turnforthenurse MSN, NP

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    Np specialities?

    turnforthenurse replied to Breh_118's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I can't really describe the dynamics of each specialty, but there are different types of NP programs. There is the Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP), which is the most broad. FNPs are able to treat...
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    transfer from PP unit to ICU/ER

    turnforthenurse replied to sukh :)'s topic in General Nursing

    Your best bet would be to see if you can float to your hospital's ER and pick up shifts. That will help get your feet wet (to make sure you know that the ER is what you want to do) and will also help...
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    ER nurses - what stethoscope do you use?

    turnforthenurse replied to turnforthenurse's topic in Emergency

    There's a cardiology
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    Work-life balance?

    turnforthenurse replied to nursingmymind's topic in Health, Stress Management

    If I had to work rotating shifts like that I would be having issues with my work-life balance, too! Are you required to work rotating shifts like that? Do you actually enjoy your current job? I had...
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    fall questions

    turnforthenurse replied to nikita12's topic in General Nursing

    SBAR is a very useful tool for when you have to call the doctor about your patient or even when reporting off to the oncoming nurse. Here is a link explaining more (also includes an example): SBAR |...
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    CEN 2016!

    turnforthenurse replied to Lev's topic in Emergency

    I'm currently studying. I already paid for my exam so I'm within my 90-day window, but I have to test by sometime in January. I did it to force myself to study! I took Jeff Solheim's CEN review...
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    Prophecy Testing????

    turnforthenurse posted a topic in General Nursing

    Has anyone ever taken this exam before? I just received an outline for the ER and it looks VERY comprehensive, like I'm taking the CEN or something. Honestly I'm pretty nervous. I'm a new hire at a...
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    Prophecy Testing????

    turnforthenurse replied to turnforthenurse's topic in General Nursing

    Oh I'm sorry! But that's good that you are allowed to retake it. Just out of curiosity, are you a traveler/agency nurse? I honestly thought they only did these types of tests for travelers/agency....
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    What do you eat in the morning?

    turnforthenurse posted a topic in General Nursing

    I used to work 11a-11p and now I am going to 7a-7p. My other job is from 6a-6p, so I usually get up at around 4:30am. My 7a-7p job has about a 40 min commute. I find it really hard to eat at this...
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    What do you eat in the morning?

    turnforthenurse replied to turnforthenurse's topic in General Nursing

    I've made overnight oats before but I have only made them with instant oats. All of the recipes I have seen also call for instant oats. I like to add oats, almond milk, greek yogurt of my choice and...
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    What do you eat in the morning?

    turnforthenurse replied to turnforthenurse's topic in General Nursing

    That sounds amazing. I need to try this.
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    Hitler, an ICU charge nurse, receiving morning report

    turnforthenurse replied to turnforthenurse's topic in Nursing Humor

    They're like ninjas where I
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    PCCN Certification Exam Preparation

    turnforthenurse replied to boogalina's topic in Critical Care

    I also have my PCCN. It was something I obtained right before moving from PCU to ER. I just wanted to chime in on what worked for me: AACN's Certification Review Online AACN's PCCN Self-Assessment...
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    Hitler, an ICU charge nurse, receiving morning report

    turnforthenurse replied to turnforthenurse's topic in Nursing Humor

    "And the ED is down there strategizing about how to send them all at
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    INTERVIEW HELP!!!!!

    turnforthenurse replied to maryterrell413's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Cannot stress this point enough, especially if the location has a pretty large
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    INTERVIEW HELP!!!!!

    turnforthenurse replied to maryterrell413's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Some common interview questions: * Tell me about yourself * What are your strengths and weaknesses? - have at least a couple of each. Never say you do not have any weaknesses. One that I used as a...
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    Nursing Morale

    turnforthenurse replied to lumberjackAZRN's topic in General Nursing

    Pretty much. the things that I did for my staff always came out of my own
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    Hitler, an ICU charge nurse, receiving morning report

    turnforthenurse replied to turnforthenurse's topic in Nursing Humor

    Can't edit since I'm on my phone...but FYI there is "language" in the
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    I need an ER nurse to answer this question for me (pt with HIV related)

    turnforthenurse replied to Risan's topic in Emergency

    Yes, everything stays in there. You can look up previous visits on patients on the EMR that include all of the information (triage, VS, PMHx, nursing notes, H&P note from physician, medications,...
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    Quitting during/before orientation

    turnforthenurse replied to mindofmidwifery's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Do you have the opportunity to shadow? You might be able to work both places...obviously not full-time at both, but maybe full-time or part-time at one and PRN at the other
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    Quitting during/before orientation

    turnforthenurse replied to mindofmidwifery's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I agree with this. Make sure you conduct a bunch of research on the company - internet searches and even check out Glassdoor. My "dream job" in this area ended up being
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    Depressed self-referral to ED

    turnforthenurse replied to jana82's topic in General Nursing

    Restraints on a psych patient in a locked room? That's a recipe for a disaster. Unless the patient was violent and needed temporary restraining and there was someone who had eyes on that patient at...
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    I Don't Get the Anxiety Part of Nursing

    turnforthenurse replied to missmollie's topic in General Nursing

    Easier said than done. I'm glad that you don't suffer from this "anxiety." (really!) I'm not a new nurse. At one of my previous jobs, I was the head charge nurse of an ER and in addition to charging...
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    Quitting without a notice

    turnforthenurse replied to turnforthenurse's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Update #2 - my LAST SHIFT was yesterday! I'm free! At least I got to work with one of my favorite docs yesterday so that made it more tolerable. Management tried to pull the, "well I just found out"...
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    ER nurses - what stethoscope do you use?

    turnforthenurse replied to turnforthenurse's topic in Emergency

    3 Littmanns -