NYNewGrad

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1. How much/best experience for FNPs/ACNPs...

   NYNewGrad replied to CrazyPremed's topic in NP

   I agree with CraigB - yes, the more years you work, the more opportunities you are exposed to, however some people make every single patient interaction a learning experience and become great nurses/NPs that way. I have 2 more semsters left before gr...

2. Position that is NICU and PICU?!

   NYNewGrad replied to kahlo's topic in NICU

   I'm starting soon in a Peds Resource Team position where we rotate every 2 months between Peds, NICU, PICU. I have a year and a half adult MedSurg experience and am so desperate and ready for a change. Critical Care really excites me and I have alway...

3. manhattan/New York City/surrounding areas

   NYNewGrad replied to Mr_Nurse's topic in NICU

   Hard to give you a clear answer as you have SO MANY options! Off the top of my head, in nyc - NYU, Mt Sinai, Columbia, Beth Israel, Lenox Hill, Bellevue... (prety sure each of these have NICUs). Your best bet - go to their websites and find the numbe...

4. Would you choose an online or classroom based NP program?

   NYNewGrad replied to SteveNNP's topic in Post Graduate

   I sent you a PM. Oh, and I wont be seeing you next semeser, as I'll be right here at my computer

5. Would you choose an online or classroom based NP program?

   NYNewGrad replied to SteveNNP's topic in Post Graduate

   I live in NYC and attend StonyBrook's online NP program. Being "young and single" I know I have the flexibility to relocate at any time without school commitments. I can even do the program from Alaska... And I also get to work full-time.

6. Online Adult or Family FNP MSN

   NYNewGrad replied to LTNurse's topic in Post Graduate

   So far so good with SUNY Stony Brook's online FNP, also part time or full time

7. Completely online graduate programs for FNP's - Opinions?

   NYNewGrad replied to lannisz's topic in NP

   I'm doing FNP online, though I haven't started clinicals yet. Our school gives you a list of all places where students in the past have had success with preceptors, and at the same time you are free to set up your own if its more convenient. They see...

8. Becoming an NP with little to no nursing experience??

   NYNewGrad replied to Blurr156's topic in NP Students

   It's not like you have no experience - If you're a good medic with strong assessment skills and diverse healthcare exposure I think you'll be okay. Maybe not first pick over a NP with 20 years RN experience, but probably on a fair playing field with ...

9. "Y" tubing and transfusion reaction

   NYNewGrad replied to NYNewGrad's topic in Med-Surg

   Funny how this thread was revived... Either way, my original question still stands. You write that you attach NS with primed tubing to the nearest port in case of reaction. Logically, thats how I agree it should be. However,with the standard blood Y ...

10. Help with Clinical homework: about trauma patients

    NYNewGrad replied to Leng27RN,BSN's topic in Student Assist

    Thats my understanding too. AD only occurs after the phase of spinal shock, in which reflexes return. Do you have any more background info on this pt? Vitals? How much time s/p injury? Other s/s?

11. Do you have to make care plans once you are a working nurse?

    NYNewGrad replied to jlhalloween's topic in General Students

    not on our floor. Theoretically, somehow its incorporated into our focus notes - in reality the answer is no.

12. Nursing 101 Question - Experienced Nurses, how would you answer this?

    NYNewGrad replied to julsywulsy's topic in Orthopaedic

    Sorry, but as soon as I read the question I thought - ok, CS. You have to answer the question with the info they give you. Here, they're saying - 1) Cast was "just" placed 2) they got pain meds and pain is "worse". Let's say maybe the pain meds weren...

13. Online NNP programs?

    NYNewGrad replied to RN007's topic in NP

    SUNY stony brook

14. Holy Cow.....my head's still spinning

    NYNewGrad replied to SteveNNP's topic in Emergency

    I'd LOVE to do ER but everyone tells me the ER in my hospital is a complete zoo, with ratios easily exceeding 1:10 at times. Hallway pts are the norm and critical pts stay back against the wall hooked to cardiac monitors, leaving them 3 rows deep. If...

15. Need some help tonight, please!

    NYNewGrad replied to laurenjarrod's topic in New Nurse

    As much as night time is quieter and thus more *time* maybe to learn, I think you learn way more on days. Thats when docs round and discuss plan of care, procedures are done, specialists come on by (OT, PT, SLP) etc. It's much busier b/c theres so mu...