mmc51264 BSN, MSN, RN

orthopedic/trauma, Informatics, diabetes

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    How long to work in one place?

    I got my dream job 5 years ago. It is at a teaching hospital and we get the sickest of the sick and some really interesting cases. I will never stop learning at this place. I love it!! I work with...
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    Serious Mental Illness: How Can We Help?

    I had an experience just today that annoyed me. Everything turned out all right, but It just as easily could not have. Someone went to the administration at my son's school concerned that he said he...
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    BEWARE of online nursing degrees

    well if they attempt that route, they aren't going to make it in. What's the saying? If it sounds too good to be true, it usually is. There is nothing wrong with legitimate online programs. I did my...
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    Neuro Step Down

    We have a separate Neuro-spine unit. It is our "sister" unit (there is a Neuro ICU that is part of the family-same COD) I have floated down there and it is not that bad. they have 4 "seizure" rooms...
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    100k salary?

    I am a weekend option nurse, so I get a differential for that I precept on a fairly regular basis which is a couple $$ more an hour. I get some indirect time for being the unit diabetes expert and on...
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    Will marijuana ever be okay in nursing?

    My question is not for use in patients. We get pts that are prescribed marinol occasionally. If nurses can use medications for chronic pain, and they live in a state where it is legal, would they be...
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    I don't want to go back to school

    I am a schoolaholic. I just finished my MSN in a non-clinical area and had planned on going on to do DNP. Changed my mind. I think I am finally done (after 6 degrees). I amy get my post-masters CNE so...
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    New Grad Dilemma

    If you want out patient setting, then start there and see if you really like it. then you can always go to inpatient. I admire those than can do outpatient. I dont think I could. Best of
  9. I hate when I delete a whole post by mistake. I got my MSN (non-clinical area) in Dec, but am not finding the job I want and certainly not the money I am used to. I am a weekend option nurse and...
  10. If you want to stay in NY, go to school in
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    New grad relocating to Charlotte

    Are you still considering the Raleigh-Durham area? All 3 hosp systems are hiring like mad (UNC, Duke, and WakeMed). I never heard of a prelicensure MSN. I too started with a BS in Bio. I ended up...
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    Advice please!!!

    we all start at 7. Shifts are 7a to 7p. M-Th are the biggest OR days. Fri are ankle days. We have post-ops come up whenever they can. Usually not before noon, but if we have a room, they come. They...
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    What do you do with your wedding ring?

    wow, I am the only one who wears mine! Almost all the women I work with wear theirs. My engagement ring is fairly low profile and I have zero issues with it. The only time I have taken my wedding...
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    Advice for the young.

    I was going to address this: have you been fired? We have the concept of "just culture" mistakes are rarely one person's fault. We have dual sign off on insulin. We have work lists, if you are new,...
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    Fentanyl shortages or DEA policing healthcare?

    We are short of a lot of things, not just opioids. A lot of it has to do with PR. We are good with dilaudid, we don't use a lot of morphine and fentanyl is holding. Very frustrating to be short...
  16. Is the plan that those 3 classes will allow you to get the post masters NP certificate? I would totally do something like that. I assume that is without the clinicals that one has to do. Where I got...
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    Do certifications count as CNE's?

    If you have to take classes it should. I went to a exam review for ortho certification and I got 8 hours for
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    Not for FB- Chicagoland recommendations

    Malnati's or Gino's East Always makes me miss home when someone starts talking about
  19. So that is a WGU
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    Weird time-clock rules at work

    we have the opposite. We are not supposed to clock in before 6:57 but no later than 7:00. Insane. We are not supposed to clock out earlier than 1930, they count a 30 min lunch. Not that I ever get...
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    How much PTO does everyone get?

    We earn a certain amount calculated on hours worked. We can carry a certain amount that is considered short term leave and then if you get over a certain number, they go into long term bank. They...
  22. I did an MSN in Informatics. The 3 Ps were not part of our program. I believe any non-clinical MSN does not require them. I just graduated in Dec so it is not across the board
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    Traditional Nursing bachelor degree

    Am I correct you are looking for a 2 year program to get a BSN? But not an ABSN. An ABSN is for people like you and should only be nursing/nursing related course. Not sure what kind of program you are...
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    Traditional Nursing bachelor degree

    I went to comm college, got my ADN worked a year and then did a bridge RN-BSN program. I have a biology degree too. I thought most ABSN programs were 2 years. I had to take a couple of odd classes (I...
  25. I did and it was a FT program. I also did my MSN while working, it was part time. The only glitch I had was some of the group projects and I work weekends and most of the others did not. We set up a...