singleye

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1. is your schedule full?

   singleye posted a topic in NP

   Just wondering how many patients you see average a week in large academic centers? The APPs in my hospital sees about 20+ a week. They have been here 4-5 years and their schedule is never full. I have worked in my workplace just over one year an...

2. two topics: layoffs and freedom

   singleye posted a topic in COVID

   Layoffs: Two hospital system in my area is laying off people due to low censes. Our area is not the covid 19 hot spot. One is laying off 1000 of their 6000 employees. The other large system is asking employees to take personal time off. Has lay off o...

3. NP's how are you these days?

   singleye replied to Corey Narry's topic in NP

   I started in a specialty NP clinic 2.5 months ago in an academic center. Our pt volume is also way down even with tele medicine visit options. Our MAs and RNs are taking low censes but no one had talked to the APPs yet. We are still waiting for the ...

4. Passed boards, found a job, reflections

   singleye posted a topic in NP Students

   I graduated in August, passed my boards mid Oct, and got an offer from my dream job late Oct. I still can't believe it! Here are my refections and some tips, hopefully it'll be helpful to you. Boards One word: LEIK I didn't take review classes. Had ...

5. How long it took you to find your first NP job

   singleye posted a topic in NP

   I graduated in August and will take my boards in Oct. I like my current hospital and wishes to find a job here. I sent my application to 3 different job listing starting mid July but didn't even get an interview yet. I was told it's all about network...

6. needs input to keep my inner peace

   singleye posted a topic in General Nursing

   I transfered to my current unit for about a year. It's a great unit: my boss is excellent, my coworkers are nice, and the job is easy. However, I feel that recently I felt bothered a lot at work, I need help to keep my inner peace! The major prob. is...

7. dream job ended

   singleye replied to singleye's topic in General Nursing

   I want to thank everyone for the comments. I guess I am still grieving... I apologize for offending anyone, I did not mean to. many of the nurses I consider as mentor have ASN and they are the best nurses I have known, I wish I will have half of thei...

8. dream job ended

   singleye posted a topic in General Nursing

   Four months ago I left my beloved med-surg job in a small community hospital for a dream ICU job in a large academic center. My fascination with the ICU job started 3 years ago when my goal was CRNA school. I entered NP school a year ago after realiz...

9. local candidate for traveling agency

   singleye replied to singleye's topic in Travel

   Thanks both! What's your intake for 1.5 hours (one way) commute to work? I live in a small town, way more options and much better rate if I travel to a bigger city 1.5 hours away. rotating shifts though. thanks again.

10. local candidate for traveling agency

    singleye posted a topic in Travel

    I am considering going with a traveling agency but surprisingly they offer $10 less since I am a local candidate, plus it's all night shifts. I worked at my local hospital for six years and left 6 months ago (on good terms) for a dream icu job. Unfor...

11. Can I pull it all together quickly?

    singleye posted a topic in MICU

    I'm at 16 weeks orientation and just had my first sick patient assignment at week 14. My orientation went well till then. I was told that I am not functioning at the level that I should and I need to re-evaluate my fitness for ICU. I have worked on M...

12. struggling,wk 16 ICU orientation

    singleye replied to singleye's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks everyone so far for the comments. I have wonderful management and they kept someone for 20 weeks but I realized that they think I might not be a good fit for ICU. This is what happened. The attending dr. went to talk to my manager because I mi...

13. struggling,wk 16 ICU orientation

    singleye posted a topic in General Nursing

    I'm at week 16 orientation and I was told that I am expected to function at a higher level. I do feel that I'm chasing my tail all day with one sick ICU pt (not very unstable) and one step down pt assignment. I'm not sure whether anyone can give me a...

14. ICU nurses, what's your daily routine?

    singleye posted a topic in Critical

    Any seasoned ICU nurse mind sharing your daily routine? I feel that I can barely keep up with the charting every day ( week13 orientation, 3 years small hospital med-surg step-down experiences). Anyone mind taking a look at my plan for the day and gi...

15. orientation prob. bring it up with my boss or not

    singleye replied to singleye's topic in General Nursing

    because I have one stable near step down pt. I caught up with everything including charting, read MD notes a couple of times and truly has nothing else to do for my pt till next VS. I even walked around helping my coworkers a few times.