ronchelednik replied to jchurnock's topic in New Nurse
What are you talking about? What Family Nurse Practitioner is seeing 40 patients per 9-hour shift day in and day out? Your very misinformed. NP's provide high quality primary health care and never resort to just 10 to 12 minutes per patients when ...
ronchelednik replied to Brikallstrom's topic in Job Hunt
The hospitals spends a lot of money training new nurses through orientation only to lose the nurse after 6 month maybe a year later. A suggestion would be is re-apply but now in the cover letter state your aware it cost $15,000 to $25,000 to train a...
ronchelednik replied to jchurnock's topic in New Nurse
$23/24 in central Virginia area. My suggestion is STAY in school but work as a RN and get youself into a MSN-FNP program. Many places it's one day a week of school and after a few quarters 180 hours of clinicals a quarter. So work F,S,S night 7p t...
ronchelednik replied to bebruu3642's topic in School Programs
To receive a graduate degree without an undergraduate in topic doesn't exist in my research I have done in the past. My wife had duel bachelor's degrees in the arts of sociology and anthropology. Their wasn't a institution out there she could go to...
ronchelednik replied to Dacatster's topic in Uniform/Gear
My wife is a BSN-RN ICU Nurse and is deaf in her right ear, and profound hearing loss in the other. She is a travel nurse working at the top rated hospitals. She also a lip reader and gets through her job extremity well. She made her environment w...
ronchelednik replied to hisgirl86's topic in Pre-Nursing
Life throws at you curve balls everyday. You dealt with it best you can. Don't regret something you can't be changed. What happen to you could be considered like tripping and falling down walking on a sidewalk. Do you stay on the ground? No, you ge...
Jump ship, you will be more respected. Why? When interviewed all that needs to be said is: "that employment didn't work with your school schedule." In reality your be more respected for allowing nothing to get in the way of your goals. My wife wa...
ronchelednik replied to Confusedandsad's topic in Recovery
You wouldn't be called for one either. Your probation isn't about what they have to do, your probation is what you have to do. Call the board of nursing, because not knowing would be considered negligence and you would be held liable for not follow ...
ronchelednik replied to haileyp's topic in Pre-Nursing
Don't do it. My wife has did it. She went to a prestigious Women's University got dual bachelor degrees in the arts of Sociology & Anthropology. Then her mother got sick became paralyzed and she took a job in a nursing home became a CNA to bet...
ronchelednik replied to Capsaicin`'s topic in Critical
You really answered your own question it's ICU. Why? You will be more knowledgeable, valuable & marketable. After a year or two you will most likely hate where you work. If you don't then the hospital management didn't do their job. Anyhow you ...
ronchelednik replied to Erickap71's topic in General Nursing
You got to get out of their. Why? Because you can't fix it and you lost your joy. Unfortunately Nurses are nothing but part of the room charge to hospital administration. Go back to school and be a Family Nurse Practitioner where you can actually hav...
ronchelednik replied to Tararenee80's topic in NP Students
I hear your pain and frustration! My wife graduated from South University Richmond campus cohort 3 with her BSN 2 years ago. She was ask to come back to the University and be the guest speaker to two different cohorts of nursing students at the sch...
Weather is South University Tampa, Richmond, or Timbucktwo. Doesn't matter because the curriculum for every one of their satellite campuses is the same and the curriculum is created at the headquarters and
ronchelednik replied to alexisjaneen99's topic in NICU
In addition everyone wants to work neonatal (it's something about being around babies.) As a new nurse (even with a BSN) it very rare to get hired as a new nurse in that department. Try for level 3 ICU first to gain some experience for the first year...
ronchelednik replied to alexisjaneen99's topic in NICU
Great goals and it's wonderful you have these goals at your age. My wife has 3 bachelor's degree in sociology and anthropology and she is a RN with her BSN and is a full time student to attain her MSN to be a Family Nurse Practitioner that she is ha...
ronchelednik replied to m2736185's topic in Travel
If in a travel assignment and your renting out your home, your tax advantage is removed for your no longer a resident to that home and state and you are receiving income for that home. The money you receive for rent is income and you stipend money fr...
ronchelednik replied to jojo489's topic in Psychiatric
In nursing it won't help (you will not make more money for it.) You should and you would be better for it in carrying and understanding you pts. It's really a shame but important truth to remember, a CNO Nurse once told me. "A nurse is nothing more...
UpTodate is the data base to have. They have more information you could ever read. And you will find it to be the only resource you would need. You can get it on any app store. If you register with a email address but don't purchase a monthly or y...
Notice that last year's Governor Dave Heineman was not in office this year? Funny he was not their this year to veto again a bill that passed 46 to 0 from the legislation. Other Governors should take heed. Gov. Pete Ricketts signed a bill Thursda...
ronchelednik replied to Nursenurses's topic in NCLEX
That's great. It is also encouraging to others. Students fail that test, but that doesn't mean your a failure. It only means you failed the test. You going back to take it again and again, again and again shows others to never give up. Great jo...