knittygrittyRN

knittygrittyRN MSN, RN

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...

  16. Newer grad thinking of leaving nursing..

    knittygrittyRN replied to gaRdeNer77's topic in Nursing Career

    I'm also a new grad and I've had the exact same feelings your having, if it makes you feel an better. My orientation is at a large hospital and they are only giving us 9 weeks of training (including...

  17. First RN job & it's pay

    knittygrittyRN replied to Stephen.Stevens's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Someone mentioned about California, from what I've heard (and correct me if I'm wrong) although everyone sits for the National exam, California has a much higher standard for passing (ie they require...

  18. My first med error (Rant)

    knittygrittyRN replied to MissHaleyDawn's topic in General Nursing

    It seems some places are going back to nurses doing vitals and blood sugars; at least in my area. I'm at a fairly large hospital and we have multiple trial floors where we have nurses doing all...

  19. Time it takes to receive ATT after being approved by the board

    knittygrittyRN replied to anna722's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I don't know about anywhere else but here in CT your school has 30 days to send your transcript to the state before they send it to Pearson

  20. Thinking about minoring in biology...

    knittygrittyRN replied to marbar14's topic in General Students

    It doesn't really affect your career whatever your minors in. Some of my friends have psychology others have biology, but you'll have to do both sets of courses for nursing. In other fields I'm sure...

  21. Should I be afraid to have a patients life in my hands?

    knittygrittyRN replied to Cieritaqt's topic in General Students

    I have the same fears you do (except I'm already done with school!). I'm sure it gets better, and personally I see things this way : you're worried you'll make a mistake and you'll probably be overly...

  22. Kaplan exam

    knittygrittyRN replied to RNKyla's topic in General Students

    I've taken it, my school also did the HESI and I think Kaplan is much better. Its set up exactly like the NCLEX so it can have a mixture of multiple choice, math, pictures etc. Personally I bought a...

  23. Half a nurse :) two semesters to go

    knittygrittyRN replied to Camwill's topic in General Students

    Good luck to everyone! I actually just graduated from school and have a job lined up now all I have to tackle is the NCLEX. It's amazing to think I'll have to graduate to the nurse forums

  24. Health Insurance

    knittygrittyRN replied to kissesnhugs's topic in General Students

    All colleges require fulltime students to carry insurance so it isn't just limited to Nursing. I used to have my schools insurance it was about 2,000 for the year and it didn't cover much (it was...

  25. Your Starting Salary?

    knittygrittyRN replied to x_factor's topic in First Year After Licensure

    2013 BSN Hospital 29.00 in