RW23RN BSN, RN

RW23RN has 16 years experience as a BSN, RN and specializes in Critical Care, Palliative Care/Hospice.

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1. University of South Alabama dual FNP/ENP Summer 2021

   RW23RN replied to andrewPRN's topic in NP Students

   I'm in the AGAC/FNP dual program, started Fall 2020. If you don't get any bites here, there are some active FB groups you can search for by the school name. Good luck!

2. University of South Alabama BSN to FNP Fall 2020

   RW23RN replied to babyblue1's topic in NP

   I emailed the help desk yesterday to see if they could give me my jagmail and they said there was no info on my account yet like it hadn’t been set up. ?

3. University of South Alabama BSN to FNP Fall 2020

   RW23RN replied to babyblue1's topic in NP

   Yay-hopefully that means the rest of us will get them soon!

4. University of South Alabama BSN to FNP Fall 2020

   RW23RN replied to babyblue1's topic in NP

   I had one through work, but you can go to any of the Request a Test or direct to consumer labs and order one. That’s what I did with varicella titer.

5. University of South Alabama BSN to FNP Fall 2020

   RW23RN replied to babyblue1's topic in NP

   You might be right about that, and maybe I’m just a random outlier..but kudos to y’all for getting your apps in early and having great GPAs. I was worried about mine not being good enough but that was well over a decade ago for nursing and two decade...

6. School Pretty Much Canceled Clinical

   RW23RN replied to Futurenurse7321's topic in General Students

   OP- I’m so sorry you are in this boat. You are entering nursing at a very strange time! Today I’m starting a new job at a new hospital (like my 10th new nursing job in my career!) and interestingly, what I see is everyone is anxious, confused, frustr...

7. University of South Alabama BSN to FNP Fall 2020

   RW23RN replied to babyblue1's topic in NP

   I missed the email last Thursday because I wasn’t expecting it this soon! Saw it Friday-I applied for the Dual Role FNP/AGAC for Fall. I know several that are in or have gone thru the dual or adult programs. I keep hearing if you follow the directio...

8. Precepting in the MICU... yikes!

   RW23RN replied to danceyrun's topic in MICU

   Depends on the hospital you are working in-if it is a large or small ICU. Don't be scared-just absorb what you can and ask lots of questions. The nice thing about ICU is that you have 2-3 patients usually so you know much more about the history and c...

9. Can't believe the difficulty hiring CMs

   RW23RN replied to mclennan's topic in Case Management

   Interesting-I'm thinking of leaving bedside (ICU) and agency work (ICU, MS, LTC) and getting into Case Management but I have been worried that I wouldn't be qualified. (5 years as RN, with BSN). Maybe I need to move where you are!

10. Is health care a "right"

    RW23RN replied to tulip5's topic in Activism

    I don't know that its a right or not. But I can get used to the concept. I think done correctly it would lower hospital admissions for chronic diseases. However, I'm not sure we've gone about it correctly. We probably should have spent a few years bu...

11. Nurses 6:1 Patient Care Techs 25:1 in an Acute Care Setting. Is this fair??

    RW23RN replied to KatieCutieRN's topic in General Nursing

    Just be aware, before facilities go improving ratios in favor of long term cost savings, they will pass the buck to the nursing staff. Hopefully none of us lose our jobs when patients don't get turned/groomed/walked and have negative consequences. Do...

12. How often do bad references for good workers happen?

    RW23RN replied to wish_me_luck's topic in Job Hunt

    That happens too. My point is, it doesn't matter if you're a good worker or not, still an employee or not. Bad references happen to good nurses and you just have to have some back ups and roll with it. If you have reason to believe an employer has gi...

13. CNA at St Francis while in nursing school!

    RW23RN replied to sbear24's topic in Oklahoma

    I did the same thing, on a telemetry unit. The only thing I would add is to take advantage of their extern program. I externed in the ER there and an ICU, very helpful in choosing what I wanted to do out of school. Float when they ask you to float, l...

14. How often do bad references for good workers happen?

    RW23RN replied to wish_me_luck's topic in Job Hunt

    This happened to me today actually! I have been awaiting reference checks for a new job, I got a call today saying they needed another professional reference because I had a negative one from a previous manager. What was so terrible that I'd gotten a...

15. Seriously?!?!

    RW23RN replied to emtb2rn's topic in Emergency

    Oh, also you can thank the computerized EHR for that. On my initial patient screen all your info pops up-regligion, allergies, insurance-and sometimes a nice scanned photo of your insurance card. Its not that everyone on medicaid gets a free ride, it...