mom2michael

mom2michael MSN, RN, NP

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  1. Can I really handle this?!?

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

    A CCU nurse that I precepted with one day taught me this neat trick with all the IV lines - she took the colored tape we use to label the charts (each color represents a doc) and she color coded her...

  2. Nursing school presentations/projects

    mom2michael replied to Cactus_Lady's topic in General Students

    I'm in an ADN program. My 1st semester I was required to do drug cards for each unit and then prepare 1 care plan that was due at the end of the semester. No projects and no other papers. My 2nd...

  3. Transgender nursing student!!

    mom2michael replied to Rn2bKatie's topic in General Students

    I actually started NS with a transgender female. Lived as a male until she was 18 years old. Many horrible things occured to her in her process of trying to become a female and the doctor was...

  4. Need Help!!`

    mom2michael replied to allnursesnobug's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Can you call the SBON? It seems that if your classmates that tested the same day all have verification....it would seem yours should be there too. I would check with them and see. Maybe they'll...

  5. Take the job offered or wait?

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

    Well...on one hand it sounds like you might be settling for something you won't be truly happy with....on the other hand you probably would like to be employed sometime soon. I don't know about where...

  6. When do I start applying?

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

    I also graduate in Dec. and the HR recruiter said they should start posting GN positions in October or so and expect to start interviewing for the GN positions before Thanksgiving with job offers the...

  7. Graduating and confused!!!

    mom2michael replied to givingheart's topic in General Nursing

    If you enjoy the facility, why not take another position and wait for an opening? I love CCU myself, however it's hard to get a GN position in there, so I'm going to try and get hired on the Medical...

  8. Any nurses that went through EMT-B Training?

    mom2michael replied to nerrollus's topic in General Nursing

    I took an EMT-B class because if I didn't get into NS I was going to quit my job, get my EMT license and work as an EMT until the fast track EMT-P started and then I was already offered a spot in that...

  9. Work 2 12-hour shift and get paid 40 hours???

    mom2michael replied to FreshRN05's topic in First Year After Licensure

    We have one here that is Thurs, Fri, Sat, Sun 12 hour days every other week. It's called the "weekend" option. You get paid for 72 hrs. a pp even though you only work 48 hrs. You get all the full...

  10. Losing sleep over lack of job offers, is anyone else experiencing anything like this?

    mom2michael replied to pa0723's topic in General Nursing

    Have you called and asked them? It's worth a shot. You can't fix something if you aren't aware that it's broke. Also, this might be a possibility - if the new GN class is not starting until July -...

  11. allergy injections?

    mom2michael replied to LanaBanana's topic in General Nursing

    I do them at work but I work in an ER. My doctor isn't thrilled with the idea of me doing them w/o his watchful eye but my doctor is also 2 hours away and there is NO WAY I can make a 2 hour drive...

  12. teamwork and job satisfaction

    mom2michael replied to mak2's topic in General Nursing

    There is no "I" in us, we or teamwork for that matter. Yes, it's very important to me. Without it, you are doing the job of 50 people by yourself, burnout is high, you are miserable. I've had jobs in...

  13. Can i be a nurse with a misdemeanor?

    mom2michael replied to lpnguy26's topic in General Nursing

    That is up to the state board of nursing for the state in which you want to be licensed. My suggestion would be to contact them and start asking questions and find

  14. How many don't make it out?

    mom2michael replied to LadyEJ BSN, RN's topic in General Students

    We lost a lot our 1st semester just d/t people figuring out nursing wasn't for them. Very few our 1st year actually failed. We lost the most amount of students last semester for grades. We have 1...

  15. Hospital student loan repayment

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

    My loan forgiveness program is through the State Health Inititive Loan program, the only requirement, I work in an area of need for 4 years and my entire $10,000 is gone after 4 years. Lucky for me,...

  16. A stupid BSN question.....

    mom2michael replied to luvmy3kids's topic in General Nursing

    Really the choice is yours. I have a very similar background in education and had also been out of school almost 10 years. There was an accelarated BSN program, 18 months long, but it was 2 hours...

  17. Need help with a question.

    mom2michael replied to CMAqueen's topic in General Nursing

    Did you happen to try the state board of nursing website or the nurse practice act for Indiana? I know many states will list exactly who is allowed to start an IV and what training is required....

  18. New Grad going to ICCU..

    mom2michael replied to Anjann's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    I may be too late as it's pretty close to June 2nd. Is this 4 month internship not something you just can't try and see if you like it and then go from there? Are they tying you into an RN position...

  19. Shift differential?

    mom2michael replied to career180's topic in General Nursing

    For PRN work I make 18% above my base wage. Evenings is 10% and nights is 12%. I then make $2.00 more an hour just to work weekends, Friday is considered a weekend where I work. I then also get...

  20. Getting past human resources....

    mom2michael replied to brinley_s's topic in General Nursing

    Getting past HR is such a challenge. For over 2 years I applied at the hospital where I currently work and NEVER could get past HR. By this fluke they misread my application and thought I graduated...

  21. Wearing white

    mom2michael replied to bklynborn's topic in General Nursing

    I just started a new job where people are supposed to wear all the same color, ie US wear blue, HK wears tan, PCS wear hunter green, nurses it depends on the floor (where I work, it's red or black)....

  22. Clincials in nursing school

    mom2michael replied to Epona's topic in General Nursing

    It's not that bad - I have school Mon/Tues from 8-3, off Wed, clinical Thurs and work Friday nights. Lots of time for family and studying. I honestly couldn't imagine the time if I had to go to...

  23. Clincials in nursing school

    mom2michael replied to Epona's topic in General Nursing

    We've always had 12 hour clinical days and it's not an option. They start at 0530 and end around 1700. They are 1 day a week. It's been like that since day 1 for us. I've worked 12 hour shifts for...

  24. SBU/ST. JOHN's or Ozark Tech

    mom2michael replied to bell47's topic in General Nursing

    Cox School of Nusring also has a program as well. They start classes 2x per year. I'm already in (and almost done) with another nursing program but I still get info all the time from Cox about...

  25. Moving to NWA

    mom2michael replied to spejsa's topic in General Nursing

    I work at NW-B as a Patient Care Tech (aka, sr. nusring student) and I love it there. Everyone is very nice, very willing to help and I haven't had one complaint yet about my job at all. My SIL has...