mom2michael

mom2michael MSN, RN, NP

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  1. job interview

    mom2michael replied to chick_pea's topic in First Year After Licensure

    *I was asked what I thought would be my biggest challenge from NS to GN/RN position. *I was then asked how I was going to resolve that issue when I started. *I was asked what I would do in 3 scenerio...

  2. ready to quit school, almost

    mom2michael replied to catnip's topic in General Nursing

    Our program changes the grading scale every semester, sometimes in the middle of the semester and it's what the teacher feels their needs are, not ours. And we must have an 82% test average to stay...

  3. Need advice: should I start out in ER or tele/med-surg?

    mom2michael replied to secondfiddle's topic in Emergency

    I've been an ER tech all through school and I quit a few months ago to work on a Tele/Step down unit for more exposure my last semester of school. I do not regret this one bit. I've learned a lot...

  4. What is your passing percentile?

    mom2michael replied to Achoo!'s topic in General Students

    82% for us - that is tests. You can have a higher score with your assignments and papers and still fail if your test grades are not above an 82%. And yes, we lost 2 students last year, both with an...

  5. Have you taken a HESI exam?

    mom2michael replied to Nursing P.'s topic in General Students

    We took the HESI after our 3rd semester to see what we were still lacking so our instructors could focus on those things our last semester. The school designed their own test - so it was not standard...

  6. Dumb Question?

    mom2michael replied to RNin2007's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Where I live we have GN's. We are allowed to function as full RN's, including all meds, treatments, etc...... We have 90 days to take (and pass) our NCLEX from the time we graduate or we loose our...

  7. a yardstick close to fleeing from med/oncology job to a SNF. HELP!!!

    mom2michael replied to badtz143's topic in First Year After Licensure

    The grass is not always greener on the other side.....Is there anyway to swing both jobs until you decide whether or not you'll like

  8. Hesi-NCLEX comparison

    mom2michael replied to flwannaB's topic in General Nursing

    Our school believes highly in the ol' HESI as the predector and so far, it's been pretty darn accurate. Of course we get the students who are right on the line of the 850 so it can go either way -...

  9. Pinning ceremony, now that you're an RN, was it worth it?

    mom2michael replied to Halinja's topic in General Nursing

    My out of pocket cost for pinning is around $100, that includes my white scrubs, pin, cap and pictures. Graduation is a seperate deal - we pay $35 for that regardless if we attend or not. It can get...

  10. Would you consider this a big deal?

    mom2michael replied to crb613's topic in General Nursing

    It is the P&P at every facility I've ever been to - 1 hour before and 1 hour after the time listed on the MAR. Given earlier or later - it's a med error. It's also been my experience that you...

  11. Being a good Preceptor - a question for Students

    mom2michael replied to purseOnalityRN's topic in General Nursing

    I had a horrible time with my PCAII position (which is similar to a preceptorship) but it was a paid experience, so I had the option to leave and I did. My biggest complaint which is what the entire...

  12. I am a new nurse and need help with tele, please!!!

    mom2michael replied to laurenjarrod's topic in Cardiac

    http://www.skillstat.com/home2.htm

  13. Should I call or wait til I work again?

    mom2michael replied to GeminiTwinRN's topic in General Nursing

    I would call her. Our NM just got approval last Friday to start interviewing and offering for GN positions, so maybe that was the case there. Maybe she interviewed you but didn't have the final...

  14. NEED ADVICE- soon to graduate!PLSE

    mom2michael replied to taapple's topic in First Year After Licensure

    My advice, contact the recruiter for the hospital you are interested in and ask these questions - they might have a solution, especially if Peds is your passion (and by your post - I can tell it is)....

  15. Patient Abandonment

    mom2michael replied to ksnurseling's topic in First Year After Licensure

    According to the KS SBON •Patient abandonment-leaving an assignment that has been accepted, without notifying the appropriate authority and allowing reasonable time for replacement, whereby such...

  16. Patient Abandonment

    mom2michael replied to ksnurseling's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I'm about 99.9% sure you actually have to accept the assignment and take report before you can abandon your patient regardless of the state you work in....... What did your supervisor

  17. Tired of my workplace

    mom2michael replied to New2ER's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Tell them you'll pay back the $11,000 when they give you $11,000 worth of training.......in the mean time contact an attorney and get your ducks in a

  18. Being treated like dirt from the aides...

    mom2michael replied to Dempather's topic in First Year After Licensure

    :yeahthat:

  19. Do cell phones interfere with telemetry?

    mom2michael replied to bethin's topic in General Nursing

    Families are allowed cell phones anywhere in my facility however staff is banned from having cell phones on their body while working - they must be kept in your locker on

  20. How far do you commute to work?

    mom2michael replied to flowerchick's topic in General Nursing

    1 hour but it's worth

  21. Not a poop or pee nurse?!?

    mom2michael replied to thumperRN's topic in General Nursing

    I've worked with twin of this nurse. Had an RN spent 10 mins looking for me (I was cleaning up a C-Diff patient) to tell me that the patient in XXX needed a bedpan. I asked her nicely to please help...

  22. nurse licensure compact

    mom2michael replied to greenbird's topic in General Nursing

    I'm all for it considering I live 10 miles from a boarding state that does participate (Arkansas)..... However, I heard the news a few weeks ago that this had all been tabled and Missouri wouldn't be...

  23. New grad LPN Southwest Mo

    mom2michael replied to sissib's topic in General Nursing

    If you go to Cox's webpage and search - you'll see the starting salary for LPN positions there. It is one of the only hospitals in the Springfield/Joplin area that post the pay scale- that will give...

  24. My First Med Error

    mom2michael replied to Brooke13-RN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    My 1st med error was made in school as a mistake on both myself as well as my instructor and long string of events which all boiled down to lack of communication between me, my instructor and the...

  25. smoke free

    mom2michael replied to mel1977's topic in General Nursing

    From what I understand this is a federally mandated thing and eventually all 50 states will be smoke free in healtcare facilities. Also from what I understand, LTC doesn't fall under that because a...