DNS on the go

DNS on the go

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  1. Torn between Nursing and Medicine

    DNS on the go replied to Loux's topic in Nursing Career

    Let me ask you a question and be honest with yourself. Can you get A in the pre-med classes. If you can, go for medicine. Medicine is a much more established profession with a much stronger hold...

  2. Pros and Cons

    DNS on the go replied to FutureRN618's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Be aware that healthcare services in prisons are now contracted to private firms in some states. This is so true. I have known several nurses who worked for the prisons who worked under a contracted...

  3. Nurses working without health insurance

    DNS on the go replied to linguine's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    This is sad. I feel sorry for all of you and your co-workers. I pay for myself about 200 a month for health insurance (with no prescription plan), my employer pays over 1000 a month for this...

  4. <NEW GRAD for a year now, NO JOB!

    DNS on the go replied to Winnie93's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Go apply in a LTC or SNF facility. Since you have LPN experience since 2007, you would be a strong candidate. I am assuming that you are presently working in LTC as an LPN so it should be an easy...

  5. HR minimum requirements?

    DNS on the go replied to UpinawayRN's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    This hospital's HR department is obviously is up to something. Transcripts for a new nurse maybe ok, but once a nurse has some experience, school grades are meaningless. Nursing is not a theory, it...

  6. Are there REALLY that many different nursing jobs?

    DNS on the go replied to Burlshoe114's topic in Nursing Career

    Colleagues, I really enjoyed the responses posted to this thread. Nurses are finally starting to see what nursing is about! Nursing, for all it's problems is still a great career to be. It will...

  7. Are there REALLY that many different nursing jobs?

    DNS on the go replied to Burlshoe114's topic in Nursing Career

    The better jobs in nursing are very few and far between. The reality is that nurses are trained to work at the bedside. Nursing education is not intended for other career pathes other then bedside...

  8. Massive RN Layoffs

    DNS on the go replied to Obamacare's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I don't see layoffs as a big issue (for now) but I see reduced hiring or outright hiring freezes as the main concern for nurses. We are using agency nurses to fill in gaps because they can be let go...

  9. Should even try for a nursing degree if can't stand long?

    DNS on the go replied to extra45's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    If you have difficulty standing, nursing is not for you. Even jobs that allow the nurse to sit are jobs that require many years of clinical experience and advanced education. Please, do your self a...

  10. Doing associates in nursing the same time I am doing bachelors in accounting

    DNS on the go replied to trustabdy's topic in Nursing Career

    Accounting is not a 9-5 job. If you can get a job in an accounting firm, you are looking at serious time, week after week (think 60 plus hours). This will not leave you time to be a nurse. Both...

  11. Would you work as a CNA or LVN if you could not find work as an RN?

    DNS on the go replied to indigonurse's topic in Nursing Career

    If your a new RN and do not have a job, by all means work as a CNA or a LPN, tech, whatever. Its a foot in the door and a paycheck. Work is work. In the 1990's I worked with many aides and LPN who...

  12. help! resigning from an unsafe facility after working only a couple weeks

    DNS on the go replied to nurseyNJNYC's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Do yourself a favor, Write a formal resignation letter stating that you are resigning with your last day you will working. Mostly likely, as a new employee of a few weeks, you are still on orienation...

  13. "Don't get stuck in LTC"

    DNS on the go replied to Jw1724's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Do what you love. LTC needs dedicated nurses who love this area of nursing. Do not let others opinion of LTC-ALF change your heart or mind. Good Luck in your

  14. About to start Nursing School and having doubts

    DNS on the go replied to wishywashy's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Question...Do you want to be a nurse? Are you willing to do the school work and then the leg work to get a job. If the answer is yes, then go to the nursing program and good luck. If nursing is a...

  15. Huge Dilemma...please help!

    DNS on the go replied to Traum-a-Rama's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Go for the job interview!!! This is your life and you need a job to survive. The Pinning ceremony is nice but today's world a job is very hard to come by. Do not pass up this opportunity. You do...

  16. Is nursing shortage a myth?

    DNS on the go replied to Angitia's topic in General Students

    The nursing shortage is a myth. It has been a myth for a while. The last true shortage was in the 1980's (1985 to 1987). That shortage was due to an expanding economy were woman had many more choices...

  17. Reality check: new grad in SNF

    DNS on the go replied to NotFlo's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I got 2 days class room, 1 day to learn the medications pass and ordering process, 1 days to learn treatments and 1 day to learn the paperwork and how to do report, etc. That was it. They held our 1st...

  18. What kind of holiday bonus do you get?

    DNS on the go replied to cbcle's topic in General Nursing

    I have been in nursing for 17 years. All I ever got was time and a half if you worked on the holiday. If a nurse gets a bonus (i.e. cash or a gift card), consider yourself very lucky as this is not...