NeuroNP

NeuroNP

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About NeuroNP

NeuroNP has 10 years experience.


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  1. I'm working on a presentation covering basic neurocritical care topics. It's aimed at the ICU nurse/NP who works someplace where there isn't dedicated neurocritical care coverage. It's been my experience that a lot of neuro is alien and maybe even a ...
  2. Maintaining nursing certifications as an NP

    That's kind of my thoughts as well.
  3. Maintaining nursing certifications as an NP

    They require a certain number within the past x years, which I meet because I'm a new NP.
  4. Maintaining nursing certifications as an NP

    I'll keep my ACLS, PALS went by the wayside a few years ago, I don't see kids. Do you still practice Emergency? (traumaRUs...) the certifications I'm talking about are in areas where I'm not currently practicing. I was wondering if keeping them was w...
  5. I'm a new ACNP practicing in neurocritical care. I've got a CCRN, CSC (cardiac surgery certification) and CEN (certified emergency nurse) as well. My CSC is up for renewal at the end of this year. Is it worth maintaining these certifications (I'm sti...
  6. ACNP Student Away Rotation

    I'm an ACNP student and I'd like to set up an away rotation someplace. This wouldn't be for another year or so, but I'm starting to think about these things. My main interests in doing this would be a) to get a perspective outside of where I currentl...
  7. CSC Exam

    I'm wanting to take the CSC exam, but I'd really like to take a practice exam first. I've been working in CTICU for three years, before that worked in CCU and ER. Got both CCRN and CEN certification and I'm in grad school for ACNP. I feel like I s...
  8. No wonder our profession is messed up

    Several of us who have gone back to school to become NPs have encountered a lot of animosity from some fellow nurses. We get remarks like, "You think you're better than us?" The other night at work, several of the nurses were complaining that they ...
  9. Burn ICU Question

    OK, I've got an interview! I'm really getting excited about this. I think it'd be a great experience. The recruiter I talked to said that this is kind of a fluke, there are never any openings in this unit (I've never seen one posted before). I guess...
  10. Burn ICU question

    OK, I've got an interview! I'm really getting excited about this. I think it'd be a great experience. The recruiter I talked to said that this is kind of a fluke, there are never any openings in this unit (I've never seen one posted before). I guess...
  11. Burn ICU Question

    OK, this is kind of broad...I'm a CEN/CCRN who has worked in Medical/Surgical/Cardiac/Cardiothoracic ICUs and the ED, I'm in nurse practitioner school and trying to get a job at the university for tuition benefits. I started looking at the various IC...
  12. Burn ICU question

    OK, this is kind of broad...I'm a CEN/CCRN who has worked in Medical/Surgical/Cardiac/Cardiothoracic ICUs and the ED, I'm in nurse practitioner school and trying to get a job at the university for tuition benefits. I started looking at the various IC...
  13. Timing assessments

    Thanks for the responses so far. I'm only talking about routine assessments. Codes, events, etc, I would chart to the minute. And I'm only talking about on paper. For computer, I'd let it time it. I (almost) always chart as I go (unless I'm craz...
  14. Timing assessments

    We still use paper charting in our ICU. We document assessments q4 and there is some debate over how those should be timed on the flowsheet. For example, do you need to document that the assessment was done at 2005, 0015, and 0358 or is 2000, 0000, a...
  15. New Student meet and greet

    I'm in the ACNP program at University of Kentucky. I work full-time in a Cardiothoracic ICU and some prn work in the ER. I'm a part-time student in a DNP program. I'm married with a three year old son and a daughter on the way! My wife stays home...