caseyuptonurse

caseyuptonurse has 2 years experience and specializes in Rehab, pediatrics.

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1. Should I switch programs?

   caseyuptonurse posted a topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

   So I'm in a program currently for FNP. The program that I am in is spaced out so it will take me another 3 years to graduate... Which I don't mind because I'm in no hurry right now. So with the...

2. Working Out and Working?

   caseyuptonurse replied to suzibk215's topic in Health, Stress Management

   Since I only work 3-4 nights a week, I workout on my days off. I have over an hour commute to work so I don't want to lose any of my sleep time. Which adequate sleep is also important for your...

3. Excited & Nervous NP student

   caseyuptonurse replied to laughlove's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

   I just finished my first class for NP yesterday. I was excited until I started this class... It was a lot of just writing papers and the professor seemed a little unorganized in regards to following...

4. Newer nurse who acts like a know it all

   caseyuptonurse posted a topic in General Nursing

   I started a new job a bit ago and obviously I'm the new kid on the block. But even though I'm new to this unit and specialty... I actually have the longest experience as a nurse on my shift. There...

5. Help Finding My Place After Graduation

   caseyuptonurse replied to nightnurse21's topic in Nursing Career

   I'm from around the same area and honestly I would accept any offer given to me. I graduated two years ago and it was hard to find anything, let alone get an offer. I took the first job that was...

6. Scrubs: Are Colorful Ones Unprofessional?

   caseyuptonurse replied to purplegal's topic in Nursing Professionalism

   I've worked in two hospital settings that were color coded - one was navy or royal blue and the other was grey or black. The thing that stinks with those scrubs is that they have the hospital logo on...

7. Subacute nurse to cardio thoracic ICU and stepdown

   caseyuptonurse replied to caseyuptonurse's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

   It's working now, thank you so

8. Subacute nurse to cardio thoracic ICU and stepdown

   caseyuptonurse replied to caseyuptonurse's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

   CodeRed5 I appreciate it! But your link doesn't

9. Bowel protocol

   caseyuptonurse replied to tofunurse<3's topic in Rehabilitation

   Ours is similar to above but we also have bowel programs for our spinal cord patients who get a bowel program in the morning or afternoon based on what's convenient to them. The program is then based...

10. Questions for an acute care nurse.

    caseyuptonurse replied to dudette10's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Are you glad that you got that all out? I don't think that has anything to do with being an "LTC" nurse... I feel those are basic report questions. Besides asking about the admitting diagnosis two...

11. I want to move out of rehab

    caseyuptonurse replied to Aks1114's topic in General Nursing

    This. You need to sell the experience you do have from rehab. I hardly doubt you haven't learned anything. I was in the same position as you (almost 2yrs in rehab) and I liked rehab but just recently...

12. How much above your base pay do you generally make?

    caseyuptonurse replied to Philly85's topic in General Nursing

    I made about an extra 10k from night shift differential and a little bit of overtime. (About 1-2 extra shifts a

13. Subacute nurse to cardio thoracic ICU and stepdown

    caseyuptonurse posted a topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Hi all, I will be starting a new job within the next two months after almost two years of subacute experience. The floor is part tele, stepdown, and ICU. I was told I would be starting in the...

14. The wait is driving me insane!!

    caseyuptonurse replied to NurseQT's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Have you heard anything more? I've been waiting 5 days after a pretty promising interview but the wait is making me insane as well! Good

15. Changing MSN program

    caseyuptonurse posted a topic in Post Graduate Students

    Hi all! I would like some advice on possibilities I could pursue in my current situation. I am currently enrolled in an FNP program that starts in a few months. I'm starting to have second thoughts...