Marisette

Marisette BSN, RN

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  1. Is it fair for the media to blame the RN in Texas for contracting Ebola?

    Marisette replied to luv2's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I don't recall the name of the nurse interviewed on MSNBC who said there are two levels of PPE. The one used by CDC and one typically used in hospitals. I use PPE in dialysis outpatient, but I don't...

  2. Help! Is nursing really for me?

    Marisette replied to slyc89's topic in General Nursing

    Case management and administrative jobs in nursing often go to seasoned nurses and it sounds like you have not been in nursing long. How long were you in hospice before you experienced burnt out? I...

  3. Changing to a non-nursing career?

    Marisette replied to Eleven011's topic in Retired Nurses

    Hi. juts visiting this post again. On my way to finding a non nursing career, I decided to pursue an education in medical coding, so I entered a medical certificate program for entry to "medical...

  4. No More Overtime!

    Marisette posted a topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    I was informed CMS has cut back on reimbursement for dialysis services and as a result the dialysis monopoly that I work for, will now look at cost to see what they can cut. As an, RN, staffing is...

  5. No More Overtime!

    Marisette replied to Marisette's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    There is no way to win. Stay and finish the job and I could get disciplined for overtime. Leave and not complete the compliance documentation and I may get disciplined for incomplete documentation. I...

  6. Becoming discouraged about becoming a nurse?

    Marisette replied to RainbowHead's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Why do nurses have such negative

  7. Documentation, Scapegoating and Fear for Jobs.. The Current Status of Being an RN.

    Marisette replied to PedsRN25's topic in General Nursing

    I agree completely. Some of the checklist for documentation are very long. The checklist used at my place of employment will also prompt nurses to give action plans for resolution of problems checked....

  8. Top 10 reasons we get fired!-Poor Performance

    Marisette replied to madwife2002's topic in General Nursing

    Your kidding now:devil: Managers seldom acknowledge poor staffing. It's all about the nurse, poor organization skills, poor time management, inability to multi-task, not using critical thinking...

  9. Practicing "nursing" w/o a license...?

    Marisette replied to orange89's topic in General Nursing

    Why would a physician pay a real nurse, when he can hire somebody "off the street" to act in the capacity of one..... This pretty much explains

  10. Least stressful nursing specialty

    Marisette replied to alby_dangle's topic in Nursing Career

    No apology required. I can't imagine a nursing job without high stress. I've read comments throughout the forum that there is stress in non nursing jobs, but I don't think most of the jobs compare...

  11. How to get out of dialysis nursing?

    Marisette posted a topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    Can anyone give me some suggestions on how to get out of dialysis nursing. I have been a dialysis nurse most of my career. I don't want to do this anymore. I respect the hard work and value of...

  12. Switching Roles?

    Marisette replied to DialysisRN34's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    Home therapy programs are growing everyday. As a clinical nurse, there is travel and call involved. Also case management, because anything that happens in the home can potentially impact your HOME...

  13. A Mother Seeking Healthcare Career Advice for High School Junior

    Marisette replied to Psata's topic in Nursing Career

    If I could do it over, I would not choose to be a nurse. It all depends on your personality. Is your daughter a people person? It's probably a good idea for her to volunteer at a health care setting...

  14. Fresenius home peritoneal nurse

    Marisette replied to blueindigo79's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    I have worked in most of the dialysis specialties. HOME dialysis means commuting, home visits. Also "on call" that may require some overtime. You should be able to work independently because some home...

  15. Nursing specialty that requires minimum patient contact and best hours?

    Marisette replied to tsipareht's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    How many jobs are there like this? It probably depends on location. If your looking for a job like this in some states, you will be unemployed a long

  16. Jobless in the land of Medicine

    Marisette replied to peggysue0909's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I'm so sorry to hear of your situation. After 28 years of experience, one would think there is a place for your in nursing. I know this sounds crazy but my only suggestion would be to take a refresher...

  17. New Grad who FINALLY has an offer (S)...

    Marisette replied to HDRNrlc's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    I don't know what is right for you. It all depends on your personality and interest. I have a long career in dialysis. I have worked almost every position in dialysis, chronic, acutes, home dialysis....

  18. medical error injection

    Marisette replied to jennifer009's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Could this be a medical assistant without knowledge of the rights of medication administration. In some "doctor's office", the qualifications for administration of medications, is low pay. If so, was...

  19. Got an email saying that we are encouraged to have our MSN by 2017

    Marisette replied to pheonixRN's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    This is the new trend in healthcare, technicians are hired in cardiac cath., endoscopy, ER... Then there's one overwhelmed RN trying to keep up with the medications and

  20. Cringe worthy follow up Note

    Marisette replied to MrChicagoRN's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    You comment is so true SlyFoxRN I have worked with new hires who said and wrote the right things, but their work ethics were terrible. They just had too much practice with interviews. On the other...

  21. 1 year old RN seeking advise for obtaining a job.

    Marisette replied to SENSUALBLISSINFL's topic in Nursing Career

    wow, this is baffling. Perhaps this is why no one has answered so far. I'm not much older than you and have run into the same situation when trying to change specialties. I can only guess that it's...

  22. You think the "Nursing Glut" is bad now?

    Marisette replied to Guttercat's topic in General Nursing

    I saw this coming for awhile. I posted about this awhile back. I now see employment ads for technicians in the G.I lab and Cardiac Cath. lab. Now you can argue that they don't perform at the levels...

  23. From ER RN to School RN...is there anyone out there?

    Marisette replied to ERRNDeans's topic in School

    Hello again. I was just wondering if ERRNDeans has any updates on the school nursing at this time? Also, for any nurse who does this type of work, I was wondering what are the nurse patient ratios in...

  24. I want to cry...

    Marisette replied to PatiencePlease's topic in General Nursing

    You completed nursing school and passed NCLEX, your a nurse. Of course you can do this. Tune out the dooms day people. If youcan leave the area, go elsewhere. If not, look into sub acute care (nursing...

  25. New Grad, in desperate need of emotional support!

    Marisette replied to yinit9278's topic in General Nursing

    This may not be the ideal work situation, but it sounds like a good experience if you can't leave your home town. Any experience is good experience, in particular sub-acute. I would just take one day...