CrazyPremed

CrazyPremed MSN, RN, NP

Telemetry, ICU, Psych

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About CrazyPremed

CrazyPremed has 9 years experience as a MSN, RN, NP and specializes in Telemetry, ICU, Psych.


Soon to be CrazyNP

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  1. Initial APRN license

    I would say yes! In my state, they allow new grads to start the application process and will hold it until thier exam is passed. It may take 2 months to for the fingerprint/background check to be processed. This may be completed while you finish you ...
  2. University of South Alabama PMHNP Students 2013-2015

    It looks like the letters have started going out at the end of May. I received my acceptance! Good luck to all that applied! CrazyPremed (now CrazyPrePMHNP!)
  3. University of South Alabama PMHNP Students 2013-2015

    Anyone heard anything yet? Any acceptance letter received? CrazyPremed
  4. University of South Alabama PMHNP Students 2013-2015

    I've applied for the Fall RN-MSN PMHNP class. Has anyone heard anything, yet? I hope I get in!!!!
  5. What kind of a person works Acute Care?

    You've gotten some great responses to your questions. I've worked Tele and ICU for a little over two years, and can understand what you are trying to ask. I think great advice would be to work in an ER (or an ICU if possible) as a tech while you fini...
  6. Anyone NOT have enough exp before NP school?

    This is one of the few things that frustrates me with the NP path. Although this is a generalization, it seems that - If I went to PA school - I could find a job in an ER, with a Cardiologist, FP group, or pediatric hospitalist group right out the ga...
  7. Anyone NOT have enough exp before NP school?

    Thanks for the reply. Anyone else? CrazyPremed
  8. Anyone NOT have enough exp before NP school?

    There are many threads about the experience that one should have before starting an NP program and applying for jobs. Is there anyone who didn't have enough before starting a program, and had difficulty getting the job he/she wanted? Everyone knows w...
  9. tele experience 'not good enough' for MICU?

    I started on Tele then moved to an MICU/CCU. I have worked with nurses that have moved to the MICU from tele and from med/surg and the tele nurses usually fare better. Although you may see more MICU diagnoses on a med/surg floor, your day to day acti...
  10. Is this too much or am I crazy...what are your units like?

    Your floor is crazy. My first tele job was similiar. Extremely sick pts with patho and gtts (and 5:1 ratios) that would easily be in the ICU in many other hospitals. Later, I moved to an ICU at a different facility. At this hospital, the only drip on...
  11. ASU's RN-BSN Program...

    Just a quick update from when I started this post. I deferred the first time, so I will actually be going this fall. I think that the majority of the program is now online instead of the one day a week option that it was last fall. I've also taken Ga...
  12. NP programs in Texas...

    That's great advice. Which program are you in? Are you paying out of state tuition or did you get in-state residency? I'm beginning to see that many of these programs are $30-45,000 total. There has got to be a cheaper option! CrazyPremed
  13. NP programs in Texas...

    Hey folks, I'm considering my options as far as NP (ACNP mostly, but also FNP) schools and I am concerned about the cost. I have entertained the idea of moving to Texas, working for a year to gain residency, and then applying to some Master's Program...
  14. Should I get NP?

    My advice is to stick with the NP program. You have three years before you finish and this will give you plenty of familiarity with the nursing field. Also, it may not be as difficult to find an NP job, applying with three years of RN experience as o...
  15. Hey folks. I have a background in ICU (MICU/CCU/SICU) and Tele (AMI, Cath, Vasc Sx, etc.) nursing, but have been contacted about working agency shifts. Most of the need is in tele (where I feel extremely comfortable) and Med/Surg (which is brand new)...