ricki76 BSN, MSN, RN

I have been an RN for 5 years, the last four years working Oncology/Med-Surg. I've been going back and forth about making the move to ICU, and just applied for an ICU training program yesterday. I love Oncology, and in a lot of ways feel like that i...

Ever since I’ve been working ICU, friends / old coworkers (non-ICU) will request for me to be the nurse for their families/friends in ICU because they think they will somehow get “VIP” treatment if I’m their nurse. I work with a highly skilled, aweso...

Honestly, I can't imagine not making this change and going to ICU. It was a steep learning curve, but my onc/med-surg experience prepared me well. The burnout is a different kind in ICU than the floor, I can say for me personally it has been much bet...

I have been an RN for 5 years, the last four years working Oncology/Med-Surg. I've been going back and forth about making the move to ICU, and just applied for an ICU training program yesterday. I love Oncology, and in a lot of ways feel like that i...

Just wanted to say thank you so much for all the feedback I received. I think my best bet is to ask to drop down to 24 hrs/week (currently 36) sometime during the pregnancy. I'll have to crunch the numbers and see if it makes more financial sense to ...

So I'm planning to switch to per diem status once I have a baby, and also am hoping/planning to take off 6 months when the baby is born. I'm not pregnant yet but we are planning to start trying this coming fall. I currently work ICU. Am hoping to sta...

Congratulations! I just found out I got the job, and am now definitely feeling like its the right decision for me! I can't wait to start!!!

Thank you to all who posted, I really appreciate the advice! I ended up getting the job and throughout the interview process felt more and more like this is a good decision for me. I absolutely can't wait to get started and am so excited for this!!!

Thank you for the feedback! I have an interview next week so fingers crossed!!!

Thank you! I have an interview next week, fingers crossed!!!

I still would personally go with UP. I remember now I had a coworker who did the accelerated program at OHSU and she wasn't quite as "clinically prepared" as she ought to have been. I think this may have been because it's crammed in even less time (t...

Congrats on being sober! I think it's possible for the etoh to show up so you might want to either take pictures of the rash, or notify your sponsor/manager just to be on the safe side. If it was 7 days ago wouldn't you have heard if you had failed b...

I say wait for UP - if you get the Prov Scholars program. I went to UP and did the AEM UP program (which I do not recommend for getting a masters), but my undergrad portion of the program (18 months) was awesome! Just the right amount of time, it wen...

Any advice anyone? :/

So, I have been an RN for two years now and am working on finishing up my MSN degree in the next couple of months. Technically, my program culminates in our ability to sit for the CNL exam (Clinical Nurse Leader). I am working on practicum hours as a...

Hi, this is my second time applying for the program, didn't get it last year. It really does take as long as they say, I believe I got my rejection email in September. They don't tell you why you didn't qualify, but I'm sure mine is because I work at...

Ok, here is the situation: I applied for my dream job online at a large-ish hospital about a week ago. A nurse recruiter from HR called me on Monday to set up an interview for me with the nurse manager. So, I go in for my interview the next day, the ...

thank you! @ mnf4ever: i got lucky in that the area i want to go into is med-surg, and i chose to do my senior practicum at the same hospital (though not the same exact floor) as the place i was offered a job. i do have cna experience however it was...

Thank you so much for the advice! Actually, a few hours after I wrote this I found out that I did in fact get the job! So relieved...I am a new grad and this is my first experience with this whole process. :)

If a pt. can technically refuse a bed bath...then why can't a student?? What is this really teaching them? How exactly would bathing your colleagues make you a better nurse / bed-bath giver? I guess the theory is that you "learn humility and empathy"...

Oh never mind, I just realized LCC is notifying people if they are invited to the proctored essay on May1st...and the essay days are on May 8th and 9th. Nothing like short notice eh?

Hey everyone, I'm a pre-nursing student in Eugene, Oregon, so far I've been accepted to the University of Portland's AEM program. Still waiting to hear on a couple others, and am wondering if anyone here has heard back from Lane Community College ye...