Calling all nurses! (Or nurses-to-be)

[Beka]

YES!
I got into my high school's vo-tech Health Occupations program. I'll graduate high school with my CNA. Thank God.

Congrats!

 

[xCourxCorex]

Best of luck with school! Where are you going?

!

Curry College in MA. It's just south of Boston

YES!
I got into my high school's vo-tech Health Occupations program. I'll graduate high school with my CNA. Thank God.

Congrats Sonya!

 

[natenapril]

YES!
I got into my high school's vo-tech Health Occupations program. I'll graduate high school with my CNA. Thank God.

I did this(12 years ago). It was a good way to make sure you were in the right field.


It owuld be fun to have a DIS nurses and nurses to be meet as mentioned above

 

[Beka]

It owuld be fun to have a DIS nurses and nurses to be meet as mentioned above

I mean, heck, why not? Discount at the Swolphin, a mutual love for the Mouse, it'd be a good time!

 

[npmommie]

Other than the accelerated pace of the summer course... but I do love my prof ( had him for A&P2)

We cultured the bottom of my work shoe on monday, i get to see what im stepping on all day

You have to let us know what you find

as an RN i have worked med surg, oncology, telemetry, cardiothoracic surgery, and as an NP i have worked urgent care and internal medicine.
right now i am sahm, and work occasionally per diem

There are so many areas of nursing and so many opportunities, its a great field!

 

[NurseW2Kiddies]

YES!
I got into my high school's vo-tech Health Occupations program. I'll graduate high school with my CNA. Thank God.

Congrats!!! May you always be this excited about nursing(Cheers)

I've been an LPN for 5 years and I am just about to begin my last semester of my ADN....Then on to BSN and who knows when I will stop
I work long term, rehab, hospice right now. I work two 16 hour shifts on the weekend and then I am off the rest of the week. Nice schedule for the most part.
I love my job periodically thruout the day, most days. Did you get that??? I always ask the CNA's who want to start nursing school why they want to go. If they tell me $$$ and job security I tell them to RUN THE OTHER WAY!!! You have to REALLY want to be a nurse or you will be miserable and crabby. Nobody wants a miserably crabby nurse!! There are 99 days when you ask youself "What was I thinking??" and then you will that have 1 day that will make it all worth it!!!
Anyway.....Hi ladies!!!!
(Do we have any gentlemen yet??)

 

[Beka]

You have to let us know what you find

as an RN i have worked med surg, oncology, telemetry, cardiothoracic surgery, and as an NP i have worked urgent care and internal medicine.
right now i am sahm, and work occasionally per diem

There are so many areas of nursing and so many opportunities, its a great field!

I'm guessing the "NP" in your name is for nurse practitioner? I heard at a SNA meeting that "they" (whoever that is) was trying to make it so that a NP would have to have their doctorate, instead of masters'. Can anyone confirm? What's your thoughts on that?

 

[Pea-n-Me]

 

[BarleyJack]

Hi all! I'm Dale, a (male) LPN. I've been in healtcare for over 10 years; started as a CNA, started an RN program but then life got in the way. Went to LPN school and have been licensed for 5 years. I've worked in ERs, ICUs and Med Surg (as a tech) and as a nurse I've done OR (intense), Psych (interesting), LTC (love geriatrics), Corrections (scary) and now I'm in pre certs/utilization review. Sometimes I miss the hands on pt care, but can't afford to go back to bedside nursing from a financial standpoint. That and the fact I get to work from home is great. Just goes to show there are so many options. One of these days I'll complete my RN, only have a year or so left. Happy belated nurses week ya'll!

 

[Beka]

Hi all! I'm Dale, a (male) LPN. I've been in healtcare for over 10 years; started as a CNA, started an RN program but then life got in the way. Went to LPN school and have been licensed for 5 years. I've worked in ERs, ICUs and Med Surg (as a tech) and as a nurse I've done OR (intense), Psych (interesting), LTC (love geriatrics), Corrections (scary) and now I'm in pre certs/utilization review. Sometimes I miss the hands on pt care, but can't afford to go back to bedside nursing from a financial standpoint. That and the fact I get to work from home is great. Just goes to show there are so many options. One of these days I'll complete my RN, only have a year or so left. Happy belated nurses week ya'll!

Happy Nurses' Week! (I forgot all about it! )

You're a rarity! We don't have any men in the class I'm in, one in the semester that's ahead of me, and one in the semester behind my class! As much as I *hate* insurance companies (I did insurance billing/collections, so I've seen the bad side) I know that doing what you do is a definite option, and a good one!

 

[yeartolate]

Nurse for 26 years...all in ICU. I have cross trained in Case Management and OR. I have written policy and procedure manuals as well - I hated that, but I was pretty good at it.

I have done my fair share of supervision and management, but they have to beg....I love the bedside. I will do it as long as my back is strong. I do get alot of satisfaction training the new emplyees. Well most of them, anyway!!!

 

[MinnieNurse]

Just found this thread. I have been a RN for 14 years. I did NICU for 8 years, then was Nurse Manager for NICU, PICU, and Pedi. After that I was Director for Labor & Delivery and Post Partum. I currently work from home for a Medical Management Company doing Case Management and Utilization Management.

I was an Associate Degree Nurse for 9 years, then went back and got my BSN, I just finished my MSN in Nursing Leadership and Health Policy in August of 2008. Not sure what the future holds but I am a true advocate of nursing. Nursing has been good to me and my family.

To all you new nurses and nurses to be always keep a positive attitude and remember why you became a nurse, it is easy to get burned out in a profession that requires so much giving. Keep your focus and you will have a rewarding career.

 

[nursetink]

I have been an RN for 12 years. I have worked Burn ICU, Pediatrician's Office, Quality, and I just accepted an offer to be the school nurse at my children's private school. Nursing is so versatile.

 

[ReneeA]

I'm almost done with my ADN...I graduate in Dec.

I work as a Nurse Tech on an ICU stepdown unit. My master plan is to finish up my ADN, then get my BSN ASAP. As long as the university I'm transferring to accepts all of my old university credits from my first foray through college, then I only need 5 classes to finish up my BSN. We'll see.

I also plan to stay where I'm at for a few years because it's a dynamic unit with all kinds of different cases...great learning environment with people that like to teach new nurses. Then I may leave for the ICU depending on what my feelings are at this point.

Oh, and we've got lots of men in nursing school here in the Detroit area right now. Some of those that lost their jobs in the auto industry have gone back to school to be a RN.

 

[KathyRN137]

Hello all you Nurses who love Disney!

I've been an RN for 25 years. It's a great profession that provides unlimited opportunities to work in different fields... you may get tired, but you'll never get bored!

Nursing gives you a lot of job security and flexibility in your careet choices. My HS guidance counselor was so upset because I wanted to go into nursing and not medicine because I had good grades, but I knew what I wanted! It was the perfect career choice for me. I've worn scrubs and I've worn business suits... all with a bachelor's and an RN.

Some of the positions I've held were full time, others part time, depending on my age, my life situation, and how young my children were at the time:


Hospital - Staff Nurse Medical Respiratory Unit

Home Care - Visiting Nurse, Hospice Nurse, Home Health Aide Supervisor, Inservice Instructor, Human Resources Director, Private Duty Nurse

Long Term Care - Staff Nurse, Nursing Supervisor, Regional Quality Assurance Coordinator

Adult Medical Day Care - Director

Physician's Office - Head Nurse

**************************************​

I've never regretted choosing nursing as a profession. Good Luck to all you prospective nurses!

Kathy

 

[SarahRN]

I'm a relatively new nurse, just over a year. I work on a pediatric/med-surg floor and am orienting to mother/baby. Hope to do PICU/NICU/pediatric oncology at some point through the years. I love to learn and would love to eventually practice in some form.

 

[npmommie]

I'm guessing the "NP" in your name is for nurse practitioner? I heard at a SNA meeting that "they" (whoever that is) was trying to make it so that a NP would have to have their doctorate, instead of masters'. Can anyone confirm? What's your thoughts on that?

yep, thats me nurse practitioner
yes it is true the entry level for practice will be a doctorate , I believe within the next few years, at least that is what I have read.
how I feel, is relieved that i will be grandfathered in with my MSN
the last thing I want to do is go back to school

 

["Got Disney"]

L&D (Labor and Delivery) Nurse for 28 years...practiced for 22 years. Keep my licence active just in case.

To all the incoming and new Nurses...great luck in your career!

 

[Beka]

Nurse for 26 years...all in ICU. I have cross trained in Case Management and OR. I have written policy and procedure manuals as well - I hated that, but I was pretty good at it.

I have done my fair share of supervision and management, but they have to beg....I love the bedside. I will do it as long as my back is strong. I do get alot of satisfaction training the new emplyees. Well most of them, anyway!!!

And us newbies need people like you to train us!

Just found this thread. I have been a RN for 14 years. I did NICU for 8 years, then was Nurse Manager for NICU, PICU, and Pedi. After that I was Director for Labor & Delivery and Post Partum. I currently work from home for a Medical Management Company doing Case Management and Utilization Management.

I was an Associate Degree Nurse for 9 years, then went back and got my BSN, I just finished my MSN in Nursing Leadership and Health Policy in August of 2008. Not sure what the future holds but I am a true advocate of nursing. Nursing has been good to me and my family.

To all you new nurses and nurses to be always keep a positive attitude and remember why you became a nurse, it is easy to get burned out in a profession that requires so much giving. Keep your focus and you will have a rewarding career.

I plan on writing a letter to myself when I graduate to remind myself of my passion & why I'm doing what I'm doing. I know there's a lot of frustration among HCPs with weight loss surgery patients, & I hope to change that.

I have been an RN for 12 years. I have worked Burn ICU, Pediatrician's Office, Quality, and I just accepted an offer to be the school nurse at my children's private school. Nursing is so versatile.

God love you for working in a burn unit! That's something I just don't think I could ever do!

I'm almost done with my ADN...I graduate in Dec.

I work as a Nurse Tech on an ICU stepdown unit. My master plan is to finish up my ADN, then get my BSN ASAP. As long as the university I'm transferring to accepts all of my old university credits from my first foray through college, then I only need 5 classes to finish up my BSN. We'll see.

I also plan to stay where I'm at for a few years because it's a dynamic unit with all kinds of different cases...great learning environment with people that like to teach new nurses. Then I may leave for the ICU depending on what my feelings are at this point.

Oh, and we've got lots of men in nursing school here in the Detroit area right now. Some of those that lost their jobs in the auto industry have gone back to school to be a RN.

Yay! Upcoming graduation! I'd be right there with you if I'd started last summer, but I was preggers and due the week of finals!

Hello all you Nurses who love Disney!

I've been an RN for 25 years. It's a great profession that provides unlimited opportunities to work in different fields... you may get tired, but you'll never get bored!

Nursing gives you a lot of job security and flexibility in your careet choices. My HS guidance counselor was so upset because I wanted to go into nursing and not medicine because I had good grades, but I knew what I wanted! It was the perfect career choice for me. I've worn scrubs and I've worn business suits... all with a bachelor's and an RN.

Some of the positions I've held were full time, others part time, depending on my age, my life situation, and how young my children were at the time:


Hospital - Staff Nurse Medical Respiratory Unit

Home Care - Visiting Nurse, Hospice Nurse, Home Health Aide Supervisor, Inservice Instructor, Human Resources Director, Private Duty Nurse

Long Term Care - Staff Nurse, Nursing Supervisor, Regional Quality Assurance Coordinator

Adult Medical Day Care - Director

Physician's Office - Head Nurse

**************************************​

I've never regretted choosing nursing as a profession. Good Luck to all you prospective nurses!

Kathy

Wow! You've done a lot! There are plenty of doctors, we need more nurses, and good ones! I can't wait to start!

I'm a relatively new nurse, just over a year. I work on a pediatric/med-surg floor and am orienting to mother/baby. Hope to do PICU/NICU/pediatric oncology at some point through the years. I love to learn and would love to eventually practice in some form.

I think it'd be fun & heartbreaking at the same time to work in pediatric oncology. Keep us updated on your progress to your goal!

yep, thats me nurse practitioner
yes it is true the entry level for practice will be a doctorate , I believe within the next few years, at least that is what I have read.
how I feel, is relieved that i will be grandfathered in with my MSN
the last thing I want to do is go back to school

So what do you think about having to get a doctorate? Dr. Beka.... hmm... I like the sound of that, but NOT the price tag that accompanies it! I think it seems excessive, but I don't know the reasoning behind the decision.

[QUOTE="Got Disney";31961697]L&D (Labor and Delivery) Nurse for 28 years...practiced for 22 years. Keep my licence active just in case.

To all the incoming and new Nurses...great luck in your career! [/QUOTE]

Thanks! OMG, you live in SD?! I *love* it there! If I ever win the lottery, DH & I are headed there! We lived in Palm Springs for 2 years & loved it, but yikes, it was *too* expensive!

 

[npmommie]

So what do you think about having to get a doctorate? Dr. Beka.... hmm... I like the sound of that, but NOT the price tag that accompanies it! I think it seems excessive, but I don't know the reasoning behind the decision.

I think calling a nurse practitioner "doctor" in a health care delivery setting will further confuse patients. We have to already explain our role to patients because a lot of times they don't understand what we can do and what we are trained to do.
I think the reasoning for the clinical based doctorate is to make the NP degree more comparable with the degrees of those we work with in daily practice,I personally do not see the need to make the doctorate the entry level, i think the MSN is sufficient.
and like i said, i am so glad i will be grandfathered.