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I have never done telephone triage before, but I'm looking for a part-time work from home job. I'm planning to start FNP school in the fall and need to work 2 days per week if possible. Any advise on how to obtain work?? I've been looking online, but most jobs that I see are full-time or night shift

in my experience, "other responsibilities" referred to other patients. I have worked areas where the nurse put in orders for specimens/biopsies, etc without any issues. Of course, the specimen would be carried to pathology/lab by someone else or after I was done recovering the patient.

To those of you who provide conscious sedation for in-office procedures, what is your policy on recovery? Do you keep the patient on a cardiac monitor for an hour after the procedure? Or just until they are back to their baseline? Does an RN have to continue to monitor the patient for a certain amount of time or can an LPN monitor the patient? etc.

Am I correct to assume that it is much easier to find a job as a fnp versus a midwife? I live in a small town in eastern NC. Also, can an fnp do anything ob related? Or just gyn?

Hi all! I am applying to FNP program at Frontier but would also like to apply to CNM. If I could do anything in nursing i would become a CNM, but I'm afraid my job options would be limited by applying to this specialty instead of a degree like the FNP where there are a broad range of job options. I live in a small town and I'm not sure I'd be able to find a job as a new grad midwife. I'm very torn and want to make sure I'm going the correct career path. (Just some background info...I've been an RN for 12 years. I almost started out in post-partum as a new grad but chose to go the ICU route so that I would be more marketable. Many times I have tried to transfer to L&D or post-partum but it didn't seem like a wise choice because I would've been giving up my seniority and switching to night shift. So, I haven't worked L&D but I've always been drawn there. Also, I used a midwife for my 2 pregnancies) Any advice???

Has anyone known any aesthetics nurses or just licensed aestheticians that owned there own businesses? I've heard that this is possible but I don't know if you have to work under a MD or what. I'm a BSN with 11 years of hospital experience. I would like to get in with a plastic surgeon or dermatologist but that is very difficult to do. Openings at plastic surgery offices are rare and they usually want someone who is already experienced. There are 8 month certifications from community colleges but I'm not sure if that would be beneficially or if that is more like a cosmetology license. Can anyone tell me what route to take to get in to this business?

Update: the person they had in mind for the position turned it down. They have interviewed a few others but not made offers. I had assumed that they would've immediately approached me if they considered me competent for the position. Am I correct to assume that? Should I talk to HR and make sure they know I'm interested?

I should clarify that nobody called me a "side kick" or "assistant"...I just worried that they considered me as such. I will also update that the doctors approached me and it is now clear that they value me and want me to stay

I started a job less than 2 months ago at a large doctors office. They hired me when the nurse manager told them her role needed to be divided in to 2 positions. She has only been there a few months longer than me. Everyone continued to think of her as the boss and me as her sidekick (not another manager, more like an assistant). Now she has turned in her notice and I'm very hurt that they aren't even considering me for her position. They already knew who they wanted to take her place as soon as she announced she was leaving. They haven't said they plan to get rid of me, but I'm very worried. I feel completely invisible. Its not a good time to look for new jobs because it sends a red flag if you are applying for jobs after only being somewhere a few months...doesn't it?

what exactly is per diem?

Hi everyone, I've been a RN for 11 years. my background is ED, med/surg, ICU (small hospital),, but I've been a Radiology Nurse for the last 5 years (procedural nurse caring for ICU patients or anyone else except NICU and L&D). I'm considering looking for a travel position in a town 1.5hrs away from where I currently live because my husband is working there frequently, they have great schools, and we are thinking about permanently moving there eventually. I am trying to sell my house now in my hometown. I thought it would be a good opportunity to make sure I like the hospitals in the area and hopefully pocket extra $ that could help with purchasing a new house. The only complication is that I have a family and I carry the benefits. My spouse has no benefits at all. I have 2 children, ages 1 and 4. Would I still be making good $ if I have to pay for a family package? What happens if I don't have another contract to take in the area? What input do you all have for me? Would you advise taking a travel assignment (or several assignments) in this situation?

Hi all! I have been a RN for 10 years. I've always worked in hospitals but now I have an interview with for an office nurse (it is an office run by university physicians, so it will be North Carolina state benefits). Has anyone else here worked for the state of North Carolina? I'm guessing the salary will be less than my current job but the benefits may make up for that?? Will they negotiate at all with pay or should I expect them to offer me the bottom of the range? How flexible are these job? I've heard you can leave to run errands, unlike hospital positions where you are stuck there for the 12 hour shift and can barely stop to pee. I appreciate any advice!

Im debating the same issue. Everyone says this degree doesn't offer much more pay than an RN, but I don't want to be doing RN work when I'm in my 60s....and I'm assuming I will still have to work at that age

does anyone know of midwives that have gotten jobs without L&D experience?

Hi all, I have been a RN for 10 years. I almost took a job in post-partum as a new-grad but I decided I would be more marketable if I got med-surg experience before going in to a specialty. I have worked ED and procedural nursing since leaving the general floor. I'm considering applying to a CNM program but I'm still researching. I was surprised to see that some programs do not require L&D experience and some nurses are enrolling without it. My question is, IS it really not necessary? Do they really teach everything you need to know without working L&D? The reason I would consider applying without the L&D experience is that I have an easy, low-stress job currently (but don't want to do it forever) and it might be easier to get through school working this job as opposed to going back to the floor......