knittygrittyRN MSN, RN

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 state. Look at schools and see what they want for ...

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 education because of my degree both of which are hig...

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 go-lives and then transitioned into a fulltime clini...

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 would put me a step ahead. I ended up talking to nume...

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 getting a master's in informatics simply because ...

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 switch EMR systems so I became a super user and as...

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 staffing ratios. The only real benefit is since its...

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 lot with me; way more then some of the other college...

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 sounds like this particular unit I'm almost wonderin...

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 schools and would have already started behind in their p...

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. There would need to be something else going on medica...

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 experience for anything. A lot of the nurses on my ...

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 will only hire BSN nurses. If you're interested in...

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 in 3 years. I'd look around and talk to various sc...

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 but since there isn't mandated staffing levels, it...

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 new grads heading down to the ED). Granted I have m...

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 a higher score then other states). I've hard from ...

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 fingersticks for patients and performing at least the fi...

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 Vue.

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 its more helpful but unless you actually need those...

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 cautious. I know one girl in my program who feels ...

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 bunch of Kaplan test question books and they helped...

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 now!

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 basically disaster insurance). But check with the scho...

2013 BSN Hospital 29.00 in CT