KSGMaine

KSGMaine ASN

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  1. Infusion Clinic Medication Inventory and Ordering

    KSGMaine replied to Vanessa_RN's topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    I worked in a Rheumatology Infusion Suite and am now working in a Gastro IV suite - and we just had this discussion today. And the nurse is doing exactly what you are for ordering medications. I...

  2. Case Management Nursing (CM)

    KSGMaine replied to traumaRUs's topic in Case Management

    Hello! I was recently hired at an insurance agency/Third Party Administrator as an RN Case Manager for Workers Comp Claims - Telephonic Case Management. Anyone out there doing this? I would like to...

  3. Moderate Sedation and GI

    KSGMaine replied to sameasalways's topic in Gastroenterology

    I am new to GI nursing and working in an Endoscopy unit and have been trained on the job for moderate sedation. I have used the SGNA site and did the sedation overview, but am curious how others have...

  4. I Am Struggling to Find My Purpose in Nursing

    KSGMaine replied to SteelyJones's topic in General Nursing

    I graduated in 2011, second career for me, so I'm not 20 something! Did floor nursing, hated it, got a job in Rheumatology practice which wasn't bad but management and such was awful and I felt I...

  5. Looking for Ambulatory Surgery Nurses

    KSGMaine posted a topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    Looking for input from Ambulatory Surgery Nurses.....typical day, what you like, what you dislike...the good the bad, etc.! I have been offered a job, per diem at the local hospital's ASU...

  6. Looking for Ambulatory Surgery Nurses

    KSGMaine replied to KSGMaine's topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    Thank you very much! I didn't take the job because it was per diem they now have a ft position open and am thinking about

  7. Ambulatory Surgery vs. Clinical RN Analyst

    KSGMaine posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hello fellow nurses! I'm in kind of a pickle and was hoping you could help! I won't bore you with all the details, but I am fairly new (4 years ADN) and have held several jobs, trying to find my...

  8. New Grad Leaving Hospital for Office Job

    KSGMaine replied to IcySageNurse's topic in Nursing Career

    I was a new grad in 2011 landed that hospital job on a busy neuro/trauma unit, was quite overwhelmed, shifts where I would cry, didn't feel like I knew what I was doing and after only 4 months I left...

  9. How does one become an Infusion Nurse?

    KSGMaine posted a topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    I am going to work for a speciality office and they do provide their patients with IV therapy - I'm curious how one gains, knowledge, experience in this field. I know once I start I can discuss this...

  10. How does one become an Infusion Nurse?

    KSGMaine replied to KSGMaine's topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    Glad you are enjoying it!! Thanks for the note and best wishes

  11. How does one become an Infusion Nurse?

    KSGMaine replied to KSGMaine's topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    thank you threebrats46 - besides being an RN what other experiences helped you obtain this job? Just curious.....thanks again and best

  12. Would you leave current job for a Mon-Fri less stressful opportunity?

    KSGMaine replied to ooMissNurseoo's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I have decided to leave my hospital nursing job only after 4 months and I'm technically still a "new" grad having graduated in May 2011. I thought I wanted a floor job and that that was what I NEEDED...

  13. Well, I did it....

    KSGMaine replied to Anna Flaxis's topic in General Nursing

    Well, there is a reason that you have decided to leave the hospital setting right? I am a new nurse and thought as most new nurses do that I NEEDED to start my career as a floor nurse, 4 months later...

  14. Turning in my two weeks notice today!

    KSGMaine replied to FutureRN_NP's topic in General Nursing

    I'm feeling the same way in my first nursing job which is a hospital job. I just don't feel like it's for me, felt like I HAD to go this route to feel like a "real" nurse, but am realizing the hours,...

  15. Substitute Pay

    KSGMaine posted a topic in School

    Hi All, Having time off during the week has me bored...so I have always been interested in being a school nurse so I decided to look into substitute nursing for my days off - I was shocked to find...

  16. Substitute Pay

    KSGMaine replied to KSGMaine's topic in School

    It is considering the education one must have and not to mention the responsibility. I realize schools are having it tough, but gee

  17. Substitute Pay

    KSGMaine replied to KSGMaine's topic in School

    I live in Maine - it's a fairly large school district...I don't think they get subs either for this reason. I did see where one school school district paid $140/day. I did bring it up to the central...

  18. career change to RN- new grads response 2012 & experience

    KSGMaine replied to CAREER CHANGE- TO RN's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I worked in insurance for 20 years and wanted a career change, always thought nursing was a good profession too. Took me 6 years to complete, going part-time, plus waiting to get into the program -...

  19. New Job! BUT..... It's not nursing :-/

    KSGMaine replied to tmartin83's topic in General Nursing

    I'm surprised they are allowing you to work below your RN license, I know here in the states once I received my RN most places wouldn't let me work as a tech, cna, etc. I guess I would try other...

  20. Venting/Job Market

    KSGMaine replied to Kmmo320's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    My question is why do you want to go to school to be a nurse? You are correct the job market is tough in all areas right now. Nursing school is tough, the job is tough and the job market is tough -...

  21. New Grad with bad progress report in Orientation

    KSGMaine replied to coolnurse42's topic in First Year After Licensure

    hmmm.....maybe so, but most of my preceptors are fairly new themselves. Believe me I have no entitlement/specialness issues, being this is my second career, I have been around the block a time or...

  22. New Grad with bad progress report in Orientation

    KSGMaine replied to coolnurse42's topic in First Year After Licensure

    This past week I was in week 8 of my orientation - technically my last week! I had a new preceptor, I have had many over my orientation, which is hard because they don't know you, you don't know...

  23. ALL nights or day/night MIX shift to pick? HELP! need to reply to recruiter!

    KSGMaine replied to froggy8's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I too am a new grad and was offered a night job and of course took it because that's all that was available. I have been orientating to the floor and did days and am now doing my night orientation....

  24. Feeling very discouraged & confused! Please help!

    KSGMaine replied to amooltie's topic in Illinois Nursing

    Also you may be able to CLEPP out of some of those core

  25. Feeling very discouraged & confused! Please help!

    KSGMaine replied to amooltie's topic in Illinois Nursing

    I started my nursing degree at the age of 40! I had worked in the insurance industry for 20+ years, had a great career, made big bucks, but wasn't happy and always wanted to be a nurse - so I...