J&B-RN

J&B-RN BSN, MSN, RN, APRN, NP

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New NP from bedside ICU to pain management provider

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  1. New grad NP in pain management, bad idea?

    J&B-RN posted a topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    OK so to make a long story short... I’m a new grad, sort of, I graduated 2 years ago and I am finally starting my first NP job. (I was sick for a year and couldn’t work, postpartum...

  2. New grad NP in pain management, bad idea?

    J&B-RN replied to J&B-RN's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Hi there, Update- I stayed in pain management for one year. That was plenty long enough. While I did learn a lot, and overall it helped me settle into the role of an advance practice provider…...

  3. New grad NP in pain management, bad idea?

    J&B-RN replied to J&B-RN's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Thank you for the words of advice! So far I’ve survive nearly 2 weeks on my own. It’s been stressful and hard. I see 13 patients a day for now and it’s busy. I feel like I’m learning from the...

  4. New grad NP in pain management, bad idea?

    J&B-RN replied to J&B-RN's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    How did you know exactly what to say!! thank you ?? I’ve been so stressed about working in pain management and then when I lost the rest of my orientation weeks I just panicked. It’s hard...

  5. From SICU to BICU and I'm so bored!

    J&B-RN posted a topic in Burn

    0Because of many reasons I moved to an entirely new city and took up a new job. I have over 4 years of surgical trauma ICU experience in a large level 1 facility that was a very fast paced ICU with...

  6. Where are all the Acute care jobs??

    J&B-RN replied to J&B-RN's topic in Advanced Practice

    I haven’t tried sound or Apogee yet. I am really trying to avoid that brutal 7 on 7 off schedule. Been there done that as a bedside ICU nurse and it about killed me. I think I’d rather do family...

  7. Where are all the Acute care jobs??

    J&B-RN posted a topic in Advanced Practice

    I just graduated with a dual AGACNP/FNP a few months ago and job hunting has been zero fun!! I did not enjoy family med and want to avoid that area of medicine completely but it seems like those are...

  8. switching ICUs?

    J&B-RN replied to CritcareRN13's topic in MICU, SICU

    I went from a general SICU in a level 1 facility with a large variety of patients (truama, neuro, sicu, cardiothoracic, picu, open bellies, open chests, crrt, balloon pump, etc) to a burn and...

  9. New job not what i was expecting

    J&B-RN replied to BSN16's topic in General Nursing

    I am literally in this same exact boat. Except I've been at the new job for about 6 months now. And I am bored out of my mind!! Ive only ever worked in level 1 trauma/surgical ICU's and I recently...

  10. Most intense ICU you've travel to?

    J&B-RN posted a topic in Travel

    Hey travel nurses! I was just wondering what your favorite ICU you've traveled to is?? what's the most intense, interesting, sickest, most challenging, assignment you've ever taken?? In a good way!...

  11. From SICU to BICU and I'm so bored!

    J&B-RN posted a topic in MICU, SICU

    Because of many reasons I moved to an entirely new city and took up a new job. I have over 4 years of surgical trauma ICU experience in a large level 1 facility that was a very fast paced ICU with...

  12. From SICU to BICU and I'm so bored!

    J&B-RN replied to J&B-RN's topic in MICU, SICU

    I have taken care of an 80% burn. Do you work days or nights? That makes a big difference. I work nights and we don't do burn care at night. So it's just turn and base and pain meds. They become...

  13. Both adult and peds?

    J&B-RN replied to Chelonophile's topic in Critical Care

    I've only ever worked in large level 1 Truama ICU's and both jobs the ICU's have both adult and peds. They are out there if you look for