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lifelong

ACNP-BC, CVICU/SICU/Flight

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lifelong has 22 years experience and specializes in ACNP-BC, CVICU/SICU/Flight.


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  1. Any ICU ACNPs???

    You raise a great question. My graduate NP program included the use/benefits etc., but the program did not include individual training (landmarks, anatomy) or return demonstration. But found in my...
  2. I have been an NP in a community ICU and loved the position, however the model and collaborating MDs have changed and I am moving into an oppty to enhance a vascular center that focuses on vascular...
  3. Pulmonary NP, PLEASE answer

    Hi there, I am an ACNP who works in an ICU and manages patients on and off vents. I manage vent settings, monitor ABGs, place central and arterial lines, intubate, place chest tubes and perform...
  4. New NP with a question

    Nope, I am not in a combined role. I think there is just confusion. So far, I have just pushed back saying..."you really don’t want to pay me for data collection" or which one of my patient care...
  5. New NP with a question

    Thats alright...yesterday I reminded the them that patient care was foremost in my mind, QA wasn't and that I wasn't willing to step into the data collection role because it wasn't study related. I...
  6. New NP with a question

    Hi again, I am a new ACNP in a brand new hospital. Love the position...but recently my boss the CNO has begun including me in meetings and some QA stuff. Don't make most of the meetings and have...
  7. Transition into the NP role

    Thanks guys! You helped me realize this is just a phase...normal phase I must travel through. I spoke with my instructor and she also mentioned it usually takes 5 yrs before one is very comfortable....
  8. Hi there, I thought I would check in with you and tell you how things are going. They are going fabulous; I am learning a ton yet feel so inadequate. I am literally saturated everyday to the point...
  9. You ask very good questions. I will give you my thoughts, but others may be able to shed more light. It sounds like you have wonderful well-rounded experience, all which will help you no matter...
  10. I remember graduating this past November (2008) and being offered an NP position in an inpatient rehab unit. I was doing my final clinical rotation in an ICU and we referred many patients to rehab...
  11. Hi there, I am employed by the hospital. I have an office I share with my collaborating MD (who has his own practice...anesthesia). In Ohio I think the climate is such that the conservatism wouldn't...
  12. Wow, I have both a MS from a college of nursing within a university setting and an MSN from a different university setting. Both highly regarded both with medical schools onsite. I received my MSN...
  13. New FNP

    You know after rereading your question, I focused on questions you could ask...not what might be asked of you, sorry! Questions they may ask you might be focused on your newness and the type of...
  14. New FNP

    Congratulations on the interview, wow, you must be excited. I am coming from an ACNP perspective so please take that into consideration. But some questions that come to mind after reading your...
  15. Hey there, I am an ACNP and graduated in November. I work in the ICU and love it. As an ACNP I work primarily in the hospital but can work outside the hospital if the patients I would see are a...