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Hi there, I am wondering if there are any programs that offer certificates in either Education or Infomatics. I'm not sure I want to do a whole MSN program (I'm 57), but would like to add to my skill set. All thoughts appreciated.

I have an Eko attachment and finds that it works very well. I don't have any issues with it. I purchased it originally and used as an 'amplifier' in line on my existing Littman cardiology stethoscope, when I got my hearing aids the blue-tooth worked just fine! I don't take my hearing aids out to use it!

I will say, when I was a brand new nurse (with all of the 20 year olds--with as much experience as they did) I felt that families were more comfortable with me because they 'assumed' that I had more experience than I did.

15 years ago I went to school with a lady who had retired from her job at Health and Human Services in DC, she went back to school to get her 2-year RN degree because she wanted to become a hospice RN. she was 62 when she graduated! if you want to, do it!

I went to school with a lady who had worked for Health & Human Services in DC for 35 years. She retired and decided she wanted to become a hospice nurse. She was 62 when she graduated from our 2-year, community college program program! If you want to do it I say go for it!

I have narrowed it down for about 4-5 schools. Primarily based on cost, accreditation, number of credits, and length of program. I have no idea how to choose one. They all seem fine. What am I missing? What haven't I thought of? What else should I be thinking about with this deision? Am I making too much out of it? Should I throw a dart? ;-) any suggestions would be helpful. margaret

I've been a pediatric med/surg nurse for 12 years and I am getting a little 'burnt' out with it. I love what I do, but really don't want to be a bedside nurse 5 years from now. No interest in management, or teaching, just--not for me. I have a two year degree, (with two other non-nursing degrees) . So I've begun to look into what holistic nursing is--I didn't even know there was such a thing, but, I think that it could be a great change and I do love the education piece of my job. So my question is, I have seen the term nurse coach tossed around as opposed to holistic nurse. is there a big difference in the two? And would I need to get a more advanced nursing degree to do this? and feedback would be greatly appreciated thank you

I'm so sorry that this is happening to you. Look for and get another job. Don't worry about staying a year. Life is is way to short to be miserable and unhappy at a job.

Thank you TheCommuter so much for the information. There is so much to look at out there it can be a little overwhelming. I feel you Squirrel, if I were 26 it would be a no brainer, but I came into nursing when I was 40 for a career change. Nursing school was hard enough the first time around (and it's my 3rd degree), so the last thing I've wanted to do was go back to school. But I'm feeling the need to get at least a BSN to widen my options. And is it awful that part of me would rather re-model the bathroom with that money? thank you again for the information and feedback! margaret

Hi there, I'm interested in an online RN to BSN (or an RN to MSN) program, but I'm trying to find the most reasonably priced (cheap) program. I'm 50 years old and not sure if I really want to get a more advanced degree than the BSN (still deciding that), but I'm very torn. Part of me is really ready to do it, but I don't like the idea of loans so I would be paying out of pocket--that's why I need something really reasonable. Any suggestions would be appreciated. thanks, Margaret

Congratulations to all of you who are accepted into the Nurse Residency program!!! Can I ask what the starting salary for a new grad at Vandy is? I'm considering a move from northern Virginia to Nashville and know that the hourly rate will be very different. Any information would be helpful. thank you

hello everyone, i'm a pediatric nurse with three years experience on an adolescent med/surge unit. i have a two year nursing degree and am a licensed rn. my husband and i are considering moving to the wilmington area (from northern virginia) and i'm wondering what nursing salaries are in the area. i can't seem to get any nurse recruiters to tell me over the phone. any help would be appreciated. thank you, margaret

hello everyone, i'm a pediatric nurse with three years experience on an adolescent med/surge unit. i have a two year nursing degree and am a licensed rn. my husband and i are considering moving to the portland area (from northern virginia) and i'm wondering what nursing salaries are in the area. i can't seem to get any nurse recruiters to tell me over the phone. any help would be appreciated. thank you, margaret

I work as a pediatric nurse on an adolescent unit. I fall under the umbrella of "peds" at my hospital, so technically they can float me to other peds units. The problem is that the hospital has no qualms about floating us to the PICU even though I have never undergone any ICU training (or even PALS at this point in my career). I understand that there is a 'comfort level' issue happening whenever you float to another unit, but in going to the PICU I feel that there is a patient safety issue as well. I feel that this is way out of the 'scope of my practice' I have a couple of questions: 1. is this a common practice at other hospitals? 2. are we just being difficult? 3. do we have the right to refuse this assignment and who regulates this practice? is it determined by hospital policy, is there a regulatory body that may oversee this kind of thing? any thoughts or input would be greatly appreciated, thanks, Margaret

I think that you should really talk about the "culture shock" of going from being a student nurse to a real nurse. They really 'glossed' over that part in my program. Encourage them to "shadow" on prospective unites (if possible) to get a feel of what kind of unit they would like to be on, and talk to the nurses there. Most of the people I graduated with are miserable in their units and we aren't sure why that is. Did they (school) not prepare us for the daily grind of everyday nursing? were we naive about what we were getting into? were our expectations too high about wanting to 'love' our jobs? Organization tips!!!!! How to write a nursing note (they glossed over that one also). How to speak to doctor's efficiently. How to give a concise report. Encourage them to be proactive with their preceptors and ask questions, and not be afraid to get a different one if there is a 'personality' clash. Talk about what kinds of questions to ask about the unit when interviewing. OK, can you tell my first experience out of school wasn't a pleasant/positive one? Good luck!!