KeepingItSterile

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1. PCCN Tips?

   KeepingItSterile posted a topic in CCU

   Hi guys! So I've been doing Cardiac Step Down/CCU/Open Heart for 3 years now and I want to get my PCCN cert. I've got the Ace the PCCN books by Nicole Kupchik and I bought and already took the 120 Question practice question book from the AACN. Was lo...

2. What Next?

   KeepingItSterile replied to KeepingItSterile's topic in Career Support

   Thanks guys, I think you're right. I'm going to take the plunge and travel after my vacation in September.

3. What Next?

   KeepingItSterile posted a topic in Career Support

   Here's another job hopper! I admit that I have moved around to what some would consider a lot in my short nursing career and I can't decide where I want to go next, just looking for some input. So far I have 13 months of nights on MedSurg and 12 mont...

4. Which job is the better fit?

   KeepingItSterile posted a topic in Career Support

   So background: I'm a RN, BSN with just over that 1 year of coveted Med-Surg experience in a big city hospital, primarily ortho, neuro and general surgery. I love what I do and I love my co-workers, but I'm on the search for greener pastures because: ...

5. Too Soon to be Charge?

   KeepingItSterile replied to KeepingItSterile's topic in General Nursing

   Everyone, thank you for your feedback. I think maybe I should be more confident in myself and give it a shot. Crush - There's high turnover on my floor because my floor has the strictest unit manager in the whole hospital. But now she's in hot water ...

6. Too Soon to be Charge?

   KeepingItSterile replied to KeepingItSterile's topic in General Nursing

   Charges: -Make Assignments (I already do this some nights because I come in first and some Charges let me) -Assign Admissions -Speak to patients and family members -Make calls for some RNs -Confirm BedBoard assignments of admissions (infectious pt's ...

7. Too Soon to be Charge?

   KeepingItSterile posted a topic in General Nursing

   I'm a new nurse and I've been on my unit for 10 months now. It's a surgical Ortho/Neuro floor with some overflow general Med-Surg. Lately we've had a huge shift in staffing and some nights I'm the most experienced nurse on the unit (theres nurses who...

8. Passed CNRN today

   KeepingItSterile replied to BSBSN's topic in Neurological

   Thank you thank you thank you!