Vanillanut DNP, RN, APRN

Vanillanut has 6 years experience as a DNP, RN, APRN and specializes in Emergency, Internal Medicine, Sports Med.

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1. Anyone Else Torn on Specialty??

   Vanillanut replied to Laceyrochelle26's topic in NP Students

   Have you considered Women's Health NP? (WHNP) This would give you the women's side of things and the nurse practitioner side of things, as opposed to CNM. Alternatively you could go FNP, but I suspect you might need another cert or so to be competent...

2. GI Bill and NP Program

   Vanillanut replied to anchorRN's topic in NP Students

   Hi there, I am/was an ER nurse who went back for BSN-DNP, specializing in Family practice. I understand the anxiety around choosing a specialty, especially coming from an acute area of practice (and from what I'm gathering, likely wanting to stay the...

3. What supplies needed for FNP school :)

   Vanillanut replied to BeeGeeRN's topic in NP Students

   I also agree on the study space. Having your own space to work, where others know "she's doing her schoolwork, and not just surfing the net" is priceless. Set it up really nice because you will be spending a LOT of time there! My program is very pape...

4. Pensacola/Destin area

   Vanillanut replied to Sassyraven's topic in Florida

   I am interested in this too, as I am a mil spouse heading that way later in the year. I've read horror stories and will be taking a massive pay cut (-$16 less then I currently make)...... I'm almost contemplating doing something other then nursing fo...

5. MUSC BSN-DNP Fall 2013

   Vanillanut replied to SVT05's topic in NP Students

   I was actually strongly considering that school myself, but I don't think I will apply there as I am funding my education through the GI Bill (military resource). The GI bill doesn't include the DNP in their list of included programs, so I will skip ...

6. 5th Nursing Caption Contest - Win $100

   Vanillanut replied to Brian's topic in Announcements

   "Nursing: If others knew what we did, they'd see us differently..."

7. What's the longest er wait time you have Even seen

   Vanillanut replied to Trekfan's topic in Emergency

   I am an ED nurse and I see wait times anywhere between 1-2 hrs on a not-busy day to around 4-6hrs (to see a RN, not a doctor- about a 2-3 hr triage time). Our hospital is crazy busy, and there simply isn't enough rooms at the inn for everyone. I've s...

8. How much weight does the type of hospital hold (ie, level 1, 2, etc) for applicants?

   Vanillanut posted a topic in SRNA

   I am an emergency RN who recently moved to the states. I have all of my experience in emergency, although I am very comfortable with ICU patients as often I have taken care of ICU patients for days (in Canada, the system is more backed up then it is ...

9. Took NCLEX Today & got the good pop up! Tips for passing

   Vanillanut replied to Vanillanut's topic in NCLEX

   Hurst covered a lot of what was on the actual exam. without going into too much detail just know your calcium/parathyroid/all that jazz. And I agree with infection control, I think thats the only part where hurst sort of skimped over compared to what...

10. Took NCLEX Today & got the good pop up! Tips for passing

    Vanillanut posted a topic in NCLEX

    All I have to say is, THANK YOU HURST REVIEW! Now I went about this totally unconventionally. I *hate* studying. I can not sit still for hours and hours and stare at paper. I am a tactile & visual learner. I just can not shove a square peg (me) i...

11. Hurst Review

    Vanillanut replied to madetobeanurse's topic in NCLEX

    I used Hurst alone, honestly I barely studied apart from that review (I did the online one). Passed first try. Would highly recommend it. I didn't do thousands and thousands of questions. I think I would have gone mental. But kudos to those who learn...

12. Do you ever people feel are trying to "pick at" things when you're in a new workplace

    Vanillanut replied to NurseSuzann's topic in Geriatric

    Yup. I know exactly what you mean. In every facility I've ever worked at, all meds are documented in RED ink. So in one instance, I was documenting in red. I have one of those pens with 4 ink colors in them. This nurse comes up to me, and says "WHAT ...

13. CRNE tips please

    Vanillanut replied to shawtee's topic in International

    I wrote it last June. It was the easiest exam ever. As long as you're educated in Canada, then you "think" the same way. If you're educated in another country it might be more difficult. Just for every response, think from more of a psychosocial aspe...

14. Can a nurse come to work after taking a benzodiazepine?

    Vanillanut replied to Smackdown's topic in General Nursing

    Despite potentially possibly being legally allowed to work, I would caution against it, because should (God forbid) anything go wrong during that shift at the nurses' fault, it won't really matter. They'll go after your license anyways.

15. RN's, how much did you borrow for school?

    Vanillanut replied to steveogurule's topic in General Nursing

    I have a BSN that I borrowed approx $33,000 for. I worked on average 30 hrs/week as a care aid (19$/hr) throughout my entire degree. It was *hard* but the city I lived in had a really high cost of living. It irritates me when the assumption is made...