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  1. Pay grade: experienced nurse vs new grad

    rehric00 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Guys & Gals... I know we are "not supposed to talk about pay"... but we all do. That being said, my hospital recently did a market analysis and raised base pay for all hospital employees. I got a...

  2. I passed the AANP exam today!

    rehric00 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I just wanted to share my experience with everyone, because when I was preparing for this exam, I was looking for resources on what other people did.... So I graduated August 4th. I pretty much...

  3. FNP- private practice vs corporation

    rehric00 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I am looking for advice/opinions of people who may have worked as an NP in a private practice vs within a bigger corporation for primary care I am done with school in August and will be sitting for...

  4. No motivation. Gas tank on E

    rehric00 posted a topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I am in the final stretch of my NP program. I graduate in August. However, I am stuck in a rut- well it feels like it anyways. I have NO motivation to do anything. None. I am doing well in school and...

  5. Going out with your co-workers (Mixing Business with pleasure)

    rehric00 replied to Plumrose15153's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Right! Some of my best friends are also Co workers. However, we are all ICU nurses and don't have drama. We all work very well together. Actually, most of the nurses are very good friends with each...

  6. Graduation Vacation?!

    rehric00 posted a topic in Advanced Practice

    So... I graduate in August from my FNP program. THANK GOD! I am so ready to be done! So, to celebrate, I am planning a big (ish) vacation for my husband and I. Although he did not actually go through...

  7. How to become NP non nurse bachelor degree

    rehric00 replied to Jsre's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Pretty sure you have to be a nurse to become a nurse practitioner. And in response to your question about which will make you a better NP- my answer is to become a nurse first. Which I think you have...

  8. Burnout in transition to FNP

    rehric00 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I am currently working in a ICU on a weekend package contract. Fri and Sat nights only, so that I can focus on my FNP school during the week and do clinicals. I graduate in August 2017. My current job...

  9. Burnout in transition to FNP

    rehric00 replied to rehric00's topic in General Nursing

    Update: I had my interview today and have some info to guide my decision. I am not making a decision until at least Monday or Tuesday... The LTC facility is a non-profit Christian based organization....

  10. Burnout in transition to FNP

    rehric00 replied to rehric00's topic in General Nursing

    The new admins have changed things. They have taken away virtually all the small "perks" we have had for years. They are cutting costs in every way possible (I know every place is, but this is a bit...

  11. Burnout in transition to FNP

    rehric00 replied to rehric00's topic in General Nursing

    Good point. I just don't feel like I can work one more shift at the hospital. I have worked at a snf before. It was not ideal. But I think I could make it work for a few

  12. Burnout in transition to FNP

    rehric00 replied to rehric00's topic in General Nursing

    Staff moral. High expectations without sufficient resources. Poor treatment by admins. Fear of being fired for speaking up. The whole place has just gone down hill. And just general burnout. I am not...

  13. Ethics: Brain bleed sign out AMA

    rehric00 replied to Kbig2's topic in General Nursing

    If the pt was alert and oriented, they have every right to refuse treatment. As long as your staff did everything possible to educate the pt on the severity and ensure he knew the risks, I don't...

  14. Code blue

    rehric00 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Picture this: young-ish chronic trach/vent patient. You know him well. Hes been on your unit for months waiting for placement. You know him, he knows you. he has family, they don't come to see him...

  15. Pay grade: experienced nurse vs new grad

    rehric00 replied to rehric00's topic in General Nursing

    Both if us are on

  16. Pay grade: experienced nurse vs new grad

    rehric00 replied to rehric00's topic in General Nursing

    I can see why unions have their perks... I've just stuck thru so much with this hospital. It has not been a pretty 6 years for them, lost their magnet designation- 75% turn over.. ive stuck it out and...

  17. Master's level pharmacology?! wowza!

    rehric00 replied to rehric00's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Thanks for the reassurance. I have to remind myself ALOT, that I made it this far- many other people ahead of me have made it- I can do it! I have gone over the notes many times, and I have been going...

  18. Master's level pharmacology?! wowza!

    rehric00 posted a topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Ok guys- I think I am just looking for a little reinforcement and encouragement here... I am enrolled in my online master's program... working towards FNP. Ill be done in 2 years. I was lucky enough...

  19. Master's level pharmacology?! wowza!

    rehric00 replied to rehric00's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Yes, I am working full time. It's three 12s though- so I have more days off that I can dedicate to studying. Thanks for the tips, guys... I used to record myself for my undergrad- I forgot about that...

  20. I received this email from a professor. I was a little shocked. Opinon?

    rehric00 replied to kdflet's topic in General Students

    I do not think this is unprofessional. This is real life. Every hospital I have worked at has had strict uniform policies. My current hospital goes as far as to say what kind of badge clip we can...

  21. Living at home, but traveling locally?!

    rehric00 posted a topic in Agency Nurses

    Hi everyone! I have been a nurse since Feb 2013. I have been full time on a med/surg/ortho/peds unit. I am PALS cert. I am also currently in transition to working in the ICU (start my orientation...

  22. Code blue

    rehric00 replied to rehric00's topic in General Nursing

    I was asking myself the same question. I suppose because he would gain his HR back but as soon as the meds wore off, it would brady down and we'd start compressions again. I started asking myself "why...

  23. Code blue

    rehric00 replied to rehric00's topic in General Nursing

    They had in the past. I believe at one point (on a prior admission) he was a DNR. But this time, he did want to live. He was a Full Code and he knew what it all entailed. He had coded a few other...

  24. Code blue

    rehric00 replied to rehric00's topic in General Nursing

    I agree, this was the best thing for him. He was sick for a very long time. He would go through "panic" spells, get himself worked up, get SOB, low O2 sats, but always recovered after some morphine...

  25. Code blue

    rehric00 replied to rehric00's topic in General Nursing

    Firstinfamily- I suppose I should have added some additional info. He was put on 100% on the vent when I first noticed something was "off". Also, we were in an ICU. He had been with us long term due...