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I enjoy the status of being an RN, but I do not enjoy the attitudes of many of the nurses I encounter. The trick is not to take your co-workers to heart. If you do, you will be frustrated by your environment. Working at the bedside, in particular, ...

I agree with the previous poster that if you are licensed as a LVN and want to work as a independent practitioner, you need to check with your board of nursing. I would surmise that a good number of states would want you to be supervised by a RN or p...

RNSAC, congratulations on getting your RN license. I would spend more time trying to get that first clinical job. IMO, it's important to have clinical experience before taking on the responsiblity of becoming a CM or UM. My observation is that thos...

The bottom line is that it's managements' responsibility to take care of business. Staffing of a unit is their business. If employees want to call in for any reason, that falls on management. Yes, I am one of those nurses who comes in 99% of the t...

Hey_suz, your write-up was great and heart-felt. For me, it confirmed that life-long learning is not a fad. I also found myself humbled after I started my MSN program. :)

When applying for jobs, pay attention to the educational requirements. If it says BSN preferred, that means an associate or diploma nurse will be considered with the right background. Yes, TN is in the low pay range for nurses, but not in the top te...

Very relevant article. Unfortunately, many nurses come from a unwholesome foundation and environment into the discipline or profession depressed and oppressed. Managers at every level exploit this to their advantage. It's much like leaders of a cou...

Actually Asystole, the MSN model seems to be similar to the physician model of education. Most MSN programs do the theory prior to the practicum. Usually, the practicum is done last in the MSN program. Generally, this practicum is a real world expe...

Brandon, I agree with you that nursing school typically does not provide real world experience. However, at least in my state to my knowledge, one is not required to have prior nursing experience to become a nurse-particularly at the ADN, BSN, or MSN...

Many nurses may not want to take on the responsibility of independent billing when they learn what they may face. Independent billing still would entail adding to our skill and knowledge set as I pointed out earlier in a post. To bill for services, ...

Great article! Many good points. It's not clear to me that nursing is necessarily being de-skilled. It's just that we need to continually update our skill sets. As other posters have pointed out, what nurses do today, physicians use to do. In many ...

Hi kishykat. I believe that if you go to the site I posted, you will find the curriculum for the program. I think it is free to the public. You probably can study from that and perhaps challenge and pass the HIT Pro exam.

It's an employer's market. I recommend that you write a list of what type of benefits and perks you want on a job and a list of what you will settle for. Keep in mind, as previously posted, money is not the end all even though it is important. Note...

Another option you may consider while it is still relatively free and while you're still lurking at your place of employment is to pursue a HIT-PRO certification by taking course work through one of the online HITECH school programs. Check out this ...

Is it just me that is noticing the large volume of new graduates, especially our younger graduates, that desire to spend very little time, if any, at the bedside before pursuing a non-traditional role in nursing. New graduates come into the professi...

Interesting responses. Yes I am old hat-old school, if you will. But, that is okay. It takes all kinds.:) A couple of posters pointed out that perhaps nursing instructors are not doing a good job of creating excitement and desire among the student ...

I don't believe I ever have taken the opportunity to congratulate you on your achievement. It is indeed an honor to participate on this forum which you facilitate. Best wishes to you in future endeavors.

Hi HJS13. I graduated from nursing school at a time when nursing and health care jobs were plentiful. I also paid out very little in education because my employer had an agreement with my nursing program and waived the fees. Now it appears that ma...

Yes, Pink. Dream higher. Ready yourself for potentially bigger opportunities which may include coding but go beyond. If you think that you may want to work in nursing coordination or management, go for that BSN or MSN. Go for that therapy degree or...

I found an article in Health Data Management, April 30, 2012, about successful EHR rollout tips. The following tip was really encouraging. " Focus on nurses. When you hear about EHR implementations, a lot of attention goes to how you make it appea...

I believe in this day and time, telehealth should become a major player with the elderly and disabled. However, I am aware that certain cultures may simply want the elderly to roll over and die without any additional stress and strain on the system....

Nursing informatics is really catching attention: Informatics & the Future of Nursing Practice on ADVANCE for Nurses

http://www.informationweek.com/news/healthcare/leadership/232601230?cid=SBX_iwk_related_news_CPOE&itc=SBX_iwk_related_news_CPOE The article above really demonstrates that nursing is coming into its own in the HIT leader world. This should give th...

The OP indicated that the material is available at no cost to the public. The links are included. You may need to create a user name and password to use it. I hope the material is made permanently available and is updated before the year is out. ...

I agree with the previous posters. If you don't have physician buy-in you're going to have problems. You should at least have the medical director or chief of staff on board and also have a physician liaison who enjoys technology and has an underst...