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CANewRN

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  1. Nursing summer externship UCLA

    CANewRN posted a topic in General Students

    Hello all, I have recently got all of my paperwork and letters of recommendation in to UCLA and am waiting to hear if I was selected or not. I had gotten some great advice from StlRn2b1206 regarding...

  2. UCLA's NP program...

    CANewRN posted a topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Hi All, I am a new RN working in an ICU and one of my long term goals is to become a NP of Cardiology (I know that UCLA has several NPs on the Cardiothoracic team). I am looking at UCLA to get my...

  3. Acute/Critical Care Cardiothoracic NP.... need some info

    CANewRN posted a topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I am currently a pediatric ICU RN. My passion is cardiothoracic critical care. I want to get my NP and become a part of the intensivist team. Because my goal is so focused, I am debating whether to do...

  4. UCLA's NP program...

    CANewRN replied to CANewRN's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    No, havent applied. What is the application process like, and how competitive is it to get

  5. Is there such a thing as postgrad depression syndrome?

    CANewRN replied to I RN A's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I too have a post grad depression going on... but I had a job lined up 6 months before graduation! I think for me it was multifactorial: 1 Being done with school and now an "adult". School is all Ive...

  6. Advice for new grads searching for work

    CANewRN replied to Tay245's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Tay, Would you be willing to relocate? UCLA has a great new grad program, that hires groups (of about 15 or so per unit) of new grads twice a year (August and

  7. mistakes made during your first year...

    CANewRN replied to RNmaria's topic in First Year After Licensure

    From what I understand now, pushing Dilantin doesnt require a filter because it precipitates in NS if it is piggybacked into it. Im not sure how fast it precipitates or how much NS it takes to cause...

  8. mistakes made during your first year...

    CANewRN replied to RNmaria's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I never heard that about lasix... but it does definatly make sense! Our lasix drips are never shielded from

  9. mistakes made during your first year...

    CANewRN replied to RNmaria's topic in First Year After Licensure

    On my own in the ICU for about 6 shifts and lets see: 1. Infusing phenytoin without a filter (but I did use a filter needle to draw it up) Infused fine. Figured this out later on. 2. Infusing an...

  10. Ugh stupid mistakes!!!

    CANewRN posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    I work in an ICU and have been off my 10 week preceptorship for about a week. When I have one patient, things usually go really well. But when I have two... I feel like an idiot. Last time I worked I...

  11. Ugh stupid mistakes!!!

    CANewRN replied to CANewRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Once I figured out that it was leaking, it was still infusing. So I stopped it, switched the correct line to the patient and continued the infusion. I let the next shift RN know that a portion had...

  12. Surge in air ambulance accidents...

    CANewRN posted a topic in Flight, Surface Transport

    Hello all, I am a brand new RN looking to eventually become a flight nurse! It has been my dream for a long time, and am looking forward to a possible ride along in the fall. However, the number of...

  13. ECMO in the PICU or peds cardiac ICU

    CANewRN posted a topic in PICU, Pediatric

    Just wondering.... Is ECMO done strictly in CVICU/pedsCVICU or can it be done in PICU? I am a PICU new grad RN who is absolutely fascinated by ECMO and hope that I will get to see it in action, and...

  14. Bedside assessment in the PICU

    CANewRN posted a topic in PICU, Pediatric

    I am going to be starting in a week or so, and I know I will have to do some bedside assessments before I start patient care with my preceptor. So going through my notes from peds.... I just wanted to...

  15. New CA RNs, how long did it take to receive your permanent license in the mail?

    CANewRN replied to jjc1121's topic in California Nursing

    It took about 4 weeks to process the paperwork and issue temp licence. However when I recieved it in the mail, it expires in over a year instead of the 6 months a temp license did. So I checked...

  16. Bedside assessment in the PICU

    CANewRN replied to CANewRN's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    Thanks for the tips Jan, I appreciate

  17. Starting 1st RN position soon.... med error haunting me :(

    CANewRN posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    I begin my new career in the ICU in a few weeks. My last semester of nursing school I made my first (and hopefully only) med error in the ED:crying2::bluecry1:. No harm was done to the patient, after...

  18. "Smart enough to be a doctor" What do you say to that?

    CANewRN posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    I have heard on several different occasions where someone has referred to a nurse/nursing student as "Smart enough to be a doctor". To me this is an insult to the profession, because they (always...

  19. "Smart enough to be a doctor" What do you say to that?

    CANewRN replied to CANewRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    YUCK!!! Who said that to

  20. Salary to expect as a new grad nurse

    CANewRN replied to ashfost's topic in First Year After Licensure

    At the LA hospital that I am starting at soon we make $29.50 for days with weekend/night differential and a raise a few months

  21. Did You Settle for Nursing?

    CANewRN replied to sarahrn2be's topic in General Nursing

    I originally started out Pre-Med, but after a year and a half of excrutiating chem classes, I decided to go to nursing school and graduated this may. I still may end up going to med school but I...

  22. Licensure by endorsement to CA.....

    CANewRN posted a topic in California Nursing

    ...... is a nightmare( well its a lot of things that aren't G rated enough to put on this board lol) . Not only is getting through to someone who has enough info to answer a question related to my...

  23. aprehensive about relocating to LA

    CANewRN replied to nitasarn's topic in California Nursing

    LA is a very very big area, so when you say how is LA... I can only answer regarding west LA (santa monica area). Yes the cost of living is considerably higher than in other cities, but it is safe,...

  24. Nose Piercing question...advice needed

    CANewRN replied to kiss04bam's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    I have had a small stud for a long time before I even started school (so I could take it out if needed, but tried to get away with it . Only a few times during my first semester did they want me to...

  25. Those who failed on Kaplan are scaring many!

    CANewRN replied to KCR411's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Averaged 68% on Q bank, got a 67% on trainer 7. Passed with 75, about half were SATA, one math. My advice is to follow their study schedule diligently. Do questions every day. Read ALL rationales....