trauma_lama BSN

Hey friends, quick brain-pick. I finished my BSN and I'm looking to the next phase, not sure yet if I want to pursue acute care NP or CRNA. Either way I know I will need ICU experience to achieve my future goals so I'm looking in that direction now. ...

Hey all, A trauma coordinator position just opened up at my level III facility and I applied as trauma is my passion and advancing in it is my career goal. They've called me to schedule an interview. I wanted to see if anyone could give me feedback ...

This is the case in my department. It can be very disheartening to not be in the "in clique," and I'm 2+ years into the place. with over 5 years nsg exp.

Hey nurses! I was wondering...I had the opportunity to go down the OR with my pt last week (I'm a NS). This pt was very sweet and easy tempered...in preop, the surgeon, anesthesiologist, CRNA and circulating nurse all came by at one point to introduc...

Hi friends, I'm just beginning in a level one trauma ED. I transferred to it from a tele unit in my hospital system. It seems like the classes and certs I'm required to get surpass any of the requirements of heard of nurses in other departments needi...

hey all, Hope you're well and surviving the onslaught of insane natural disasters plaguing us right now... I wanted to ask about a potential interview with an ED mgr. I'm currently on an intermediate CV care unit. I love the people, but it just does...

Hey y'all, apologies if if this has been posted, I looked and nothing popped right up. So I have 2 yr OR exp ambulatory surgery, and 1.5 yr telemetry/intermediate. I just got hired on in the adult ED in my hospital system, level 1 trauma center. I h...

I've been told by a few it's because of burnout? As of right now, I can see myself making a career in the ED... fingers crossed.

This, x a million.

Thank you so much for your thoughtful reply! I have another question I just thought of- how do you do shift change report? Is it expected that you try to DC/admit to inpatient all the pts you can before leaving? Or just report off and hit the road wh...

WHEW! thanks for your response! Holy cow, I better do some ncclex practice questions to review for this interview!

OH MAH GAH please do not interrupt me to read out loud something from EGD results from 3 weeks ago when it's 0710 and our patient is only on our cardiac floor because their most recent general anesthesia threw them into afib. AGGHHHHHHHHHH Seriously ...

Yeah, what are they doing to make you feel bullied? I myself started on a CV intermediate floor this spring, coming from the OR (so not a new nurse, but new to floor nursing).

Hey y'all! Happy weekend! Long story short, I thought the OR would be my forever home when I started working there after I graduated. But here I am, 3 years later, starting on a cardiac intermediate floor- because while I loved OR, I missed the patie...

This is so great! Thank you so much for sharing! Man, I hope floor nursing comes back to me quickly í ½í¸³í ½í¸‰

Attn night shift+sahm and cardiac nurses: I had a CVIC call to ask me to come in for an interview next week! So excited! I have a lot of things going against me- I've been out for a year with my babies, my only work experience so far has been in the ...

Thanks!

Interview went well y'all! They changed my status on the hospital website to "an offer is being generated for you and will be made within 3 business days." Yay!! So excited. Thanks for all the insight.

oh yeah duuuuuhhhh silly little thing called oxygen. Thanks!

Ok so I've been brushing up on stuff- obviously they know I've been out of floor/ not fresh on cardio in a while, but the possibility that they could ask me what I would do if my or reported chest pain got me thinking and looking through my notes... ...

Thanks a lot- this is GREAT stuff to think about. I will be ready when they ask! Ok now to read up on my notes...

that is def something I'm afraid of- biting off more than I can chew. I think you're right... Maybe if I could get someone to come hang with the kids 8a-noon, I could sleep, then get up to relieve them, give kids lunch, then nap some more when they n...

Thanks a lot! That'll be my homework after the kids go down tonight :-)

Hey esteemed nurses! Please firgive typos, I'm using AN on my phone...So I would like y'all's thoughts on this... Long story short, the other day I managed to leave a bunch of my class notes in my favorite little neighborhood shoe shop (because who d...

Hey. For y'all who have been there, done that. I have a 9 month old. We are workin on #2. I was hired at an ASC for the OR before I graduated from school- a little less than 2 years ago- my complete dream job (I wanted to be in the OR since before nu...