knittygrittyRN MSN, RN

knittygrittyRN has 6 years experience as a MSN, RN and specializes in Med/Surg, OB/GYN, Informatics, Simulation.

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1. NURSING STUDENT ADVICE

   knittygrittyRN replied to dominique622's topic in Connecticut Nursing

   Well have you looked into any of the programs close to you? Or have you decided what type of school you want to attend (ADN vs BSN)? BSN will give you the most options, job wise in most parts of the...

2. Career Advice from Nurse Educators

   knittygrittyRN replied to cowboysandangels's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

   I'm finishing my graduate degree this year, I can say it has opened more opportunities for myself but I agree that you'll have to examine your own needs. I worked in informatics and now simulation...

3. Transitioning to informatics

   knittygrittyRN replied to ChefLibrarianNurse's topic in Nursing Informatics

   Yes, so I transitioned into Informatics without a MSN in informatics. I do have a BSN, and I'm currently finishing my MSN in Nursing Education. I was a super user and did support/training for a few...

4. Informatics Nursing

   knittygrittyRN replied to happyfuturenurse's topic in Nursing Informatics

   Do you know if your area really demands a master's in informatics? Or do you want a graduate degree for yourself? I was asking myself the same question, because I figured a masters in informatics...

5. Informatics? Please help me because I'm 100% lost

   knittygrittyRN replied to AesthesiaSeeker's topic in Nursing Informatics

   Honestly the advice I got from my facility was to volunteer to be a superuser for my clinical application and support go-lives throughout the organization. I have my BSN, but they steered me away from...

6. The Road to Nursing Informatics

   knittygrittyRN replied to bkprncss's topic in Nursing Informatics

   I'm a floor nurse that I literally just switched into informatics recently. Honestly my best advice is volunteer at your facility to work with your IT or informatics department. We were beginning to...

7. Anyone work for Hartford Hospital?

   knittygrittyRN replied to WCSU1987's topic in Connecticut Nursing

   I currently work for HH however your question seems geared towards Rushford which I have no experience with. Speaking strictly about HH, I think its similar to other area hospitals in complaints to...

8. Question for those waitlisted

   knittygrittyRN replied to WCSU1987's topic in Connecticut Nursing

   Honestly look into some of the other colleges in CT. I ultimately decided with University of Saint Joseph and it was great for me. There was a large cost but their financial aid department worked a...

9. Post-operative Hypertension

   knittygrittyRN replied to Nurse_Ratched's topic in Medical-Surgical

   What about discussing this with a nurse educator? Obviously there seems to be a learning opportunity for these units. (My guess is since you're not having problems with the med-surg units, and it...

10. Any thoughts on Goodwin Colleges ADN and BSN Programs?

    knittygrittyRN replied to Jmoran82's topic in Connecticut Nursing

    I didn't go to Goodwin, although when I was looking at schools I did look into their program. Honestly in my opinion they charge a lot for their program. I did a majority of my prereqs at other...

11. Post-operative Hypertension

    knittygrittyRN replied to Nurse_Ratched's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I'm not sure if my facility has a specific post op HTN protocol. However we do have a policy regarding patients with known hypertension, namely that they can come to the floor with BP's up to 180....

12. New Grad L&D

    knittygrittyRN replied to athanasack's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Here's my experience: I was hired after I graduated onto a med/surg floor (infectious disease), currently I work on women's health and I float to L&D and postpartum. I wouldn't trade my med/surg...

13. New grad seeking L&D/mother baby unit

    knittygrittyRN replied to stephj1224's topic in Ob/Gyn

    First off congrats on getting your license! I can't speak directly about Florida since I'm based in CT but here's what I've seen up here: most of my local hospitals have stopped hiring ADN nurses and...

14. Goodwin or community college

    knittygrittyRN replied to petunia1984's topic in Connecticut Nursing

    Honestly what Goodwin is charging is equivalent to what some BSN programs are charging for tuition. I have nearly the same amount of debt from student loans as another commenter here and I got my BSN...

15. Starting Salary of Hospitals in CT?

    knittygrittyRN replied to aspiringtobe's topic in Connecticut Nursing

    I work in the Hartford area at a major hospital, our starting salary is 29.00 although for nurse ratios it completely is dependent on the floor and staffing. Managers will tell you the ratios are 5-6...