SunSurfRN

I know Corpsmen are in hospitals, on the Blue side. On the green side I hear different stories altogether. As far as the Army I cannot speak to that topic at all. It doesn't make a difference if they are in hospitals, until the responsibility is 100%...

I am a nurse in ER and in the navy reserve, so I work with corpsmen all the time. Personally I think they have a good skill set on trauma and first aid, however the ER Nurse has to deal with anything from the pt on dialysis with peaked T waves, the S...

In a rural area it doesn't matter...however go near any major city and the closer you get to the center of town the harder it gets to get a job with just an ADN. I think in rural areas however they could care less.

So I work in ED... pt is in and has a UTI per her labs and the doc confirms. He orders a FC...and I insert it. Everything I do is textbook, including as soon as urine starts flowing into foley I advance 2 more inches before inflating balloon. About h...

Honestly, the hardest part is landing the first job and getting to the golden 1 yr experience. Nursing school was a breeze compared to the job search for me - just my two cents.

This is true unless you already have a Bachelors...then BSN is 12-20 months.

Generalizations of "new grad" vs "experienced are subjective. If you look at the objective new grad with a BSN and maybe they were a paramedic or ER Tech in past life, or did their internship in ER....they know what they are getting into. I've seen s...

Alot better shot going reserves than active duty these days.

I know a nurse who is salty and bullies people...in my facility even the experienced nurses dislike her. If you bully someone when they are new and they stay a long time it can come back to haunt the bully.

I graduated in December 2010, licensed Feb 2011, and right into homecare. It was unglorious, and low paying...however I made a connection with my work ethic that led to a job in subacute after only 3 months of homecare. At that point i kept homecare ...

There is no such thing as a hiring freeze in my opinion...for example, how does any particular hospital claim to be "fully staffed" in CVICU, ED, or say Med Surg? People in these types of departments turn over staff often even in bad economy. There m...

Pt had a raging UTI....I mean the white cell count was off the charts. I think the doc was thinking the foley irritated her urethra and the dilaudid was necesary - it was his idea/order. Now that u mention it I am not sure why he didnt order Morphine...

Agreed, hardest part bar none between prereqs, acceptance (close second), academics, state boards, financing education, and landing first acute care job is that last one. Hospitals burn 22K per new grad, and will avoid hiring you as a new grad at all...

As far as size, its not bad to be big in nursing and it can come in helpful...in high torq areas like ICU/ED though your critical thinking skills are super important. Your law training will come in handy in upper level mgmt jobs but thats 5-10yrs awa...

Here's reality, an ADN is 2 yrs, and BSN will be 12-24 months accelerated. Then, you take NCLEX in 1-4 months usually, then your a new grad, which is a serious challenge. One you land a job and get 1 yr acute care experience, your off to the races. I...

Real simple question for the fellas (and any trainspotting female RNs)...I recently had a recruiter inform me that at their acute care facility they "follow an affirmative action hiring policy". I know affirmative action includes gender, but I didnt ...

1) New grads are not in demand on any level 2) Money is only ok, hours are awful 3) the actual BSN schooling itself nearly ran me and other in my class into the ground

I'd advise strongly against nursing at this time, reasons too numerous to list.

I heard the numbers in program....the odds are about the same as a scratch ticket lol.

To OP...allowing the assistive personnel to provide care seems like it will diminish the role of RNs. However, a medical assistant can't become and NP and essentially act as a primary care provider, or Psyche NP, or Neonatal etc etc. The future of RN...

I am not sure where people get the impression being an RN in the military is a cakewalk. Let me tell you I was just selected for a Navy Reserve officer spot and it took a long, long: time to get to this point, references, MEPs, credentialing, backgro...

I have found Phoenix to be brutal as a new grad. I started working here, albeit in home health, and then moved on to subacute. The hospitals just continuously reject my application. I started networking rather than throwing in online apps and thats h...

i love that nursing homes and subacute/rehab are used interchangeably by people....they are different animals.

I am playing devils advocate here...you will be exposed to more in the Rehab/SNF arena in terms of hands on Med/Surg type of work, and once in Psyche you aren't doing Med Surg type of work like wound care. At least in the Rehab job you will feel more...

Don't discount subacute/SNFs...I took a job at one as a new grad and the job and pay were much better than what hospitals were offering. I was NOC charge and the leadership experience plus doing virtually everything that is done in med surg in a hosp...