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  1. How much PTO does everyone get?

    CoolKidsRN replied to Camino77's topic in General Nursing

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  2. Nursing paper help

    CoolKidsRN replied to CBerries's topic in General Nursing

    Since it is an assignment and for school work, attempt to interview a nurse from your clinical rotations. I am assuming that you would be required to list the name, position of the nurse you are...

  3. Telecommunications in Triage

    CoolKidsRN replied to Nickadoodles's topic in General Nursing

    A huge liability would be to have the right licensure when servicing different states all over the nation. Would this position require you to obtain all 50 state licensure? If so, will the...

  4. I need advice from a manager's perspective. Grateful to anyone willing to give input!

    CoolKidsRN replied to RN94's topic in Nursing Career

    Is the hospital you worked at the only major system in the area? You may consider applying to other hospitals or making on earth of your prn jobs a full-time gig. Ultimately do not give up hope, there...

  5. Nurse Leadership Assignment-SIUE

    CoolKidsRN replied to cmcgraw28's topic in Nurse Management

    You can ask your manager to refer you to a manager on another floor to interview. There is always a way to find resources to complete your

  6. Can Techs Manage Nurses?

    CoolKidsRN replied to EPORRN's topic in Nurse Management

    Generally, this is the same understanding I have as well. This is a great article from a BON:...

  7. "I am a nurse!"

    CoolKidsRN replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    To be honest, medically I have had so much happen to me personally that I end up outting myself as a nurse to advocate for myself. I don't do it to be difficult but, being that I'm immunocompromised...

  8. I need advice from a manager's perspective. Grateful to anyone willing to give input!

    CoolKidsRN replied to RN94's topic in Nursing Career

    1) Your 20 years of experience at the facility shows your commitment and dedication towards an organization. So, yes it means something. You also have valuable experience and can be hired somewhere...

  9. Msn degree and working full time

    CoolKidsRN replied to raecudzy1's topic in General Nursing

    I'm currently working full-time and getting my my MSN on a part-time basis. The expectation is that you build your clinical hours from your current workplace and adhere to the university's...

  10. I need an experts opinions please !!

    CoolKidsRN replied to Rn 1979's topic in General Nursing

    I'm very sorry to hear that you were treated poorly. You do not deserve this at all. What is even more disturbing is the fact that you were taken away from patient care for a so called "important"...

  11. RNs doing wellness visits

    CoolKidsRN replied to Karamarie84's topic in Pediatric

    In my primary care experience, nurse visits were for procedural only interventions. Wellness visits were always conducted by an MD or

  12. Starting a non medical health service

    CoolKidsRN replied to raynpetal's topic in General Nursing

    Sorry, but this makes no sense. Can you provide more clarity? What experience would your employees have? Would they be given on the job training? As KelRN215 mentioned, a home health aide requires...

  13. Epic training

    CoolKidsRN replied to chickienurse's topic in General Nursing

    Agree my training took about 4 hours as

  14. New to triage and feeling incompetent!

    CoolKidsRN replied to RNhuron's topic in Telephone Triage

    To be honest, once you get the hang of the format of Barton-Schmitt it becomes easier to navigate. Truthfully, you have valuable nursing experience but triage takes several years to truly master it. I...

  15. New Grad Nursing Program in Charlotte, NC

    CoolKidsRN replied to Caseyyy27's topic in Nursing Career

    No, I actually did not. I started out working in peds primary care then worked in acute care before entering the management realm. Definitely not a traditional path but you will find your own path...

  16. Nurse Manager Bully REWARDED After 80% staff goes to HR!!

    CoolKidsRN replied to QueenElisaRocks's topic in General Nursing

    Also keep in mind that consequences for unacceptable work ethic/behavior/violation is not something that will be publicly televised and it shouldn't be. You did your job and reported her. You don't...

  17. Afraid to quit my job

    CoolKidsRN replied to nsue's topic in General Nursing

    The healthcare system is extremely small. If you can avoid burning bridges, that maybe in your best interest. Give the required 1 month

  18. 8 months L & D nurse, offered a call center advice job ...Need advice!

    CoolKidsRN replied to LVN2RNpanda824's topic in Nursing Career

    The call center nursing environment isn't for everyone. Ask yourself, Are you ok with being on the phone constantly 8 hours a day for 5 days out of the week? In addition, the call center environment...

  19. Tdap

    CoolKidsRN replied to madys911's topic in General Nursing

    Correction: Adacel pre-filled syringes have a latex rubber stopper. The vials have a latex free

  20. RN looking for a transition from bedside nursing, feeling stuck

    CoolKidsRN replied to LaurieMakingA'way's topic in Nursing Career

    My current full-time job is in a non-hospital setting. There are plenty of non-traditional nursing opportunities out there. With your skill set, you are extremely marketable. The key is to put...

  21. New Grad Quitting After 6 Months at a Hospital.

    CoolKidsRN replied to CoffeeNetflixRepeat's topic in Nursing Career

    I agree with Ruby Vee. If you can tolerate your current position for at least a year, maybe you can consider an internal transfer within the same hospital. You have many great qualities of a nurse. At...

  22. New Grad Nursing Program in Charlotte, NC

    CoolKidsRN replied to Caseyyy27's topic in Nursing Career

    Keep in mind that all new grad acute care residencies are in high demand and they are very competitive. Good

  23. Lactation Consultants - Help!

    CoolKidsRN replied to Mashedpotatoes's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Agreed with the previous poster. I took a 90 hour lactation specific course as well. I would look into lactation education resources or breastfeeding outlook. Another tip: if you are able to get...

  24. I need help

    CoolKidsRN replied to Strugglingwnursing's topic in Nursing Career

    I agree with the previous post. You will not get hired into your "dream" unit without conquering the fundamentals first. As stated above, you should re-evaluate your goals and consider moving on if...

  25. Back to Sleep?

    CoolKidsRN replied to middleagednurse's topic in Pediatric

    I disagree with placing an 8 month old with pulse ox/ vent prone to sleep. Maybe a temporary position change is acceptable but you never want to place undue stress/strain at the trach site. I also...