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  1. How to avoid burnout?

    MB37 replied to C. Howe's topic in General Nursing

    If you're still in school, you really shouldn't be worried already about burning out on a profession you haven't started yet. However, I basically agree with the above suggestions, and they really...

  2. Hope for new grads

    MB37 replied to MB37's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I would absolutely pay attention to both money and driving distance, but only if the difference is large. Don't pick a hospital because it pays $1 more an hour, or because it's 10 minutes closer, but...

  3. Where is a good place to work in order to prepare myself for a career in the ER?

    MB37 replied to jmitt's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I would imagine the more intense the better. I'm assuming your local hospitals don't hire new grads into the ER (they all do in my area). If you can work in any critical care area, including stepdown...

  4. Help with a resume! any tips?

    MB37 replied to jmitt's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I included my clinical rotations as experience, since I had no healthcare work experience. Most hospitals in my area only hire new grads into critical care if they precepted there in school, so I...

  5. Can we really afford any more medical advances?

    MB37 replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    How about my pt recently - a father of 3 in his early 40s - who is not going to receive the transplant he needs to live because he doesn't have the money to pay for his immunosuppressants? Care is...

  6. first year nurses.......what is the longest you have stayed passed your schedule.....

    MB37 replied to Nurseismade RN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I work 07-19 (we get paid from 0645-1930 without complaints from mgmt), and I usually get out around 1930. I've stayed until 2010 a couple of times, either because relief was late or because a pt went...

  7. Zero Lift Law= Zero Compensation for Injury under L&I

    MB37 replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    We have a similar rule at my hospital - they don't pay out if you hurt yourself lifting a patient on your own. The difference is that we have a "lift team" that we're supposed to call. They're...

  8. Need help with homework assignment

    MB37 replied to dlphillips's topic in General Nursing

    The basic hygiene items are a great idea! Otherwise, you can look for a nursing cap at a vintage store if you don't have any older nurses in your

  9. Pay scales

    MB37 replied to JMDRN09's topic in General Nursing

    Pay varies WIDELY from region to region. Rural Mississippi versus NYC or San Fran is a huge difference. If you live in the South, you won't start at $30/h as a new grad. If you line in a CA or...

  10. Would love to become an RN and possibly a CRNA :)

    MB37 replied to want to do good 86's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    A lot of people will tell you that you can't work during nursing school even, or that you should severely limit your hours. The truth is that while some people can't handle it or their grades suffer...

  11. What's a typical orientation schedule like?

    MB37 replied to BarneyBoy2009's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Mine, for critical care, is 16 weeks of preceptorship preceded by 4 of classroom. The first 4 weeks were M-F 8-4 for everyone. The next 8 we do 2x12h shifts with a preceptor, which could be days or...

  12. Any other worthwhile Masters program options besides being an NP, CRNA or teaching?

    MB37 replied to SurvivorRN's topic in General Nursing

    My hospital employs CNS's in the clinical setting, and they're often clinicians on the floors/units. You can also go for an MBA or a nursing/health care administration masters. Unfortunately, if...

  13. LVN to RN prereq stump, confusion

    MB37 replied to kevin g's topic in General Nursing

    Not all colleges have the same requirements for degrees. You'll find the same thing if you go on for a BSN at some point. Both colleges require a certain number of credit hours from anyone who wants...

  14. Open House for CRNA program

    MB37 posted a topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    One of the local programs is having one next month. Have any of you been to them? What goes on? Is it worth going if I'm still a few years away from applying, or should I wait until the year I'm...

  15. Open House for CRNA program

    MB37 replied to MB37's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    OK - I suppose at the least, I can call the RSVP number and let them know I'm not a candidate for next year's class. If they encourage me to attend regardless, and if I can get the day off, I think...

  16. CRNA program in Tampa bay-maybe Orlando???

    MB37 replied to Qka's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Everything I've read on this site and elsewhere says it's really not possible to work while in a CRNA program. About all I've heard of is of some people working rare PRN shifts during the first year...

  17. Healing Patients Spiritually?

    MB37 replied to BusinessGrad's topic in General Nursing

    If you're considering a religious college, your experience may be different than mine. However, if it's a public school, I would imagine that "spiritual healing" refers to either the units I had in...

  18. Is it time to get rid of 12 hour shifts?

    MB37 replied to country mom's topic in General Nursing

    The reason mgmt encourages 3x12s as the norm: it's only 36h/wk, so when we come in 15 minutes early and stay an hour late, they still don't have to pay OT. However, I love 12s as I stated earlier, and...

  19. I always find left over supplies in my pocket when I get home...throw away or return?

    MB37 replied to kgh31386's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    We were told the same thing about traffic stops and

  20. question about NURSE ANESTHETIST

    MB37 replied to AFree's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    7? What program is that, exactly? CRNA programs are all at least master's level, with a few now switching to offer a DNAP. The minimum requirements to apply are an RN license; a bachelor's degree -...

  21. HESI--how do you know if you did well??

    MB37 replied to premedturnednursing's topic in General Students

    There should have been both a percentile ranking showing how you compare to other nursing students who've taken the exam, as well as a "composite" score that's meant to translate into an exam grade if...

  22. Info about SPC / Questions about HCC, USF

    MB37 replied to heyjamai's topic in Florida Nursing

    USF only looks at GPA when deciding who to admit, so unless a 3.4 is in the top 48 of applicants for your class, you won't get in. I think the last few classes have required more like a 3.7 for the...

  23. Why Does Everyone Hate Florida So Much??

    MB37 replied to natkoz82's topic in Florida Nursing

    I didn't move to FL by choice either, so that's part of why I don't care for it. My husband got transferred, and his office back home closed after Katrina. We have no family within 600 miles, and no...

  24. CRNA program in Tampa bay-maybe Orlando???

    MB37 replied to Qka's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Oh, I'm not saying Naples and Ft. Myers are close - the commute would be very unpleasant from Tampa proper. FGCU does clinicals in Lee, Collier, and Charlotte counties, which are far from Tampa...

  25. College Freshman in Need of Advice

    MB37 replied to Bucky9's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Normal prereqs are basically all you need, except for a few schools that ask for a semester of either organic or biochemistry. I'm not looking in your area, but as long as you've checked out the...