rumwynnieRN

rumwynnieRN

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  1. Does anyone else plan to stay in bedside?

    rumwynnieRN replied to BSNbeauty's topic in General Nursing

    I'm 26, and I plan on staying in bedside nursing, at least for a while. The idea of getting my master's is appealing, but I don't even know what I would focus on. Being a nurse practitioner isn't that...

  2. What nursing shortage? Any tips on finding a job in Texas

    rumwynnieRN replied to TXRN44's topic in Texas Nursing

    Eh, Houston's pretty competitive. If what you said is true, you probably won't have as hard of a time finding a job (I went to Prairie View, graduated last December, GPA 3.06, moved to Arkansas, long...

  3. Liability Insurance

    rumwynnieRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    I'm filling out a form for the VA, and it asks if I have liability insurance (I do). Is it bad if I mention it? I read somewhere that people don't mention they have it, but I don't know if they mean...

  4. Liability Insurance

    rumwynnieRN replied to rumwynnieRN's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, my post refers to malpractice insurance. This helps me. Thank you for your

  5. Can an RN Get a job in a hospital with out a BSN.

    rumwynnieRN replied to mcclot1993's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    It depends on where you are, but if there's a BSN program, an ADN program and a Diploma program in the area, they'll probably prefer the BSN or ADN graduates. The diploma graduates would be restricted...

  6. Family at school orientation?

    rumwynnieRN replied to Summergrace's topic in General Nursing

    Huh. My nursing school allowed it. They strongly encouraged it actually. I suppose it depends on the nursing school in

  7. When you reach that point of "Yeah, no."

    rumwynnieRN posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    I want to preface this post with the following: I know I'm very much a new grad (graduated last December), and I'm happy to have a job. I'm happy I have an RN job, and my coworkers are amazing who...

  8. Military experience in nursing

    rumwynnieRN replied to Rgresh's topic in General Nursing

    Oh no, I hope I wasn't coming off as offended -_-; Curse the internet sometimes...ah well. Truthfully, I thought the same thing as you when it came to the government and, well, anything government...

  9. Military experience in nursing

    rumwynnieRN replied to Rgresh's topic in General Nursing

    When the VA sent representatives to our nursing school to recruit people for the VALOR program, we were told the pay had to be comparable to the area and to the surrounding hospitals. They definitely...

  10. Military experience in nursing

    rumwynnieRN replied to Rgresh's topic in General Nursing

    Depends on where you move to. I wish I could you more details because my aunt was in the same situation ~10 years ago (she got out 1 year before 9/11). She said, verbatim, "I'm sick of the Air Force,...

  11. When you reach that point of "Yeah, no."

    rumwynnieRN replied to rumwynnieRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I appreciate the responses from everyone. I have been looking at other jobs at other facilities, and some of my more experienced coworkers (save for my manager) are aware I'm looking for other...

  12. Stethoscope and Superbugs

    rumwynnieRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    I work on a geriatric psych floor. I was off for a few days, and when I came back, one of the rooms was quarantined because one of our patients had acinetobacter. We didn't know she had the bug, and I...

  13. Stethoscope and Superbugs

    rumwynnieRN replied to rumwynnieRN's topic in General Nursing

    No, I'm talking about Cavi-wipes. Good lord if alcohol wipes caused cancer, we're all

  14. Stethoscope and Superbugs

    rumwynnieRN replied to rumwynnieRN's topic in General Nursing

    I've used fomites in conversations before. Sometimes my coworkers think I'm

  15. license question--help!

    rumwynnieRN replied to sassyann85's topic in General Nursing

    No, that's what your CEs are for. Your CEs keep your license active and up to date, well, that and employment (which I'm assuming is the same throughout the country). Keeping your skills is another...

  16. Was your education worth it?

    rumwynnieRN replied to __patiently_waiting's topic in General Nursing

    Oh god I wish I only had less than $10,000. I would've started paying that off

  17. Stethoscope and Superbugs

    rumwynnieRN replied to rumwynnieRN's topic in General Nursing

    I used alcohol swabs/chloroprep, whatever. I have no idea if it makes a huge difference

  18. Was your education worth it?

    rumwynnieRN replied to __patiently_waiting's topic in General Nursing

    I'm curious about how much you owe, but that's not something you have to answer, and I'm not asking. I just graduated in December, and I've looked at how to pay back my loans, and what I could do if I...

  19. Stethoscope and Superbugs

    rumwynnieRN replied to rumwynnieRN's topic in General Nursing

    I've wondered the same thing...so I'll wait about a minute and hope for the best,

  20. I am confused. I need advice.

    rumwynnieRN replied to Ticklelicious's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Do what your boyfriend said. I'm working at a hospital I'm not very fond of, but I love my coworkers, and I've landed really awesome references. My immediate coworkers, save for my manager and...

  21. Stethoscope and Superbugs

    rumwynnieRN replied to rumwynnieRN's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you. I'll be cleaning my stethoscope now

  22. Staffing during hurricanes?

    rumwynnieRN replied to blackvans1234's topic in General Nursing

    My teachers in nursing school, one in particular, said that you have the choice to be part of the "ride out team" and "after the storm" team. Depending on how bad a storm is expected to be dictates...

  23. Malpractice insurance?

    rumwynnieRN replied to Ashleyk5041's topic in General Nursing

    i just got one with Marsh. I'm not with the ANA, and I paid

  24. How much do new BSN nursing grads make?

    rumwynnieRN replied to gonnaB37nursedoc's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    What everyone else said. I can tell you right now with my current job, I make $17.50 an hour, totaling to around ~$31000/year in a hospital in the Little Rock Area. I would be making double that...

  25. Fake nursing/CNA licenses or what?

    rumwynnieRN replied to Blackcat99's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Yes, you're suppose to report a change of name to the BON, but some people will wait until their next renewal if they just renewed it, or they just forget or they get lazy as other people have...