Fumanchuesday

Fumanchuesday has 3 years experience and specializes in Neuro ICU, SICU.

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1. Traveling Nurse Couple+Kids

   Fumanchuesday posted a topic in Travel

   Looking for tips on husband/wife travel nursing with small kids. I know some people do it....I would like to hear first hand experiences from people who do. How do you ensure you get to work opposite shifts in order to make sure someone is always off...

2. ASN, then BSN question..

   Fumanchuesday replied to cherliz1023's topic in General Students

   I second the idea to check out the market for ASN grads. I read stuff on here saying that some areas hire no ASNs or that ASNs are hired only in departments that nobody else wants to work. I chose to do my ASN first bc it was way faster, I could make...

3. Stuck between two courses/jobs

   Fumanchuesday replied to fcp4life's topic in General Students

   I would look at the hospitals that you would be applying to and see what they are hiring for these types of positions that you seek. I did not have any kind of advising when I was in your situation and I had no idea what my options were. I took a CNA...

4. Unexpected pregnancy in nursing school?!

   Fumanchuesday replied to brie8989's topic in General Students

   I had a girl in my class that was pregnant with twins until a couple weeks before we finished. She didnt have any problems at all... I work with like 4-5 pregnant chicks right now. It's against the law for your school or work to discriminate. As long...

5. U.S. Army Comt Medic to Civilian World

   Fumanchuesday replied to TheShaman's topic in Critical

   If you are looking for critical patients, critical care would be the place to be. Emergency nursing would probably be closer to what you were doing (assess, triage, maybe stabilize, hand off to the doc), but they have to deal with a lot more less cri...

6. I have 3 months to prepare for nursing school. What is the best way to prepare?

   Fumanchuesday replied to Bibliophage's topic in General Students

   My advise is to enjoy yourself while u still can!

7. Salary and Benefit of ADN vs BSN

   Fumanchuesday replied to fab_angie's topic in Career Support

   No difference in pay anywhere that I have worked (north and south louisiana). New grad ASN/ADNs are still getting hired everywhere I have worked (large hospitals- ICU setting). I recently finished my RN-BSN. Makes no difference anywhere that I work. ...

8. AA vs AS

   Fumanchuesday replied to hellomyname's topic in Pre-Nursing

   If nursing is your first choice and computer science is the back up plan, I would be working on the prereqs for nursing school first. Apply to nursing school as soon as you are able. If you dont get in and you decide on another degree, then look and ...

9. I paid 200 dollars for pvt

   Fumanchuesday replied to jancarlocastaneda's topic in NCLEX

   Worked for me 3 years ago immediately after the test... After reading all of the negativity in this thread, it seems like a completely different perspective... Pvt was the real deal! worked for all of my classmates as well. There were several threads...

10. Nurses with pedometers - How far do you walk?

    Fumanchuesday replied to ixchel's topic in Stress 101

    As an ICU nurse with 2 pts I typically take 10-15,000 steps. I am occasionally the float/ resource nurse on our 34 bed unit. I go on a lot of MRI and CT trips when resourcing and I took almost 30,000 steps the last time I was in this role.

11. Traveling RN Wants to Get BSN While On the Road

    Fumanchuesday replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Nurse Beth

    I am just finishing up the University of Louisiana Lafayette RN-BSN program. Its all online, you can finish in 1 year or drag it out for as long as 5 years... Cost is $9500... I could have easily done it while traveling. There is no clinical componen...

12. Do I need a professional resume writer?

    Fumanchuesday replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Nurse Beth

    I will have to agree with Craig. I have filled out several applications on line; most career pages use their own format, and you just fill out as you go. Sometimes there is a place at the end to copy and paste your resume, but i find that this almost...

13. Enrolling in online RN to BSN after NCLEX: Should I work?

    Fumanchuesday replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Nurse Beth

    I would like to point out that the year to 18 months that it takes you to complete your RN-BSN is a long time that you will have to forget everything you learned in your ADN. I am doing online RN to BSN currently (working 4 12s a week) and I must say...

14. Colorblind Flight Nurse in Military?

    Fumanchuesday posted a topic in Government

    I am very interested in joining the AFR or Air Guard as a Flight Nurse or CCAT, however I have been unable to locate any info regarding color vision requirements for Flight Nursing. I am Red/Green colorblind or so I am told (I really just have a hard...

15. Propofol Increasing HR?

    Fumanchuesday replied to MallysMama's topic in MICU

    Before I read that you gave Hydralazine, I was gonna ask if you gave some. Hydralazine is known to raise HR. Nothing a little labetalol cant fix though.