EdBSN09

To begin, let me say that what got me interested in nursing in the first place was ER nursing. I worked at a small, rural hospital for a couple of years doing ER registration on the weekends, and then at a large, urban medical center doing the same t...

Update: I was able to find out some more information myself. The bill is now called HB2548, and was again referred to the "rules committee" back in March of 2006. A full and complete text version is available here: Illinois General Assembly - Full Te...

Does anybody know the current status of this? As of 3/10/2005, the bill was "re-referred to the rules committee." (See Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB2544 ) What does this mean? Has the bill been dropped? Or is it just tied up in the h...

At my fourth semester of an eight semester BSN program, I'm sitting at a 3.96 ("A" and "A-" grades). This was the semester that included Med/Surg and Pharmacology. Next semester may be different, though. I understand the peds instructor never gives a...

21 y/o nursing student here. Was going to be a radiology tech straight out of high school, but decided that I wanted to be more involved in the whole process. I also started working at a level 1 trauma center as a registrar, and found the nurses' rol...

While I am not African American, I am a male in the nursing world. It seems as if male nursing professionals are becoming more accepted, but there still aren't many of us. I'm one of three male students in my class of 70. I welcome the diversificatio...

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I thought about it, as well. I chose nursing because of the pay, job outlook, and flexibility. Nursing is a totally unique profession. Radiology technicians also enjoy a lot of great career options, but I decided that nursing was the better fit for m...

I think nursing in general is a profession that you must have your heart in to succeed. By the same token, I don't think anyone should starve to death because they're doing something "because of his/her heart." -Ed

Hello, everyone, I'm a student currently pursuing my BSN, and I will graduate in 2008 (despite my name :-)). I'm interested in the informatics field, but even more interested in management. I do have a couple of questions, however. First off, after I...

Very interesting thread. I'm interested in pursuing infomatics as my specialty, as well. After I graduate nursing school, I'm going to go to the local public university and go for a computer science degree. My hospital is getting ready to implement c...

EDIT I'm interested to continue this conversation with you, but perhaps it's not the best idea for me as an employee to post operating information about the hospital on a public forum. I sent my reply to you via PM. -Ed

Try St. Luke's Hospital in Chesterfield. Several people I know from school have gotten jobs there as PCTs. You needn't have any clinical experience--they'll train you. I think they've still got a few positions open, as well. http://www.stlukes-stl.co...

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I posted a similar thread a few weeks ago, but I would like more generalized information about the job market for nurse practitioners. Ideally, I'd like to work solo or with a group of other nurse practitioners in a rural area. I'd also like to take ...

I've wondered the same thing. I'm currently enrolled in a BSN program, working 40+ hours per week and taking 17 credit hours. So far, I have found it challenging, but not impossible. But, I am also single, live in the dorms, walk to work and class at...

Hello everyone, I'm currently enrolled in a BSN program and will graduate in 2008. My plan then is to move back home for awhile to save up some money, then go to grad school. I'd really like to end up working ER at a rural hospital, so I've thought a...

Thanks for the info. Do you see the job market for NPs in general as being good? I don't have any particular rural area in mind, but I worked in a small, rural hospital before I came to the city. I liked the rural setting much better. Do you think th...

T&BB=Tylenol & a bye-bye Code S in room ________=Code Stupid/less than pleasant patient Sorry if these were repeats---I didn't read the entire thread.

This attitude is unfortunately present at a lot of places. I work in registration, and where I used to work (a large, inner-city academic trauma center), most of the RNs treated everyone (including each other) like substandard individuals. I got a di...

SmilingBluEyes: Thank you, Deb (if I may call you by your first name). I appreciate your interest. I will definitely still be around here in five years. I hope to have positive things to report about my progress in the healthcare field. :-) I've also...

Perhaps I should clarify further. I'm not sure who this particular comment was directed at, but I'll assume it was me. I'm not saying that complaints about compensation are baseless. But I am saying that nurses can enjoy good pay, benefits, and job s...

I've been wondering this same thing. A $35,000-$40,000 starting salary in this area is definitely in line with many other occupations, and out ahead of a good number of them. According to Salary.com, the average RN in St. Louis makes, excluding overt...

I've also noticed this. I work as a Registrar in an inner-city hospital ER. Triage sees the patients first, then we call to our offices to interview them, or interview them at the bedside. Almost all of the nurses enjoy what they do. As for the rest ...