DesertSky

DesertSky BSN

BSN, RN, CCRN - ICU & ER

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About DesertSky

DesertSky has 11 years experience as a BSN and specializes in BSN, RN, CCRN - ICU & ER.


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  1. Waiving ICU requirement

    Why would you even consider CRNA school without ICU experience? Would you honestly feel confident and prepared to step into an OR as a SRNA and manage critical patients with only "book knowledge" versus real life experience? CRNA programs require IC...
  2. Thoughts on Charge RN

    No way. A charge nurse needs to be an expert and a resource on the unit. You are the go-to person to help in a crisis or take a patient assignment if the unit is slammed. Also, if an organization will hire you as a charge nurse in a critical care ...
  3. Crisis travel assignments for Covid-19?

    Thanks for the information!
  4. Crisis travel assignments for Covid-19?

    Do you think there would be anyway to negotiate days I work in a travel contract? If so, I could keep my foot in the door at my current job, but would be able to do a contract and help a hard hit area.
  5. All of my AGACNP clinicals are cancelled for the rest of the semester and as of right now there is a possible my Summer semester clinicals may be on hold. All of my in-person NP classes have switched to online for the rest of the semester which is d...
  6. Acute COVID, What We're Seeing

    Thank you for your thorough response. I should have been more clear in my initial question, but you addressed what I was asking - I was referring to a "no code" in the case that the patient has already been intubated. It was also interesting to hear...
  7. Acute COVID, What We're Seeing

    MunoRN - Thanks for sharing your findings thus far. I had read similar information coming out of Italy regarding patients having severe cardiac issues with low EF's resulting in cardiac arrest after some of the COVID-19 patients started to improve. ...
  8. Crisis travel assignments for Covid-19?

    Been fielding calls quoting $4,000-5,000/week for ICU RN with 48 hour a week requirement in NY and NJ. Tempting to take...
  9. Advice for a future Trauma ICU student nurse :)

    I work in a busy, urban level one trauma/surgical ICU - we see a wide range of injuries including lots of penetrating wounds like gunshot wounds and stabbings, MVC's and motorcycle accidents, and suicide attempts. We do lots of procedures ranging fro...
  10. ICU Nurse Practitioners

    Wow, it sounds like your organization has a great residency program! I would love to hear where if you don't mind sharing with me. It will be interesting to see the research regarding how NP's who completed a residency fare compared to those that ...
  11. ICU Nurse Practitioners

    Thank you! PM sent.
  12. ICU Nurse Practitioners

    How long is the critical care fellowship at your organizaton? Does the fellowship rotate students through multiple specialties or focus on a specific unit? Thanks in advance!
  13. ICU Nurse Practitioners

    ArmaniX - that's good to hear as a current AG-ACNP student! I currently have 6 years of high acuity ICU and ER experience as well as my CCRN. By the time I graduate, I will have over 7 years. It's always interesting to hear about people's transitio...
  14. Oversupply of Nurse Practitioners

    I am hoping my 7+ years of high acuity ICU and ER experience counts for something when I am looking for my first Acure Care NP job after graduation next year.... I am actually looking at trying to get into an Acute Care NP residency even though the f...
  15. Oversupply of Nurse Practitioners

    While I have seen a surplus of FNP's in my area of the country, Acute Care NP's are still in demand. Most of the job postings I see for Acute Care NP's specify 3-5 years of progressive RN experience as a requirement. I feel this will weed out those...