Nerdy RN

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1. transitioning from acute setting to ambulatory

   Nerdy RN replied to thomas76's topic in Ambulatory

   ChitownRN17 hit the mark on a few of the pros and cons. It is nice to have weekends and holidays off, but patients get mad when you call (they only want to speak to a doctor!). I often get chewed out by patients when I answer the phone; they only wan...

2. Ambulatory Care Certifiction Exam

   Nerdy RN replied to Nerdy RN's topic in Ambulatory

   I'll be honest, I don't remember. I have been looking all. And, of course, I tossed the flash cards right after I took the exam. Sorry. The American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) website has some good reference material. Good luck!

3. Ambulatory Care Certifiction Exam

   Nerdy RN replied to Nerdy RN's topic in Ambulatory

   Yes, I took the exam. It wasn’t too difficult; I think the NCLEX was harder! It was roughly the same type of questions, but when I took the NCLEX I had never done any nursing before. But now that I’ve been an RN for many years, I just used critical t...

4. Imposter syndrome?

   Nerdy RN replied to Sara-no-H's topic in General Students

   I thought nursing was going to be easy because I aced all my exams in school. I had a high GPA so I thought that equaled great nursing skills. Then, when I hit the floor, I felt like I never even went to nursing school. You will be asked one hundred ...

5. Ambulatory Care Certifiction Exam

   Nerdy RN posted a topic in Ambulatory

   Y'all, I have been working in an Ambulatory Care clinic for the last few years, and I felt that getting certified was the right thing to do. I am scheduled to take the exam next month. Has anyone else out there taken the certification exam? How was i...

6. Seeking advice of correctional nurses

   Nerdy RN replied to AnonymousDeleted's topic in Correctional

   Respect is a two-way street. When I was working corrections, I probably got more respect from inmates than I ever do with the patients I have now (I work in an Ambulatory Care unit in a large metro hospital). The patients I work with now treat me lik...

7. Rapid response in the clinic

   Nerdy RN replied to Gamecock RN's topic in Ambulatory

   I work in a busy Ambulatory Care clinic, and we have RRTs all the time. Typically, it is only one-to-two ER RNs and an RT. In our hospital, a RRT is meant to be a low key event: it is not advertised over the hospital intercom. The ER RN who shows up ...

8. Clover Park Technical College....anyone going???

   Nerdy RN replied to ksauce20's topic in Washington

   I am starting the Clover Park RN program this fall (2011). Can anyone let me know how the program is? Thanks.

9. USM Accelerated BSN???

   Nerdy RN replied to Nerdy RN's topic in Maine

   I also applied for May 2009 and still haven't heard anything. I applied September 6, and the school told me not until after x-mas will I hear anything.

10. Aloha....introduce yourself

    Nerdy RN replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Hawaii

    Aloha all, I was stationed in Hawaii for five years at Tripler. I worked throughout the hospital so I am familiar with all aspects of it. I currently live in Washington, but I just got here. If anyone has any questions about Tripler please fell free ...

11. How bad is traffic from Waikiki to Tripler?

    Nerdy RN replied to wanderanne's topic in Hawaii

    It isn't that bad if you are going to be working night shift. Days is another story! I lucked out because I lived in the Salt lake area which was only a five minute drive from the hospital. I recently left Tripler after five years and I can tell you ...

12. USM Accelerated BSN???

    Nerdy RN replied to Nerdy RN's topic in Maine

    Thanks for the information. I recently applied and I really hope I get in, but of course, that 25 students out of 280 makes me a bit nervous. I took A&P 1 and 2 as well as Micro, Chem, Nutrition, Stats, and so on, and I completed it all with a 4....

13. USM Accelerated BSN???

    Nerdy RN posted a topic in Maine

    Has anyone applied for the accelerated BSN program at USM and/or currently attending? If so, is there a waiting list to get in? I am currently applying to the acc. BSN programs at USM and UM Ft Kent. I am really not too familiar with the UMFK progra...

14. Excelsior stuff!

    Nerdy RN replied to pamedic20013's topic in Online Learning

    Where do I find a practice test? I am about to start at EC and I am hearing that the practice tests has been a huge help. Thanks

15. Army - Your 1st assignment and deployment

    Nerdy RN replied to Renee4christ's topic in Government

    Tripler AMC in Hawaii was also my first assignment. Pretty much any MEDCOM you go to will be the same (Tripler, Madigan, Walter Reed, Brooks, Beaumont). I am currently at Madigan on Ft Lewis and it is the same as my last assignment. You are going to ...