MandaRN94

MandaRN94

OB/GYN,PHN, Family Planning

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  1. Taking a step down just to work

    MandaRN94 replied to coastiewifey's topic in Nursing Career

    I am always puzzled why new graduates feel they need to work in a hospital setting. There are other great opportunities out in the community. Try your local public health dept or other ambulatory...

  2. Average Salary for ADN vs BSN

    MandaRN94 replied to ltf500's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Well if nursing is just about "morals" and basic manners then we should just bring back the diploma programs and or better yet just use Nightingales's notes on how to be a nurse for

  3. Makeing 80k

    MandaRN94 replied to LTmurse78's topic in General Nursing

    Agree -that's why I said jobs are

  4. Makeing 80k

    MandaRN94 replied to LTmurse78's topic in General Nursing

    It is a normal salary here in the bay area of CA but the cost of living is also high and jobs are

  5. How did you find a job as a new grad?

    MandaRN94 replied to rn_yogi's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I live in CA bay area -friend of the family worked as manager on the maternal/child floor. I worked for x 2 years part time as nursing assistance in postpartum. Did my externship in L&D and was...

  6. Average Salary for ADN vs BSN

    MandaRN94 replied to ltf500's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I have to disagree -ADN and BSN school is not the same. I do believe the BSN should be mandatory. If we want to be thought of as professionals we need to have the education to back it up. Yes ,...

  7. MSN MPH

    MandaRN94 replied to PrettyinPink1234's topic in Public, Community Health

    What is the pay now for state gov

  8. New and need help with call times

    MandaRN94 replied to Genista's topic in Telephone Triage

    So you basically do it "all". Some pts have many chronic issues. I've learned to figure and answer the "what is your prob today" and refer them for an appt or have their provider call them if they...

  9. New and need help with call times

    MandaRN94 replied to Genista's topic in Telephone Triage

    What type of triage do you

  10. Negotiating salary at a Gov job

    MandaRN94 posted a topic in California Nursing

    I had a quick question -I had an interview for a job with the Public health Dept. In the job listing it had a salary range. Has anyone had luck negotiating a salary above the listed range. I just...

  11. Negotiating salary at a Gov job

    MandaRN94 replied to MandaRN94's topic in California Nursing

    The job is a STD educator/investigator. The min req was a CA RN and 2 yrs exp with communicable diseases. I have a BSN , PHN cert, have 17 yrs nursing exp and 7 of those in community health -doing...

  12. What's Your Stress Reliever?

    MandaRN94 replied to ibinezz's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Trail riding on my horse, gardening, and my favorite is freq trips to Maui :

  13. Terms used to describe APNs - what do people call you?

    MandaRN94 replied to traumaRUs's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I'm a RN and in our clinic we refer to our NP, PA, CNM as clinicians or providers. I also don't like the term midlevel -we do not use that term at our

  14. Caring for a Muslim pt in PostPartum

    MandaRN94 replied to dccc2012student's topic in Ob/Gyn

    My experience has been they do not like men in the room. We had one incident that the pts normal OB was a Fe was not on call and a male OB was covering. The husband DID NOT want that male OB to...

  15. Rotten deal or should I be happy I got it at all. New Grad position with strings.

    MandaRN94 replied to ItsaTwap's topic in Nursing Career

    Sounds fishy to me also. If you work as a RN you should get RN pay. If it doesn't work out you get your 90 day RN pay and move

  16. New Grad RN Fired for Missing Work Due to Miscarriage

    MandaRN94 replied to jenbptRN's topic in Nursing Career

    This seems illegal to me. Fired for having a miscarriage? May want to consult a lawyer on that

  17. "Did you see/Follow up with your Primary Doctor..."

    MandaRN94 replied to Roy Fokker's topic in Emergency

    Great thread. I agree most pts use the ER as a same day appt office. I work in a family planning office and have had pts tell me they went to the ER for yeast inf, irreg periods, heavy periods. I...

  18. New Grad RN volunteer opportunities in CA

    MandaRN94 replied to luckystarRN's topic in California Nursing

    I believe most public health depts also have volunteer programs -not sure if you would be doing RN volunteering but it would be a great experience and maybe a foot in the

  19. New grad nights in birthing center

    MandaRN94 replied to belle005's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I never worked on a day on the Med/Surg floor -yuck. I had a great preceptorship into L&D right out of nursing school and never regretted my decision. I currently work in community health but...

  20. To the bedside, or correctional facility?

    MandaRN94 replied to mom35's topic in Nursing Career

    Hmm. After reading your post -it sounds like you answered your question. You seem to be really leaning toward the correction job -go for it. Do what you think you will like -plus better pay....

  21. Aspiring to be a PHN

    MandaRN94 replied to MissyKrissyRN's topic in Public, Community Health

    PHN jobs are very difficult to get. Most nurses that work in Public health will stay with that job until retirement plus cut backs with state/county funding means less job openings. Your best bet is...

  22. Would love feedback from a nurse

    MandaRN94 replied to jld9's topic in Nursing Career

    I would read the posts on this website. Nursing jobs are hard to come by -why go back to school now and not be sure of a job afterwards. Something to think

  23. Confused..need some direction please

    MandaRN94 replied to Luvsunflower's topic in Nursing Career

    Take the job! I have been a nurse for 17 yrs and never worked a day on a med/surg floor. I did work in L&D for 10 yrs after I graduated and received my BSN. After that I have been in...

  24. New and need help with call times

    MandaRN94 replied to Genista's topic in Telephone Triage

    I telephone triage also and some pts do like to ramble -I tend to give them other # for reference or their needs (CDC,counseling, etc..) if they have further quest about general info. Luckily my...

  25. NP/ Educator Salaries in CA

    MandaRN94 replied to StarrySkies's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I had the same dilemma. If I went back to get my WHNP I would probably only make about $5 more an hr than I make now as an BSN RN also in CA. I can't justify a $45k loan for such a small pay raise....