CrazyCatLadyRN

CrazyCatLadyRN BSN, RN

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  1. Will taking TNCC help me transition easier to ER?

    This might be appealing to an ED manager, but it means nothing without experience. I work in a trauma center and you work for 6 months to a year before they put you in the
  2. Was I told wrong information?

    Yes, you could work for both. I think every state is differen't. In my state you can challenge the state paramedic exam after you have worked as an RN and have obtained your EMT-B certification (which...
  3. Freaking out over needle stick

    Just thought that I would come back and update, since it has been a few months. I know after I first got my needlestick and even now, seeing posts where people came back with updates later on made me...
  4. Freaking out over needle stick

    I work in a very busy trauma center and had a needle stick Monday morning at work. I walked into a patient's room and noticed a butterfly needle sitting on the bedside table with no vacutainer...
  5. Starting PCCN process

    So my goal is to have the PCCN done before August. I recently took the month long AACN formatted critical care class (ECCO) that was offered at a local community college. My telemetry unit sends...
  6. Finally hit one year!

    I finally hit one year as a nurse about a week ago.... And it feels great! One year really does make all the difference. I work on a busy surgical tele unit and I never thought I would actually feel...
  7. Precepting a nursing student

    Yeah. I like it. I do know my student has to take on at least 2 pts on their own by te end of internship. But again, this is under my log in so it's never really independent. So maybe the first night...
  8. Precepting a nursing student

    thanks wish_me_luck! good
  9. Precepting a nursing student

    Thanks for the advice! I already planned on the paper brain. To think like me they will definitely need a copy of my paper brain! I can't function without it! Im glad they picked me because I feel...
  10. Precepting a nursing student

    My manager told me that I'm going to be Precepting a nursing student next month on their internship and I'm really excited! I love teaching and this time last year I was the nursing student on...
  11. How did you choose your specialty??

    Ive been a nurse for almost a year now. I work on a surgical telemetry unit and I think that it is a really great place to start. It's more critical than regular med surg but not as acute as ICU with...
  12. My floor is getting monitors!

    I work surg tele. We have a monitor tech that watches all 12 hours and an RN sits for them on their breaks. We have to be acls and basic arrhythmia certified. There was a 60 hour class we had to take...
  13. surgical step-down unit staffing ratios??

    I work surg tele. Days has 4-5 and nights 5-7. It's nuts. Most of our pts are really on the edge of being unit
  14. New Grad, New Job, New Role - Advice?

    Ask lots of questions! My preceptor always told me if you aren't asking questions I get worried. I graduated last spring with my bsn and have been on a surgical telemtetry unit since June. It's...
  15. When is it time??

    I guess you could say I'm obsessed with school and love learning. I graduated with my BSN April 2011 and started working on a Surgical-Telemetry unit in June 2011. I've pretty much been thinking...