kathy48

I'm having similar issue with going for my nurse 3. I have developed an SOP for our nurses to carry Narcan to home visits. I have developed an entire dept Roles and responsibility/ Masters in nursing education and 30 years experience in nursing. my friend who is ON THE Board! even said she's not going for her nurse 3 because now they mandate continuous improvement in the nurses role taking additional job duties incentive and continuous quality improvement policy and expectations and 8f you don't they can not allow you to stay at nurse 3.

I think degrees and knowing someone in leadership gets you promoted but the initial pay scale is according to nursing experience and meeting criteria so like an RN in Califoria may start at 90,000 which is good for a Nurse 1

most I've seen ban automatically nurse 2. but I have a man and I'm a nurse 2. every wo years you go up a step about 7-10 steps per level BSN/MSN

I didn't need reference letters but maybe because I worked there three years ago and had to leave for medical reasons.

No I'm sorry I don't

Yes the do the background checks. But I can't remember if they were before or after they made the offer. They def call reference before offer. It was horrible I white knuckled it to work and back every time it snowed or weather was bad.

It depends on the need like I was hired fairly quickly because the need was great. I interviewed in may and started in august. No body wanted my job because of the commute to two different outpatient clinics several miles apart.

I think it's a good sign they usually inform after the first phone interview if you did not get selected

I'm sorry I just realized I didn't answer your question. I did spend a few hours a day at it say two or three each night between reading/research/discussion/writing. I printed exerpts from Electronic resources and used lots of highlighters and recycled old paper used the back of old literature because it was just resource material. It was all available online but I still need something in my hand with my red/blue pens and yellow highlighter to drive points home in my memory and I'm a big margin note taker.i recall these notes visually when needed mentally. You are correct in that each week started the following Monday. Usually no class on Friday for me. My modules ran every 6 weeks with two weeks off at Christmas. We were allowed one month off at formal request for life /work balance during the program. I chose to print off only certain chapters or excerpts of reading materials not entire books. Because they were always available to us and still are, as are all of our discussion boards and assignments on UOP portal. I plan on going back for my DNP online.

Yes it was pretty much like a regular schedule. I usually took three days a week off. Depends on the work load. Once I learned to Pace my work. I still used my local University to have a quiet library to study and use the copier and just get a coffee and change of scenery ( where I did my undergrad work). I absolutely felt my education was well rounded and afforded me the tools to function and Excel in any advanced role in my career. I proved to myself I have what it takes. Because it is not easy. It requires discipline. Nobody to hold your hand, nobody sitting next to you to coach you , no buddy system to lean on to meet up with before class for brainstorming sessions before big exams....it was the hardest I've ever worked in my life.

I finished the program. It was very well worth it . I worked very hard

I was hired at at Nurse II level II with a Masters Degree and teaching experience. Also 10 years as an RN experience. I know that a new grad RN started in the same organization at 5,000 more and doesn't have a Masters degree nor has the RN ever taught nursing. This difference Ive come to learn is something called "Locality Pay" and for the outpatient clinic at manage its supposed to be 10,000 because we follow NY state pay grade. I should be making 69,000. Not 59,000. But I. Keep getting the runaround. Other nurses said I accepted the offer too fast. They indeed, lowballed me.

Thanks

Hi just finishing this up my MSN Ed.was a very enlightening and rigorous program with positive feedback from community organizations for the school is highly accredited and major health care players reimburse with tuition credit. Where are you now? Would love to hear from you.

May I ask where you did your CNS? Was it possible to do it online? I am half way through my MSN Ed. at UOP. Thanks.