missnurse01

missnurse01 MSN, RN

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  1. Advice for new to ICU in Trauma

    Nice to hear you are moving a wonderful time ! Working at a teaching hosp can be quite a bit different then a non-teaching hosp so of you leave there you may experience quite a culture change. Sounds...
  2. Sorry to hear that forbyiur...did you apply elsewhere
  3. DNP and working full time?

    I think it depends on your program. If you already have your MSN, then it might not be as rigorous. If it is instead of an MSN then it might be more
  4. VCU and MSA 2013

    she never called me back so I sent a
  5. VCU CRNA 2013

    what's your weather like there in Roanoke throughout the year? We are trying to find somewhere to settle down
  6. Advice for new to ICU in Trauma

    Coming into the ICU the learning curve is steep. It will take a year or two before you aren't worried that you are going to kill your pts or that you did...while critiquing every decision you made...
  7. applied to kaplan Rn to Msn Fnp program

    congrats and good luck! fyi-it's a little hard to read your paragraph without
  8. Midwife, advancing, and worldwide possibilities?

    I am not too sure, as I am not in the field, but I know that nurse practitioners see women's health type pts. Either for certified nurse midwife or nurse practitioner, you will have to have a BSN...
  9. got a new job in the sicu

    It will be okay! Even though you have been a nurse for a while, they will mostly treat you like a new grad, as well as asking/observing to see where your skills are. They do not expect you to be an...
  10. New to NICU, but not nursing...

    I do not work in this area however have worked in areas 15 years ago where you didn't get much of any orientation. There were no special classes as there are nowadays, and it was trial by fire at the...
  11. Travel nursing with young kids, need advice/tips!

    I did it! It was awesome, we traveled for three years. kids were either too young for school or we homeschooled the other ones. dad was also the stay at home. we love road trips! just give them...
  12. telemetry vs med surge

    Yes, you do all this. sometimes tele floors have lower nurse to pt ratio though. You may also have more sick pts-on numerous IV drips that you never seen on med-surg to be aware of, may or may not...
  13. congrats! Be yourself! They want someone interested in learning, who is a team player, and provides great compassionate care. It sounds like you will do
  14. VCU and MSA 2013

    I know (MODERATOR EDIT OF INITIALS - PLEASE DO NOT POST NAMES/INITIALS OF THOSE IN YOUR PROGRAM PER TOS) said it would take a while before we heard. I did got the letter from the crna program though....
  15. VCU CRNA 2013

    Awesome ! Hope ur parking is better ! I am sure you can call and ask them about parking
  16. congrats!
  17. Working for Indian Health Service and Travel Nursing

    depends on what type of job you will have with them. In NM they had hosp far removed from the cities that doctors and nurses would work at, and they would have ERs, and inpt floors-although big...
  18. Asthma issues and sending kids home....

    I am not sure about the school environment, but here in the ED the social worker either comes to talk to them, or may have an outside agency check on them. As it can be a life threatening thing I am...
  19. Who do you see in the OR?

    good advice above. here in the pacific NW our cardiac surg team only uses PAs, they both are in the OR as well as round on the floor. I have seen a neuro NP that works with the neuro icu guys, but...
  20. Need advice please

    Just go ahead and apply. This happens all the time. good
  21. job prospects in the future

    It really depends on your location. What do the new grads from your program say about job prospects? You may have to work quite far from home for your first job until you get a year or so under your...
  22. Hi! Yes the new grad market is tough. I am sorry you are going through this. They will probably not hire as a tech as your licensure is above that and you can be held liable to the level of...
  23. Are u in the US ? I have not heard this idea of different
  24. I thought the close for apps was Oct