Melissa ICU RN replied to ashevilleboxer's topic in Job Hunt
Both options will have their pros and cons but I would personally grab the ICU position not only because I might be a little biased :) but because you will learn so many more skills that will benefit you down the road. It also depends on your future ...
Melissa ICU RN replied to Caribbean Character's topic in Job Hunt
I do have 2 nursing jobs. One is FT weekend days in ICU and the other is prn in outpatient surgery. On average I work about 50 hours/week and that is plenty! I went a couple months where I was working 60 + hrs/week and it nearly killed me. I was alwa...
Melissa ICU RN replied to futuresctRN's topic in General Students
I am in Indiana and finished with my BSN last July and did an accelerated program. All of my classmates and myself were hired with 1 month of passing boards. Some of us even before we passed, and none of us had any medical experience because we were ...
Melissa ICU RN replied to funkyRN's topic in Louisiana
I think 8-12 weeks is average for orientation, but it also depends on the person. Some require a little longer and some are ready to fly on their own with less that 8 weeks. The most important thing is to communicate with your preceptor and gauge you...
Melissa ICU RN replied to sarabella11's topic in Job Hunt
Can you network with any of your former classmates or former nursing instructors? Also, try turning in applications in person to the hiring manager of the unit you are applying to. Be persistent...follow up with calls and e-mails after applying. I d...
Melissa ICU RN replied to bear14's topic in Student Assist
I used the following website when I started my capstone in ICU and also as a new ICU nurse. There is great info on many critical care topics. Hope it helps you as much as it helped me! http://www.icufaqs.org/
I am interested in being a CRNA and have been starting to look at options for schools including admission requirements, costs, etc. I have found some information on school websites, but I would like to get input from actual SRNA's out there. What sc...
Melissa ICU RN replied to navyman7's topic in Government
I am a recent BSN grad applying for Navy nursing. I have applied for the officer candidate program twice while in school but I did an accelerated BSN program and the time was off both times and I couldn't get in. So, now that I'm done I'm trying agai...
Congrats on Passing!!! Did you use the pearson vue trick to find out since you just took it today? I tried the trick at it says I passed too (took it yesterday). I'm just freaking out!