Cvepo

Cvepo

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  1. Portland Job Market

    Cvepo replied to RNADN's topic in Oregon Nursing

    Without prior experience, yes. If you have experience, it's pretty

  2. Esmolol and Norepi

    Cvepo posted a topic in Critical Care

    I'd like to get some ICU nurse opinions here. I have 3 years of ICU experience, but I'm confused about this event. I was supporting a newer nurse recently with a post-surgical Type B dissection repair...

  3. Do you look up the push rate for IVP meds?

    Cvepo replied to Nsco2018's topic in General Nursing

    Only med you should ever slam in is Adenosine. That being said, with a very agitated or restless intubated patient, I've had to push the Midaz fairly

  4. Nitro tubing for Nitroglycerin and propofol

    Cvepo replied to molsh's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    We use the blue nitro tubing for Nipride and Nitroglycerine. I always thought it had to do with being protected from light. Never heard of using it for Prop. I just always learned to change Prop...

  5. Where are all the nursing jobs?

    Cvepo replied to neurogirl77's topic in Nursing Career

    You won't. I moved from Buffalo to Oregon with roughly 2.5 years experience and had no trouble getting a job in Portland, a notoriously tough and competitive market for new grads. Not much of an issue...

  6. Where are all the nursing jobs?

    Cvepo replied to neurogirl77's topic in Nursing Career

    Large metro jobs are never easy to come by. But with that experience, I'd be surprised if you have any trouble. Most places you hear with awful job markets are awful job markets for new grads because...

  7. Those Overly Exaggerating Nursing Stories

    Cvepo posted a topic in General Nursing

    Do you ever read those stories from nurses that completely play up and skew what nursing actually is for the sake of an article? I see them now and again and I distinctly remember them all over the...

  8. Seniority

    Cvepo replied to lexyrn71's topic in General Nursing

    Nursing is generational, and I actually find this to be a fascinating topic. It was discussed heavily at my old institution's preceptor course and charge nurse course because generational attitudes...

  9. Seniority

    Cvepo replied to lexyrn71's topic in General Nursing

    But we aren't talking about holidays, paid time off, etc. We are talking about career advancements, and I'm sorry, but just because you worked somewhere a while does not mean you're the best person...

  10. Seniority

    Cvepo replied to lexyrn71's topic in General Nursing

    ^^This. Seniority blows, and is often used by the older generation of entitled nurses who feel that they have "earned" everything that they can possibly get. I use the example when it comes to...

  11. Worried about future job search.

    Cvepo replied to Tak,LMSW/RN's topic in General Nursing

    Start reaching out to your hospital's nurse recruiter/HR team right away and get the ball rolling, as you may be able to start interviewing with managers and such for jobs sooner rather than

  12. PEDS ER/ICU

    Cvepo replied to al3x117's topic in General Nursing

    I will say that in Buffalo NY where I used to work there was a Peds Critical Care Float Pool that would do NICU/PICU/ED. But it's not possible to start in those types of positions. Your best bet...

  13. Not sure if it's the career for me! Help

    Cvepo replied to Ashleighk's topic in General Nursing

    Some nursing students are way over the top about their "call" to nursing "I WAS BORN TO BE A NURSE BECAUSE MY MOM AND GRANDMA WERE NURSES Ok, I'm done being an ass. Serious now: If you have your...

  14. CRNA GPA

    Cvepo replied to Jseneh0's topic in General Nursing

    Yes they will care about your GPA. But PLEASE, do as roser13

  15. ACNP or DNP?

    Cvepo replied to mrcleanscrubs's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    ACNP is not a degree so much as a concentration. DNP is a Doctoral degree as opposed to an MSN, Masters of Science in Nursing. DNP ranks higher than an MSN, and many MSN programs are transitioning to...

  16. Best Stethoscope

    Cvepo replied to NurseJane101214's topic in General Nursing

    Yep, definitely Littman. I have a Cardiology III, but I didn't get that until after I finished nursing and started working critical

  17. The Union Is Coming

    Cvepo replied to CV_RN_ICU's topic in General Nursing

    I've worked in 2 different hospitals with unions. First was a CWA union -- which mostly represents (obviously) communications workers. They sucked because they don't have strong representation in the...

  18. HELPP! New nurse to Med Surg but NOT a new nurse

    Cvepo replied to zoomonkey's topic in General Nursing

    Sounds like you need a new preceptor for starters; she sounds awful. Is your hospital unionized? I find it shocking that they can fire you for just 3 orientation shifts. See if you can try a new...

  19. I want to work in a level 1 trauma! Maybe in Virginia?

    Cvepo replied to indorfpf's topic in General Students

    You'd be better off asking the Virginia Nursing topic. Go to the link that says "U.S." in the top row and find Virginia. That being said, you should consider looking into residency/internship...

  20. Can't handle certain surgery.

    Cvepo replied to NYCNative21's topic in General Students

    If that's the only thing that grosses you out, I'm confident you're faring better than many nurses already working. Do what Luckyyou said, and just avoid units where you work with those types of...

  21. How to get into ICU?

    Cvepo replied to alli.'s topic in General Nursing

    *sigh* I once again feel like many of these posters have such a bizarre image of what ICU nursing actually entails. TBH, true adrenaline junkies would probably be happier in the ED. The rush of that...

  22. Portland RN

    Cvepo replied to Moenine9's topic in Oregon Nursing

    Housing is nuts here! Very few houses for sale, and those that are are selling for like 4x what they were assessed for. My husband and I are both hospital nurses here, and the housing is borderline...

  23. Swan-Ganz Usage

    Cvepo posted a topic in Critical Care

    In my 2 years of ICU, I have very, very little experience with Swans. My old hospital rarely used them except for in CVICU for post-cardiac surgery. I'm trying to find out if this was abnormal or not....

  24. Nursing school pre requisites

    Cvepo replied to Adria1's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    For most classes like that, I'm pretty sure you can enroll as a non-matriculated student. When I retook Stats at CC, I did it as a non-matriculated student with no

  25. Has anyone overmedicated a pt?

    Cvepo replied to jl18's topic in General Nursing

    A few weeks off orientation, I had a sickle cell patient who had a well documented pain medication plan with a pain management specialist that said, and I quote: 8mg IV Dilaudid (yes, 8) q8h ATC...