nfdfiremedic BSN, RN

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 my true path is in hands on practice. I have 15 cr...

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 certifications (CEN and CNRN) and have about three years...

This is the answer your manager would likely give you. It's what I would say if someone asked me.

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 certifications and I've never had to wait for a window...

Well, I took it yesterday... passed! It was the hardest teat I've ever taken for sure, especially compared to my other nursing certifications.

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, and I started my NP program this month. You can d...

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 in management, but my clinical background was in th...

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 coordinator" is basically another term for "Assis...

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 extent, since I'm not missing anything but sitting o...

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 an instructor.educator for all the "normal" critic...

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 that in mind, I'm curious if this problem exists as ...

I have seen hundreds of LP's but I've never seen one with sedation.

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 when it comes time to interview. You may be one of te...

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 venue, or representing them poorly in any context. Th...

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 level for me to take it to.

In my region, I find that the paramedics really have their hands tied. Before returning to nursing school, I was a firefighter/medic for years (as my screen name suggests... I've used the same SN since the 90's and never changed it.) I relocated to t...

I took them both at the same time. It was pretty rough. If I could have done it over the summer I would have! Also, paramedic AND nurse is a very useful combo depending what you want to do with your career.

As stated above reassess distal CSM, look for signs of infection, ice and elevate, and if one of the answers is "consider compartment syndrome" that's probably what they want you to say.

Hello all, This will be my first post here on allnurses, though I have been a frequent reader for years. I'm hoping to reach out to the community for some advice dealing with issues in my current position. This is a bit of a long message, but I'm tr...

You can't ignore them but you can certainly tell them no if they're asking for something unreasonable.

Very cool I got a bottle of wine from a coworker once when I worked new year's day for her so she could go out on new year's eve.

Just thought I would give a bit of an update since this topic seemed to generate a lot of interest. After the first few weeks, things got a lot easier. I realized that my approach was wrong, and I adapted. It was, in retrospect, really silly of me t...

Greetings. I work at a large hospital in the area you mentioned you plan on moving into. You listed Lehigh Valley in your OP, they are not terribly far from here. We see around 55k a year. We have a 32 bed ED, of which 7 are "fast track" beds. We ha...

It's just a bunch of drama. If I were you, I'd just rise above it and do my job, ignoring whatever silly games the others decide to play with one another. It's not worth lowering yourself to get involved. Also, anonymous letters are never a good idea...

Some of you folks have clearly never set foot in a bit city ER. Yes, I choose to work there of my own free will. I do it because I want to fix broken people. I do it because I want to identify and treat life threatening problems. I do it because I wa...