microkate

microkate

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  1. Clarifying rules and job duties

    microkate replied to PediatricRNTX's topic in Research

    Depends on your facility. At ours, you do not need to be an assistant first, though many people work up to CRC. Assistants have no special qualifications. They help with studies, data entry, and...

  2. nurse for 15 years and I feel like a fraud

    microkate replied to bananabutter's topic in General Nursing

    You absolutely should take a look at Oncology research. You'll use your brain and develop a whole new knowledge bank, but you don't have to make critical decisions on the fly. I'm very type A, want...

  3. Not sure how to handle this situation with recent interview

    microkate replied to Southpawdown's topic in General Nursing

    Don't write it off yet. One job, I had interviewed with that manager previously. Didn't get it, but she strongly encouraged me to apply again when I had a little more experience. Next time a spot...

  4. RN Volunteer Opportunities

    microkate replied to ThatCriticalCareNurse's topic in General Nursing

    See if you have a local Medical Reserve Corps. Ours is run through the Dept. of Health as part of the Emergency Management section, and provides volunteers for events and emergencies. Tons of variety...

  5. Pregnancy/Newborn during nursing school

    microkate replied to lanna23's topic in General Students

    It's doable, if you have a good support system & everything goes well with the pregnancy & birth - which is not a guarantee. I started my ASN pregnant with my first, already had all my gen ed...

  6. Tips for securing this opportunity

    microkate replied to Quendi's topic in Research

    The CITI program (CITIprogram.org) looks good - the CRC Foundations & Advanced courses together are $300. One of my co-workers did this program: Online Training for Clinical Research Coordinator l...

  7. Tips for securing this opportunity

    microkate replied to Quendi's topic in Research

    Hi Quendi - I came into clinical research nursing with a lab background that included clinical research, followed by nursing experience. I emphasized exactly what you did - I already knew how a...

  8. Questions for clinical research RNs

    microkate replied to RNwithquestions12's topic in Research

    Good luck! It's a pretty steep learning curve at first. Feel free to PM me if you have any other

  9. Questions for clinical research RNs

    microkate replied to RNwithquestions12's topic in Research

    I've been a clinical research nurse (oncology as well) for just over 2 years, and I love it. Don't get me wrong - there's still frustration, occasional boredom, sometimes going from bored to frantic...

  10. LPN, RN or OTA?

    microkate replied to alhmaybelle's topic in General Students

    Like everything else, it depends on you, but it is entirely possible. During nursing school I was pregnant, then in school with a baby, then pregnant with a toddler. Yup, I was tired a lot, but I...

  11. Did you take a risk?

    microkate replied to CardiacDork's topic in General Nursing

    I moved into oncology clinical research. I still work with patients as I enroll them on clinical research trials and follow them throughout the protocol, but a lot of what I do is administrative....

  12. MCI VA Beach

    microkate replied to Shanyd's topic in Virginia Nursing

    I graduated there in 2012. Overall, the program was decent. Most of our instructors were great, although I know several have left. After talking with other folks, I don't think it was significantly...

  13. When You Request I Switch Shifts with You

    microkate replied to Nurse SMS's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Ah, gotcha, that's not how it sounded from the first

  14. When You Request I Switch Shifts with You

    microkate replied to Nurse SMS's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I always try to set up both swap days at the same time to avoid that kind of issue. If I'm the one needing a favor, I always offer to take any day that they want off. Normally, however, if I need a...

  15. Nurses who are mothers to small children.

    microkate replied to Lillian11's topic in General Nursing

    I'm working 2 12hr nights a week, and get tons of time with my kiddos! I do have basically 2.5 days out of the week where I sleep, but we have dinner together before I go to work, and I see them a...

  16. Would you take this job?

    microkate replied to Lucky724's topic in Nursing Career

    I wouldn't do an hour commute for a 5 day per week job, but 2 days would be worth it. Think about it this way - 2hrs/dayx2 days/week = 4 hrs commuting each week. If you'd like the job, I think it's...

  17. Nurses working as CNAs

    microkate replied to nolanurse88's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I've done this for our facility, when we had 13 aides call out in one day. I didn't mind at all. I was not only paid my usual nursing wage, but time and a half, since it was on short notice. I...

  18. Hospital vs. SNF salary?

    microkate replied to soski.rn's topic in General Nursing

    Entirely depends. If you talk to HR, you should be able to find out a starting salary range. I've been working in a SNF, and just got hired at a hospital. I'll make $4/hour more there. However,...

  19. Sitting down in patient rooms.

    microkate replied to Caffeine_IV's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I try to sit with my patients as much as I can, though not on the bed. Most of them are older and either stuck in bed or in a wheelchair. I think it's nice to have someone at eye level with them,...

  20. What can a new grad do as a volunteer in a hospital

    microkate replied to MidLifeRN2012's topic in General Nursing

    If there's a military hospital near you, you can volunteer there by going through the Red Cross. Without experience you won't get anything acute, but they do take volunteers to work actual nursing...

  21. Few questions.

    microkate replied to StL_Momma27's topic in General Nursing

    Absolutely doable, if you have a good support system, an uncomplicated pregnancy, and you don't normally have a difficult time with classes. I started our program pregnant, had the baby over a break...

  22. Clinical rotation report from 1920s

    microkate replied to Emergent's topic in General Students

    Thanks for posting - I love reading things like

  23. Alert but confused

    microkate replied to mytoon38's topic in General Nursing

    I use alert much as you do. To me alert is when they are awake and engaged with the environment and other people, regardless of the level of orientation. I used to be a vet tech, and our equivalent...

  24. Frustrated with RN-BSN classes

    microkate posted a topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I just feel like I'm not learning much. Maybe it's because I already have a B.S. (biology), but I was expecting the classes to be focused on improving practice and going deeper into topics that were...

  25. Frustrated with RN-BSN classes

    microkate replied to microkate's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I did find that having a science-heavy background (2 semesters each of gen chem, orgo, and biochem, plus a host of bio/micro classes) really helped everything come together when it came to patho and...