I'm hoping to start an RN-MSN program next fall, and right now I'm bouncing back and forth between getting my masters in nursing administration and getting my NP and specializing in bariatrics and obesity treatment. Since I work there and get free t...
When UK bought Good Samaritan, employees were told they would not be affected. Today, UK nurse managers gave over 50 employees the option to either resign from UK or go work at Good Sam, but they would not be promised their full time hours. These are...
Melanie_RN replied to AZcardiacRN's topic in General Nursing
My first code was my first day in the ICU. Working on the floor we had a bunch of "near codes", but nothing a good dose of Narcan couldn't fix. The guy had been less responsive than before (EMV=3T) and we had called KODA (the organ donation society...
-read ahead, that way if you have a crappy instructor for lecture, you kinda know what they're talking about -don't stress over getting an "A" on every single test. Learn the material. Like our instructor once told us "C=RN". When you go for an in...
Melanie_RN replied to veggiemom's topic in Psychiatric
I'm with you! I'm looking at psychiatric NP vs. psychiatric CNS. The way my school describes it as, the NP deals with psychopharmacology, and the CNS doesn't. Otherwise, they do the same as far as counseling, and seeing patients. I am personally a...
Melanie_RN replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing
sharann---you got it right on the money!!! Scrubs is by far the most accurate out of all of 'em! Scrubs is by far my favorite show. But you have to keep in mind, it is a sitcom. It's not Discovery Health (which has as many inaccuracies as Scrubs......
I get quite a bit of respect for simply being a nurse. And for the fact that I have over a year of RN experience and I'm only 23. Then when asked where I work, I get a lot for the being an ICU nurse. But as an aside, I also work at a major rehabil...
I had that instructor my first semester. But guess what.....she ended up being my favorite and being my biggest cheerleader. She gave me this horrible patient assignment and when (after she and I got close) I later asked her why she gave it to me, ...
Melanie_RN replied to Laurenann247's topic in General Nursing
Kentucky does, but they have a new "post-ceptor" program in which you do an additional 120 hours following graduation before you can get your ATT. It really helps everyone out, because by the time you pass boards, you're already oriented to your job...
I didn't take the review class, although our school was just short of requiring it.....talk about getting yelled at! My instructor said there was no way Id pass boards if I didn't take it. Funny thing is, me and another girl who didn't take the clas...
Melanie_RN replied to mona b RN's topic in Post Graduate
I'm thinking about applying in the next year or so. I may have an advantage on some of you though.....I grew up about 5 miles from Wendover! So it's really part of my heritage, as growing up, I mostly saw nurse practioners who were a part of FNS. I...
I worked with neuro for a year, and the only time they're flat is when their spines haven't been cleared. Otherwise its at least 30, you dont want to increase pressure on the brain!
Ive worked at UK since last June, and now I'm leaving for Cardinal Hill. Being a teaching hospital, its a very hard environment, and since its one of the biggest hospitals in Kentucky,we get some of the sickest patients in the state. It's a very s...