RN4NICU

RN4NICU LPN, LVN

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  1. Should a telemetry nurse be expected to float to a critical care unit?

    RN4NICU replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think nurses should float outside their specialty areas for any reason ever. There is no reason that a unit should not be responsible for its own staffing and should be allowed to take nurses...

  2. Travel Nursing...

    RN4NICU replied to DreamCastle's topic in General Nursing

    13 week assignments are hard to come by in Hawaii (or they were when I traveled). Most agencies wanted a minimum of 6 months (26 weeks). The pay wasn't very good either. There were A LOT of nice...

  3. Is it a good move to straight for RN?

    RN4NICU replied to sar4tee's topic in General Nursing

    Go straight to

  4. Outpatient or hospital setting?

    RN4NICU replied to lilgreenrn's topic in General Nursing

    I would also choose outpatient over hospital. I wouldn't be worried about losing skills - if you lose them throughout the course of your job, then they likely aren't very necessary for that job. If...

  5. I give up on waiting and I need a new plan

    RN4NICU replied to clamaity21's topic in General Nursing

    I've never heard of anything like this either. It certainly doesn't work this way where I live. Entrance to nursing programs here is entirely merit-based (as it should be) - no favoritism for...

  6. Police officer or RN

    RN4NICU replied to cyb's topic in General Nursing

    I totally agree with you. I think it is absurd to push someone to choose a career in the hopes of that person "learning" personality traits. One should choose a career based on a good fit with one's...

  7. Taking orders from a medical student

    RN4NICU replied to platon20's topic in General Nursing

    "Apparently approving" something and signing the order are two different things. The order is not valid until the attending cosigns. I don't think the nurse that got upset was questioning the order,...

  8. Taking orders from a medical student

    RN4NICU replied to platon20's topic in General Nursing

    It is definitely not part of the job. Medical students do not have the authority to order anything, verbal, written or otherwise. The order is not valid unless and until it is cosigned by someone...

  9. Desperate for help from other RNs!!

    RN4NICU replied to mcrnba's topic in Post Graduate Students

    1. Is nursing education for you? (2) Agree - except for the pathetic salary, which is why I'm not going to pursue it. 2. Is your educational background and experiences enough so that you can teach in...

  10. MSN degree

    RN4NICU replied to PsychNurseWannaBe's topic in General Nursing

    No. If you want to be a PMHNP, just go through a PMHNP program. But IF YOU ALREDY HAD an MSN, then a post masters program would be

  11. MSN degree

    RN4NICU replied to PsychNurseWannaBe's topic in General Nursing

    Post masters degrees are usually used to expand or change specialties. Say I became a WHNP (women's health nurse practitioner) and then decide that the specialty is too constricting and I want to...

  12. BSN vs. RN?

    RN4NICU replied to saral_123's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Yes, you can do RN-MSN, but you will have to pick up "bridge" courses that would have been earned in a BSN program. Which ones you have to take varies from school to school, but community health is...

  13. BSN vs. RN?

    RN4NICU replied to saral_123's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Well, the main point to consider is that ANYTHING you want to do at some point in your career that may require the BSN (grad school, public health, management, staff education, pharm/medical equipment...

  14. Do you think this is true?............

    RN4NICU replied to cappuccino's topic in General Nursing

    I'd say it's very possible. If morale is low because of crappy management, "safe" staffing levels are going to do very little to change that. Of course that probably didn't get mentioned in the...

  15. 12 hours, eat twice?

    RN4NICU replied to Crux1024's topic in General Nursing

    I don't see a problem with taking more than one meal break during a 12 hour shift. I eat frequent snacks throughout the day, because healthier for me than eating 3 meals or less (keeps blood glucose...

  16. Why/how did you choose to specialize in your area?

    RN4NICU replied to Florence NightinFAIL's topic in General Nursing

    I went to nursing school with the intent to specialize in NICU. I didn't really consider any other area and confirmed my suspicions during clinicals that med/surg would NEVER work for me. I hated...

  17. Guess what RN's, you didn't need that college degree!!

    RN4NICU replied to welnet66's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    For those that are rushing over to parade.com to post - PLEASE do not post in such a rage that you are unable to spell the simplest of words or form coherent sentences. Seriously, read some of the...

  18. Guess what RN's, you didn't need that college degree!!

    RN4NICU replied to welnet66's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Just because you haven't heard of it doesn't mean it doesn't exist. There are many diploma nurses here on these boards - there is no diploma program where I live, but they are still out there. Also,...

  19. Can a new grad work part time or per diem?

    RN4NICU replied to bcyogi's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Generally, at least one year of full-time employment is required for new grads before they are allowed to work part time or per

  20. Do nurses only "eat their young" in certain departments?

    RN4NICU replied to HeartsOpenWide's topic in General Nursing

    It really isn't a certain profession, department, age, gender, level of experience, or any other trait that you could generalize. It is just the fact that some people are jerks, and if you get enough...

  21. Tips for looking more professional

    RN4NICU replied to kukukajoo's topic in General Nursing

    Never heard it called that - but I have heard it called a whale tail - because the waistband of the thong over the waistband of the pants makes the shape of a whale tail. Not exactly something I'd...

  22. Nursing for compassion or the financial reward?

    RN4NICU replied to RNLULULABAMBA's topic in General Nursing

    Money and

  23. Neonatal Nurse Practitioners-Salary Range

    RN4NICU replied to justme1972's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Quite easily - I've worked with

  24. If you had your time over again >>>

    RN4NICU replied to Sabby_NC's topic in General Nursing

    Although I really enjoy the flexibility of nursing (especially working agency and per diem) and I am currently pursuing my MSN to enter advanced practice, I would not choose nursing again. There are...

  25. This has been really getting on my nerves lately...

    RN4NICU replied to GregRN's topic in General Nursing

    The "u" and "ur" bugs me too. How lazy can a person be to not just type the extra couple of letters. For some reason, it also bugs me when people put "et" and "noc" in casual conversation posts. It...