MurseJJ

MurseJJ

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  1. Non-Prescribing CNS-What's Your Role?

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

    This is from the job description for a CNS position at our system's pediatric hospital: The CNS demonstrates clinical expertise in the standards of the Emergency Nurses Association. The CNS guides and...

  2. Non-Prescribing CNS-What's Your Role?

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

    It's interesting, my hospital has a number of roles that I assume would fall into the traditional responsibilities of the CNS (correct me if I'm wrong): -Wound/Ostomy/Continence Nurse -Skin Care...

  3. Non-Prescribing CNS-What's Your Role?

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

    Thank you for sharing! Interestingly, at my hospital's Nurses Week poster parade, I ran into a CNS and was able to chat briefly. It was a very enlightening conversation, though I didn't really get...

  4. Non-Prescribing CNS-What's Your Role?

    MurseJJ posted a topic in General Nursing

    So lately I've been curious about the role of the CNS. I don't plan on going back to school for 2-3 years at the least, however I'm interested in learning about other roles. I plan on reaching out...

  5. Brave or just stupid?

    MurseJJ replied to Polly Peptide's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    From the info you've given I'm pretty sure I know which school this is :). Anyway, I think it's great that you're considering working through the NP portion as an RN. Depending on your location...

  6. CNS Salary advice

    MurseJJ replied to sbj101's topic in Clinical Nurse Specialists, CNS

    At my academic hospital in NYC, union clinical nurse specialists start at $104,696 (comparatively, union NPs start at

  7. What is a reasonable starting salary to expect?

    MurseJJ replied to dinobiceps's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    If you stay in the NYC metro area as a new grad you can expect anywhere from around 70K for public hospitals (I was offered 75K for nights at a SUNY hospital) to just shy of 100K for the private...

  8. Step down ratios

    MurseJJ replied to Meeshie's topic in General Nursing

    I'm on a neurosurgery/neuro stepdown (with both "floor" and stepdown patients). We can have 2 floor patients and 2 stepdown, 3 floor and 1 stepdown, or 3 stepdown and 1

  9. ACNP - Job Opportunities and Long Term Viability

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

    At my major academic center we have ACNPs in all areas, including outpatient specialty practices. I'm on a neuro stepdown unit and we have a neurohospitalist NP service composed of ACNPs only (in...

  10. Best quality DNP education

    MurseJJ replied to Thanksforthedonuts's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Columbia's programs all look great. Also their psych NP program includes therapy courses and rotations, which apparently is something few PMHNP programs

  11. PhD Nurses in Clinical Settings

    MurseJJ replied to ShayRN0217's topic in Advanced Practice

    Bumping this, interested in any other

  12. NYP Pharmacology Exam

    MurseJJ replied to NursehoneyBeBe's topic in Nursing Career

    I think this is why they stopped giving out the study guide. I started in December and we were given it. Good

  13. PhD Nurses in Clinical Settings

    MurseJJ replied to ShayRN0217's topic in Advanced Practice

    I'm interested in this as well. I'm very interested having a career that allows both research time and clinical practice time (considering ACNP in the future). I've read about one PhD prepared RN...

  14. New York Presbyterian Nursing Attendants?

    MurseJJ posted a topic in New York Nursing

    Hey everyone, just wondering if anyone else went to the interview day yesterday for Columbia Presbyterian's Nursing Attendant position for BSN students? I got a call moments ago offering me a job,...

  15. Become a Neuro Nurse Practitioner?

    MurseJJ replied to ltran3323's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I work on a neurosurgery stepdown unit and we have a neuro NP service. They're all ACNPs. There are also epilepsy NPs and neuro-oncology NPs affiliated with the medical center and they are AGNPs and...

  16. Programs in NY for low gpa

    MurseJJ replied to RichyK78's topic in New York Nursing

    I believe it's on the site, definitely go through it. Yes, basically if you do well you will have an easier chance to get into the associated BSN program. BSN is definitely the way to go (I ended...

  17. Programs in NY for low gpa

    MurseJJ replied to RichyK78's topic in New York Nursing

    Just looked at NCC's site. It looks like they only consider your grades in courses applicable to the nursing degree (the liberal arts and sciences courses). You also have to take the TEAS...

  18. Programs in NY for low gpa

    MurseJJ replied to RichyK78's topic in New York Nursing

    Not sure if it's still the case but when I applied to NCC a few years ago they only looked at the pre-requisite course GPA, not your overall. Perhaps that would be an option for you if you did well...

  19. New RN/inexperienced nurse considering nurse externship

    MurseJJ replied to MarshaRabbit's topic in General Nursing

    Hi, with NP graduation coming up, I'm not sure it makes sense to find a full time RN position after you graduate NP school in August (perhaps the experienced RNs/NPs can comment on that)? If you were...

  20. New RN/inexperienced nurse considering nurse externship

    MurseJJ replied to MarshaRabbit's topic in General Nursing

    Ah, so you'll be completing the ACNP program in

  21. New RN/inexperienced nurse considering nurse externship

    MurseJJ replied to MarshaRabbit's topic in General Nursing

    This is a great idea. Some schools actually require this for certain direct-entry programs (ACNP, NNP, CRNA). One of my area ACNP programs requires direct entry students to take a leave of absence...

  22. New RN/inexperienced nurse considering nurse externship

    MurseJJ replied to MarshaRabbit's topic in General Nursing

    Hi, I think the major problem is the part time employment. From what I've seen, hospitals do not hire new graduate RNs in part time or per diem positions (since they expect that those RNs won't need...

  23. How much do YOU think nurses are worth?

    MurseJJ replied to mystory's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, exactly. Friends tell me how they'd get to work at 8am and leave around 3am, and would get looks if they tried to leave before 11pm. And this is all salary, so no time and a half OT

  24. How much do YOU think nurses are worth?

    MurseJJ replied to mystory's topic in General Nursing

    Really? I'm also in NYC, and as a new grad, I make as much, if not more, than friends in business/HR/finance, etc, who have been in those positions for years. And with all the horror stories I hear...

  25. New Grad ACNP Thinking about changing jobs

    MurseJJ replied to Kglyn01's topic in Advanced Practice

    From what I understand ACNPs can also work in outpatient specialty