Raven Sierra

Raven Sierra BSN, RN

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  1. Nurse Breaks in ER

    Raven Sierra replied to EDnurseAmen's topic in Emergency

    Y'all get breaks?? What passes for a "break" in my ED is food stuffed in our faces at the nursing desk and maybe a 2-minute potty break, if we're lucky. We never have a nurse to cover, and most...

  2. Going rate for preceptors?

    Raven Sierra replied to Raven Sierra's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Thanks, kmRN33! That's a good

  3. Going rate for preceptors?

    Raven Sierra posted a topic in Post Graduate Students

    Hey, all, I've taken the plunge and applied to a FNP program. However, it looks like I will have to procure my own preceptors. Out of curiosity (and for budgeting), what is the going rate for...

  4. CEN EXAM - HELP!

    Raven Sierra replied to carlowellnj's topic in Emergency

    Not sure if the OP still needs advice, but, at the risk of thread necromancy - I may be the outlier who didn't find Solheim's online class to be super-helpful. I got some things from him, but it...

  5. Scrub tops for short, fluffy, chesty nurse

    Raven Sierra replied to applesaucesm's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Cherokee Infinity. They stretch in all the right places. And they're

  6. Emergency Nursing Areas

    Raven Sierra replied to Mary3010's topic in Emergency

    You could probably contact the nurse manager of any local ED and ask if you could shadow one of their nurses for a bit. Explain that you're interested in the field and want a better idea of what we...

  7. Too old?

    Raven Sierra posted a topic in Government, Military

    I always wanted to join the military but, for various reasons, never did. I'm now 38 (39 in a couple weeks) with a BSN and 3 years of ICU and ED and am a charge nurse and preceptor. I'd love to be in...

  8. Emergency Nursing Areas

    Raven Sierra replied to Mary3010's topic in Emergency

    Official interpretation of scans/tests/etc. is the purview of the advanced practice providers (NPs and PAs) or the physicians in my ED. Obviously, we RNs look at the tests and scans and will know...

  9. Advice for new EM nurses

    Raven Sierra replied to MD married to RN's topic in Emergency

    Very helpful, even if you aren't new to the ED craziness. ? Also, I have to applaud your use of "new fangled."

  10. NBC's The Nurses - Just another nurse show?

    Raven Sierra replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in General Nursing

    ^This. I don't watch anything vaguely medical anymore. Even re-runs of Scrubs get to me now, and I liked Scrubs. My home is my sanctuary from pandemic nursing. We do not speak of the last...

  11. Emergency Nursing Areas

    Raven Sierra replied to Mary3010's topic in Emergency

    1. I work in the emergency department/emergency room. 2. My duties are those of a staff nurse in an emergency room. Assessing, medicating, monitoring, giving turkey sandwiches...Spoiler alert:...

  12. Masks and sore throats/sinus issues?

    Raven Sierra posted a topic in Disaster Preparation

    Since we started wearing 1 surgical mask per shift and wearing sanitized N95s (reused and re-sanitized multiple times and not necessarily given back to the original owner), multiple staff members have...

  13. CNS in emergency department

    Raven Sierra posted a topic in Emergency

    Anyone a CNS in the ED? I'm thinking about going back to school, and I don't really want to do NP. I'm considering a master's so I can teach, someday; I like precepting, and I enjoy teaching nursing...

  14. What's the funniest most unusual baby name?

    Raven Sierra replied to nirvana1's topic in Nursing Humor

    Question: does anyone know if the Department of Vital Statistics screens names prior to actually issuing the birth certificate? I never tested it with my kids, but if a parent puts something vulgar or...

  15. CNS in emergency department

    Raven Sierra replied to Raven Sierra's topic in Emergency

    Thank you, OldIsNew. I appreciate your candor. I've been looking around, and almost every APRN job posting in the area wants NPs, not CNSs. The rare CNS posting has nothing to do with ER. I don't...

  16. Took NCLEX today...and the wait begins

    Raven Sierra posted a topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Took the NCLEX today. 75 questions. Lots of SATA, which are the devil in my opinion (just missing an "N" on the end...). Did the PVT and got the good pop-up. But I still am terrified I failed. The...

  17. Took NCLEX today...and the wait begins

    Raven Sierra replied to Raven Sierra's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    UPDATE: Just got my nursing license number from my BON! I passed and am officially a

  18. Took NCLEX today...and the wait begins

    Raven Sierra replied to Raven Sierra's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Forgot to add: I was averaging 70% - 75% on NCLEX Mastery. I had a 99% predictor from

  19. Took NCLEX today...and the wait begins

    Raven Sierra replied to Raven Sierra's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Well, I'm still waiting for results, so I can't say that I passed. As for the questions, I'd say mine were comparable to NCLEX Mastery. Saunders was a bit more detailed than the NCLEX questions I got....

  20. Took NCLEX today...and the wait begins

    Raven Sierra replied to Raven Sierra's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    The exam was definitely hard. By far, the hardest exam I've ever taken. This is my second degree, so I have had quite a number of tests. But this was rough. I really don't want to do it

  21. Took NCLEX today...and the wait begins

    Raven Sierra replied to Raven Sierra's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I used the NCLEX Mastery app and the Saunders NCLEX review book. My school had us do ATI as

  22. Gross Things Patients Do

    Raven Sierra replied to bluegeegoo2's topic in General Nursing

    No, I'd say that's a pretty gross

  23. Gross Things Patients Do

    Raven Sierra replied to bluegeegoo2's topic in General Nursing

    Holy gagging, Batman! I've seen a lot of nasty stuff and usually am unfazed by it. But that almost made me lose my breakfast on my computer

  24. ATI testing GRADED.

    Raven Sierra replied to Faon's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Wow. I've never heard of taking the comprehensive in your first semester. We take it in our last

  25. ATI testing GRADED.

    Raven Sierra replied to Faon's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    ATI has tests in each subject matter; as first semester students, I'd expect you'd be taking RN Fundamentals. After pharmacology, you take RN Pharmacology; after OB, you take RN Maternal Newborn; etc....