Magnolia11

Morning, any info on where to get continuing education credits for CRRN licence renewal? I.e. free or low cost, all in one place, etc.? Thanks in advance, magnolia

OK thanks a lot you don't know how much easier you made my life! Stay healthy and best wishes??

Thanks for your aye vote, you don't think the doctor would be uncomfortable? because I wouldn't want that to happen?

Hi, is it OK to be the patient of a doctor you know really well professionally but are not currently working around? I am much older than this doctor, never romantically involved and am having a hard time finding an in network PCP. Would he feel ikky? Don't know what to do HELP!!

Thank you I am gleaning really good ideas from everyone, everybody has contributed something unique, thanks again. Robin

Thank you all very much, that is exactly the kind of information I was looking for, I wondered about 1-2 hour in services, but staff already hate having to come in for mandatory meetings so I figured that probably wouldn't go over real well. I like the idea of teaching on the floor in real time but worry that I won't have their full attention, patients, call lights, etc. How have you found this to work out for you?

Thank you for responding?

Hi, this may not be the right place, but can't seem to find any more suitable. I am a CRRN working at an inpatient rehabilitation hospital and will be transitioning to a nurse educator role, so I will be dealing with everything with all nurses/techs and was wondering if anyone had any advice they could pass along. I don't want to reinvent the wheel. I am looking for insight on the best formats, not the actual content, I know what I have to teach, just not the best ways to get the information across. For instance, instructing on the floor in real time? vs mini in-services vs. organized classes, staff would attend in off time? Thanks in advance for any input, it will be much appreciated!

Hi, I don't mean to be unkind and I agree with most of the comments to you that have been made here, except that I don't know that job hopping is as frowned upon as it used to be. But are you sure you really know what you want to do? If you are a rock star nurse, as another commenter put it, then I suggest you have handled your career trajectory really badly. You haven't researched what experience is required for flight nursing and certainly haven't made the career moves to get you where you want to go. Other commenters have laid out the path well, put yourself on it, go back to a big hospital, excel at med-surg or if you feel up to it try for an ICU/CCU postion with a great orientation program. It also might be helpful to shadow a flight nurse, if that is even an option, or at least find one and have some long conversations. I work with a former flight nurse and it is an extremely demanding profession, both mentally and physically! She works with me in rehab now.

I assume you will be in orientation for a length of time? If so that is the time to get all your questions answered, ALL of them. In the meantime bone up on neuro in general so you will have a good idea of the kind of patients you will be seeing and what to expect from them. I.e. tumor resections, epilepsy, MS, GBS, stroke, Parkinson's etc.

Are there any nurse educators working in the in-patient rehab hospital setting out there? If so, please respond I have some questions for you, thanks very much in advance, I really need some input, Magnolia