rumwynnieRN

rumwynnieRN

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  1. Does anyone else plan to stay in bedside?

    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. 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

    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

    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.

    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?

    Huh. My nursing school allowed it. They strongly encouraged it actually. I suppose it depends on the nursing school in
  7. 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

    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

    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

    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."

    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

    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

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

    I've used fomites in conversations before. Sometimes my coworkers think I'm
  15. license question--help!

    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?

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

    I used alcohol swabs/chloroprep, whatever. I have no idea if it makes a huge difference
  18. Was your education worth it?

    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

    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.

    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

    Thank you. I'll be cleaning my stethoscope now
  22. Staffing during hurricanes?

    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?

    i just got one with Marsh. I'm not with the ANA, and I paid
  24. How much do new BSN nursing grads make?

    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?

    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...