AnnieOaklyRN

AnnieOaklyRN BSN, RN, EMT-P

Adult and Pediatric Vascular Access, Paramedic

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  1. Boston children's hospital cicu

    AnnieOaklyRN replied to AnnieOaklyRN's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    Thanks MedFlightdreams... I did not even get an interview, as I do not have my BSN. So congrats for at least getting in the door, keep applying, don't give up! It is really frustrating that these...

  2. UCLA RN to Paramedic Bridge

    AnnieOaklyRN replied to EMT6530's topic in School, College Programs

    From someone who got educated separately in both, please do not do a bridge program. Nursing and paramedicine are two totally different mindsets, thus they both deserve there own educational

  3. Anyone else regret this?

    AnnieOaklyRN replied to WindyhillBSN's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I must agree with one poster who said there isn't a need to go into huge debt from college, it is all about making smart choices in life. I graduated with 2 associate degrees 3 years apart and have...

  4. Tuition cost

    AnnieOaklyRN replied to hs4lisha's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    That is absurd!! I am paying around 700.00 for every 3 credit course which isn't bad at all. I am working OT to pay for

  5. Should I continue my BSN?

    AnnieOaklyRN replied to nursedayday's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Get the BSN done like everyone else says...It used to be in my area (north eastern US) that only the big city hospitals required BSN, now even the smaller hospitals are requiring them. I recently...

  6. Nurses being forced to go back to school

    AnnieOaklyRN replied to hrtnsoul's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    The bottom line is it doesn't matter what anyone thinks, nursing is heading in the direction of BSN only, there is no doubt about it! As much as it sucks, especially for older nurses, if you want to...

  7. Did you attend your RN-BSN graduation?

    AnnieOaklyRN replied to BSNbeauty's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    No because I will graduate, hopefully, in December 2015 so I am not waiting till may to officially graduate. Plus I have already made my family suffer through both of my associate degree graduations,...

  8. ADN to BSN

    AnnieOaklyRN replied to nabradna's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    What "Thecommuter" said. The benefits are marketability in an increasingly tough job market. For example my dream job is in a level III or IV NICU, but none of them will hire an ADN, one of them...

  9. RN to BSN

    AnnieOaklyRN replied to mugs's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    20,000.00 for a year or two of pure torture... ugh I am in my RN-BSN and am paying about 700.00 for every 3 credit class, but that is because the hospital I work at gets us a 15% discount! You may...

  10. Which unit has the most code blues?

    AnnieOaklyRN replied to Caffeine_IV's topic in General Nursing

    I work in the ER and we have codes all the time, but we do not ever call them overhead, so its hard to compare to other units that

  11. What do NICU nurses consider "viability"?

    AnnieOaklyRN replied to Summers_Off's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I know this is an older thread, but what would you guys recommend for pre-hospital. We don't have a scale or the experience to look at a baby and know what their gestational age is, we just don't see...

  12. Clinical Rotations

    AnnieOaklyRN replied to Nanz_B's topic in General Nursing

    I work in an ED so we generally don't see nursing students on a regular basis; however when I was in nursing school we always got assigned 1-2 patients and the instructor would do medications with...

  13. Is it hard to transfer from mother/infant (postpartum) RN position to pool nursing?

    AnnieOaklyRN replied to brista's topic in General Nursing

    In my area I see a lot of hospital do "pediatrics, Maternal/child health, L&D" float pool that is separate from the "critical care float pool" and the "med-surg float pool", so that may be an...

  14. Should I dress up?

    AnnieOaklyRN replied to AnnieOaklyRN's topic in General Nursing

    Ok thanks

  15. Low glucose baby, NPO, no access to dextrose

    AnnieOaklyRN replied to anon456's topic in Pediatric

    Place an IO if there are no

  16. Frustrated!

    AnnieOaklyRN replied to motherof3sons's topic in General Nursing

    A surgeon I once spoke with actually did not put most post op patients on antibiotics because he felt it opened them up for more resistant infections, thus they would be harder to treat in the long...

  17. Extricating accident victims is more dangerous in this day and age?

    AnnieOaklyRN replied to Alnitak7's topic in Emergency

    LOL, I didn't mean because hybrid drivers are bad drivers... I meant because the batteries in those vehicles are more volatile, but thanks for the

  18. Extricating accident victims is more dangerous in this day and age?

    AnnieOaklyRN replied to Alnitak7's topic in Emergency

    It has to do more with the new "hybrid cars" and the higher number of airbags we are now dealing with, since airbags have been known to deploy AFTER and accident. I had a partner that almost lost his...

  19. Need advise

    AnnieOaklyRN replied to SailLove80's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Don't give up if NICU is where your heart is! Trust me, I learned this lesson about 4 years ago when I left a job in a level IIb special care nursery because my preceptor was a bully! I kick myself...

  20. What's Your Best Nursing Ghost Story?

    AnnieOaklyRN replied to steffck's topic in General Nursing

    I wasn't a nurse at the time, I was only about 16 or so, but one night I was in the kitchen at home with my mom and sister and I smelled the perfume my Nana use to always wear. I knew she had...

  21. Help with words? "Nodding off"

    AnnieOaklyRN replied to Raviepoo's topic in General Nursing

    That is a good

  22. PLEASE don't use photos as avatars!

    AnnieOaklyRN replied to RNsRWe's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Who do you think you are?? Let people do what they want, we are adults here and not in

  23. Boston children's hospital cicu

    AnnieOaklyRN replied to AnnieOaklyRN's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    As we all know the job market for nurses is very tough! I had heard of other people at least getting their application looked at by emailing or calling the nurse manager directly, instead of hoping...

  24. Interview for an IV team - Any advice?

    AnnieOaklyRN posted a topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    Hi all, I have an interview for an IV team this week and am wondering if anyone has an advice as far as what to know or what to ask? I have experience as an ER RN and as a paramedic, so lots of...

  25. PediaTRICKS- Share your PEDIATRIC TRICKS OF THE TRADE

    AnnieOaklyRN posted a topic in Pediatric

    Hi all, I am a new RN, working in an ER... Looking for people to share any tricks they use for treating/assessing pediatric patients in any area. I am hoping this will be a wonderful thread so that...