HopefulICURN

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1. Total Years It Took You To Reach Your End Goal In Education/Credentials

   HopefulICURN replied to SunshineeStudent's topic in General Nursing

   Just enjoy the ride. If you're doing it right, you'll never meet your "end game." I thought I'd always just want my RN and I'd be happy, but I went back for my BSN. Then I wanted TNCC. Now I'm chasing my CCRN and looking into Master's programs. ...

2. Commuting an hour to work

   HopefulICURN replied to MiaLyse's topic in General Nursing

   I work two 12 hour shifts a week an hour away from my home. The ICU that I previously worked in was only 20 minutes away. The director was so-so, the hospital wasn't that great, and while I loved the nurses I worked with there was a lot of drama. ...

3. Developing a Nursing Precptor Program

   HopefulICURN replied to jessjenkins11885's topic in Critical

   My first ICU job used the AACN's ECCO program. They did this for new grads and new to ICU. No follow up with it, just self taught learning with an education nurse emailing you once a month to tell you what percentage of ECCO you had left and how many...

4. RRT vs ICU transfer

   HopefulICURN replied to kflavi2's topic in Critical

   As someone that works the ICU and gets patients that were "fixed" on the floor, the very often break themselves again. I would have gladly accepted a stable transfer!

5. New Grad decision: ICU vs Step down vs CCU

   HopefulICURN replied to ICURN5305's topic in MICU

   It sounds like you've chosen the ICU, but let me tell you not to anyway. Go to step down or med-surg. I know you think you know your basic assessment skills from school, but you don't as well as you think you do. Learn to spot a bad situation. Le...

6. Promedica Nurse Residency Program

   HopefulICURN replied to Purp08's topic in Ohio

   I hope you see this! I am actually in the running for the nurse residency program that starts in October and have an interview in 2 weeks! Do you like it? Was it what you expected? I was hoping for a residency opportunity once I graduated because...