ICUSkeenRN

ICUSkeenRN

CCRN, House Sup, CCT, Unit Director, ICU

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  1. House supervisors!

    ICUSkeenRN replied to GenSurgRNFA's topic in Nurse Management

    I have no idea what kind of house you could get here for 450k! Maybe a cardboard box!

  2. House supervisors!

    ICUSkeenRN replied to GenSurgRNFA's topic in Nurse Management

    It's not BS. I have one part time job (24 hours a week) and 3 Per diem jobs. I work an average of 60 hour weeks. Hourly rates for HS in this area are

  3. House supervisors!

    ICUSkeenRN replied to GenSurgRNFA's topic in Nurse Management

    It's not BS. I have one part time job (24 hours a week) and 3 Per diem jobs. I work an average of 60 hour weeks. Hourly rates for HS in this area are

  4. House supervisors!

    ICUSkeenRN replied to GenSurgRNFA's topic in Nurse Management

    I've been a house sup since 2012. I've also been a charge RN as well as a unit director. I have an MSN as well as CCRN. I make close to $175k and I live in SoCal. Hope this

  5. CCRN exam

    ICUSkeenRN replied to PActuRN's topic in Critical Care

    I passed the CCRN on the first try. I used Barron's CCRN Review book as well as Kaplan CCRN. I read the overviews and took a bunch of practice questions. I found the best predictor of success was the...

  6. Nursing Managers- How did you get there?

    ICUSkeenRN posted a topic in Nurse Management

    Just curious if you all started out wanting to go into management, or if you wound up there. When did you realize you wanted to go into management? I have a background in ICU/CCU, Psych, ER, and Tele....

  7. Clinical Ladder at a small hospital

    ICUSkeenRN replied to vic_rn's topic in General Nursing

    What do you mean by clinical

  8. Telemetry or Sub Acute for New Grad?

    ICUSkeenRN replied to us2uk4u's topic in First Year After Licensure

    TELE for sure!!!!!! No weekends!! Hello! But seriously, it all depends on the ultimate goal you have for your NP. IMO, hospital work will give your better opportunities in the long run! And congrats...

  9. Sad. Not Doing Good on Orientation

    ICUSkeenRN replied to Caffeine_IV's topic in General Nursing

    I was a new grad in the ICU. Our unit hired many. And some sank, others swam. I

  10. Sad. Not Doing Good on Orientation

    ICUSkeenRN replied to Caffeine_IV's topic in General Nursing

    How long is your orientation? How long have you been on

  11. Sad. Not Doing Good on Orientation

    ICUSkeenRN replied to Caffeine_IV's topic in General Nursing

    Did you want to work in ICU? ICU is not for everyone. Which particular areas do you find you're struggling

  12. RN-BSN or RN-MSN someone help!

    ICUSkeenRN replied to ZenStudent's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Usually you can go ASN-MSN in about the same amount of time you could go ASN-BSN. MSN will pay off way more in the long run and set you apart from

  13. If ICU is long term goal, Med/Surg Hospital or Med/Surg LTAC ?

    ICUSkeenRN replied to buckheimer's topic in General Nursing

    I'd go with the 300 bed M/S. You can network with their ICU and possibly transfer after you've been there a

  14. RN New Graduate Challenges - 2011

    ICUSkeenRN replied to RNMEDIC34's topic in California Nursing

    I took wound care through a nursing education company in OC called AANE consultants. The EKG class I took through California School of Health Sciences. It was $150 for a very intense 3 day class. Well...

  15. Worst case scenario needle stick

    ICUSkeenRN replied to LaughingRN's topic in General Nursing

    Please keep us updated! We

  16. RN New Graduate Challenges - 2011

    ICUSkeenRN replied to RNMEDIC34's topic in California Nursing

    I graduated in May 2010 from a college in Georgia, and I moved to Orange County a few days after graduation. I didn't go to school in California, did not yet have CA endorsement (had a Georgia RN),...

  17. Question from a pre-nursing student at GPC

    ICUSkeenRN replied to PinkRocksLikeMe's topic in Georgia Nursing

    There are other ADN programs out there, but none that have an nclex pass rate like GPC. GPC is a rigorous program which will prepare you for nursing like no

  18. GPC Spring 2012

    ICUSkeenRN replied to sreed73's topic in Georgia Nursing

    I am a 2010 GPC grad and can honestly say it was a fantastic program albeit tough, but I truly believe I was way more prepared than any other programs' graduates, ASN or BSN. Go for it! I have my...

  19. How long is your commute?

    ICUSkeenRN replied to OnaTrek's topic in General Nursing

    3 miles. Free parking I park right in front of the side entrance to ICU, so it takes me a whopping 36 seconds to walk from my car to our

  20. Best and worst states for new grads?

    ICUSkeenRN replied to mysticpenguin's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Stay away from Northern California, probably best to steer clear of the entire state

  21. Best and worst states for new grads?

    ICUSkeenRN replied to mysticpenguin's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Atlanta. Of course, most of my class had jobs immediately after graduation, but we all did clinicals there and had an

  22. Worst case scenario needle stick

    ICUSkeenRN replied to LaughingRN's topic in General Nursing

    So sorry to hear about this. Breathe. Know you are not alone and you have MANY people praying for you and thinking about

  23. Tips for New Grads from one who got a job

    ICUSkeenRN posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    I graduated in May 2010 from a college in Georgia, and I moved to Orange County a few days after graduation. I didn't go to school in California, did not yet have CA endorsement (had a Georgia RN),...

  24. Hesi & ATI help anyone????

    ICUSkeenRN replied to cocoa12cosmo's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Been there, done that. I feel your pain. Do all the practice tests for all the semesters and then review things you may have forgotten (ie: I reviewed OB/Peds with Reviews and Rationales Series Books...

  25. GPA for acceptance????

    ICUSkeenRN replied to VWThumper's topic in General Nursing

    It would depend on your program's requirements. I don't think a 3.47 is likely to be rejected in most instances. This is nursing school, not med school. Of course, you still have to take your entrance...