BNE103

BNE103 has 7 years experience and specializes in NICU, Pediatrics/PICU.

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1. How does your unit incentivize obtaining your NICU certification (RNC-NIC)?

   BNE103 replied to jdubs99's topic in NICU

   Our health system reimburses for the exam fee once you pass, sponsors nurses to attend a review course, and there's an annual celebration dinner for all certified nurses. On our unit, our manager offers a one-month "no float pass" for all RNs newly c...

2. Meaning of your username?

   BNE103 replied to Flightless Bird's topic in General Nursing

   When we were accepted to nursing school, a friend of mine and I excitedly (and jokingly) decided that we were going to be such good students that not only would we get a BSN and RN after our names, but a BNE as well....Best Nurse Ever! No, I don't ...

3. Does PICU/NICU count towards experience to become a flight nurse?

   BNE103 replied to DaniellaHumphreys's topic in Flight

   Every transport program is potentially different. As Medic09 mentioned, look to the program(s) you're interested in for guidance. For instance, I know some that have NICU-only transport teams, so NICU experience only works for them and isn't very use...

4. My New Life as a Transport Nurse

   BNE103 posted a topic in Flight

   A few months ago, I started a job at the top critical care transport program in my state. I'm still in orientation and (for now) only part time, but I wanted to share my limited, "new kid" experience. I tell people it's simultaneously the best and wo...

5. Sick Day Stress

   BNE103 posted a topic in Stress 101

   We work with sick people. In my case (NICU as well as peds critical care transport), I work with many small, immunocompromised sick people. They tell us - heck, they even tell families and visitors - to stay far away if they are even sort of sick, be...

6. References: What to do?

   BNE103 posted a topic in NP Students

   I'm looking at applying to a couple of different NP programs. I have worked at one Level III NICU for three years, and moved to another, highly respected hospital about 7 months ago. I also have a new PRN job for an excellent critical care transpor...

7. Externships

   BNE103 replied to MegginJ's topic in NICU

   Each hospital can be a little different in what their externs/PCIs are allowed to do, but in general it's a lot like what student_stephanie described. Since you can't do a lot of the RN duties, it's so important to seek out those learning experiences...

8. NICU to PICU

   BNE103 posted a topic in PICU

   I'm a certified (RNC-NIC) NICU nurse who has worked in the same urban Level III NICU since I graduated nursing school about 3 years ago. I'm strongly considering taking a part-time job in our hospital's PICU to get a broader peds critical care experi...

9. What Should We Call NICU Nursing

   BNE103 replied to roquen's topic in NICU

   Haha, love it!!

10. How to become an RNC

    BNE103 replied to krenee's topic in NICU

    I took the NICU Solutions class and though I haven't taken the RNC yet (taking it ONE WEEK from today, so I'm all like ), but I still would highly recommend the class as it's a great way to solidify and organize your knowledge, especially if you are ...

11. Any Tips Appreciated!

    BNE103 replied to BNE103's topic in Flight

    Thanks! I'm shadowing with the neo-peds team in ground and helicopter transport for a 12 hour shift next week! SUPER excited and hoping the weather holds out!

12. Any Tips Appreciated!

    BNE103 replied to BNE103's topic in Flight

    Yep, the certification is the RNC-NIC that I'm taking in March. My EMT-B expired a couple of years ago, but I can look into renewing it. After all of that, I'll work on being brave enough to get the CFRN. :) The transport program at my hospital does ...

13. Any Tips Appreciated!

    BNE103 posted a topic in Flight

    Critical care transport has been a huge interest of mine for several years, and I am working on making it a reality in my career. The hospital system I currently work for has an excellent transport team (ground and air), and I am looking to get on th...

14. New + very stressed = really need some help!

    BNE103 posted a topic in Stress 101

    Hi everyone, This is a pretty personal post for me, but I felt like it might be a good idea to share what's going on with me here, since fellow nurses might be the best way I'm a brand new graduate nurse...just graduated nursing school 3 weeks ago, a...

15. Working as nurse extern help resume after graduation?

    BNE103 replied to gia19's topic in New Nurse

    Where I live, it is pretty much THE reason that a lot of new grads get jobs. Hiring, especially for new grads, has been WAY down in the past several months and most units prefer to take an experienced RN (and seem to have many to choose from). We wer...