amcnamara01

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1. Which job offer to accept

   amcnamara01 replied to Dormi93's topic in General Nursing

   One PCT for 22 patients most definitely unsafe, day or night shift. I came from an ICU that staffed the same way this ortho unit tries to staff. All on the premise that "we'll never actually be full, so we won't staff enough nurses like we're going ...

2. Any certifications I can earn as a student to better my resume for when I graduate?

   amcnamara01 replied to themurse133's topic in General Nursing

   In order to be eligible to sit for the CCRN exam, you have to have at least a year of direct patient care experience in critical care. It is not a certification meant for new grads, or even nurses with just med/surg experience. I got hired straight ...