straba

straba has 8 years experience and specializes in SICU.

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1. reasonable orientation for an experienced nurse?

   straba replied to amzyRN's topic in Nursing Career

   8 12's sounds pretty reasonable. I loathe paper charts. Read: I loathe trying to decipher crappy

2. What's in your pockets?

   straba replied to tokmom's topic in General Nursing

   This is off topic, I know, but I can't help but read your thread title like Gollum "What has it got in its pocketses?" Anyway, I usually just have my phone, pens that don't write so well, and paper...

3. Attention Portland Nurses

   straba replied to Jspurgeonzoo's topic in Oregon Nursing

   Oops! I'm sure Maine has nice hospitals

4. Attention Portland Nurses

   straba replied to Jspurgeonzoo's topic in Oregon Nursing

   Don't know about pay, but I went to school in OR. Portland Adventist, OHSU, and Providence Portland are all great

5. Happy birthday to me! 35 years old and a new nurse!

   straba replied to karrie79's topic in First Year After Licensure

   Happy Birthday and congrats! I turned 35 the day I received my NCLEX results, and finished grad school 3 years later. You're never too old to go for what you want, in fact you're probably more...

6. Adn vs bsn vs does it matter?

   straba replied to MadisonG's topic in General Nursing

   If you're in Boston and want to get a job, it does matter. The degree doesn't indicate how smart a person is, but in more and more places, a BSN just opens more

7. Where are all the jobs?

   straba posted a topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

   I graduated from an NP program in 08, and had two short term jobs right after. I've been looking for a permanent position, without success for over two years. I have since gone back to an old...

8. Need Ortho T-shirt Slogan

   straba replied to Colorado1's topic in Orthopedic

   I work for an ortho- shoulder group. How about "one nation under a bicipital

9. ACNP vs. PA for Surgery

   straba replied to ncaru01's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

   I'm an ACNP on a neurosurg service, and spend about 40-50% of my time in the OR. My facility sent me to an RNFA program to get me up to speed, and it's worked out well so far. We have both PA's and...

10. Doctoral degree to become an NP???

    straba replied to VickyRN's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    Translation and Synthesis of Evidence for Optimal Outcomes Quantitative Research Methods Epidemiology and Environmental Health Legal and Ethical Issues Clinical Genomics Advanced Seminar Practice...

11. Do NP's Practice Medicine?

    straba replied to Dr. Tammy, FNP/GNP-C's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Most NP's, particularly in inpatient settings, practice medicine (under the guise of "advanced practice nursing). I'm sorry , but simply calling the sun the moon, does not make it so. Just my

12. Going from SICU to ER?

    straba replied to straba's topic in Emergency

    yeah, I've no doubt picked up some habits I'd have to break!!

13. Going from SICU to ER?

    straba posted a topic in Emergency

    Hi all. I'm looking for a little friendly advice. I am coming up on my 1 year anniversary in the SICU (graduated last year), and i'm wanting a change. The ER was my first love, and it's where i've...

14. MGH accepted students...

    straba replied to Angie O'Plasty's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Hi all!! I too will be attending MGH this fall, I can't wait!! I graduated with my BSN last year, in Portland OR (grew up in Boston, however). I have worked in the SICU at BIDMC for the last year....

15. I need a a good reference website. Help!

    straba replied to straba's topic in MICU, SICU

    Thanks for the replies, these sites had just what I was looking