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No doubt there are a lot of factors that influence this. My mother is 70 as well and works in administration (semi retired) for a large healthcare entity in Ohio which is nice you can do that, but mobility is becoming and issue for her. I also haven't given my aging parents any grandchildren as of yet but I have plenty of time left to decide.

I am starting the travel nurse saga and eventually would like to get an EV in the next few years (yes Tesla has been in my eyesight) but I want to know how inconvenient or rewarding this is for nurses? Let me know if you have an EV and travel.

Wisdom! But the confetti method can be beneficial if you have the resources to move quickly or a compact license.

You need a nursing review course, like a refresher that is offered at a local university. If you don't want to devote the time and $ to that, the best second answer is a focused review that will test you before you take the NCLEX again and tell you where your weak points are. My nursing school used ATI and it was a butt kicker. https://atitesting.com/educator/solutions/customized-live-NCLEX-review Remember the NCLEX is also a CAT (computer adaptive test) that gets harder as you go along. Also are you working in the field now? Take the test as an LPN, not a CNA or secretary in healthcare.

I have thought about this many times, having worked in the field for 16 years I have seen many floor nurses that are 60+. and administration RNs that are 70+. I liken their ability to work well past retirement to their advanced earning potential and most certainly, their knowledge base. Healthcare is without a doubt, the one field (besides politics) where you can work up until your death. A wise nurses always said, keep your license active until you know you will never practice again.

I was wondering if anyone had already completed their MSN at WGU and was looking at their FNP program... I know I read that they would have a post master's certificate coming and I probably wouldn't be able to start the program until February 2022. But has anyone taken the jump from MSN straight to the MSN-FNP program at WGU? I know having the MSN portion done should shave some time off already, but am waiting to hear back from admissions.

Is there a post master's certificate option? Is it ENTIRELY online?

I'll tell you my story and you can draw your own decisions. I have an undergraduate degree in Pre-Physician Assistant studies. It's a bachelor of science in health science. I decided to go the accelerated ADN route as it was cheaper and quicker than a BSN program. I do not technically have a BSN degree. I did the RN to MSN bridge at WGU and after I was accepted into the program it took me 15.5 months to finish. It was the most cost effective route and I have no debt!

My parents were both in their forties when I was born...and I was their only child. Sure, the millennial generation is waiting longer to have children but 28 is not even close to the age you should think about having children. Make a plan- travel nurse by age 30 and do that for a couple of years... by age 34 if you're still very single and childless, settle down. You'll have a nice nest egg and I bet you'll even have some of your children's college fund saved away.

Be very careful about how you handle this. Perhaps you should consult with a lawyer. If your workplace goes to the board of nursing, they are going to do an audit of your employment history. Per BON you cannot lie on job applications regarding resignation and how you left jobs. It's not worth your license.

At area hospitals in Cleveland, namely Cleveland Clinic- they have taken a premium pay away from the charge nurse role. We used to get paid extra while we were in this position and now are not compensated. This is a higher liability and this was the main reason why people would take the charge role d/t the increase in hourly pay.

The best part is when staff cynically repeat them. "Is there anything I can do for you?" Would be a frequent from my prior manager that she was completely insincere about and never followed up with you on if you had a question. A great one my manager used in emails "it is the expectation" that you attend this staff meeting, document blah blah. Mind you these managers have now resigned and/or been terminated.

I will say that when I worked on the medical units, they pushed for bedside report. During this we would update the grease boards with the oncoming nurses names and let them know that their care was being transferred- however using nursing judgement if the patient had a rough night and didn't fall asleep until 3AM we would generally just do report outside of the room. That being in mind- remember HIPAA. If the patient is in a semi-private room, you're sharing proprietary information with other ears without the patient's consent. This can be an issue. We also were told to do assessments of IV sites to make sure they had not infiltrated or were beyond the expiration date. Back in my day we only had 3 days before we had to do a site rotation. However, with EBP we are not told that we can leave IVs in for up to 7 days if there is no issues with the site or IV.

I tried to enroll in this program just after finishing NCLEX but had to wait as the cohorts did not have a slot open until September, I would say a lot of the content for the MSN program was a branch off of what I had just learned in the ADN program I finished so I did help me with content. My friend has been a nurse for 15 years and just finished the paper for her BSN and she was able to answer the pretest questions and score high enough d/t her advanced knowledge of nursing. I thought it was a good fit for a new grad working night shift three 12s. I was able to write papers and take pre tests on the job (just don't tell the employer!)

I've been trying to get into this program as I just finished the MSN at WGU however I keep getting hit with road blocks. They said my 3 P's courses will not qualify for their program and I will have to retake them. This is going to be a setback to the start date and I am also confused as how these courses are offered. If anyone has any input I would appreciate. The admissions counselor is out until Monday.

How was the post master's program? I am trying to get into the 2.2017 cohort as I was just awarded my MSN from WGU. I read it was a 13 month program. Is it broken down into semesters? 6 weeks? I know you only have to take the core NP courses.

If you don't have children, a fiancé to distract you (or help, some are enablers ( or elderly family to take care of you should be able to complete the program in a little over a year. I started on the RN to MSN journey because I never wanted to have a BSN. I have a bachelors in a related field because I was looking into PA programs after I initially graduated with my BSHS. I can now say I am walking proof that you do not need a BSN. As as far as other commitments are concerned, work played the biggest roadblock in obtaining the degree. I work full time on night shift so I would often have enough downtime to write papers or study on the job. I put in for a transfer to adult psychiatry because I needed something slower paced so I could graduate sooner. I devoted 1-2 full days per week to completing course papers and studying for exams. Some courses only have exams and some courses only have components where you can write papers and get competency. The capstone one is tricky, I wrote it on how to normalize he circadian rhythm of night shift staff in my hospital unit. You have to have a masters prepared nurse at your work/organization sign off on a preceptor agreement. I completed the RN to MSN in just over 15 months. I also was awarded a paper that stated I had completed all of the academic requirements to obtain a BSN, but again I do not have a BSN diploma. This document was written on WGU letter head and was good enough to submit to my organization to fulfill the BSN requirement they have within five years of hire.

I completed the RN to MSN bridge program at WGU. I literally just finished my last course for the MSN yesterday. From program start I had completed the BSN component in 7 months. Now remember, I wasn't awarded a BSN degree. I have a paper from WGU that states I have completed all of the academic requirements of a BSN on their letterhead signed by their enrollment team. This document was good enough to give my employer for the BSN requirement they ask for within 5 years of hire. From beginning to start, I completed the RN to MSN in 15 and a half months. I do not have any children yet and work full time night shift. My friend is in the RN BSN program and has an autistic ten year old so she usually ends each semester in time with her course load.

I can confirm after talking to enrollment that there is no hard deadline to apply. I hope to be in your cohort for 2.20. Are you in the post masters?

I am in the process of finishing my MSN at Western Governors University right now and should be done with my last course by the end of the month. The enrollment counselor is out for new years so I was hoping you guys could provide some insight. I am looking to start in 2.2017. I have all my application documentation submitted (FNP agreement, 2 transcripts from other schools and license) except for my WGU transcript. Is there a deadline from finishing the application to being enrolled? I have talked to friends that are NPs and they are willing to precept. The enrollment counselor said I could theoretically use the same NP for all rotations but they prefer a specific one to the population that is focused in the course.

This form of death has been long going in the hospital setting, with DNR patient's getting Q1 Fentanyl. The translation to OP "death with dignity" is controversial, I agree but I also respect it. The patients don't fear death, they fear the prolongment of it.

Masters degrees in nursing unlocks more doors. For example you could become a nursing instructor with a masters degree in nursing. You could do a post masters certificate NP program after you complete an MSN. You can also do management but with a healthcare administration degree it would be more limiting to administration level work.

Oh this could be a viable option in the future, though I do not think with the creation of the affordable care act that many NPs will go this route. With many states now adopting new laws for nurse practitioners, such as full prescriptive authority and the ability for a nurse practitioner to open their own practice, I think that newly created autonomy will be enough so we will not need to bridge.

I have had patients and family staff split, manipulate and fire other nurses and doctors. Luckily I have never been fired by a patient. However, I have been reported to management over silly things like being on my cell phone at work, wearing red make up (I was horribly sunburned) and have had family of patients lie about a situation regarding a nursing assistant I was involved in overseeing. The biggest thing management has always stressed was my side of the story and "they can't judge the situation because they were not there." If the situation was that serious, the supervisor or charge nurse should have been involved. I wouldn't lose sleep over it. The hospital is going to trust a licensed professional over a patients heresy.

Just follow low that chain, chain, chain of command! I worked wih a new graduate nurse that had such a poor attitude with patients and staff that we collectively went to our manager (first) over her personality conflicts. Then when nothing changed we involved human resources (second) within the hospital & they actually paid for her to take anger management courses... it was after that we saw a change in her demeanor and work ethics.