Mission

Mission

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  1. Needle Stick Injury on HIV+ pt

    Mission replied to holdencaufield's topic in General Nursing

    I had the same thing happen to me three and a half years ago. My husband (then boyfriend) and some coworkers were the only people who knew. I couldn't bear telling my parents. It was terrible the...

  2. Yale, Columbia, Penn?

    Mission replied to Ashley.'s topic in Post Graduate Students

    I sent you a private

  3. Yale, Columbia, Penn?

    Mission replied to Ashley.'s topic in Post Graduate Students

    I think all three are great schools. I personally know grads of all three programs and am a Columbia grad myself. I liked the fact that Columbia gives a BSN (Penn does as well, but Yale does not) and...

  4. Vacation time for M-F people-how much time?

    Mission replied to Otessa's topic in General Nursing

    I get 28 vacation days, 3 personal, and unlimited sick

  5. Comparing Nursing Informatics Programs

    Mission replied to Mijourney's topic in Nursing Informatics

    I think it would depend on your career goals. If you are looking to enter into nursing informatics in a hospital setting or as a vendor consultant after you graduate than I would look for a program...

  6. From Business Degree to BSN

    Mission replied to scu51lly's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I started nursing school at 29 after working as programmer for 7 years. I, like you, hated being in a cubicle everyday. I have always been interested in public health. I was at dinner one night...

  7. Need Help Preparing for Interview/Presentation!

    Mission replied to lillirn's topic in Nursing Informatics

    For a presentation I would search Google Scholar for articles on nurses perceptions of EHRs. I'm not an EHR person really but the sense from the stuff I read is that nurses in general think EHRs...

  8. Where are the professionals?

    Mission replied to mswim's topic in General Nursing

    I agree, when I worked in IT I was always the only woman but there was plenty of catty gossip and

  9. RN,foreign grad '06,new to CA, still no job

    Mission replied to gee20's topic in California Nursing

    Try a community health center, especially one with a women's health

  10. Where are the professionals?

    Mission replied to mswim's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with nursel56. I've had a lot of jobs in different industries. Toxic environments, be it in retail, IT, nursing, etc. has always been the fault of poor management/leadership. If it happens...

  11. MSN vs MPH vs MBA????

    Mission replied to Otessa's topic in Post Graduate Students

    I went to Columbia (http://www.mailman.hs.columbia.edu/). Most of the informatics classes are taught in the department of biomedical informatics which is part of the medical school...

  12. Columbia ETP 2010

    Mission replied to eyeontheprize's topic in New York Nursing

    Just an FYI, the medical center campus, where the nursing school is located, is on 168th Street not 116th street where the main campus is

  13. how many nurses have two jobs?

    Mission replied to smartnurse1982's topic in General Nursing

    I have a full-time job, a per diem job (that I work every Saturday morning), I'm a full-time student and I have a

  14. Nurses not speaking english at work

    Mission replied to Guest296136's topic in General Nursing

    Group breaks = bad As for the foreign language...if they were whispering in English would you feel more comfortable? It seems to me the language is not as much of an issue as to the OP being excluded...

  15. Columbia ETP Question

    Mission replied to reganette's topic in General Nursing

    I did just my BSN as did a few of my friends. It's frowned upon which is why they don't advertise it on the website and I know they were making some changes that made that harder to do but I think...

  16. Is it worth it to keep trying? Desperate for answers!

    Mission replied to americanlatina313's topic in General Nursing

    Hi, I personally have never worked in a hospital, never plan to, and do think I would be good at it. I have no interest in working in a high pressure environment. Maybe you have the same issue?...

  17. Columbia ETP v. NYU 15-month accelerated 2010

    Mission replied to penny86's topic in New York Nursing

    Which dual degree are you interested in? If it's public health I would go to Columbia, hands down. The faculty at Mailman is amazing and extremely supportive of nursing students. It's a large...

  18. Health Information Mgt or informatics

    Mission replied to guest27716's topic in Nursing Informatics

    Vanderbilt and U. Maryland both have excellent Master's Informatics programs. Columbia has a Master's in Biomedical Informatics with a clinical informatics track which would also be good for your...

  19. Columbia ETP 2010

    Mission replied to eyeontheprize's topic in New York Nursing

    The school just made significant changes to it's financial aid process that will probably delay your getting your packages. The info is here:...

  20. What degree do i choose to get my RN? PLEASE HELP

    Mission replied to NeedsInfo's topic in General Nursing

    Hi, I was in the same situation as you when I decided to go to nursing school. My undergrad was in Neuroscience & Computer Science. I think the only pre-req I need was A&P II. Anyway, I...

  21. Johns Hopkins vs. Columbia

    Mission replied to CaliforniaHopeful's topic in General Nursing

    I graduated from ETP in 2006 and was really happy with the program. In fact, I liked it so much I did my MPH and I am currently working on my PhD at Columbia as well. While I've seen some negative...

  22. IT degree prior to Nursing Informatics?

    Mission replied to scox2353's topic in Nursing Informatics

    I have an IT degree that I got long before I became a nurse. While it has been beneficial to me whether or not it would be beneficial to you depends on your career goals. Most of the NI people I...

  23. What do you hate most/love most about your job? List one of each.

    Mission replied to AtACrossRoads's topic in General Nursing

    I work in academic research: What I hate about my job: unproductive meetings. I have worked on a few projects where, for whatever the reason, the PI was just slacking but keeps the meetings because...

  24. We are probably going with CPSI

    Mission replied to CathyLew's topic in Nursing Informatics

    I don't think you can send PMs till you've had 10 posts, she's only had

  25. My age is showing, or 'No texting, please"

    Mission replied to mamamerlee's topic in General Nursing

    I took a class once at Teachers College and the professor would always have this at the end of his emails: "Note: emailing is informal conversation and as such I neither edit nor spell check it." I...