Nurse_Bella

Hi! I am currently an RN (6 years experience) looking into graduate FNP programs that are online. I have narrowed it down to Chamberlain and George Mason. Does anyone have any experience with those? If so, what were the pros and cons? I cannot seem t...

Hi all! I am a new grad who started a position in the Neuro ICU. It was too much for me to handle as a brand new nurse and as a result, I was let go. However, the manager is assisting me in transferring to a less intensive unit that will better help ...

Oh yeah, and the Neuro and Stroke floors are at another hospital (same health system, just different locations), which is farther away from me (30-40 minutes), but great reputation too. Location wise PCU would be great, but I don't want to get into s...

Yeah, I had my interview yesterday and was offered the job an hour later. I haven't made up my mind yet, so they're giving me some time to think about it. The PCU Manager showed me around and said that the shift is days only with 4-5 patients per nur...

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Hello fellow nurses! Long story short - I graduated in May 2014 with my BSN, passed the boards on my first try in September, was offered a job in the Neuro ICU in October and started officially in November. I am mid-way in my orientation and have com...

How the hell did you live with those things all this time???

CONGRATS!!! It's such a relief isn't it?? YOU MADE IT!!!! Now pulverize that NCLEX!

Thanks, MusicGuy. Yeah, I'm definitely going to stick it out through my entire orientation before making any final decisions, just to see how things progress. I'm going to do my very best and learn everything I can, try my hardest, and go from there ...

Thanks so much Rose_Queen! Yeah, I am looking to transfer within the same health system, so I know they'll know. I had a meeting with my preceptors and manager last week and the manager even told me not to think of the ICU experience as a failure if ...

Thanks so much Juan de la Cruz!! You explained it very well :) It's an interesting concept and one that I see quite frequently on the floor, so I was really wondering about the patho behind the disease and what exactly the role of BP is in this condi...

Hi fellow nurses! I am a new grad one month into my first job at the neuro ICU. I am still finding myself confused about blood pressure as it relates to neuro compared to the rest of the body. In conditions such as subarachnoid hemorrhage, I've notic...

I STRONGLY recommend using NCSBN to prepare for NCLEX! It was by far the best program that I used. I started out using Saunders, Hurst, and Kaplan. Saunders I felt went over material well, but their portal of questions seemed too basic. Hurst was a g...

Definitely community colleges or public universities...I went to a private school (Shenandoah) that was ridiculously overpriced. The public schools I can think of off the top of my head are George Mason University, James Madison University, Universit...

Hello fellow nurses! I have a dilemma that I need some assistance with...I just passed my boards last week (yay!) and got an interview for my dream unit at 1 of the top hospitals in my area (Inova Fairfax Hospital in Virginia). Prior to applying to n...

Hi fellow nurses! I just graduated with my BSN and am prepping for the NCLEX. I'm just confused as to how to study for it (I haven't taken a standardized exam in a long time). Right now I have the following books: Hurst, Saunders (with the CD too), a...

Hello! I am currently an RN student and I cannot for the life of me, seem to recall if seizure patients need continuous IV fluids...I looked through all of my neuro notes and read my textbook, but I cannot find it anywhere. All I can find is giving t...

Thanks so much everyone :) This clarifies things a lot! I have not yet seen a seizure patient, but being in the PICU for my preceptorship, I just might :)

Hello! I am a BSN student and I'm about to start my last semester before graduation :) I am to complete my preceptorship in the PICU at Inova Fairfax Hospital and I was wondering if any of you could offer any words of advice? What is expected of me a...

Thank you so much for all your responses! I will review everything suggested, especially the ABGs, meds, dosage calculations, and respiratory/ventilator material (I feel that's an area I definitely need to go over as well and I haven't had much expos...

Hi fellow nurses, I am a nursing student who will graduate in May of this year. Before applying to nursing school, I was thinking of heading the PA route and taking pre-health courses at my local community college. During that time, I worked for a de...

Hi everyone! I am currently in my third semester of the accelerated BSN program at Shenandoah University. For my upcoming last semester, I will be doing my preceptorship. I need to request some hospitals for the specialty I'm interested in. I really ...