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  1. Change is in the Air - New Forums

    CRNAorBust replied to Brian's topic in News, Announcements

    Would be beneficial if there was one for nurses who need help staying i nursing. I'm sure there's a good percentage of nurses who are floundering for one reason or another. Perhaps a forum for their...

  2. Which recruiting agencies are best for finding RN jobs in CT?

    CRNAorBust posted a topic in Connecticut Nursing

    I'm looking to change jobs and am looking for recommendations for which agencies would be the best to deal with. I'm looking to find out which ones are the most reputable and best at finding the type...

  3. First Nursing job, and I drowned!

    CRNAorBust replied to galenanurse's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Dear First NUrsing job, I'm very sorry you had such a lousy first job but , and I hate to say it, welcome to real world nursing. I am 57 yrs old and I have had 3 jobs so far and none of them have...

  4. Do you see yourself retiring from nursing, or will you change professions?

    CRNAorBust replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    when I was in nursing school and doing so well I thought for sure this would be my career to retire from........but it hasn't turned out that way.....I'm still looking for that

  5. Please help ...... feeling really stuck!!!

    CRNAorBust posted a topic in Nursing Career

    I have been a nurse since 2005, I started in a critical care resdency program and crashed and burned. Then went to med surg and did same. Then went to hospice floor......no good, then finally...

  6. Please help ...... feeling really stuck!!!

    CRNAorBust replied to CRNAorBust's topic in Nursing Career

    Well obviously we all have our ups and downs. And when I posted my initial statement I was feeling pretty down. I actualy went to sign up for possible per diem homecare work and I received a call...

  7. Is there any type of nursing I can do?

    CRNAorBust posted a topic in Nursing Career

    Ever since I got out of nursing school I have not been able to do well in a hospital setting. I've tried critical care, I've tried med/surg, hospice.....nothing seems to be working. Can anyone...

  8. Best way to study for Hospice Certification

    CRNAorBust replied to CRNAorBust's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    No I don't have any stats. It was based on what I was recently reading online here. Seems that many who don't have to get certified won't. It's expensive, and it may not contribute much especially...

  9. Best way to study for Hospice Certification

    CRNAorBust posted a topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Hi everyone, I need to study and pass the cert exam (RN) since we are union nurses and my salary grade depends on having that cert. We also get reimbursed for the test plus we get a bonus of about...

  10. Getting away from bedside nursing

    CRNAorBust replied to Dakota28's topic in General Nursing

    Just thought i'd share my situation. I graduated in 2005, thought I'd try critical care in an ICU residency program that was suppose to be 1 yr long. Well nites were not for me, I made a mistake and...

  11. go to nursing school or not?

    CRNAorBust replied to jen1000's topic in General Nursing

    I too was like you to some degree. I was in the computer field. The jobs were drying up badly just before 9/11. I needed a new career and chose nursing thinking I could do Nursing with computers or...

  12. What do you do to make extra money?

    CRNAorBust posted a topic in General Nursing

    I've been a med surg nurse for a year and a half, and now i moved to hospice. Thinking about working a few hours extra a month but doing something other than hospice or med surg. Curious what other...

  13. Emergency situations: what do I do???

    CRNAorBust replied to Daria5363's topic in General Nursing

    HiThere! I know exactly how you're feeling. i had the same issues when i first started. In fact I'm still dealing with them. It's not always easy to know when you're patient is in trouble. But...

  14. New Hospice Nurse says HI!

    CRNAorBust posted a topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Hello everyone! I've just changed jobs from med surg to hospice and will be starting on Oct 15th. It's in a hospital setting (very clean compared to med surg!), will have 4 patient load, with a mix...

  15. Any way to get malpractice insurance to cover you AFTER an incident?

    CRNAorBust posted a topic in General Nursing

    I'm about to go to the hospital today to see what's going to happen to me after having given a patient someone else's meds. The patient was not injured (thank heavens) but there's a definite...

  16. Any way to get malpractice insurance to cover you AFTER an incident?

    CRNAorBust posted a topic in General Nursing

    I'm about to go to the hospital today to see what's going to happen to me after having given a patient someone else's meds. The patient was not injured (thank heavens) but there's a definite...

  17. Should I leave nursing?

    CRNAorBust posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi everyone, I've been doing med surg nursing for almost a year and a half and have noticed I'm not very good with critical thinking. The fast pace of Med Surg work is also hurting me physically and...

  18. Should I leave nursing?

    CRNAorBust posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi everyone, I've been doing med surg nursing for almost a year and a half and have noticed I'm not very good with critical thinking. The fast pace of Med Surg work is also hurting me physically and...

  19. Should I leave nursing?

    CRNAorBust replied to CRNAorBust's topic in General Nursing

    Alot of these suggestions are great.....I think in the long run I'd probably feel better about doing Research. But the one program I have found which has an MS - PhD program is expensive and would...

  20. Should I leave nursing?

    CRNAorBust replied to CRNAorBust's topic in General Nursing

    Hi everyone and thanks a bunch for taking the time to reply..... Regarding the question about how many patients we have.....it's 5 to 6 and that of course doesn't take into account the acuity of the...

  21. Flunked out of School!

    CRNAorBust replied to Helluvaguy's topic in General Nursing

    Well i would tend to agree with you that a 50% failure rate is NOT necessarily a reflection on your ability to learn. School is not always a place to learn. Sometimes it's an obstacle course that...

  22. I need opionions

    CRNAorBust replied to skye12's topic in General Nursing

    I can't believe that with someone who has worked 20 years that they would not have handled this differently than they did. Sure you left the floor with meds (did I get that right?), sure you should...

  23. 2 elements of success at nursing?

    CRNAorBust replied to brotherbear's topic in General Nursing

    Learning tasks or learning how to interact with patients and staff can be equally tough. It really depends on what you as a person bring to the table for either. For me I learned nursing well in...

  24. Where to find Med surg scenarios / simulations?

    CRNAorBust posted a topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    Hi everyone, I'm a Nurse on a med surg floor with one years experience. One of my weak areas is identifying when patients are have a minor or major problem AND what I should be doing in each...

  25. Where to find Med surg scenarios / simulations?

    CRNAorBust replied to CRNAorBust's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    Oh yes we had SOME exposure to this but it was splattered all over the cirriculum in various courses. We'd get one or two assignments that exposed us to this type of "CRITICAL THINKING" but it was...