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  1. Left ED job due to unsafe staffing...

    carachel2 replied to kmoonshine's topic in Emergency

    I wish more hospitals would see the benefit of staffing to the grid and then adding one more RN per shift to cover breaks, lunches and increased acuity. It is AMAZING the effect that one extra nurse...

  2. Left ED job due to unsafe staffing...

    carachel2 replied to kmoonshine's topic in Emergency

    Good for you. The more nurses who put up with conditions like that only puts more feathers in the hat of administration as they sit up there in their plushy offices pulling in 300-500K a year based on...

  3. FNP-Lack of experience with children

    carachel2 replied to NurseJi's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    And they usually have a very brief health history and the current medications usually includes only Tylenol or

  4. Being a patient where you work

    carachel2 replied to cupcake25's topic in General Nursing

    At our hospital, the electronic medical records are monitored *meticulously.* You'd better not even THINK about opening records on someone if you are not involved in their care. At my moms hospital...

  5. Doing a paper on HPV..need help

    carachel2 replied to wanttofly94's topic in General Nursing

    Oh we definitely will be discussing at home. She already knows way too much about sex, sexuality, etc. I just don't want her hearing it at school first! That is cool that your oldest calls you even...

  6. Mass Exodus from ED

    carachel2 replied to TraumaNurseRN's topic in Emergency

    Hospitals should be REQUIRED to report and post their nurse turnover rate for all the world to see. I sure as heck wouldn't go to one with an excessively high

  7. Doing a paper on HPV..need help

    carachel2 replied to wanttofly94's topic in General Nursing

    I have an almost 9 year old and NO they are not discussing it in schools and I would throw an absolute fit if they were. But that is another post. Make sure you mention that it can be transmitted via...

  8. Monday thru Friday Jobs

    carachel2 replied to jsta_grl83's topic in General Nursing

    Oh definitely! At least two years of "putting in your time" on the telemetry or CCU floor. I was offered a job in CR as a new grad *but* I also had a degree in Clinical Exercise Physiology, so I had a...

  9. Monday thru Friday Jobs

    carachel2 replied to jsta_grl83's topic in General Nursing

    Cardiac rehabilitation is a staff nursing job that is M-F, no holidays, no weekends. In fact, most programs work three or four 10-12 hour days and are not in office every single day of the week. The...

  10. Mass Exodus from ED

    carachel2 replied to TraumaNurseRN's topic in Emergency

    TraumaNurse...so are you saying you get to be on the committee!!? Bring it ON. I love

  11. nurse navigator role

    carachel2 replied to rnheart's topic in General Nursing

    You might want to contact the Baylor Andrews Women's Hospital in Ft.Worth, TX. They have a nurse navigator in the breast CA/oncology program. This is a totally new program for them as well. She is a...

  12. What you get for nurses week

    carachel2 replied to chevyv's topic in General Nursing

    This year the hospital changed the scrub dress code for nurses. Again. So all the nurses and nursing staff get scrubs.

  13. Whoeee....it hit the fan last week for JPS, eh?

    carachel2 posted a topic in Texas Nursing

    Anyone care to hash over the Star-Telegram series on JPS last week? The CEO who paid 600K for a consulting company to do a patient-care assessment on the whole hospital and then.......never even...

  14. PLEASE SHARE YOUR WISDOM about NP school

    carachel2 replied to NPs4health's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I sent you a PM about UTA. Let me know if you got it

  15. FNP student with ? re: how many minutes per patient?

    carachel2 posted a topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I am just stepping my toes into my clinical experiences (currently taking pediatric mgmt with assessment and psych being my only other clinical experiences so far). I am with a FP MD currently who...

  16. PLEASE SHARE YOUR WISDOM about NP school

    carachel2 replied to NPs4health's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Well, I have on year to go, so I don't know if you want my advice or not but here goes. A PDA is a must IMO. I have a Treo and couldn't do without it. I color code all of my classes, work and personal...

  17. PLEASE SHARE YOUR WISDOM about NP school

    carachel2 replied to NPs4health's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I'm in Texas. Which programs are you considering? If you can afford to go part-time, definitely do it. Otherwise, a lot of students work full-time or weekend options and just take one or two classes....

  18. "Secret Life of a Soccer Mom": Flight nurse!

    carachel2 replied to moonischasingme1's topic in General Nursing

    I'm kind of mystified by the promo for this one. I mean, the beauty of being a nurse is that there are a GAZILLION flexible PRN and part-time opportunities for nurses that allow you a great balance...

  19. Night shift to days, Which specialties are day shift friendly???

    carachel2 replied to jamonit's topic in General Nursing

    Cardiac rehabilitation is a GREAT days only, no holidays, no weekends career for cardiac nurses who enjoy teaching and the challenge of cardiac patients but do not enjoy the frantic pace and chronic...

  20. How much are you working?

    carachel2 replied to 7starbuck7's topic in Post Graduate Students

    We've discussed this on the NP board and the general concensus is that you do what you have to do. If your family needs your income (current or future), then that will dictate the pace at which you go...

  21. Moms in NP school - FT or PT?

    carachel2 replied to MommyandRN's topic in Post Graduate Students

    https://allnurses.com/forums/f34/can-you-work-full-time-while-attending-np-school-262567.html Go check that link out for more opinions on working and NP school. As one poster put it, it just depends...

  22. Can you work full time while attending NP school?

    carachel2 replied to ThePrestige's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    It think from the variety of comments here you can see what works for one doesn't work for everyone. Everyone has their line in the sand as to what they are willing to give up....for some, a little...

  23. Can you work full time while attending NP school?

    carachel2 replied to ThePrestige's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Exactly ! And isn't including clinical hours and the resulting documentation that should be done there as

  24. Can you work full time while attending NP school?

    carachel2 replied to ThePrestige's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I am currently working 2 6-8 hour days per week and considering having to cut back. I mean, I have class one full day per week, clinical at least one full day per week and a completion project that...

  25. NP working as an RN

    carachel2 replied to romie's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    You might find that working 12-14 hours shifts as an RN isn't conducive to this either. I'm in Texas and we get weekly emails about jobs. These are offices that send my college emails with employment...