nfdfiremedic BSN, RN

nfdfiremedic has 8 years experience as a BSN, RN and specializes in ED, Neuro, Management, Clinical Educator.

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   Help me understand the different types of NP programs (ACNP vs FNP etc)

   nfdfiremedic posted a topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

   Good morning, I am interested in becoming an NP. I initially thought my future would be in nursing management and leadership but over the past year or two I've had a change of heart and decided that...
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   BYOE (bring your own equipment)

   nfdfiremedic replied to jayecha's topic in General Nursing

   This is the answer your manager would likely give you. It's what I would say if someone asked
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   Which graduate degree should I pursue?

   nfdfiremedic posted a topic in Post Graduate Students

   Hello everyone, I was hoping to get some thoughts on the best graduate degree for me to consider. I originally graduated as a diploma RN, and completed my BSN this past May. I hold two nursing...
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   CNRN 2013

   nfdfiremedic replied to nfdfiremedic's topic in Neurological

   Well, I took it yesterday... passed! It was the hardest teat I've ever taken for sure, especially compared to my other nursing
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   Can I still get into a Nurse Practitioner program?

   nfdfiremedic replied to Kthrnortega83's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

   My advisor told me not to bother applying unless I had a 3.5 GPA when I started my BSN. I worked myself to the bone to get it (since I also work 60+ hours a week and did all through school) but I did,...
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   I am starting an FNP program. Does this limit my options after graduation?

   nfdfiremedic posted a topic in Advanced Practice

   The school where I did my undergraduate studies offers three Master's programs for nurses. They are CRNA, CNS (Adult health), and FNP. My intent is to work in an acute care setting. I currently work...
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   CNRN 2013

   nfdfiremedic posted a topic in Neurological

   Hello, I am hoping to sit for the CNRN exam when it is next offered in March of 2013. I'm actually a bit surprised they only offer the test during defined widnows. I hold other nursing specialty...
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   Working the holidays to get away from family...

   nfdfiremedic replied to Brian's topic in Nurses Rock

   I have very few living family members (my parents, one brother, and a few aunts/uncles/cousins but not many.) The closest one lives 5 hours away. I generally get chinese food every holiday. To that...
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   Moving up in the world...

   nfdfiremedic posted a topic in General Nursing

   After several years spent as the clinical coordinator of a large tertiary medical center's emergency department, I am moving up a rung on the ladder to a new position. In my institution, the "clinical...
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    Sedation for a spinal tap??

    nfdfiremedic replied to bluemorningglory's topic in General Nursing

    I have seen hundreds of LP's but I've never seen one with
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    Volunteering at the hospital you want to work for

    nfdfiremedic replied to pugmom79's topic in General Nursing

    It's never a bad thing to get "on the radar." It's an opportunity to make a good name for yourself and demonstrate your work ethic, bedside manner, etc. These are things that give you an advantage...
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    Social Network and Hiring...Employers use your posts

    nfdfiremedic replied to xtxrn's topic in General Nursing

    I will contribute this: GETTING the job may be one thing, but KEEPING it is another. I work for a large hospital chain. They have strict rules that forbid talking about the hospital in any public...
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    Does this happen at your hospital? (Staffing related.)

    nfdfiremedic replied to nfdfiremedic's topic in General Nursing

    Unfortunately, I'm in their offices on a regular basis alongside my physician medical director, and we continue to be told they're "working on it." I'm running out of options here, there is no higher...
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    Does this happen at your hospital? (Staffing related.)

    nfdfiremedic posted a topic in General Nursing

    Greetings, I am hoping to find out a bit about hospitals in other parts of the country and their staffing situations. I keep reading about difficulty nurses are experiencing finding jobs and, with...
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    NP's in specialty fields?

    nfdfiremedic posted a topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Greetings, I am a veteran ED nurse leader. I am an assistant manager in my department, a CEN, a former paramedic, (prior to becoming an RN) and have extensive specialty training in trauma, etc. I am...