Lennonninja MSN, APRN, NP

MICU - CCRN, IR, Vascular Surgery

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    Bachelor of Science vs. Bachelor of Nursing degree, does it matter?

    Lennonninja replied to odemaj's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    You could have 5 separate PhDs and be knighted by the queen of England, and it still wouldn't count as a bachelor's in nursing, which is some ways is pretty crappy I
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    What is the lowest HGB you have seen?

    Lennonninja replied to I<3H2O's topic in General Nursing

    Once I got an admit to the ICU who presented with a pH of 6.8 and a Hgb of 1. They survived!! Only one night on the vent, and quite a bit of blood
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    How often do you study/read up?

    Lennonninja replied to clover2012's topic in General Nursing

    All the time. I try and print out research on new diseases or procedures that patients in my ICU are experiencing nightly. I read through them all and put them into my CCRN study binder and try to...
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    How soon did you get pulled?

    Lennonninja replied to Swellz's topic in First Year After Licensure

    When I was a new grad working med/surg I got floated within the first 8 weeks off of orientation and then a few weeks later our floor was closed for a while so we had to float every shift for almost 2...
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    How many Christmases have you worked?

    Lennonninja replied to Brian's topic in Nurses Rock

    This is my 4th Christmas as a hospital employee and my first one to have Christmas OFF completely! I started listening to Christmas music the day after Halloween just to
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    AP papers

    Lennonninja replied to Mewsin's topic in General Students

    I use the free version of Noodletools. I've used it all through my ASN and then my ASN to BSN program, never missed a point on APA formatting. Also, google the Purdue
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    What aspect of nursing do you pride yourself in?

    Lennonninja replied to lgripe's topic in General Nursing

    I'm really good at getting freaked out family members to calm down. I'm also pretty good at time
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    Is this salary range realistic?

    Lennonninja replied to GlowBear500's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I work in the Midwest and with 2.5 years of experience, without my night shift differential, I'm below the average. With my differential, I'm barely at the lowest average wage listed
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    Changing from Med/Surg to Critical Care

    Lennonninja replied to nurse1903's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I had to change hospital systems to leave M/S and get into the ICU. I found an ICU that was ideally looking for nurses with about 1 year of experience, and that's right when I applied. I got really...
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    RN with a bachelor's in another discipline

    Lennonninja replied to kabir06's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Indiana University has an ASN to MSN program. I have another bachelor's degree but I decided to do my RN to BSN first to allow me job flexibility while I decide what sort of MSN program I want to
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    Is it worth getting your BSN right out of ADN school?

    Lennonninja replied to Nola009's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    My capstone project is to find a clinical problem to work on (infection control, decreasing vaps/cautis/clabsis, delirium, sedation vacations, etc), find research about it, analyze it, and write a...
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    Is it worth getting your BSN right out of ADN school?

    Lennonninja replied to Nola009's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    My RN to BSN program is through Indiana University. Indiana University doesn't even have an in class version of the RN to BSN program. I had a management "clinical" which consisted of interviewing my...
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    Is it worth getting your BSN right out of ADN school?

    Lennonninja replied to Nola009's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    My online no clinicals RN to BSN program is CCNE accredited and through the biggest state university in my
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    My first code blue

    Lennonninja replied to doho_rn's topic in General Nursing

    I definitely remember my first one. You did the right thing, you called the code and started CPR. It might take a while to get over it, but just know that you did a good
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    Bad Day, How do you get over it?

    Lennonninja replied to crystalNC's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    You get past it with wine and a bubble bath. Never think that a manager will have your back, it will basically never happen. Sorry you had such a terrible
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    Is it worth getting your BSN right out of ADN school?

    Lennonninja replied to Nola009's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    If you can afford it, go for it. I took a year off to just learn to be a nurse first, but I already had a job. I've paid for my BSN on my own, only in the last semester am I applying for tuition...
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    New(ish) Nurse in ICU

    Lennonninja replied to nikkole318's topic in Critical Care

    See what your coworkers take report on and see if that works for you. That's what I've been doing for the year and a half since transferring from med surg to the ICU, but I decided to start using a...
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    Length of orientation

    Lennonninja replied to funkyRN's topic in Medical-Surgical

    When I was a new grad in mid surg, I got 6 weeks of orientation. I was the new grad crying in the bathroom before and after work. I can't fathom anything less than 6 weeks at the bare
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    rapid response team

    Lennonninja replied to murse1015's topic in Medical-Surgical

    The fact that you had to call rapid to get Narcan because the MDs wouldn't give the order is shocking. You did the right thing by calling
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    Advice Please!

    Lennonninja replied to CTICU-RN's topic in Critical Care

    I commute 50 miles/1 hour each direction and work nights, doubling that to 100 miles/2 hours each direction would be absolutely unthinkable for me. Maybe an apartment near the job for 3 shifts a week,...
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    Transferring to ICU?

    Lennonninja replied to jamielynn0802's topic in Critical Care

    Plus when you're in those situations on a fairly regular basis, you learn what to do in those cases, and it's not nearly as nerve
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    Would you commute an hour to a job you wanted?

    Lennonninja replied to nursebythesea's topic in General Nursing

    I went from a job that I disliked and was 7 minutes away, to a job that I LOVE that's 50 miles away. It's worth it to be happy, so worth it! I work night shift, and I listen to podcasts and audiobooks...
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    Doing favors or giving gifts for patients: Unacceptable?

    Lennonninja replied to tariqblaze's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    You mentioned that it would not be in the line of care, but in the line of friendship, and that's not what our relationship to patients is supposed to be. It's a professional relationship, not a...
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    APA format - hard to crack!

    Lennonninja replied to ICURN7's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I use NoodleTools.com to make my references page for me, but all of the rest of APA I've had to learn to do for myself. I even made a blank APA paper template for myself which has really helped a lot,...
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    What if i suck?

    Lennonninja replied to cjdmomma's topic in First Year After Licensure

    It IS normal to feel like that! I was crippled with self doubt for the first 6 or so months, crying all of the time and doubting everything. Now I've been a nurse for a little over two years, and...