ICUSkeenRN

ICUSkeenRN

CCRN, House Sup, CCT, Unit Director, ICU

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About ICUSkeenRN

ICUSkeenRN has 8 years experience and specializes in CCRN, House Sup, CCT, Unit Director, ICU.


I'm a CCRN and have Worked ER, transport nursing, DOU/Tele, MICU/SICU, House Sup, Unit Director.......

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  1. House supervisors!

    I have no idea what kind of house you could get here for 450k! Maybe a cardboard box! Lol
  2. House supervisors!

    It's not BS. I have one part time job (24 hours a week) and 3 Per diem jobs. I work an average of 60 hour weeks. Hourly rates for HS in this area are 55-80/hour
  3. House supervisors!

    It's not BS. I have one part time job (24 hours a week) and 3 Per diem jobs. I work an average of 60 hour weeks. Hourly rates for HS in this area are 55-80/hour
  4. Now THAT'S a lab result

    Rhabdo!!
  5. House supervisors!

    I've been a house sup since 2012. I've also been a charge RN as well as a unit director. I have an MSN as well as CCRN. I make close to $175k and I live in SoCal. Hope this helps.
  6. CCRN exam

    I passed the CCRN on the first try. I used Barron's CCRN Review book as well as Kaplan CCRN. I read the overviews and took a bunch of practice questions. I found the best predictor of success was the CCRN practice exam supplied by AACN. You can purch...
  7. Now THAT'S a lab result

    HgB 1.5. ALIVE and lived platelets 1300. Alive k 10.5. Alive
  8. Just curious if you all started out wanting to go into management, or if you wound up there. When did you realize you wanted to go into management? I have a background in ICU/CCU, Psych, ER, and Tele. Primarily my background was ICU. I did relief cha...
  9. Clinical Ladder at a small hospital

    What do you mean by clinical ladder?
  10. Telemetry or Sub Acute for New Grad?

    TELE for sure!!!!!! No weekends!! Hello! But seriously, it all depends on the ultimate goal you have for your NP. IMO, hospital work will give your better opportunities in the long run! And congrats on navigating this scary new grad market and comin...
  11. Sad. Not Doing Good on Orientation

    I was a new grad in the ICU. Our unit hired many. And some sank, others swam. I swam.
  12. Sad. Not Doing Good on Orientation

    How long is your orientation? How long have you been on orientation?
  13. Sad. Not Doing Good on Orientation

    Did you want to work in ICU? ICU is not for everyone. Which particular areas do you find you're struggling with?
  14. RN-BSN or RN-MSN someone help!

    Usually you can go ASN-MSN in about the same amount of time you could go ASN-BSN. MSN will pay off way more in the long run and set you apart from others.
  15. I'd go with the 300 bed M/S. You can network with their ICU and possibly transfer after you've been there a while