nightangel99

nightangel99 has 10 years experience and specializes in Emergency, Critical Care.

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1. Womens' Health NPs-Question

   nightangel99 replied to nightangel99's topic in NP

   Thanks, both of you. Advice well taken. The aspect of Women's Health that interests me the most is community/public health...counseling young women on family planning, std prevention, prenatal care, preventative medicine, etc. I like to interact ...

2. Womens' Health NPs-Question

   nightangel99 posted a topic in NP

   I currently work in Critical Care nursing and have been for 4 years. I also have 6 years experience in Emergency nursing. I have an expressed interest in the Womens' Health/Community Health NP career track... Is it feasible to do this track without...

3. CRNA school after bankruptcy

   nightangel99 posted a topic in SRNA

   I posted this over in the Pre-CRNA inquiry section, but I will repost here for hopes of a response/some insight.... I am about to pursue my BSN with intent to go to CRNA school upon finishing. I am currently an ADN working in critical care. My ques...

4. CRNA School and Bankruptcy

   nightangel99 posted a topic in SRNA

   I am about to pursue my BSN with intent to go to CRNA school upon finishing. I am currently an ADN working in critical care. My question is this... Tomorrow I will be filing a Chapter 13. In 4.5 years I will be free and clear of all debts except m...

5. Licensing in Minnesota

   nightangel99 replied to nursepearl45's topic in Minnesota

   How much is a RN license in minnesota by endorsement? I tried to find it somewhere on the website, but couldn't.

6. Gooding Institute

   nightangel99 replied to blee1's topic in SRNA

   For all those that recently interviewed, keep us posted!! I am trying to decide between Gooding and UAB. I live in Dothan, AL.... wondering about the clinical requirements of Gooding. Anyway..keep us posted. Good Luck!!!

7. Emergent Question- Please Help

   nightangel99 posted a topic in PICU

   Ok guys, I'm an ER nurse by trade, and so is my neighbor. His 3 yr old daughter had open heart surgery at Childrens' in Birmingham, AL to correct a congenital heart defect last Wednesday. I am copying/pasting her recent update: On Saturday, Emily d...

8. Montgomery anyone???

   nightangel99 replied to dosamigos76's topic in Alabama

   UGH.... I don't blame you there. I personally have never worked a nursing floor and have even gone as far as having a nightmare about working the floor....I had a dream that by the time the lunch trays came out, I was so far behind that the breakfas...

9. Montgomery anyone???

   nightangel99 replied to dosamigos76's topic in Alabama

   I work at Baptist South, in the ER as a staff nurse. I worked at SAMC for 7 years. Started there as a new grad in the ER and ended up being a charge nurse most of my time there.. did a few months in the ICU there. The ratios were never an issue for...

10. Dothan's Wallace Community College

    nightangel99 replied to michellesrndream's topic in Alabama

    I went to Wallace and graduated from the ADN program in 1999. My 21 classmates and I all made great nurses...it was a pretty airtight program. Is Mr. Ortman still teaching Med Surg III? All his exams come DIRECTLY from the notes. You can't miss th...

11. Montgomery anyone???

    nightangel99 replied to dosamigos76's topic in Alabama

    I work in Montgomery...just started 4 weeks ago. I love my job so far....What do you do (Cheryl) in Montgomery exactly? I live in DOTHAN....I know, I know, I must be crazy... let's just say I'm compensated well...

12. Montgomery anyone???

    nightangel99 replied to dosamigos76's topic in Alabama

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13. ER newbie here, please give me some tips to meet my co-workers expectation

    nightangel99 replied to mtreyes's topic in Emergency

    Don't even get in the habit of working to please your coworkers.....I like to think of it as a personal best, not a departmental one. If you get caught up to trying to measure up to someone else's standard of care, you miss out on the gift you will ...

14. MI at 23?

    nightangel99 replied to MikeyBSN's topic in General Nursing

    I had a 17 year old present with the same symptoms..had EKG changes consistent with an MI and an elevated troponin. The cardiologist diagnosed him with pericarditis....:smackingf

15. ER the TV show

    nightangel99 replied to aruray's topic in General Nursing

    Here's another factoid about that tube- There are actually 3 kinds of varice tubes - one is a Blakemore, one is a Minnesota (I think), and it has like 6 ports on the end. I think that is the one that they used on Liota. The other one has a name tha...