Best place for a new grad BSN

Hi all, I am interested in living in a new place, currently in CA and will probably not stay here to start my career. I am very interested in hearing your thoughts about where you live&work and why you love/hate it (things like cost of living, em

New grad training-typical?

I have worked at my current job for 3 years, first as a Tech and now as an Extern. I graduated in December and am waiting for school to push the paperwork through so I can take the NCLEX. When I'm licensed I'm supposed to be hired at my current job

Pediatrics/OB

So I'm in my second to last semester of nursing school at the University of South Florida. We are finally into our pediatrics/OB clinicals and classes and I feel like I've finally found the area of nursing that I am most passionate about. For the f

Hippa and confidentiality

I have a question and am not sure what the right answer will be considering situation.For example ,can a nurse give a test result of a 16 year to her mum over the phone provided she can state the social security and date of birth? Or will it be corre

Women's Health Nurse Navigator

Hi,

I have an interview coming up for the role of a Nurse Navigator in Women's Health Services. Is there anyone currenlty in this role that can offer some input on your job description. The job listing also mentions that the person would be responsi

Are TB antibodies passed from mother to child?

1 It is my understanding that (generally speaking) people with inactive tuberculosis have the mycobacteria, but the bacteria is in an inactive form or the person's immune system is able to keep it bay. The person has anti-bodies for the bacteria, an

Nursing Internship in Connecticut

I am graduating in December 2015 and planning on moving to Connecticut after graduation. I want to land a nursing internship this summer at a hospital in Connecticut. Being out of state, I am unfamiliar with the hospitals in this area. I have done so

Correctional nursing - first job or acute care first?

I am 2 semesters away from graduating with my BSN (December '15). Currently, I am very interested in correctional nursing. I live in the Williamsport area of PA - near Muncy SCI, Allenwood FCC and USP Lewisburg - all correctional institutes within 1

Health Facilities Evaluator Nurse

Hi! My name is Joann. I've been working as a registered nurse for 8 years in
California. I'm very interested in being a HFEN and want to take an exam soon. I'd like to know what kind of exam is that and what should I prepare for that exam.... Any

General industry/market question

Do you think that our working conditions and wages are in part affected by nurses desperate for their first job and consequently perpetuating lower wages and inadequate staffing?

Can anything be done about it?

And what do you think about the P.T. Ass