vandyrn27

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1. Flight Nurse

   vandyrn27 replied to MReg's topic in Flight

   I am currently a flight nurse. Requirements may differ from program to program, but we require a minimum of 3 years critical care (ER or ICU) and 1 year of critical pediatric experience is preferred. In addition to being an RN, you need to be an EM...

2. Vanderbilt Nurse Residency Winter 2016

   vandyrn27 replied to pre-nurseshan's topic in Tennessee

   I am a current VUMC RN who has worked quite a bit with nurse residents. If I can help you all in any way, let me know. Good luck! It's a great place to work!

3. melted down in my Clinical Lab today... left crying

   vandyrn27 replied to CeilingCat's topic in General Students

   First off, take a deep breath. I graduated in '07 as a 'non-traditional student' (i.e over age 30 and with kids of my own), and it was hard, to say the least. Because this is not your first degree and you most likely have slightly different priorit...

4. Vanderbilt's Nurse Residency Program

   vandyrn27 replied to LeLeeFNP's topic in Tennessee

   I am a nurse at Vandy who did not go through the PNR program, but I do precept most of the nurse's who come through our dept. My best advice to all of you is to first and foremost, be yourself. Secondly, be honest about what makes you passionate ab...

5. Scalp IV's

   vandyrn27 replied to justcurious99's topic in Pediatric

   I am an RN in a PED, and use scalp veins fairly often. As several other posters have said, they are certainly more "humane" than multiple sticks! I once had an 8 day old pt who was sent to us by an OSH who had had 23 PIV attempts. I established a ...