minor things (though never a coffee cup, lol). Now when someone comes to me with complaints I ask them if...

I don't think anyone looks down on U of P. I agree with the other poster that I wouldn't do it for a clinical job but the MSN/MBA should be fine. I couldn't attend because of the expense. I am doing a local university PT because it is waayyy cheap...