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  1. Hurricane Irma

    oceanblue52 replied to remotefuse's topic in General Nursing

    Do you live in a mandatory evacuation zone? If so my understanding is that employers cannot terminate you for evacuating and not showing up to work. I don't know though if this rule applies to...

  2. Jefferson FACT 1YR. Interview Question

    oceanblue52 replied to JB21591's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I interviewed for this program, and it was fairly informal (this was about 5 years ago though). I would definitely reheorifice an explanation for your GPA and also how you turned it around with your...

  3. How to respond to "am I dying?"

    oceanblue52 replied to xmilkncookiesx's topic in General Nursing

    I had a hard time with this scenario too in Sim. Its awesome though that your program is presenting you with this, because you will encounter this conversation if you work in acute care. I love the...

  4. Am I missing something?

    oceanblue52 replied to Scrantonroyalnurse19's topic in General Students

    Use your free time to start studying for the NCLEX by topic. Yes, it is possible to get through school without tearing your hair out and studying non-stop. There are topics you will forget though. The...

  5. New grad RN relocating with little experience

    oceanblue52 replied to mallory_pamelle_RN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    This might not be feasible...but personally, if it were me, I would stay in Indy another 3-4 months to get the year of experience. Perhaps you could do a short term sublet or rent out a room while...

  6. Move out and live close to school or live at home and make commute.

    oceanblue52 replied to Teyrae13's topic in General Students

    That commute doesn't sound too bad actually, I've always had a 30-60 minute commute and you get used to it pretty quickly (unless you are dealing with crazy traffic). One thought...Perhaps you could...

  7. BSN to DNP Programs in Colorado

    oceanblue52 replied to hreed32's topic in School, College Programs

    I've encountered people in both programs and have heard very good things. I'm looking at CU myself, I've heard the program is quite rigorous and people seem happy with it. I did the BSN program and...

  8. Therapy most used PMHNP

    oceanblue52 replied to Malenurse12345's topic in Advanced Practice

    Second what Jules says, NPs don't typically have the time to do therapy. That being said, if I were you I would pick EMDR or DBT as those seem to be used quite a bit these

  9. NP School with a GRE of 300?

    oceanblue52 replied to outsidegirl's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Most of the programs I have seen only require the GRE if your GPA is below a certain threshold. Figure out what programs you are interested in and see what the requirements are before you spend more...

  10. Pmhnp ancc board exam passed 2017

    oceanblue52 replied to TheIncredible's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Congratulations! I am looking to go back to school for this same specialty, any tips or suggestions for being successful? Anything I can do as an RN right now? I work outpatient and am trying to get a...

  11. Portland RN

    oceanblue52 replied to Moenine9's topic in Oregon Nursing

    Another thing to consider with living in WA/working in OR is the taxes. My understanding is that OR has no sales tax but very high income tax...WA is the complete opposite. Don't quite know how that...

  12. Which Nursing School should I look at?

    oceanblue52 replied to nrussell34's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    OHSU has a phenomenal national reputation if you meet the admissions criteria. As one poster mentioned, they have campuses across the state for nursing if you are deadest against living in Portland....

  13. Panic before exam day

    oceanblue52 replied to CamdensMomma's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    There is a 35 page document floating around All Nurses from a few years ago that really condenses down pertinent info. I don't have the link but maybe search for NCLEX study guide? I printed that out...

  14. Psychology nurse practitioner

    oceanblue52 replied to Bmauld1's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I would definitely recommend working first in Psych, preferably inpatient before you go down the PMHNP route. Treating patients from a nursing perspective is very different from working with close...

  15. Pocket Guide For New Grad RN

    oceanblue52 replied to KrystalLynnRN's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    Obligatory "not a Peds nurse" but I really like the pocket guides called RN notes. The pages are super sturdy and it packs a lot of information in. I used the general one in nursing school. The Ped...

  16. Keeping HH patients for >1 year

    oceanblue52 replied to Charitynursenola's topic in Home Health

    Some of the more experienced nurses can correct me if I'm wrong, but the only long term patient we ever had for med box fills were Medicaid patients. Medicare requires other "skills" to necessitate...

  17. Dansko sizing

    oceanblue52 replied to Quota's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    If I recall, you should be able to comfortable fit your index finger between the back of the shoe and back of your foot. Definitely better to be looser rather than

  18. New Grad:Leave new'ish acute care perinatal for (unexpected) dream PH maternal-child job?

    oceanblue52 replied to estoquodes's topic in Public, Community Health

    Awesome news! Congratulations. Nothing wrong with following your gut and your passion, even if it seems like the less "safe" choice. No doubt you will pick up several skills. Please keep us posted on...

  19. A cautionary tale: advice/help needed

    oceanblue52 replied to Renegade girl's topic in General Nursing

    I second trying Psychiatric nursing, you say you don't like the technical stuff but enjoy talking to people. Psych nursing can be very challenging, but might be worth looking into. Some job markets...

  20. How does everyone deal with these problems?

    oceanblue52 replied to Elektra6's topic in Private Duty

    Gotcha. So it sounds like the family switched insurance and is angry about the limitations of Medicare? We deal with similar situations in our outpatient clinic...clients that have been stable on a...

  21. Vistaril 25mg and Percocet 10/325mg , usual frequency MD's order them? Q 4 prn is okay?

    oceanblue52 replied to mjake101's topic in Patient Medications

    Psych nurse here, that dose of Vistaril is quite low and fairly safe. As always, monitor respiration, sedation, etc. before giving, but it has a low tendency for abuse and is definitely one of the...

  22. How does everyone deal with these problems?

    oceanblue52 replied to Elektra6's topic in Private Duty

    What company do you order from? Can you develop a professional working relationship with a local representative? They are a WEALTH of knowledge because they want to be your supplier. Most reps have a...

  23. Quitting my first nursing job? advice

    oceanblue52 replied to RavenRipley's topic in General Nursing

    Find another job. ASAP. Not worth your back, sanity, regard for the nursing profession, and general well-being. You do need to learn to assert yourself, but this is a skill that comes with time, and...

  24. I cannot trust the Pyxis and its slowing me downn

    oceanblue52 replied to SaltySarcasticSally's topic in General Nursing

    I've never worked in a hospital as a nurse, but I ran into this issue in clinical. My instructor wanted us to do what you are proposing, but every nurse preceptor I worked with said no way, that will...

  25. Sent home from clinical :(

    oceanblue52 replied to marin8campy's topic in General Students

    Don't have much else to add here, you've gotten a ton of great advice. Main point to add: Don't stress about this clinical failure following around your whole career. It just doesn't work like that....