ivyleaf

ivyleaf

Ambulatory Case Management, Clinic, Psychiatry

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  1. First Year Horror

    ivyleaf replied to ajp43's topic in General Nursing

    I have never worked med surg, but can totally relate to the surprise of how entitled a lot of people (and patients are people) can be. You really realize this as a nurse. I have been a nurse for about...

  2. Tired of jumping jobs, does anyone like her job?

    ivyleaf replied to rearviewmirror's topic in General Nursing

    Clinic is definitely easier on the body, and although it can be stressful, it is generally lower stakes stress (pt has to wait 20min for his injection vs pt is crashing and you're waiting for rapid...

  3. Career help

    ivyleaf replied to jmcd84's topic in General Nursing

    Primary care/outpatient often hires LPNs-- Our organization just hired a handful. 9-5ish hours, no weekends/holidays, less stress. Some urgent care centers take LPNs as well. Also home health,...

  4. Help! I can't find work!

    ivyleaf replied to BostonRN29's topic in General Nursing

    Have you tried BMC? They're always hiring and still a teaching hospital. I hear the pay's good as well. BWH has a ton of postings and from postings, it looks like Tufts is definitely looking for...

  5. Easiest specialty to transition away from psychiatric nursing?

    ivyleaf replied to Gingerpsych's topic in Nursing Career

    I should mention that this was a geri "med psych" floor. NUrses were iv cert'd, she was floated to tele, a lot of DNRs and very sick ppl. geripsych (like all psych) generally has a lot of turnover and...

  6. Easiest specialty to transition away from psychiatric nursing?

    ivyleaf replied to Gingerpsych's topic in Nursing Career

    geripsych! my friend got a per diem job on a geripsych unit at another hospital. she learned a lot and after about 6mo to a year, transferred to a full time job on a med/surg unit in our hospital...

  7. Cardiology & Neurology Floor--First Job

    ivyleaf replied to aship's topic in General Nursing

    saw this after responding to your other post- good choice w cards/neuro! you will learn a lot. i don't know much about neuro, but i'd review basic ekg interp and basic neuro assessment procedures. abx...

  8. First job advice & future goals

    ivyleaf replied to aship's topic in Nursing Career

    i would have to recommend starting in med/surg. it will be harder to go from psych or community to med surg if you change your mind, vs. vice versa this is coming from someone who started in psych...

  9. Why? Why is it so hard to find a job I like?

    ivyleaf replied to DaisyRN's topic in Nursing Career

    If you're open to working out of the hospital, you can work in outpatient 8/9-4/530. I transitioned from inpatient psych (in a regular acute care hospital) to the outpatient group with a very minimal...

  10. Landed my dream job and now I feel like I'm not cut out for it...help!

    ivyleaf replied to mysticallstar's topic in Emergency

    8 wks is short for er. agree with the previous posts. speak

  11. Favorite online scrubs store

    ivyleaf posted a topic in General Nursing

    I've searched but all the threads/posts I've seen are older Looking for places you recommend or would recommend staying away from I usually use amazon but I don't like their search/website format as...

  12. New to Ambulatory Clinic

    ivyleaf replied to pussNbootsDolly's topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    JennBSN-- Do you miss bedside at

  13. If not nursing what other career would you have done?

    ivyleaf replied to nurse2bnoob101's topic in General Nursing

    park ranger travel agent hiking/outdoor adventure leader infectious disease specialist forensic psychologist/profiler detective management analyst special

  14. $30/hour for new grads in Seattle?

    ivyleaf replied to rowyie's topic in General Nursing

    No pto?? That is bad. Also how acute are thr pts? For ltac 18 is bad,

  15. Outpatient infusion center standards/protocols and equipment

    ivyleaf posted a topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    So I work as a float in an outpatient setting and have been asked to train at a small infusion clinic that is next to/part of our internal med/specialty offices. The center is open 3 days a week and...

  16. IV skills practice

    ivyleaf replied to CR nurse's topic in General Nursing

    Is the company u work for in charge of this program? If so, they should not be charging you to hone a job required

  17. Psychiatric Case Management HELP!!

    ivyleaf replied to RegisteredCareBear's topic in Psychiatric

    Just apply. I got an inpatient psych CM job after being a psych nurse for about 5 years. I had about 1 yr of psych counselor assistance before that. I just got lucky. I applied and interviewed for a...

  18. Assisting/scrubbing in the OR..

    ivyleaf posted a topic in Operating Room

    Those of you who scrub in-- do you ever have to hold certain devices or clamp certain things for long periods of time? A weird question, I know, but I have tendonitis (which I am seeing a specialist...

  19. Everyone is in NP school !

    ivyleaf replied to Atl-Murse's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    that is

  20. Track to being a future CRNA?

    ivyleaf replied to rmariee's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    what zyprexa

  21. Relocation advice

    ivyleaf replied to DesertRosee's topic in General Nursing

    I hear more rural areas are good for getting jobs as a new grad. I would avoid major cities on the east and west coast, esp those w/lots of universities-- more

  22. New RN to....?

    ivyleaf replied to Ideasfordays's topic in General Nursing

    adults vs peds is very different. keep on trying new things and dont rush the DNP until you know where you want to

  23. Getting a job at a hospital with just LTC experience

    ivyleaf replied to Nerdy Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    as the old adage goes, snf/ltc experience= nursing experience no job= no nursing experience apply! write cover letters and edit them based on the specific

  24. 12hr swing shifts?

    ivyleaf replied to jive turkey's topic in General Nursing

    Not besides ed, ed observation, and

  25. 16 month shots, improper way given!?

    ivyleaf replied to PurifiedNurse's topic in General Nursing

    Besides for drawing up meds, the caps should remain on the needles until just prior to giving the injection. Unless the tray is sterile they should not be putting uncapped ready to be used needles in...