Every job- unit is what you make it. Right now I hear rumblings about the 36 hour work week that we just went too. I used to commute to Jackson but that got old so I had to take a break. As with...
The amount the circulator has to do in our c-sec is crazy- and you have to do more! Our nursery does receive baby from surgeon, so that is at least one thing. We do a base count (before entering or...
My thougths are that the first year in nursing is really just figuring out your nursing practice. I spent 10 months on a telelmetry unit fulltime & PRN in a little county ER then I went to...
Most programs have a release clause regarding Hep B vaccination. The titers come back relatively quickly. I would get the titer and then if you are not immune, get the first shot, check titer again...
We are new to the CHS system too. I'm not real sure what I think of it yet. I'm new to the hospital (almost a year) and that is about the same length of time CHS has been here. We have been seeing...
Honestly- I don't know. How long has it been since you've done floor nursing? ACLS and EKG are definitely helpful. Masteral units- I don't know what that is, but if it is just more education to work...
Are you here yet? If not- there are jobs. But I hear different things lately about some places in jackson having hiring freezes and freezing extra benefits, but I heard Jackson nurses go a base raise...
MS Kathy replied to rnmomtobe2010's topic in General Nursing
I am a single mom with 4 kids ages 3-10.I just finished nursing school. It is absolutely doable- especially if you have family and friends willing to help. Good Luck!
Honestly ,I don't know. I took it. My BSN class is really amazingly smart. Most of them will pass NCLEX on the first try and will make excellent nurses. I do thing the system has failed them. I...
Hi I didn't forget about you. I just didn't run into my friend the way I normally would over the holidays. She got tired of dealing with Hinds and applied to start in the Fall at lousiana tech...
I don't know what it is called in Louisiana. But it may be a place to look ofr info. Here each school has its own program guidelines and they can tell you more or call the unemployment office and...
It is a beautiful campus. Apparently in the next 10 years they will have brand new buildings. They have an educational leave program that you can apply for while still a student that pays you and your...