mom2michael

mom2michael MSN, RN, NP

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  1. In the middle of OR orientation:still confused

    mom2michael replied to dexter99's topic in General Nursing

    I'm gonna have to agree. I think you miss the knowing how to do your job and not *feeling stupid* more than anything. Give this job a chance and give yourself an opportunity to grow. I really think...

  2. quitting new job?

    mom2michael replied to rehab girl's topic in General Nursing

    I would stay and here is why. Those people may have already had one foot out the door when previous manager was fired. None one there knows that except those have resigned or been transferred....

  3. Where is the best online NP program

    mom2michael replied to n4dcb's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Frontier School of Midwifery and Family Nursing has a FNP program. I've been VERY impressed with everyone at that school and have even met with an instructor near me to discuss the program(s) more...

  4. Why Won't Anyone Hire Me??

    mom2michael replied to princesskarabu's topic in General Nursing

    If you have applied for positions online, you need to either call HR or email them. If that doesn't give you results, put on some nice clothes and go meet with them in person. You have to do a lot...

  5. People who ask for medical information

    mom2michael replied to sfsn's topic in Emergency

    We do not give advice over the phone either. We tell them (sometimes 10 or 11 times) that if they have a question they need to direct it to their PCP or Rx of their choice if it's a medication...

  6. clinic nurses pay

    mom2michael replied to orange_sky's topic in General Nursing

    I think it also depends on what you do in a clinic. My friend from NS is an RN on the procedure side of the clinic and floats to the clinic side every once and awhile. She gets paid very well for...

  7. What is the best advice you can give to new nursing students?

    mom2michael replied to nurse2b2010's topic in General Nursing

    Be willing to listen and learn everything you can. Be open to knew ideas and thoughts. Keep in mind the difference from clinical settings to classrooms settings. You are being taught the "right...

  8. PACU Assist

    mom2michael replied to chuckz's topic in General Nursing

    Congrats!!! I hope this job provides you with everything you desire and want and all the educational and motivational tools to get you thru your NS program & on to being a happy, safe and...

  9. ER to OB

    mom2michael posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    After many months and after many more interviews and finding my perfect "home" for OB I finally got the job and will start June 23rd. I've very excited to take my next step and journey in my life and...

  10. Thank you letter after job offer?

    mom2michael replied to zenurse's topic in General Nursing

    I think thank you notes, handwritten ones, mean a lot to people. The new job I'm about to start I probably got largely d/t my thank you note. She raved on and on and on about it not only to me but...

  11. Certifications for the new RN???

    mom2michael replied to wannabe a nurse's topic in General Nursing

    Actually I work for a facility right now that pays more for TNCC and ENPC and in a push to get staff NRP certified, they also pay extra for that. A national certification such as a CEN will get you...

  12. How do nursing students look for jobs?

    mom2michael replied to spotliter's topic in General Nursing

    The internet has made this to be a much easier task to find jobs. Google where you want to live and then start looking at facility websites, newspapers, etc.... The only thing about hospital...

  13. where do you get your continuing education?

    mom2michael replied to mp2100's topic in General Nursing

    My facility provides us with a website, free of charge, where we can get oodles of them. We also have a facility based website with mandatory hours each year, which also apply to CEU's and each Dec....

  14. New mother baby nurse to be ...would love some advice about what the hardships are.

    mom2michael replied to momma/babyrn's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I am so glad you had a wonderful day!!!! I hope and pray that you have many, many, many more just like them!!!! I start in my OB unit June 23rd and I can not

  15. Rotating Shifts??

    mom2michael replied to 2bTraumaRN2008's topic in General Nursing

    It means you can work a variety of shifts. I would like to hope that it means a BLOCK of shifts at a time, however, reality is many places will rotate you thru a variety of shifts in a week or pay...

  16. Can graduate nurses work before passing boards?

    mom2michael replied to Aspen1's topic in General Nursing

    MO allows you to work for up to 90 days as a GN or until you receive back your NCLEX results. If you fail NCLEX, you are no longer a GN and then it's up to the facility to allow you to continue to...

  17. Vacation Time

    mom2michael replied to jmcan999's topic in General Nursing

    Have you asked your manager or unit scheduling person what's up? Perhaps there is a reason. Maybe you can't take THAT week in Oct but there might be another alternative week you can take near the...

  18. Normal body temp for PP mom w/i 48 hrs after delivery

    mom2michael replied to momma/babyrn's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I had a PP mom, about 4-5 days out that came into ER one night "just didn't feel right". She ran a pretty low grade fever (about 100.9) but had also been dosing herself round the clock with Motrin...

  19. Every weekend job?????

    mom2michael replied to arw979's topic in General Nursing

    We have a weekend option where a person works 48 hours every 2 weeks but they are paid for 72 hours. Nights it's Th,F,S,Su every other weekend. Day shift does F, S, Su, M every other weekend. Full...

  20. HIPAA and ROI policies

    mom2michael replied to miko014's topic in General Nursing

    When I was a US in the NICU the family had pass-codes in which they set up on their own and had to be done on the day of admission. Parents could call at anytime, other family could call about the...

  21. interstate compact license

    mom2michael replied to ohmeowzer RN's topic in General Nursing

    You must also have a residence in the compact state in order to work in the other compact states. For example my residence is in MO. I have an AR license (which is a compact state) but because I...

  22. No more internet access

    mom2michael replied to racing-mom4's topic in General Nursing

    Every facility I have worked at thus far in my medical career has had this policy in place: Sites that are not pertinent to medical care are blocked. This includes banks, major retailers, shopping...

  23. Don't know if I'm going to make it as an OB nurse

    mom2michael replied to Calzonan RN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I'm sorry that you finally had to reach that conclusion about your job but I'm also very proud of your for knowing when enough is enough and not giving up on OB all together. I interviewed just...

  24. Labor and delivery nurse

    mom2michael replied to Shawnygirl003's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I make the same as every other nurse in my facility - no more, no less and we are not paid more based on one certain area or

  25. Do You Use a PDA at Work?

    mom2michael replied to Absolutely13's topic in General Nursing

    Yes I use mine all the time. However, it's recently been noticed by my manager as also being a cell phone and she has request that I use it out of patient's views so they don't think I'm using my...