Nurse Malone

Nurse Malone has 12 years experience and specializes in Ambulatory and Emergency medicine.

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1. Master's in nursing education...now what?

   Nurse Malone replied to TravelRNdreaming's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

   Everyone, thanks for this feed, I finish my education program in April and am hoping to find a position as an adjunct professor at the community college or even at my alma mater if possible. The...

2. Master's in nursing education...now what?

   Nurse Malone replied to TravelRNdreaming's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

   Damion, im interested in doing/starting a nurse consult business or even opening a school for CNAs and eventually LPNs. Would you mind sharing what your business is and how you started? I...

3. New to ICU

   Nurse Malone posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

   Who started working in an ICU right out of school? How did you feel initially and please tell me that it gets better and/or easier. I'm not a quitter and I've only been in orientation x2 weeks, but it...

4. Nurses with pedometers - How far do you walk?

   Nurse Malone replied to ixchel's topic in Health, Stress Management

   Yes, fitbits are great, I just cant seem to remember to start recording my sleep every night,

5. Nurses with pedometers - How far do you walk?

   Nurse Malone replied to ixchel's topic in Health, Stress Management

   Unfortunately I'm just a full-time student, but believed in using my pedometer (Samsung) on my phone. I realized one day while at an appointment with my husband that his fitbit logged WAY MORE steps...

6. Your worst nightmare

   Nurse Malone replied to nursingaround1's topic in General Nursing

   The scenario occurred more than a decade ago in an overseas setting. It is not typical. Today ECGs are automatically uploaded to the EMR and there is an audit trail for every addition, change or...

7. Your worst nightmare

   Nurse Malone replied to nursingaround1's topic in General Nursing

   Wow, I would consider this a nightmare as well & thankful that it all worked out for your friend. This does however raise the question of whether or not one should work with a temp or contracting...

8. You should know better

   Nurse Malone replied to adventure_rn's topic in General Nursing

   LOL! I like this post & responses!!! Well I don't drink or smoke, though I have my days when I find myself gorging on sweets - especially chocolates! I forget to take my Lasix (VIS) & I'm...

9. Clarification please

   Nurse Malone replied to Nurse Malone's topic in General Nursing

   Thanks everyone for the information, I really appreciate your feedback. My mentor had told me she worked as a RN for a year before she started working on her FNP & continued working as well. She...

10. Nursing School and Being a parent?

    Nurse Malone replied to LunaHawk's topic in General Students

    Yes ma'am, Superwoman, that's our other title, lol! That was just LPN school, now that I'm an RN student I've kept the same things I learned the last time & I'm in bed by 10pm now. I've done well...

11. Nursing School and Being a parent?

    Nurse Malone replied to LunaHawk's topic in General Students

    It's definitely doable. Stressful yes, but definitely doable and rewarding! Have a great support system/team. My husband deployed quite a few times so I had the help of my Pastor, friends, and...

12. I Hate People (my rant)

    Nurse Malone replied to AlyaMF's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I am actually an introvert when it comes to people outside my comfort zone, however when it comes to my job, I LOVE NURSING AND PEOPLE, no matter who (or what) they are. 8 can see someone on the...

13. Clarification please

    Nurse Malone replied to Nurse Malone's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you for the clarification. I didn't know that there was no such thing as a NCLEX-NP; but there is a licensure or certification exam, correct? Is there a certain amount of time I should work as a...

14. Clarification please

    Nurse Malone posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hello. I need some clarification about NPs. A colleague of mine completed a MSN degree a few years ago and then took the licensure exam about a year or so later which she told me that she passed....