ICU_JOSIE MSN, RN

Critical Care Transport/Intensive Care/Management

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About ICU_JOSIE

ICU_JOSIE has 29 years experience as a MSN, RN and specializes in Critical Care Transport/Intensive Care/Management.


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    NE-BC

    Happy for you! Yes, it's quite an achievement passing after all your hard work. Happy New Year to you too!
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    NE-BC

    I used ANA's Nurse Executive Q&A and bought some NE-BC review books off Amazon. The questions were mostly situational so be prepared to choose the best answer. Once you'll get used to the review questions, the answers pretty much stand out. ...
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    NE-BC

    Update: I took the exam today and PASSED! It does help to read and answer practice questions. I prepared for 2 months.
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    NE-BC

    I am in the same boat. I am studying for the exam and would like to know some helpful tips. I would really appreciate your feedback.
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    Nurse Executive Certification

    Hello all, I am planning to take the NE-BC exam sometime this year. Any tips, links, review materials my way will be much appreciated. I'm so glad to be a part of this learning community. Thanks in advance!
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    COVID Code Blue

    We have had a few cases of COVID+ patients who coded and the facility has by far been well-organized in its efforts. We limited our responders to 5 in the room (2MDs, primary RN, ICU/Code RN and RT). Each unit is equipped with a Level 2 PPE Packet fo...
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    VA-BC Exam Experience

    Thank you. Being an experienced ICU nurse myself , I find the VA-BC questions pretty basic. It does help to study and be prepared 😁.
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    Within scope of practice to insert a PICC line?

    Yes, RNs insert PICC/Midlines. In my facility, we currently use both ultrasound with 3CG TCS and CXR for tip confirmation. Midlines however do not require CXR.
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    VA-BC Exam Experience

    I took the VA-BC Exam today and passed :). I just would like to share my experience with everyone especially to those who are considering to take the exam in the future. I used the VACC Study Guide and CRNI textbooks for my study materials. Google wa...
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    Walking Interdisciplinary Rounds

    I think that is a great move, we do our rounding on weekdays. Our RNs in our unit have a list of things to say during rounds and this lets everyone in the IDT (Interdisciplinary Team) know about the patient's progress or plan of care. It's also a goo...
  11. UCLA and Kaiser IMHO are the best hospitals for me. I still work there, full time in UCLA and per diem at Kaiser. In terms of benefits though, I choose UCLA. They provide a lot of training opportunities, 40 hours of paid CEUs, leadership roles, etc....
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    Win $100! February 2013 Caption Contest

    "It's nothing really .... it'll hurt just a wee-bit"
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    So nervous! CCRN time!

    Congratulations!
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    CCRN Exam

    I took the exam today and PASSED. I'm still in a daze, kinda hard to believe but I did it! I used Laura Gasparis-Vonfrolio's videos and the Pass CCRN CD. I took the AACN's SAE a day prior to taking the test. None of the SAE questions came out from my...
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    Anyone testing on 6/9?

    I prepared myself by not touching any reviewer the day before the exam. I stayed away from studying and just had positive thoughts my way. I took the exam in London, it was June 2006 and it stopped at 75 questions. Best of luck to you!