knewme

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1. Turning my back on a great opportunity?

   knewme replied to knewme's topic in Nursing Career

   Thank you all for your honest opinions. Caliotter- may I ask where you are located? California, I'm assuming? I've done research in my area and there are jobs (albeit not nearly as many as nursing)....

2. Turning my back on a great opportunity?

   knewme posted a topic in Nursing Career

   I've been accepted, I'm registered, but I am considering walking away from a BSN program to pursue a MSW with the goal of becoming a Licensed Clinical Social Worker. I know the BSN would be the...

3. Any St Kates nursing student want to give me the heads up on what to expect.

   knewme replied to Jeannai's topic in General Nursing

   WillowNMe- Hate to be nosy but am wondering if you did the Mpls campus ADN or the Post Bacc and how your employment search is

4. Incompetent nursing assistants

   knewme replied to ICU, RN, BSN, B.S.'s topic in General Nursing

   Yes, accountability is definitely part of it. And that is up to the hospitals, LTCs and agencies as well. Good management motivates good employees through adequate compensation, recognition, and...

5. Incompetent nursing assistants

   knewme replied to ICU, RN, BSN, B.S.'s topic in General Nursing

   Hospitals, health care agencies and LTCs are more to blame than training at the original sites. Anytime you hire people for a servile job that pays very low wages without benefits, PTO or anything...

6. Do I "have to" work at least 1 year bedside care to be taken seriously as an RN?

   knewme replied to mnf4ever's topic in First Year After Licensure

   My first reaction was "Holy Skamoly TAKE THE JOB!" But I guess it would depend on where you want to be in five years, ten years. From what I understand 3 mos in its perfectly normal to still be...

7. Can a crappy waitress still be a good nurse?

   knewme posted a topic in Nursing Career

   So here's my one fear regarding pursuing nursing, I was a lousy waitress. Well OK, not all the time, just when it got REALLY busy. I'd get all stressed out and anxiety would take over. The whole...

8. Spouses/Visitors In Patient's Beds

   knewme replied to jpmrt's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   I can only answer as a patient and partner of a patient. My husband (fiance at the time) had an arterial venous malformation in the brain that ruptured. Needless to say we were both scared to...

9. Are sign on bonuses and tution reimbursement a thing of the past?

   knewme posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

   Just wondering how the newly pinned are faring in the "recovering" economy. Are any employers still offering sign on bonuses or helping with tuition in exchange for work

10. Is a bird in the hand really worth two in the bush when it comes to college choice

    knewme replied to knewme's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Yes, it is a CNL. At this point I'm not looking at NP programs because this is so new for me. I'm not even completely sure what specialty I'll eventually pursue though I'm leaning to gerontology,...

11. Is a bird in the hand really worth two in the bush when it comes to college choice

    knewme posted a topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I'm trying to decide whether to attend an expensive post bac nursing certificate at a private college in which I have already been accepted admittance or forge ahead with prerequisites and apply to an...