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Hey, so I didn't get an interview here but got accepted to a program here in MN. My first interview was down south so here are my takeaways: look up the mechanisms of your drugs and devices, find a few pathologies and their sequelae to learn DOWN TO THE CELL. Be prepared for both emotional and clinical just in case. I feel like in MN they're more focused on EI questions, but down there they love the clinical questions. hope this helps everybody. And I hope we get to meet eachother in practice or at a conference one day!!

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We have an about 1/3 with <1 year, 1/3 with 2-4 years (me), and 1/3 with 5+. I'm just concerned that I'm losing my skills, because if you're not exposed to high acuity for a year at a time, you use those skill.

Question: do you feel that as an ICU nurse, the most acute patients should always go to the most experienced nurses, or do you feel that acuity should be rotated regularly to maintain homogenous competency amongst staff. If you have any articles from AACN regarding this please send them my way.

I just gave a PETH test. I started monitoring when I got my license at 1 year sober and haven’t had any issues with positive tests. I’m 2 years sober and Just got a call on Friday that I had positive ETG, and I’m pretty sure that it was a combo of eating 2 lean cuisines with trace alcohol and using alcohol sanitizer on cut hands 36 times in a shift. I’m panicking because I lead nurses meetings, and am sober, but feel like it’s being questioned.

Yeah, I was surprised too. Great facility and loved the managers, but it wasn’t the right time for me to move, and I didn’t feel 100% great about it. I’ll still be in a teaching hospital, though smaller (25 rooms compared to 100 in 2 facilities), and I’ve been there for 2 years as a student nurse intern so I know the patients and how the place runs and it feels like home. Hope y’all are doing okay out in Cali - know it’s been a rough run of the go for y’all with all the stuff that’s been going on.

I ended up turning down the job at the major private sector hospital, and took a federal job because they mainly staff nurses to scrub. Plus, better benefits and job security and I’ve worked there for 2 years as an RN student intern. I didn’t see myself returning to the OR, but as fate had it I am, and I might as well enjoy it. I think I’d be bored with one specialty, only circulating which is what I would’ve been doing. Terrified of it a little bit, but though some complicated things take me longer to learn, once I get my groove I am great. Overall I’m pumped to be doing this as a new grad - there’s so much tradition in surgery and I love learning from the veteran nurses. The *** they’ve seen is pretty wild hahah

So I just finished my sims. Make sure you only do what is in the orders. But you can do any and all applicable assessments and Interventions as long as they are independent interventions. Be careful about the order in which you do stuff though - pharm sims are a *** LOL

Is anybody else having to do VSim? I graduate in a week, I’m an excellent student and the president of the student nurses at my school and I cannot pass these Vsims on the first try (85% cutoff). Are there any tricks, or what? I’m hoping that the director of our program doesn’t keep people from graduating after 4 years of clinical, over a stupid online simulation. love y’all, and sending positive vibes and/or prayers to each and every one of you all.

Hey y’all - Minnesota graduating Nurse here. My practicuum just got cancelled. Are any of your programs talking about how to graduate students in practicuum on time? I don’t think it would be wise to delay the next wave of nurses if this blows up.

Hey man. About to be a new nurse, and I intern at a major VA center. I don’t date women, so have always had close relationships with women as friends so my feedback might be different. A lot of times when we are trying hard and overcompensating to win the admiration of anyone, it’s motivated in fear. Honestly, just be yourself, learn about issues that women face that men don’t, and EMPATHIZE. Male nurses can be cherished in this field, or we can sometimes face isolation by our peers, but my real feedback is to just realize that men, women, whoever...are all just humans, and relating to eachother on a human level is crucial. Showing loving kindness to our sisters in this profession fosters some deep friendships, because we honestly are fighting the same battle together. Nurses get nurses like soldiers get soldiers, and it really is an amazing thing. If you are genuinely yourself, recognize your trauma responses with regard to women, and practice self-care, you will attract allies in this field like flies to honey. Hope you’re doing well, and staying strong.

Hi, yes. Most clinical sites in the twin cities have pulled students doing practicuum. I’m about to do 60 hours in 5 days to meet minimums, but others can’t. Just spoke to a nurse where I’m an intern and we have several rule out cases on one unit that I know of. I’m the student nurse pres and talked to the BON today and they said schools here don’t have to have a magic number of experiencial/practical learning hours but the schools are about to get real creative real quick. I’m sitting for boards in may, and my pinning and commencement that I’ve been in charge of are tentatively cancelled, so lots of changes!