Xlorgguss

Xlorgguss

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  1. Stepdown / IMU

    Are your concerns the patients not being on telemetry, the frequency of vitals, or the patient to nurse ratio? In my stepdown floor we have fluctuating ratios meaning that certain criteria determine the nursing to patient ratio. As far as patients on...
  2. Having difficulty determining my next step

    I appreciate such a thoughtful response. While there is part of me that thinks I could enjoy the role of a provider, as you pointed out- thats not where my passions really are. I personally feel that the role of CNS's are more important now more than...
  3. Having difficulty determining my next step

    While I completely agree about not going the NP route unless you want to specifically be a provider, the program that offers the CNS role has nearly the exact same education as the NP role with the exception of 3 1 credit courses and 100 hours of cli...
  4. Having difficulty determining my next step

    I have definitely started to branch out farther than my immediate role as a bedside nurse. I am a preceptor, have joined a committee, and have been working with our educator or revamping our orientation process and am working on starting an online ed...
  5. Having difficulty determining my next step

    Oh that's awesome! It is unfortunate that the role of CNS has all but vanished. I really don't know where our CNS's go honestly. Many of my instructors from nursing schools were CNS's and many of them (at least three) were going on to pursue their NP...
  6. Having difficulty determining my next step

    I do agree that with more time the answer will become more apparent. I am finishing my BSN and I just started by third of four semesters so I will graduate in the Spring. Perhaps its the nature of nursing these days, but as a profession we are consta...
  7. Hi all! As as the title suggests I am having a difficult time determining what step I would like to take in my career, and what education I should pursue. I have been a bedside nurse for a bit over a year working in cardiac surgery. I love the patie...
  8. Perfusionist

    While I do agree that PA and NP is definitely more flexible in the sense of being able to switch specialties at will, I dont think that doing perfusion would be boring. Its definitely a growing field especially with further advances in ECMO as we are...
  9. Perfusionist

    Most programs are masters level. They have varied entrance requirements but most require a bachelors degree and most of your basic sciences including chemistry, physics, A&P, math, etc. it seems similar to PA or MD prerequisites honestly. Quick g...
  10. Nursing Incentives - New Grads and Expereinced

    Okay so now having been a nurse a bit over a year I think I have a good idea of what's warranted. I'll go with new grads first because I feel like it's probably the easiest. Personally I don't feel like there should really be monetary incentives for ...
  11. I have no intention on skipping out on ICU experience as that was what I wanted to start my nursing career with anyways. Personally I chose stepdown to start my career because I liked the patient population and our Cardiac ICU did not offer the suppo...
  12. I have now looked through a good 15 or so programs (some being USA World News ranked) and have yet to see a program that required ICU employment. Undoubtedly it is helpful but "critical care" is poorly defined in my opinion. Patients that are routine...
  13. I have some experience with Vents, however in general respiratory takes ownership of most of the vent stuff in my facility. I know the basic nursing considerations. Likewise I have some experience with arterial lines. I am not entirely sure what spec...
  14. I currently have a year of experience in Cardiac Surgery Stepdown. I have considered jumping to ICU but I have wanted to finish getting my certifications and am trying to decide which kind of ICU I would like to go for (Cardiac, Surgical, Medical, Tr...
  15. Hi all! i am finishing up my last two semesters of my BSN and am looking to apply for graduate school in the year or so following graduation. I am interested in AGACNP programs, and was wondering if anyone could offer insight into more traditional pr...