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  1. Where is your nursing niche?

    VivaRN replied to jollyjenny's topic in General Nursing

    My niche is with underserved populations. My sister laughs when I say "homeless people are fun to work with!," but I have a deep appreciation and respect for what they go through, who they are and...

  2. How much math daily in Nursing?

    VivaRN replied to mrsdylan's topic in First Year After Licensure

    In adult ICU there is a fair amount of math. The pump will do it for you, but you need to know enough to see if the pump is giving you a logical answer. It becomes common sense after awhile. The more...

  3. Gre

    VivaRN replied to 2B_RN_2008's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    The GRE is like a glorified version of the SAT. As others have recommended, I bought a book with a CD and worked through it. I studied for about 3 months, going hard on weekends, getting in some...

  4. NP Love

    VivaRN replied to PA2007's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Hey, That's pretty cool. Thanks for sharing the love! There are certainly enough people out there needing healthcare to employ all of us +. Why not quit squabbling and focus on the patient?...

  5. Sweet Dreams, Baby! Tell us about your strange dreams r/t nursing

    VivaRN replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    I worked a 16 hour shift 7a-11p, got home at midnight, then woke up at 5am to do a 12. Dreamed about work alllll night. Probably the worst one was, my patient was in bad trouble (of some kind) so I...

  6. Moving to fast up the ladder???

    VivaRN replied to TigerGalLE's topic in First Year After Licensure

    As far as precepting new grads... if it was overwhelming to precept the agency nurse, who is already a nurse, I wonder if a new grad might be a lot to handle? New grads need a lot of attention and...

  7. Unrealisitic expectations...

    VivaRN replied to scattycarrot's topic in General Nursing

    I think part of it could be because the lay public has not seen what we have. In our litigous society, every product comes with 1,001 warnings. People assume that surgery is the same way, like,...

  8. Any NP's not practicing and if so why?

    VivaRN replied to nurseaboveboard's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    My most supportive, all time awesome mentor in the ICU was an FNP who came back to work (with me! yes!) as an RN. She had a bad work experience with a physician group who disrespected her. Recently...

  9. SLAM and ABLS course

    VivaRN replied to phiposurde's topic in Emergency

    I have ABLS. It was worth it. Even working in burns at the time, I learned a

  10. Nurses Who Are Drug Addicts

    VivaRN replied to jill48's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    This is an interesting thread with a lot of angles on this issue. I thank all of you for being so honest about your experiences and feelings as you deal with this illness. I have a question,...

  11. CCU Back to the Floor?

    VivaRN replied to HillNPStudent's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    I am also in school to be an FNP, did a year + in ICU, and recently transferred to a floor. I wanted more experience with HIV patients (which I'm getting!), but I am also seeing a lot more things we...

  12. Floor nursing while pregnant

    VivaRN replied to medsurgnights's topic in General Nursing

    One of my co-workers tells the story of how she went into labor at work shortly after performing vigorous chest compressions during a code. So... try not to do

  13. What is life like on Infectious Disease Unit???

    VivaRN replied to peds4now's topic in Infectious Disease

    Hi and welcome, I don't know a lot about peds ID, but recently changed areas to work with adult HIV patients. Knowing science and patho will help you in any area of nursing. Micro is not specific to...

  14. Book about Communication/Pers. Types?

    VivaRN replied to zenurse's topic in General Nursing

    RED. oh,

  15. Returning to school??

    VivaRN replied to jccarolina's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, it can be done. There was a student who graduated from my nursing school who used a wheelchair and had use of only one arm. They did an article about her in the local paper. There was a...

  16. Yelled at by a doctor for the first time....

    VivaRN replied to KayceeLeeRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Love that book. Helped me define the issues of nursing and what creates, surrounds and perpetuates harmful RN/MD interactions. It hurts patient care when our knowledge is discounted and subjugated....

  17. Ideas for finding clinical sites.

    VivaRN replied to BChapp3182's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    In my program our program director finds sites for us. Many of us are from out of state and arrived with no connections to speak of. Don't know what people would do otherwise... it is competitive,...

  18. Silvadene-HELP

    VivaRN replied to Irishgirl's topic in General Nursing

    1) You are not going to kill anyone with SSD by opening it in the same room. 2) The worst reaction I've seen/heard of is a rash, (in the pattern of where the cream was at, distinguishing it from an...

  19. staffing issues

    VivaRN replied to Feldner's topic in MICU, SICU

    We do our best to make it fair. Maybe one unstable, two fairly stable. Vents/pressors notwithstanding. If someone is stable on pressors they count as stable. If that makes sense. Though sometimes...

  20. Yelled at by a doctor for the first time....

    VivaRN replied to KayceeLeeRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    You feel the way you do for a reason. Can you imagine what your life would be like if you "got used to" verbal abuse? I don't care how much "stress" physicians are under. We are under stress as...

  21. staffing issues

    VivaRN replied to Feldner's topic in MICU, SICU

    Tripling used to be a "once in a blue moon" deal, but is becoming more and more common. The other day it was 2 nurses, 6 patients (1:3)... in order to admit a patient coming in, they moved the most...

  22. big bad nursing myths busted

    VivaRN replied to adrienurse's topic in General Nursing

    A lot of nurses are in it for the money. All the trouble nursing is having? It's because they're lazy. Nursing isn't the way it was when I was at the bedside. I had 30 patients and it was fine....

  23. 3 Qualities My Family Doc Must Have

    VivaRN replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    I second! My FNP: 1) A partner with me for my care 2) Strong knowledge base 3) Respects my input as a fellow

  24. Center For Nursing Advocacy steamed over Kelly Ripa sponge bath nursey comments

    VivaRN replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    What an excellent commentary. I, for one, am so glad the Center for Nursing Advocacy exists and can't wait to get on board. Especially from a public health perspective, social marketing is a powerful...

  25. What are the huge "DO NOT EVER DO" things that new nurses need to know about? calling

    VivaRN replied to katiebugg's topic in General Nursing

    As a new grad... Do not let anyone pressure you into doing something you know is wrong. Do not accept an inappropriate assignment for your skill level. Do not automatically trust the first person who...