Cygnus

Cygnus has 3 years experience.

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1. Rush University MESN

   Cygnus replied to amygreen's topic in School, College Programs

   Alumnus of the program from when it was called GEM. Things Rush does well: -You will be well-prepared didactically for nursing (you will have a good grasp of pharmacology and physiology and critical...

2. Why is Med-Surg so hated?

   Cygnus replied to Nola009's topic in Medical-Surgical

   The US system is mostly about ship 'em in/ship 'em out to minimize the cost of care, therefore even ostensibly specialized areas like cardiac telemetry get a lot of "junk drawer" med-surg overflow...

3. Paying off student loans

   Cygnus replied to elasticheart's topic in General Students

   First off, good on you for taking financial responsibility. Once you're out of school, priority #1 is setting up a rainy day fund. You need enough liquid cash to survive a minimum of three to six...

4. Specialty Poll for male nurses

   Cygnus replied to DatMurse's topic in Men in Nursing

   Did an entry-level master's. I'm a CNL with a year of med-surg (primarily ortho), two months of acute rehab, tentatively HHC. Possibly NP at some point in the future depending on

5. Illinois Salary Update

   Cygnus replied to SuburbsGirl's topic in Illinois Nursing

   While it won't give you new grad salaries specifically, Glassdoor is decent enough for getting a rough idea of what an average nurse at a particular institution's making. U Chicago is union, so the...

6. Day shift or Night shift

   Cygnus replied to ADIDCRNStudent's topic in General Nursing

   From an inpatient med-surg POV: Nights: +Pay if your organization offers a differential. +Easier to prioritize if you are a poor multitasker because there is less "sidetracking junk" like...

7. Possibly being recorded

   Cygnus replied to Papercutz's topic in Geriatric, LTC

   Sorry, used the phrase somewhat loosely. Good catch. :) Clarification: If patient #1 records another patient's PHI and something were to happen to that PHI, patient #1 could probably be held

8. Possibly being recorded

   Cygnus replied to Papercutz's topic in Geriatric, LTC

   Gray area. If a patient tells you they are recording you, the legality depends on whether you live in a one-party consent or all-party consent state. If the latter and you state that you refuse to be...