help me decide

I have a BA in a non-nursing field, and have decided to go back to school to purse SOME KIND of degree in nursing, but I am at a crossroads. I know I eventually want to be an FNP. My parents are both FNPs and I am 100% sure that is my ultimate educat

Help me reach the top of the mountain before I'm over the hill!

I could really use some career advice. Since I became an RN 8 years ago I have wanted to work in an acute care setting. To describe my current experience. I worked with Med/Surg patients for three years at a VA hospital. I left there 3 years ago. I m

New Colorado Nurse

Hello fellow nurses! I am an RN from Kansas City, Missouri and happy to say I'm making the move to Denver. I currently work for Saint Luke's Hospital in KC and am currently looking for hospitals in Denver to apply at. I love Saint Luke's because i

Medicare nurse @ nursing home?

I am curious as to what a "medicare nurse" at a nursing home does? Any info would be greatly appreciated. I believe this is the same as the "MDS Nurse". Here in MD, the MDS nurse is the one who reviews the charts and assesses the p

help!

Hello,
I need some advice on a decision I need to make. I will try to make this short. First here's my background:
I've been a nurse for 8 years. I have been away from the hospital setting for about 3 years. I remember the dread at the start of my

Telling My Boss I Need My Hours Cut...

1 I have been an RN for many years. I have worked home care and office type nursing jobs in recent years, but the hours didn't work out, so I started a new, full-time Med/Surg job a few months ago, believing that I was perfectly capable of doing the

New Grad wound care vs. med surg

I just graduated this past May. I've had 2 interviews and have been offered both positions. I don't know which offer to take, thus I need your advice. I really liked wound care. I did my preceptorship there so I more or less get an idea of how thin

Can a Mid-30's Guy become a nurse? How?

Hello,

Since I was young I wanted to be many things. Firefighter, Navy Seal, Paramedic, just to name a few. But some of those careers didn't happen for one reason or another.
I've have/had one major obstacle, epilepsy. For over 20+ years I suffere

i just apply at franciscan alliance at munster indiana

hi i filled out franciscan alliance in munster, indiana and i was checking my application status and it said preliminary screen. what does that mean? can anybody tell me? is this a good thing or bad thing? its only been a week since i applied so i am

new grad residency at Emory in Atlanta

Hello everyone. I just applied to the nursing residency program at Emory hospital in Atlanta this month (the due date was the Sept. 15th). I was just wondering if anyone would like to share their experience with their hiring process (how long until y