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Thought you'd all like to know, I'm about to do the reference slide for a symposium presentation I'm doing, I just did my every-couple-months reminder of APA format, and I thought of this thread.

Curious to know what others do with their MSN degree! I think that many focus on the APRN roles, however I know there are many other opportunities and roles for nurses with their MSN besides APRN. So, I'd love to know what you do with your MSN. Tha...

Basic cardiac electrophysiology, rhythm interpretation, and common treatments of common arrhythmias are taught in the ADN/pre-licensure BSN curriculum (they may be tested on the NCLEX-RN), and should be understood by the bedside RN, whether ADN or BS...

Bump! Hoping for more thoughts. Guessing this got lost with the "BSN is a joke" thread

Why? Can't they do both? There are many RNs at my institution that hold masters degrees, do research/EBP/QI, and practice at the bedside (one of the nurses on my unit has two masters, chairs a hospital committee, does EBP/QI projects and presents a...

So basically the BSN should cover everything everyone is exposed to in every setting.

It seems as if you were hoping that the BSN would be more like an MSN (at least, your description of what you were hoping to get out of the BSN is more in line with the offerings of an MSN)? The advanced sciences that you are looking for are found a...

Do you need a degree to be able to understand apply...anything?

Reading the first couple posts, I saw mention of the planning of a neonatal cardiac unit. Just wanted to share that it has finally opened this week (I work in the adult hospital): NewYork-Presbyterian Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital Opens First-o...

Also, while Stony is definitely a great hospital, just FYI, there are hospitals that pay 10K-20K more than them in Nassau and NYC (part of the reason why I ended up looking elsewhere despite the great opportunity to start in sicu there).

Perhaps its the idea that "advancement" in nursing=away from the bedside. Interestingly, the policy for the clinical ladder program at my hospital specifically says that its purpose is to support RNs who seek advancement while at the same time remai...

Perhaps you didn't get it if it's been that long unfortunately. I was offered a position in Stony's SICU essentially a year ago, and the recruiter called me a day or two after the interviews. I was a new grad. Go ahead and apply to other position...

You could go to the in-state program for your BSN, work, get experience in L&D, pay down loans, then you could apply to the CNM program and use tuition reimbursement that many hospitals/unions provide.

If you can't decide, then why not do both? Do an accelerated BSN program, work as an L&D RN, get good experience, then apply for the MSN CNM?

You've made it! You passed all of your prerequisite courses, started nursing school, and you're about to begin your very first clinical rotation. What should you bring? What should you do? What if it seems like you're doing nothing? This guide will h...

I'm a bedside RN, not a CNS, but I too am very interested in CNS. As for employability, I think this is very dependent on state and specific hospital/area. My own hospital doesn't seem to have too many CNSs. The oncology specialty hospital in the ...

This is why i'm leaning towards CTICU...I think it would be pretty awesome to care for patients after long-awaited heart/lung transplants.

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You would not be able to become a CNS with a CNL degree. To become a CNS you need to complete a CNS program and become certified. Now, some facilities have roles similar to the CNS for those that haven't completed the CNS program. For example, at ...

I work in a unionized academic medical center. We have staffing grids for each unit, which dictate how many RNs and techs we're supposed to have per number of patients on the unit. Changes to the grids are part of our negotiated contracts.

Ah yeah, I saw that, guess I was a little thrown off because it didn't explicitly say "clinical nurse leader". Well, if the residency programs will consider you within 12 months post-licensure, go for it!

The only downside risk I personally can see is that you may not necessarily be considered a "new graduate" if you're interested in applying for new graduate residency programs (since you would have already been licensed for at least a year prior to a...

If you want to work as a hospital clinical RN while completing your RN-MSN, depending on the specifics of your local market, it may be very difficult, if not impossible, to get a job as an ADN (just in case you change your mind on working). Also, al...

The poster stated that they are an RN, and are completing their bachelors. Perhaps they've already been practicing (i.e. RN-BSN practicing nurse)? If that's the case, maybe an MBA? Perhaps an MSN in administration could also accomplish what you'd l...

Currently I'm on a neuro stepdown, great unit, great team, planning on being here for at least 2 years. After that the plan is to obtain an ICU position (I was hired into a SICU as a new grad, but it was at a hospital that wasn't my top choice, and ...