Aymese

Aymese

cardiac (CCU/Heart Transplant, cath lab)

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  1. May 2012 NP Grads!!

    I graduate from my ACNP program in 84 days! I have a countdown on my phone hehe! I too feel like my life can resume again! It has been a long 7 semesters, while continuing to work fulltime. Although,...
  2. I created a group on Quizlet.com called "Acute Care NP Certification Review." It is public and open for anyone to join who is interested in creating and sharing flashcards for review of the ACNP...
  3. ACNP Exam

    I created a group on Quizlet.com called "Acute Care NP Certification Review." It is public and open for anyone to join who is interested in creating and sharing flashcards for review of the ACNP...
  4. ACNP certification

    I created a group on Quizlet.com called "Acute Care NP Certification Review." It is public and open for anyone to join who is interested in creating and sharing flashcards for review of the ACNP...
  5. I created a group on Quizlet.com called "Acute Care NP Certification Review." It is public and open for anyone to join who is interested in creating and sharing flashcards for review of the ACNP...
  6. Acute Care NP with Cardiac Specialty

    My school offered two additional courses: 12 lead EKG interpretation (required for ACNP) and Advanced CV Nursing (elective). That is the extent of "CV specialization" at UAB. As the previous poster...
  7. Atlanta hiring new grads

    St. Joseph's Hospital of Atlanta has new grad RN positions posted. They are a Magnet hospital. They are supposed to be bought by Emory Healthcare sometime in
  8. Thank you mammac5 for your negotiation tips!! I will do my detective work and try to find out as much info before I go in. Thanks again, both of
  9. I will be graduating in May 2012 from an ACNP program. Multiple times, I have been asked by 2 cardiologists from the same practice to join their group upon graduation. I've worked with them for...
  10. coast2coast, I really appreciate your response. Very helpful! I definitely want to have an orientation period, and I agree that maybe our needs might not differ too greatly. Maybe since they have...
  11. FNP Admitting a PT to hospital

    Are hospitalists available at the hospital you would be admitting to? If so, is it that you just prefer to see the patient yourself throughout their admisison? There are some arguments that I have...
  12. Narcotic Descrepency!!!

    There were some posters that were replying with things like oh, wow I definitely would have done it this way. You should have done this. The OP stated in her first post that she realizes she made a...
  13. Anyone ever ask for more orientation?

    Then they should not be hiring new grads. Ridiculous. Unfair to the new grad AND the patients. Not to mention unsafe. I know the job market is tight, but I would have hesitated to accept my first RN...
  14. Narcotic Descrepency!!!

    Wow. Some of you are just really...unhelpful. Talk about beating a dead horse. Give the OP a break for heaven's sake...like you have never made a mistake. OP, you are not going to lose your job over...
  15. How does your ED handle "walk-in" MIs?

    LunahRN, I too have witnessed a similar tragedy. A couple years ago, a 50 yo F patient with crushing CP was being driven by her husband to the city's "heart hospital" 25 miles away. She arrested in...
  16. How does your ED handle "walk-in" MIs?

    Side note: I also wish people would stop driving themselves or loved one to the ER when they are having chest
  17. How does your ED handle "walk-in" MIs?

    EKG performed within 5 minutes of pt entering waiting room with c/o of CP. When the doc confirms STEMI, they do an overhead "code STEMI" with location. No matter what location in hospital, an ICU and...
  18. What chapter of your anatomy book has been most useful?

    CV, renal, endocrine I work in the cath
  19. NPs that work in the hospital are usually acute care nurse practitioners. Many schools offer an ACNP
  20. Changing Careers

    If I were you, I would get out of LTC. It sounds like autonomy is important to you. I have always found this easier to achieve while working in critical care. You will have 2 patients (usually) to...
  21. Do you use a pocket manual?

    I really like Medscape's application. It is an actual download so there is no need to worry about internet connection once you've installed it on your phone. It works for Blackberry, Iphone, Android....
  22. Well said....
  23. Before I even read this thread, I walked into work this morning and was ******. Huge banners all over the place celebrating "hospital week" without one mention of recognizing our superb nurses during...
  24. How much do you get paid for being on call?

    $3.5 an hour is the average among cath labs in
  25. Nursing Student looking for out of state jobs

    I guess choosing which state to sit for boards would depend on how long you think your job search may take and how long you plan to study prior to taking NCLEX. I am not sure if the CA will allow you...