Dani_Mila BSN, RN

Progressive Care, Sub-Acute, Hospice, Geriatrics

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    Debating and anxious with transition

    Dani_Mila replied to Kee21's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Following this! I'm trying to transition as well into hospital
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    Will a job hunt be hard? SOS

    Dani_Mila replied to newbienursie's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Have you tried LinkedIn? I signed up for it and recruiters from different hospitals and agencies have been trying to recruit me. I'm just too picky to
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    Newly Licensed RN, No Experience, Graduated 10 Years Ago

    Dani_Mila replied to hopefulnurse311's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Definitely with a refresher course. Go into sub-acute care or rehab facilities, do your 6 months and transfer to hospitals. My former co-workers have done it without issues. They used rehab facilities...
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    LVN to RN in Medsurg floor

    Dani_Mila replied to Ariana30's topic in General Nursing

    I would definitely take the offer and go from there. However, 2 weeks orientation is not enough. I would ask for
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    I don't think I'm cut out for nursing

    Dani_Mila replied to mzilos's topic in General Nursing

    How are you doing? Just reading your post made me even more fearful of med-surg. I currently work in sub-acute rehab facility and I have been wanting to leave it and move to hospital setting but my...
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    Where should I go?

    Dani_Mila replied to BeachBliss114's topic in General Specialties

    How was your transition from LTC to medsurg?? I am scared to go acute and working in a hospital setting but I want to leave LTC field so
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    Where should I go?

    Dani_Mila replied to BeachBliss114's topic in General Specialties

    You will find your niche. Are you working in LTC?? I would try to go for medsurg and at least get a year experience there. I'm trying to get out of rehab/LTC field. However, I am also picky with...
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    Acute vs Subacute rehabilitation

    Dani_Mila replied to 2ndchance85's topic in General Specialties

    Following
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    Nurse Licensure Compact

    Dani_Mila replied to Epidural's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    I live in MD and have a PA license. PA license is only good in PA. With SC you have have a SC licensed which is compact and can work in any compact state. The PA governor just signed an order to make...
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    Primary Care vs Urgent Care Job as an RN

    Dani_Mila replied to eastcoastlovebug's topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    How is the job at an urgent care clinic? Care to describe the work that you do? Is it different from
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    Tips/day in the life of an acute care for the elderly unit?

    Dani_Mila replied to IHeartPeds87's topic in General Nursing

    Hello just want to ask if you ever took this job?? How was it?
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    Transitioning From 10 years of Home Care Consultant/Home Infusion Nurse to Med-Surg Nights.

    Dani_Mila replied to BrooklynRN35's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Yes I second this. How was your transition to
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    Which nurse is easier to train in med surg?

    Dani_Mila replied to guest1171208's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with this. Why is it that we see nurse residency programs for new grads but non for experience nurse without med/surge experience? I think this will be beneficial. If there is one I would...
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    Med Surg Nursing Interview

    Dani_Mila replied to Clover123's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Hello how did your interview go and did you get the
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    Med surg or LTAC?

    Dani_Mila replied to guest1143647's topic in General Nursing

    I wonder which unit did you choose? and how are you
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    New specialty bullying?

    Dani_Mila replied to amandaxyo's topic in General Specialties

    Its funny how they talk about how you can work in the ED without a critical care background. How about their background? They probably started off there and had been working there for awhile. You have...
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    Nurses That Never Worked In A Hospital...

    Dani_Mila replied to guest1143647's topic in General Nursing

    Let us know how it goes! I'm on the same journey as you! Trying to find a job in hospital
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    Transitioning to Acute Care

    Dani_Mila replied to rehabRN16's topic in Long Term Acute Care

    I could definitely relate! I'm so with you about having no confidence to go to acute care. I'm nervous but I really need to leave my job. Even though I learned so much I feel stuck and not progressing...
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    Which unit?

    Dani_Mila posted a topic in General Specialties

    Planning on transitioning to hospital to get an acute experience. I currently work at subacute rehab/LTC with 3 years nursing experience. There is a small community hospital nearby my house about 10...
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    Nurses That Never Worked In A Hospital...

    Dani_Mila replied to guest1143647's topic in General Nursing

    Um how old are you? My former coworker worked in LTC for 6 years as her first job and she transitioned well to a hospital and she was in her mid
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    Failed orientation, now what?

    Dani_Mila replied to jms01's topic in General Nursing

    I wound opt for PRN sub-acute or rehab position in addition to your full time outpatient. At least in rehab, you get the same med-surg patients but less acute, at the same you are able to utilize your...
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    Do LPNs really get a shorter orientation time?

    Dani_Mila replied to Bean0621's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    That is cheap! Heck in LTC/SNF at my place they start them at 25! Have you looked for another hospital
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    New Grad orientation question

    Dani_Mila replied to Dawna's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Hope you are doing well with your new job. I was a brand new nurse at the rehab floor. I had 6 weeks orientation. I did 4 weeks on days then I transitioned to nights. I think you should have started...
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    Big Money. No Orientation.

    Dani_Mila replied to Kspeed's topic in General Nursing

    Do they have any 24 hour report sheet? Unfortunately, this is most LTC
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    The quietest workplace

    Dani_Mila replied to scrabblern's topic in General Specialties

    LTC at night only I agree with Iluvnightshift. I work nights and it gets quiet starting at 11 ish but then you have those chatty co-workers and some patients that don't sleep at