telenurse04

I'm moving to Boston with two years of cardiac experience under my belt. Where do you suggest I work when I want to work in a cardiac or ICU area? I would like feel empowered and make good money. Doesn't everyone? Anyway, have you heard anything abou...

What is the pay like in MA? I have 2 years of RN experience in Iowa. I am hoping to relocate to MA. What do nurses make out there per hour for someone of my experience?

Which hospital are the MD's known for having huge egos? I have heard that the east coast uses more ARNP's than out here in Iowa. My guess is that the east coast is a little more open to new ideas. But, then again, medicare reimbursment in Iowa is the...

I highly recommend reading the book "from silence to voice" chapter 3: Presenting yourself as a nurse. "without a protocol to provide clarity, it is up to individual nurses to convey that informatrion through their appearance, language, and behavior....

I worked for about 3 years in a nursing home as a certified nursing assistant. I think you have to be certified to work in a nursing home. However, I don't think you have to in a hospital. That might vary from state to state and I am talking about th...

We need more males in nursing. But, the important thing is looking at what career is right for you. Look at your strengths and weaknesses. Are you interested in science? Are you interested in not sitting in an office all day? Are you interested in p...

Go to the state where you want to practice's website. You will find the steps to applying for licensure by recipricity. There are different procedures for different states. ei) If you are not in the compact state agreement such as Iowa to MA, then I...

I feel the same as the other nurses in saying that you should get some experience and feel for what the profession is like before starting college. Working as a nursing assistant may do you well. You are in the wrong profession if your focus is more ...

I work on a telemetry unit. But, our ICU is designed where charge report is given to staff nurses there. Sometimes, I see report given staff RN to staff RN on the unit. It is given at the desk between the 2. It does not seem to be an issue with HIPPA...

Well, I am 10 years short of your experience. But, thanks! :)

I did my practicum as an RN-BSN student at the UIHC's clinical research center. Actually, the center rents out the place at UIHC. Anyway, the manager and administrator were very appproachable. The manager was great!! I job shadowed with an oncologis...

I wish I had known the immense challanges that lie ahead of me. There are soo many issues that have not been kinked out. It is a great profession if you are looking to be a leader. And, I do not appreciate the comments that sarcastically say "welcom...

18.16 after two years. base pay right now is 17. something. terrible huh? that is in Iowa. I heard in Iowa we are the lowest paid nurses. I heard in boston they make around 25/hr. (they better be, parking costs 10$/hr.)

All I hear is that everything is too hard, too hard, too hard, and irrelevant. I'm talking about comp I and a microbiology course. I'm wondering if any of you think that good English and writing skills are needed in nursing? I would think with all th...

Hmm..this is a hard one because there are so many issues at hand. I take care of 5 patients sometimes 6 on a cardiac unit. When I was orienting as a new grad two years ago, I started with maybe 2 patients and worked my way up within a few weeks. I th...

I suggest a more professional note. Perhaps say something like "your support and encouragment has helped me strive towards graduation. I have chosen and accepted to begin my nursing career at "2333 hospital". This note explicitly states that people ...

This topic actually came up in my RN-BSN program class yesterday. It was the tension between nursing in general and paramedics. The bottom line is yes there is some tension and it needs to be recognized. But, the reason for it is that EMT stuff and n...

I am a telemetry RN. What we do is try to get an admission or float nurse to come to the floor to admit the patient. Sometimes, the float/admission nurse admits the patient while they are in the ER. What terks me off is when the day shift nurses le...

Elderly people have extreemly dry skin. I think they are to bathe 1-2 times a week in the nursing home. I think that schedule is because it would be impossible for them to bathe more frequently (staff). However, many of those elderly get a partial ba...

I took this for granted. I work on Telemetry and we do use insulin gtt when they are ordered.

AHA did recently say compressions alone can help because it pumps oxygen rich blood into the brain...or something like that. The crash cart would be there very soon..then they can start ACLS.

What is the education of "vet tech"? My nursing professor explained yesterday that for the federal goverment to recognize as someone as a professional, they have to have a bachelors degree at the very least. That does not make sense when ADN nurses c...

Yes, I agree these individuals are ignorant. First, nurses can independently draw blood as all us nurses know. I think if these tech people want to be called nurses then they should develop their profession and get a name like "veternary nurse" VN. A...

I did a campus visit to Simmon's. It is a small, private school. I liked that about the school. The lady I talked with brought out a big binder full of things that were written about them that were good. She seemed to be TRYING to impress me. While t...

I became a nurse because I chose it as my undergrad major for pre-med. I changed my mind that I wanted to stick with nursing rather than medicine. Why do I love nursing?? Because nurses care for the whole person. It is very science oriented. I love s...