LessValuableNinja

Of note, that's a accounting issue. If your contract says you work 40 hours a week and can flex the rest, there needs to be a way to account for that so you don't work 12 hours every day. But that's a contract or policy issue.

It's not only legal, but the norm. Salaried employees have costs distributed. The distributions are based on an 8 hour day, even though it's not common for salaried employees to work 40 hours a week. When I was a VP, my clock still read 8 hours, so...

If you want to work inpatient, I'd suggest RN experience first. The things you just know walking into a room after five seconds will be supremely helpful. If you work outpatient, maybe 20 percent of your RN experience will be useful. It's just a dif...

Something to consider is where you want to work and/or get experience. If you want to move back to your home state, consider hospital/clinic systems you find appealing, then ask them what schools they have agreements with. It helps with a major roadb...

Depends on the chux and training. If the patient is moved as a unit with whatever's under them, shear isn't an issue. It can be with people who are less skilled or more hurried. A chux isn't going to increase PUs, but some brands may increase shea...

Of note, I agree that it would be easier as a new grad to get a job in a rural area, especially one without a large number of new grads.

North and East Texas have very strong job markets. I've heard that parts of South Texas do as well.

Depends on your state and facility. In mine, RNs do cervical exams regularly, and that's more invasive than a sweep.

LTC can be much different than other types of nursing.

Smaller ICUs may have both peds and adult. However, they generally have less critical patients. I know people who work full time in adult or peds and prn in the other, but they all have full time experience in both. Depending on the area, it's often ...

Is Florida a requirement?

There's a bathroom for staff? Oh.

Stardust?

4. Talk to schools of interest about their admission requirements and admission rubrics. It's important to know where you want to aim before you pull the trigger. 5. Work on prerequisites. 6. When acting on 4, consider accelerated BSN programs / sec...

If your dream is to be a nurse, and not a nurse who at one time went to TCU, allow math to work for you and apply multiple places. There are multiple reputable traditional BSN programs in the DFW area that include TCU, UTA, TWU, and Tarleton. The l...

Others have commented on your current position, so I won't other than to say that if it doesn't work out, there are others. Someone mentioned telephonic jobs. Another option is hospice. There are no compressions over the phone or in hospice.

I agree with reinforcing consequences, which include self care. However, I believe the nurse also has responsibility for assessing, reassessing, and providing education on wound care. However, it's important to understand if policy or management pref...

I'm aware of maximum size allowable, but not minimum.

Whether or not it helps depends on the criteria they use for admissions. I'm aware of many that give points for experience in psych or have a psych experience requirement, but am not aware of any that require certification. I know of one that gives ...

Have you tried peds urgent care or a free clinic that sees peds?

Depends on the program and how they judge admissions. For example, many programs weigh science GPA and/or prerequisite GPA more heavily than overall GPA. Your first step towards understanding how you measure up is contacting admissions departments an...

I've never had issues, other than a brief issue on postpartum (with staff, not patients) while in my BSN program. I never had issues when I actually worked in postpartum, and haven't had issues working in a couple dozen hospitals. If anything, being ...

Shoulda whispered loudly to the next tester, "What if I find fleas???"

You've had no success with researching jobs that are not bedside? There are a bazillion articles on the subject.

I feel like if you had shaved your head and rubbed the pyrite on it before the exam, this would not have happened.