2BS Nurse BSN

I took my first job in a clinic and have stayed in the outpatient setting ever since. One thing to mull over... when Covid happened, I was unable to take advantage of the lucrative travel contracts available to those with inpatient experience. I beca...

Hmmm, not sure Canada hires with the same expectations as the U.S. Here in the U.S., BSN nurses are not more expensive (there may be some exceptions). Where I live, completing the BSN does not earn you a pay increase.

I agree with Hobe: "What would make better nurses? Other nurse could mold better nurses by giving better training. Hospitals should be advocating for better training". These days, new nurses have to seek out training on their own time. I'm my mo...

In my area, the major health care companies require new ADN grads to complete the BSN (within 5 years of employment). They also contribute money toward the program. Honestly, the BSN program was pretty much a repeat of ADN program (I went to an excel...

Thank you NRSKarenRN, BSN, RN for your post. I am currently reading Pox: An American History, by Michael Willrich. We humans are a vain race. If Covid-19 had scarred our faces horribly (like smallpox did), we'd be hearing a whole different point-of-v...

"There is epidemiological trend in a dramatic rise of autoimmune disorders. My personal belief is that the overuse of antibiotics and too many vaccines might be behind this". I am reading the words "personal belief" and "might". A belief is not ...

Follow the guidance on the CDC website. "Ending Isolation and Precautions for People with COVID-19: Interim Guidance". These guidelines will change over time. Passing by someone outside on a walk is very low risk for transmission. That being said, th...

As I was reading through, I was thinking "is this a fake post"? Everything about it seems so wrong. Do NOT stay here! I agree with SnickRN above. "Thousands of hospitals are looking for staff and it sounds like they would treat you better than where ...

"I know the pediatric position wasn't interested in allowing a shadow day". This is a red flag for me. I would ask why. Are you ready and able to interact with distraught parents? Will your 12 hour shifts turn into 16? Living so close to a...

"Think about those of us who didn't have a computer word programs. We had to retype every version (one typewriter) ...but we were fully engrossed in our study, methodology, results and conclusions" Those days of writing out a nutrition analysis ...

We were given Purdue Owl as a reference, then sent to a "writing lab" within the school for help. You could set up a time and someone would go over your paper, check for grammatical errors, etc. Later on, when I had to write a paper, I'd watch a very...

Love this Nurse Beth! So well written!

Have you thought about trying urgent care? You won't make as much money as working in the ICU, but it's higher paying than most clinic positions. You can also work 12s if that's what you like (4s and 8s too). It's boring at times, but won't exhaust y...

Yes, we routinely auscultate BPs in the clinic, but the automatic cuff goes on during an emergency and is set to run every x minutes. I have too much to do and there aren't enough of us to take vitals, apply EKG, call 911, start IV, apply O2 and admi...

I agree with Sleepwalker. A manipulative way to avoid handing out pay increases.

If your goal is to eventually become a NP, definitely start with Med Surg. You aren't going to gain broad nursing knowledge in aesthetics. If your goal is to only work in aesthetics for the rest of your life, then start in Dermatology. Clinic De...

It's normal to be feeling the way you're feeling! Expect to cry after some of your shifts. You will gain more confidence as you go. Read about Dr. Patricia Benner's Novice to Expert theory.

How do you all afford Marquette's expensive tuition?

"The students should not have a place to escape to". Meeting for pre and post clinical conference is not an "escape". It's a way to prepare and debrief for the day. "I've been in emergent situations where nurses in a hospital couldn't even ...

I'm so glad you added "do not aspirate". A huge controversy was created around aspiration without any evidence.

I agree that the interaction was very unprofessional, but your daughter has to fight her own battles. Sadly, in the nursing profession she will encounter this behavior everywhere she goes. She needs to thicken her skin and develop grit. The time to g...

They don't have a room for you to congregate to discuss with your students??? Dynamaps are short in this day and age?? There is no excuse for either of these situations. 😡 Have your students complete 50 NCLEX practice questions while they are id...

This is such an important job. Sadly, yet another example of a master's prepared health care worker that doesn't get paid enough.

I've always been given an orientation day to complete modules. Unless you're working on ACLS or BLS, they shouldn't be taking a whole day. Most are just repeats of everything we know (HIPAA, unconscious bias, safety, yada, yada). Are their modules un...

I wouldn't, but I tend to be very frugal. The loan repayment option looks like a great plan.