lilcampy310

I'm thinking either alarm fatigue or nursing retention but are these topics beat to death too?

Hey everyone! I have started trying to think about topics for my capstone (I will be taking it next spring) and I am at a total loss. I am currently in an MSN/MSM program for nursing leadership/administration and I have been a MICU nurse for 5 years. It seems like a lot of the capstone ideas I've seen done don't necessarily relate to nursing leadership. I don't think mine necessarily has to either, but I would like it to in some way (otherwise relating to critical care). Things like hand-washing just don't interest me. Any suggestions?

I started in central jersey in critical care/days at $28/hr

It is a separate application.

I started in the ICU as a new graduate, but I had other experience (PCA, EMT, extern). I would only apply to hospitals that have new graduate critical care programs (internships, etc.) or the smaller community hospitals. I started in a small community hospital - It was ROUGH, but I got a solid base there and worked with wonderful nurses. I now work in a hospital with in internship program for new grads with specialty areas (critical care, er, maternity, medsurg). Most of the big teaching hospitals have these are they are really wonderful programs to transition you into your first nursing role.

I would just list them under clinical or even a preceptorship section - You can provide a little information about them, but you don't need a lot of space for them. I had a nurse recruiter tell me that they don't need to see all of your clinical information since everyone has to go through the same clinicals for nursing school.

That's all I can seem to find in Baltimore & Philly (and NY too!) - I think it's terrible. Where is your neck of the woods? Maybe I should go there lol

Hello all - I have been an RN in the ICU at my community hospital for 2 years now. I like it, but I want to move on to a bigger, city, teaching hospital. Mostly all of the places I'm looking in (Philly, Baltimore) have rotating shifts (I just don't get it!) - this makes me nervous. How often do you rotate? What are your experiences like?

I am looking into travel nursing- I get the feeling it's necessary to already have your state licenses in order to apply to a particular job? It's so tedious and expensive to apply to all the different state licenses. I currently have NJ and applied for MD (waiting almost a month now for my license number). Is this correct? Any suggestions?

Hmm good to know! I'll have to find out more information. I think I could handle it if it was just a couple of shifts a month. My best friend works at a well-known hospital in Philly doing rotating shifts. Everyone on her unit rotates, regardless of preference, experience or seniority. Recently they have the schedule so messed up that she changes shift every week.

Will do, thank you! And I was able to clarify - I can get my prints here (phew) Just for the record, this is so ridiculous to me- we get the same education and same license anywhere you are in the US! They just want our money.

Hello all, I am soon going to be looking for a new job and would LOVE to be in a big teaching hospital. But so many of them (UMMC, Hopkins, UPenn) mostly have rotating shifts posted. I think they are so ridiculous and unsafe! Why do they do that?! What are your thoughts? Is there any way around this?

Hello all! I have some (dumb) questions to ask, but I'm confused! I currently hold a NJ RN license and want to get my RN license for MD. The first step is a packet they sent me for the fingerprinting/background check. I assume I still have to do this even though I just did it a year ago for my NJ license? Also, in the packet they sent me, they have a website listing all the places in MD to go to get your fingerprinting done, but I assume I would be allowed to get them done in NJ?

If I don't decide to do travel nursing right now, then that is exactly my plan! :)

Many hospitals won't take you until you complete your first clinical (which I know at TCNJ isn't unil spring soph. year). Another option is to take an EMT course and gain experience that way- I know it's outside of the hospital, but it's still great experience and will make your resume that much better! PS I went to TCNJ too and loved it :) If you have any questions, feel free to message me! Good luck xo