galenight BSN, RN

galenight is a BSN, RN and specializes in Emergency Room.

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1. CME for Acute Care NPs

   galenight posted a topic in Advanced Practice

   I am having trouble finding continuing education for Acute Care NPs. ANCC requires at least 51% of CME be directly related to your specialty. So many conferences are geared mainly toward primary...

2. working contingent as an RN during time off as APN

   galenight posted a topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

   I'm likely to be offered my first NP position this week after 2 interviews. The schedule is a brutal: 7 days on, 7 days off 12 hour shifts with a hospitalist group. My question is does anyone pick up...

3. Anybody else in hiring limbo?

   galenight replied to nursetim's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

   I, too, am in Job limbo... thank goodness I still have my RN job! I finished classes late July, actual graduation date was August 27. Took boards on Oct 16 and my license came through in 8 days....

4. Emergency Department 23 hr Observation Patients

   galenight replied to Rickbos's topic in Emergency

   We are also critical access, with a moderate ED patient volume... big fluxes some days pretty slow, others crazy. My opinion is that it is unrealistic for us to care for OBS patients adequately....

5. Fall 2009 Graduate school roll call!!!

   galenight replied to love-d-OR's topic in Post Graduate Students

   Hi all 1. Wayne State University 2. Acute and Critical care nurse practitioner 3. working full time 4. school part time 5. need to talk to the mental health nurse practitioner student, cuz i must be...

6. Bathroom Inservicing

   galenight replied to barbyann's topic in General Nursing

   So.. I personally think it is tacky. Tacky Tacky Tacky. If we went to the bathroom of a Forbes 500 company would they have ANYTHING taped to the door of a bathroom stall? If I went to IBM tomorrow,...

7. juggling motherhood and nursing

   galenight replied to kgmiller1's topic in General Nursing

   I started nursing school when my children were 3 and 7. It wasn't easy. I did have a husband at that time and for a couple years while I worked, but always had to work full time. The key to...

8. Am I to old?

   galenight replied to Patrick57's topic in General Nursing

   I agree with everyone else.. you are not too old. As for your nursing education, I would recommend getting your RN degree. Nursing infomatics is complex and would require the more specialized...

9. what is the....

   galenight replied to jinyi's topic in General Nursing

   Boredom to the Nth degree...lol This information should be in your reference books. I assume you are a student. By the way, there are many nursing theories, not just one. Happy

10. Learn To Say It Correctly!!

    galenight replied to SheriLynnRN's topic in General Nursing

    OH yes I did... just wanted to see how long before anyone noticed....lol :chuckle Ok, I'll rephrase. GRAMMAR POLICE

11. Learn To Say It Correctly!!

    galenight replied to SheriLynnRN's topic in General Nursing

    Acid relex instead of acid reflux gets me everytime. I, too, cannot stand when people use to/too/two incorrectly. PheneGRAN puts me over the edge. Pacific for specific, as one poster already...

12. Have you reported each needlestick injury?

    galenight replied to ChristyMNOP's topic in General Nursing

    I have reported my dirty needle stick, but not the couple of sterile ones. Those darn insulin needles we had for some reason would go right through the cap (before we got the ones with the sleeve)...

13. Can ppl read their own PPD?

    galenight replied to RNOTODAY's topic in General Nursing

    No lay person should read their own TB skin test. They don't have the knowledge or the background to know what is normal and what is not. I read my own TB skin test at home over the weekend when I...

14. Suturing - Do you do it?

    galenight replied to bluefabian's topic in Emergency

    I don't do it in the ER where I work (small rural), but would love to. I believe I have heard of training courses within a hospital where they deem you capable of simple sutures, but it's a hospital...

15. Which had you rather do?

    galenight replied to BiologyNerd's topic in General Nursing

    The decision is yours alone. And it can't just be about money. If you think about it, your increase is only $40/week if you work 5 days a week. Yes, that's $2000 a year. But where is your best...