Buckaroo93

I live in Georgia so I'm familiar with the 110% humidity!

It is at the main RMC campus. Not sure which specific unit but I'm a Med/Surg Tele RN.

Looking at possibly accepting a contract at NE Alabama RMC in Anniston. Reviews? Feedback? Opinions?

And the same goes for you!

Yes. I accepted the offer. I'll be working the GISO floor.

Any experience/advice as a travel nurse at UAB- Birmingham? Looking at accepting a M/S offer.

Thanks for the input. Anyone else?

I've recently started the next step of my career as the Health and Wellness Director (DON) at an AL/ALH community. Would it be appropriate to wear a white lab coat (over business casual attire) while walking among the staff? I think it gives an air of authority and respect. Or am I delusional and pompous? ?

Confusing title I know but curious of the cost and time difference?

I am 49 yrs old with a B.B.A. in Management (1992) and currently an A.D.N. RN with almost 4 yrs experience (med/surg, home health, hospice, GI Lab (current)). I am looking to advance my career and I am looking at the M.B.A. in Healthcare Management vs M.S. in Integrated Healthcare Management. What REALLY is the difference between the two? What direction would you go? Maybe even M.S.N.? I am torn.

I have a resume "content" dilemma. I worked for Employer A as a Med/Surg RN for 15 months and left in March '15 for Employer B. I was with Employer B for about 3 months and resigned (job wasn't as described and I wasn't on the shift I was told). I was rehired by Employer A but in a different department. I have been in this department for almost 4 months. I enjoy the nursing aspect of this position very much but the daily productivity pressure to perform is unrelenting and I am miserable. Plus I may not be retained because of productivity issue. The question I have is should I omit Employer B on my resume and if asked, simply state I left Employer A for personal reasons and was rehired by Employer A later? I don't want it to look like that I will leave a new employer after 3-4 months because I don't plan on it.

This came from the Wage and Hour Division of http://www.dol.gov: The Act applies on a workweek basis. An employee's workweek is a fixed and regularly recurring period of 168 hours — seven consecutive 24-hour periods. It need not coincide with the calendar week, but may begin on any day and at any hour of the day. Different workweeks may be established for different employees or groups of employees. Averaging of hours over two or more weeks is not permitted. Normally, overtime pay earned in a particular workweek must be paid on the regular pay day for the pay period in which the wages were earned.

Why is this different for the VA? When I worked in the private sector, I worked 36/48 and the 8 hours was OT so therefore any hours worked over 40 PER WEEK regardless of pay period was considered OT. As far as I know, this is the law under the FLSA.

Why does the VA only pay overtime for hours worked over 80 per 2-week pay period? I work 36/44 but will not get the 4 hours OT. How do they get away with that?

Can anyone elaborate on their experience working at a VA Community Living Center or even the VA in general?

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Our school requires the ATI program. Is the ATI program a good preparatory tool for the NCLEX-RN?

Let me preface this by saying that I am about to start my 3rd semester of an ADN program. The nursing field has become like any other occupational area; one has to compete and "jocky" for the position they want. I know this from my previous 20+ years work experience in business and management (BBA Management). As others have said, it is all about setting yourself apart from the crowd. This also applies, I would assume, to experienced nurses looking to change positions.

What if you have a degree other than BSN? What about [name], BBA, RN? Or [name], BBA, ADN, RN?

I was having an interesting conversation the other day with a nurse friend. Let me pose this question to everyone: Is compassion required to be a good nurse? Can an uncompassionate person be a good nurse? What are your thoughts?

I was originally trying to "cut to the chase" without being long-winded BUUUTTTT if that is what it takes......

FEI...this is NOT a question off "homework". My group is doing a case study in Microbiology and I am helping with the differential diagnosis. The patient has developed triple by-pass post-op septic shock with fever and pneumonia. I know the pathogen is HA-MRSA (yes, I have done my research) BUT part of the case study is the differential diagnosis. I am aware that bacteremia is the leading cause of this BUT viremia and even fungemia "could" cause septic shock. I just need these for the diff diag. I will ultimately rule everything else out. Here's what I have: Bacteria...Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus pneumoniae, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Escherichia coli Virus...HSV-1, HSV-2 Fungi...Candida albicans, other candida species Do these sound logical and rational?

Need some help please. What are 2 or 3 viruses (HA or CA) that can cause viremia and lead to septic shock?

Case: A middle-aged man presents to the ED with chest pain and is found to have suffered a heart attack. He has a past history of hypertension, NIDDM, and high cholesterol. Exploratory surgery shows he requires a triple bypass. This is performed on the 5th day of his hospital stay. During recovery, he develops septic shock with fever and pneumonia. MRSA has been identified from sputum samples and from the surgical incision. I know that pneumonia can cause sepsis which can lead to septic shock but... can sepsis cause pneumonia and thus septic shock? 1. Would the portal of entry be the incision in which case the MRSA could have gotten into the blood stream and then cause the pneumonia? 2. Would the portal of entry be the upper respiratory where it settled in the lungs thus causing the pneumonia which led to the sepsis? 3. Could it have been a combo of both? What came first, the chicken or the egg? Thanks, Vinny

Hello all. I am new to the forum so if this is posted incorrectly, please feel free to move. I want to become a CRNA. I live in Georgia, 43 yrs old and graduated in 1992 with a BBA Management. I am a "casualty" of the economy as I was laid off last summer from the construction sector (estimator/project manager). I have chosen to go back to school and become an RN. I am currently going to a technical college pursuing an ADN and so far, so good. Based on my grades (4.0 GPA) and the NLN exam (94) I think I have a pretty good chance of getting accepted and starting in the nursing program in Jan. But is this the best route? Am I wasting a lot of time getting the ADN? Should I consider an accelerated BSN program? Should I just continue on the path I am and look at the RN-MSN (CRNA?) or is that even available? What about the RN-BSN route? A LOT of questions I know but I don't want to waste time and money, neither of which I have a lot of. :)