MurseJJ

MurseJJ

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  1. BSN is a joke

    MurseJJ replied to nurseguy22's topic in General Nursing

    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

  2. Share What You Do With Your MSN!

    MurseJJ posted a topic in General Nursing

    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....

  3. BSN is a joke

    MurseJJ replied to nurseguy22's topic in General Nursing

    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...

  4. Share What You Do With Your MSN!

    MurseJJ replied to MurseJJ's topic in General Nursing

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

  5. BSN is a joke

    MurseJJ replied to nurseguy22's topic in General Nursing

    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...

  6. BSN is a joke

    MurseJJ replied to nurseguy22's topic in General Nursing

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

  7. BSN is a joke

    MurseJJ replied to nurseguy22's topic in General Nursing

    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...

  8. BSN is a joke

    MurseJJ replied to nurseguy22's topic in General Nursing

    Do you need a degree to be able to understand

  9. NNP Outlook

    MurseJJ replied to guest769224's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    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):...

  10. New Grad RN waiting for job offer

    MurseJJ replied to Katya944's topic in General Nursing

    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...

  11. Do you feel more people are entering nursing only to become APRN's?

    MurseJJ replied to BiscuitStripes's topic in General Nursing

    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...

  12. New Grad RN waiting for job offer

    MurseJJ replied to Katya944's topic in General Nursing

    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...

  13. Nurse Midwife vs Labor and Delivery RN. Can't Decide

    MurseJJ replied to Paula378's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    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...

  14. Nurse Midwife vs Labor and Delivery RN. Can't Decide

    MurseJJ replied to Paula378's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    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

  15. YOUR Guide to Rocking Nursing School Clinical Rotations!

    MurseJJ posted a topic in General Students

    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...

  16. Please help!

    MurseJJ replied to Nurse3242's topic in Clinical Nurse Specialists, CNS

    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...

  17. Which unit is more manageable for a newbie: MICU or SICU?

    MurseJJ replied to Workinghard123's topic in Critical Care

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

  18. Dual Degree- CNS/AGNP

    MurseJJ replied to alisa7's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner/Adult-Gerontology Clinical Nurse Specialist | University of Maryland School of Nursing...

  19. Please help!

    MurseJJ replied to Nurse3242's topic in Clinical Nurse Specialists, CNS

    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...

  20. The Union Is Coming

    MurseJJ replied to CV_RN_ICU's topic in General Nursing

    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...

  21. Is CNS masters program a bad idea for regular RN on hospital floor?

    MurseJJ replied to Natalie513's topic in Clinical Nurse Specialists, CNS

    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,...

  22. Is CNS masters program a bad idea for regular RN on hospital floor?

    MurseJJ replied to Natalie513's topic in Clinical Nurse Specialists, CNS

    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...

  23. Is CNS masters program a bad idea for regular RN on hospital floor?

    MurseJJ replied to Natalie513's topic in Clinical Nurse Specialists, CNS

    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...

  24. RN wanting to higher degree

    MurseJJ replied to karli.butler's topic in General Nursing

    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...

  25. ICU With Most Devices/Technologies

    MurseJJ posted a topic in Critical Care

    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...