indynurse#2

indynurse#2

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  1. Utilization/Precert Nurses

    indynurse#2 posted a topic in Case Management

    any utilization review/pre-certification nurses out there? i have been doing this for about a year for a major insurance company and just wondered what others thought about this job. i don't think...

  2. Utilization management nurses

    indynurse#2 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Here's my question/thought/vent...A few months ago, after working in a busy surgical unit, I started working as a UM/precert nurse for a major insurance company. I love the job - it is fast paced and...

  3. Utilization/Precert Nurses

    indynurse#2 replied to indynurse#2's topic in Case Management

    I would definitely encourage you to hang in there! I too had a long orientation, spent the first week just reading hand books and several weeks after that with a preceptor. I enjoyed it much more once...

  4. Need Advice On Job Opportunity

    indynurse#2 replied to Thepreacherswife's topic in Nursing Career

    This is certainly just my opinion :) But, a CNA job on a med/surg floor is not necessarily going to be enjoyable to most people, and while it will get you used to being on the floor and around...

  5. What nursing field would you recommend?

    indynurse#2 replied to kmommy876's topic in Nursing Career

    I agree that this question could be answered a million different ways depending on who you ask! The great thing about nursing is that you have literally hundreds of options. You will get a feel during...

  6. How To Find A Office Position As A Rn

    indynurse#2 replied to csiln's topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    I found my previous job as a RN at a Peds office online at careerbuilder.com - also look in your local newspaper, especially on Sundays for job listings. And as already mentioned, go to your local...

  7. Slow Clinical Days

    indynurse#2 replied to scribblerpnp's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    Hello - I graduated 3 years ago, so those many days spent in clinicals are still somewhat fresh in my mind :) It sounds like you are a little short on resources - but a few ideas - If anything...

  8. Need Grad School Advice...

    indynurse#2 replied to indynurse#2's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks so much for the advice - I hadn't thought about being able to do a post-MSN certificate down the road but that definitely helps solidify my decision.

  9. Need Grad School Advice...

    indynurse#2 posted a topic in General Nursing

    i'm getting ready to apply to start grad school next semester and i have several options - i need advice from someone who has already done it! one is a msn - nursing administration degree that is all...

  10. A question for all Nurses.

    indynurse#2 replied to BecomeNurse06's topic in General Nursing

    We did frogs, pigs and cats...but never people

  11. The time is drawing near...Help

    indynurse#2 replied to hoping to be an rn's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I graduated 3 years ago and remember very well the end of orientation, moving to nights for a few weeks of ori then being on my own and just as you described, being scared to death!!! As already...

  12. I need advice, STAT! Very discouraged : (

    indynurse#2 replied to Nursygirl76's topic in Nursing Career

    I too hate to sound harsh, but 'several medication errors' in one year would often get you fired on the spot - you were lucky to be given the opportunity to follow a preceptor and keep working at that...

  13. Oops, sorry! Son got wrong vaccination

    indynurse#2 replied to hotshot05's topic in General Nursing

    I think we all agree that something wrong happened here - the 'nurse' was rude and did not follow basic standards of practice in medication administration - she should be reprimanded about her...

  14. Can't stay in Med-Surg, Need Help!

    indynurse#2 replied to shewalke's topic in General Nursing

    My advise - there are too many opportunities in nursing to stay in something you hate!!! I too started out on a specialty med/surg floor from the advice of my teachers, even though I hated it even in...

  15. 2nd thoughts about being a nurse

    indynurse#2 replied to smileysenior's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I know a lot of people have already said this, but what you're going through is very common! I graduated 3 years ago and started out working on a high acuity surgical floor fresh out of school - much...

  16. New RN in outpatient clinic

    indynurse#2 replied to apple3004's topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    Hello! I too am a fairly new (3 years ago) RN/BSN grad that hated Med/Surg nursing in school, but as you have probably heard a million times - I was encouraged to do at least a year in the hospital....

  17. Magnet and Teaching Hospitals

    indynurse#2 replied to SkateBetty's topic in General Nursing

    I worked on a high acuity surgical unit for 2 years, during which the hospital obtained magnet status...we thought it was funny, the only change was that we had a ton more worthless "computer modules"...

  18. Can I borrow your shoulder..and your ear?

    indynurse#2 replied to introspectiveRN's topic in Orthopedic

    Just wanted to let you know that your orientation process was not normal! From the sound of it, the hospital, nurse manager and preceptor should be ashamed. That would be a bad orientation for a...

  19. Utilization management nurses

    indynurse#2 replied to indynurse#2's topic in General Nursing

    THANK YOU all for your comments and encouragement! You have made my day

  20. What's YOUR favorite specialty area?

    indynurse#2 replied to socishan's topic in General Nursing

    Utilization management - I do precertifications for inpatient hospital stays and elective surgery. I am in constant contact with Case Managers on hospital floors - they give clinical info on the...

  21. What's YOUR favorite specialty area?

    indynurse#2 replied to socishan's topic in General Nursing

    From the day I started nursing school, I said I was going to be a L/D nurse, did my senior practicum there and I LOVED it but....when I graduated, I was encouraged to work on a med/surg floor for the...

  22. how much Indiana nurses make

    indynurse#2 replied to nurseluv9's topic in Indiana Nursing

    I worked as a Pediactric office RN in Inianapolis until 8/06 making $17.25/hr - of course, no nights or weekends...now I work as a UM nurse, also no nights or weekends, making over $50,000/year -...

  23. Self Scheduling

    indynurse#2 replied to Butternut's topic in General Nursing

    Hello - We do "self scheduling" at the hospital where I work 3 twelve hour shifts - I think it is definitely the way to go - of course, I'm not the one who has to try and balance the schedule A few...

  24. Peds office nurse - keep getting sick :(

    indynurse#2 posted a topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    I started working full time for a Peds office about 2 months ago - after 2 years on a med/surg floor it is such a wonderful change, I love it!!! Only problem is, I keep picking up whatever the choice...

  25. Clarian Hospital

    indynurse#2 replied to dawn1971's topic in Indiana Nursing

    hello - sorry, don't know much about the student nurse program at clarian, but i have worked there (at methodist actually) as an rn for two years now. this is my first job out of nursing school, so i...