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  1. WHY does a B.S. + RN not equal BSN

    ohmg replied to jlpsu's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    A BSN isn't a management degree, nor is it for that purpose. It's the base for nursing now. Nursing exists in hundreds of fields beyond the floor, and yes the floor sucks, and it sucked before...

  2. NP's answering to Nursing Management?

    ohmg replied to ohiosam2's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    In most states, NPs can practice independently. Having non NPs manage you likely introduces risk. Good for you having physicians that have their heads on straight. I'd be damned as an NP to have a...

  3. I'm So Over Nursing. I would rather work at Costco!!

    ohmg replied to rnfrombama's topic in General Nursing

    Um... you're in one of the most diverse fields on earth. You can be a school RN, insurance consultant, case manager, floor manager, senior manager, other consultant, analyst, ehr analyst, rn educator,...

  4. New Grad and Newlywed

    ohmg replied to RDBSN16's topic in General Nursing

    ...sorry, but who cares? She could write MD. Allnurses certainly doesn't verify, and there are likely troves of CNAs, EMTs, laypeople pretending on these

  5. New Grad and Newlywed

    ohmg replied to RDBSN16's topic in General Nursing

    My wife, an RN started having kids whilst working full time her first year. This continued through our 2nd, her working full time. She added graduate school on top. After this, for our next two...

  6. New grad with RN license

    ohmg replied to mag426's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Worked at a magnet hospital for 8 years. Graduated as an RN, no jobs. 400+ applications in year 1. Worked in IT, volunteered as an RN. Year 2, 400 plus apps (graduated at the 'top of my class',...

  7. Pay grade: experienced nurse vs new grad

    ohmg replied to rehric00's topic in General Nursing

    Pay, year 1 out of rn school: 13.00/hr as a transporter. Pay, year 2 out of rn school: 19/hr in IT, volunteer rn. Pay, year 3 out of rn school: 19/hr in IT, volunteer RN, 30/hr prn nursing home. Pay,...

  8. Nursing is the Biggest Mistake of My Life

    ohmg replied to almost_nurse's topic in General Nursing

    Took me 3 years of volunteering before I started getting hospital job offers. 5 scholarships, 3.99 gpa. 70+ nursing schools in a 100 mile radius will do that, and I wasn't willing to move. That...

  9. Working on MS in Health Informatics but not an RN. How screwed am I?

    ohmg replied to jjohnnym65's topic in Nursing Informatics

    Informatics is diverse as nursing itself. You can be: >an EHR analyst. >a database manager. >an educator. >a report expert. >an IT analyst. >an HL7 interface specialist. >policy...

  10. Clinical Experience

    ohmg replied to ohmg's topic in Nursing Informatics

    Hello, I am doing quite well, and all departments have states this and are quite satisfied. I think my 2 years of full-time acute care experience as an ADN student (which for some reason 'doesn't...

  11. Clinical Experience

    ohmg posted a topic in Nursing Informatics

    Hello, I'm currently working in informatics. My clinical acute care experience is lacking. Due to the saturation in the market where I lived (40+ nursing colleges in a 100 mile radius), getting an...

  12. Epic Stork Question

    ohmg posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    Hello, Having trouble finding info online, so thought I pose the question with OB experts. I came from a system that used EPIC. However, we used Philips OBTV for fetal monitoring. I know Epic has...

  13. Making the jump back

    ohmg replied to theantichick's topic in Nursing Informatics

    There are plenty of ni jobs. Your background is great. I'll send you a pm. Anyone who says they're are no ni jobs must not know where to

  14. Looking for a Nurse Informacist or Analyst

    ohmg replied to kusini's topic in Nursing Informatics

    Actually, I PM'd you my

  15. Looking for a Nurse Informacist or Analyst

    ohmg replied to kusini's topic in Nursing Informatics

    PM

  16. Hospitals Firing Seasoned Nurses: Nurses FIGHT Back!

    ohmg replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

    I graduated with my BSN, with honors, paid for by my employer. Due to having, literally, 50+ nursing schools in a 100 mile radius, I couldnt find a job to save my life, other than volunteering. I...

  17. Non-IT Background go into NI?

    ohmg replied to CVICU-Nurse1.5's topic in Nursing Informatics

    Depends on which employer you're looking at. Some want report writers. Some want EHR specialists. Some want Nurse Informaticists. Some want template builders. Some want database administrators. Most...

  18. From IT to RN and now back to IT/IS

    ohmg replied to Bob_N_VA's topic in Nursing Informatics

    What Nursing Informatics IS, and what employers think Nursing Informatics is varies by employer. Some employers, very few actually, have a real and true idea and understanding of what a nurse...

  19. Nursing Informatics

    ohmg replied to oolusola's topic in Nursing Informatics

    With the Affordable Care Act in Effect, the ramifications thereof have made NI specialists in hot demand; this will continue for many years. One of the few benefits to

  20. People really need to stop coming into nursing

    ohmg replied to DUDERNGUY's topic in General Nursing

    Spot on. I went to nursing school in Laramie, WY. Lived in Ft. Collins, CO, 60 miles North of Denver. NO NURSING JOBS. WHY? Well, within a 100 mile radius, there's the University of Wyoming,...

  21. Hyperkalemia and glucose / insulin...

    ohmg posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    So, I'm a student. I graduate in a few weeks. I've heard that they give glucose for hyperkalemia. While researching this, I see that it is insulin and glucose that is given to push the potassium...

  22. Considering navy. Pros. Cons? Kids.

    ohmg posted a topic in Government, Military

    I am considering the navy given the LIE fed to us about some nursing shortage. New Graduate is the new worst curse word in medicine. I will be done with my ADN in Dec, BSN shortly thereafter. I may...

  23. Considering navy. Pros. Cons? Kids.

    ohmg replied to ohmg's topic in Government, Military

    Thanks for your responses, really appreciated. Will thoughtfully consider it! Thanks for not sugar coating it as

  24. Military pay? (Navy)

    ohmg posted a topic in Government, Military

    I'm finishing up my ADN. I can be done with my BSN in one year due to previous college. I'm wondering what my starting pay would be? Suggestions, links to info?

  25. Considering navy. Pros. Cons? Kids.

    ohmg replied to ohmg's topic in Government, Military

    It would be more than, 'just for a job'. But, at the same time, it would NOT be, 'just for the lifestyle'. As for the days, I hear they are often 12 hour days... Is it 12 hour days, 5 days a