oregonnurse2007 replied to passionateRN2012's topic in LTAC
I guess I would say take the PCU position. You will have your foot in the door, get some fresh step down pts, as well as know some faces for when you transfer. Pay your dues now and then try for ICU in a year or so. Good luck and congratulations!!
oregonnurse2007 replied to oregonnurse2007's topic in NICU
Hi all, Thank you for your advice! I decided not to continue, I can appreciate how difficult it is to get a NICU position but putting both a baby's life and my license on the line is not worth it. I work in a level one adult trauma and ecmo ICU and g...
Hey guys, So the NICU manager at my hospital offered me a chance to orient to that unit so I could work on call. I was excited, until my third day orienting. She said that was all she could budget for. I'm an experienced adult ICU nurse, but I have n...
oregonnurse2007 replied to oregonnurse2007's topic in Critical
Thank you all so much for your advice, it worked!! I passed with a 105!! Gasparis DVDs though dated were enough, along with the pass CCRN CD questions. Also took the Allegro Reviews CCRN review, it was super helpful! It was a 2 day conference that wa...
oregonnurse2007 replied to carluvscats's topic in General Nursing
I had a similar experience when I was a new grad in ED...I could work 7-19, 9-21, 11-23, 14-02, 17-05 or 19-07 at any given time. My manager was really good about making sure my start times were progressively later, ie I would work 9-21, 14-02, then ...
oregonnurse2007 replied to ferial's topic in Critical
I currently work with someone who does have hearing loss, and sometimes it is dangerous. Sometimes he doesn't hear us calling him or talking to him, the patient's call lights, doesn't understand what we are saying to him, or more importantly, he does...
oregonnurse2007 replied to kristenallene40's topic in Critical
CRRT at my hospital is a 1:1, on occasion if we are holding an overflow med/surg pt or a not-medically-cleared psych pt it will be paired up with that. IABP are 1:1, but not vents. I routinely have two vent patients, and it is very manageable. Also i...
Sooo, I have a question for you guys. I have been reading multiple forums here about CCRN. Many posts are several years old, and would like some current info. I have Laura Gasparis's 2004 review and the Pass CCRN DVD questions. To those who recently ...
Hello all, I have a question about the CEN exam! I have just been given the two most recent CEN practice examination books from the ENA. I have found in the first book that I passed two of the tests and failed the other three. I'm getting ready to st...