Just.Blessed.RN BSN, RN

Glad someone made this post. I've been thinking of a total change of from Med Surg to NICU. Bumping for my input and advice from others!!

Bumping for more advice! I love to teach/educate my patients and other nurses...but I'm hesitant to get a MSN in education because I don't want to lose opportunities.

After graduation I actually did both Psych and MedSurg as a new nurse. MedSurg full time, Psych PRN. I needed the hours/$$$ to get married and put a down payment on a home with my husband, and I realized that a lot of my MedSurg patients had psych is...

I've only recently started working 8 hour shifts. There are pros and cons, I like seeing the sun and being able to spend more time with hubby since he's a teacher and has a set 7-3 schedule. But I sometimes your psych patients make you regret having ...

For the people that have already passed the exam, would you mind saying if your license reflects the certification?? Looking to take it in the next 4-6 months!!

I hope you get some advice! Looking to start a similar business as well!! Good luck!!

This does sound like an idea worth investigating!! Did you ever start the child care center??

Great article and great posts! I am currently searching for my passion in nursing and how to capitalize on it. I am currently working MedSurg, Psych and LTAC/Rehab (all are PRN). I don't know where I'll be in a few years, so I'm am testing my options...

Just accepted my first job in LTC to see if I like it. Also working at the bedside in a hospital, but trying to see where I see myself in the future! Thanks for all the good advice everyone!

Wow, what an eye opener! I just accepted my first position (PRN) in a LTC/rehab facility and I wondered how much education the DON job needed. I have 2 years of bedside MedSurg experience that I am still building upon. I have always been afraid of ma...

Glad everything is still going great for you. Thanks for coming back and updating us all!!

Adding life to this thread. I've been thinking about a full time job and having 2 PRN jobs. Basically I've been in nursing for 2 years and I haven't found an area that I love, but I do love being a nurse, hence all the jobs. I guess I could use the m...

Going to interview for an ante-partum position tomorrow! Hopefully my 2 years of Med Surg experience will help, I've always been interested in OBGYN!

Glad you came back to update your post! I'll take your advice and find a reputable company to pick up PRN hours!

Thanks for the tips! Now that I have 2 years of acute experience I will make sure to negotiate at my next PRN job!

Definitely don't want to work another PRN position that doesn't have a bump in pay. My last PRN gig I was a new grad and didn't realize that I was making the same amount as the nurses w/ benefits. Now I know so the next job can't pull that trick on m...

For the most part, I believe that the nurse manager should not assign certain patients to pregnant nurses...and paying more attention to keeping your hands clean should prevent problems. But that is a major reason why I switched from Med/Surg to psyc...

Hey, I know this is an old post, but the hubby and I are actively family planning!! So thank you for all the information about how long you worked before going into labor! I just started a new job in a behavioral health hospital, hopefully I won't en...

I absolutely understand your frustration! I am currently trying to decide between multiple job offers since I already have my 2 years of night shift Med/Surg nursing under my belt. So I would be upset if I picked one job over the others and was not m...

Interesting topic, I'm in Memphis and I've seen a few nurses that practice as NP that still pick up shifts on the floor. I wonder how the job out look is here....

BUMP for more replies!!! I love the 6% that my employer offers but I always think about the quick money of travel nursing...

Hello, I also had the same thought. I want to keep my full time job (3 x 12) and pick up a local travel assignment. I wonder how much I'd have to pay back in taxes???

Hi, I also took the NCLEX RN yesterday at 8am. The screen cut off at 75 questions and I KNEW I failed. Well I'm in TN and they haven't updated the BoN page today, so I'll have to wait until tomorrow for Pearson Vue quick results. But I did try the t...

Hello Browcounty, congrats on landing your first job!!! I am still in school so I can't offer any advice. Will you share a couple tips on what you think helped you to get hired?

That sounds like the perfect way to do an orientation. I'm graduating in December and I am really considering doing my last semester in ER. Hopefully I will be placed and hired at a hospital that is as committed to training new nurses as yours!