FlightJunkie replied to FlyingMike's topic in Flight
If you really want to be a flight nurse, then you have to try harder than everyone else :) Seriously though, you do need to be a clinical leader with solid experience and excellent critical thinking skills. You also need a solid foundation of knowl...
FlightJunkie replied to NursEMT-P's topic in Flight
I agree with most of what everyone said. I would personally shy away from burn unit at first if your goal was to fly. It seems as though you want to go on to another unit and gain more experience before trying to fly though, so this may not be an i...
FlightJunkie replied to Heather0399's topic in Emergency
I encouraged GNs to go for their dreams. I believe that working ER or ICU is as much a personality fit as one of capability, knowledge, and desire. I have precepted GNs as well as floor and ICU RNs, and I can say without hesitation that there is no...
FlightJunkie replied to NickiLaughs's topic in Emergency
Great things said here and I can't agree more. I think a lot of it has to do with personality. Some are wired for it and some aren't. Even if you aren't "wired" for it, that doesn't mean you can't learn to be a good ER nurse. I would say just kee...
FlightJunkie replied to itsnowornever's topic in Flight
Usually I am all for GNs going for their dreams. The right person, with the right personality and motivation can overcome the extra obstacles in critical care nursing. I say this because in most aspects of nursing, there are all sorts of resources ...
FlightJunkie replied to PActuRN's topic in Critical
No, I don't believe there is a waiting period to retest. Register and retest ASAP! Also consider a CCRN review on iTunes. Give yourself a couple days, listen to those, and then go hit the test again and pass!
FlightJunkie replied to missymiss's topic in Emergency
I'm not gonna sugar coat it. This is the ER, do what you can to make it a better/safer environment, but it is what it is. It is busy, hectic, chaotic, energy zapping, life altering. You love it or you HATE it. My advice to you is to either accept...
FlightJunkie replied to klmfbp3's topic in Emergency
The CEN examination is not an easy one. It is very broad, specific, and virtually anything is possible to see on the test. That being said, the BCEN offers a good guide on what topic are covered and to what extent. I remember taking mine and wishe...
FlightJunkie replied to Doctrinaire's topic in Critical
For the record: you are in a great place to start thinking about where you want to work, about 90% of my nursing class already had a job about three months before they graduated. Keep in mind that anesthesia is as stressful, if not more, than an IC...
FlightJunkie replied to gsamanez's topic in Criminal
Depends a lot on what you got into trouble for. A drug or alcohol related offense can be overlooked if you have worked through it and have received treatment. Child or elder abuse pretty much bars you for life I believe. So it really depends on the c...
I have been an ER nurse for over four years now (and an ER tech for 2 before that going through RN school). I successfully wrote my CEN exam about three years ago. Yesterday, I successfully negotiated the adult CCRN exam. I wasn't sure how the tes...
FlightJunkie replied to Wolf at the Door's topic in Emergency
In my Level 1 trauma center, the ER nurses are treating all traumas until the go to the OR, ICU, get discharged, or go to the morgue. ICU does not respond to our department and we do not take them as floats either. The only place I know of that has a...
FlightJunkie replied to flyingchange's topic in Emergency
My best advise for you is to get the ER core corriculum, or a good CEN or CCRN review guide. That way you get ALL the info, assessment, labs, intervention stuff you need. It will serve you well your first year as a critical care nurse (yes, in the ER...